# Post ts_115570749579575260

- Post ID: `ts_115570749579575260`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-11-18T12:41:29.671Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115570749579575260
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115570749579575260/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_115570749579575260.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> I am working with Governor Mike Braun and other Indiana Republicans, on picking up two Republican Congressional seats. The Governor, a good man, must produce on this, or he will be the only Governor, Republican or Democrat, who didn't. I won Indiana in a landslide, the most votes ever gotten in the State - Such an HONOR! A RINO State Senator, Rodric Bray, who doesn't care about keeping the Majority in the House in D.C., is the primary problem. Soon, he will have a Primary Problem, as will any other politician who supports him in this stupidity. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DJT

## Engagement

- Likes: 18,543
- Reposts: 4,549
- Replies: 1,138
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.290Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T06:03:41.233Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

Third post in a four-post pressure campaign over Indiana redistricting. Trump directly threatens Governor Braun with shame ("only Governor who didn't") and state Senator Bray with primary challenges. Notable features: (1) conditional valuation pattern — Braun is "a good man" contingent on compliance; (2) gratuitous insertion of landslide victory claims reveals persistent narcissistic supply-seeking even within instrumental messaging; (3) deliberate "Primary Problem" pun delivers threat through wordplay, demonstrating intact verbal facility; (4) mock-formal sign-off ("President DJT") elevates social media to pseudo-executive directive. The sustained multi-day targeting of specific named individuals warrants elevated danger monitoring, though threats remain within political (primary challenges) rather than physical domain. Psychologically consistent with grandiose narcissistic state deploying splitting (good Braun vs bad Bray), acting out (public threats vs private negotiation), and power-motivated coercion. No cognitive markers of concern.

## Psychological Analysis: Indiana Redistricting Pressure Campaign (Post 3 of 4)

This is the third post in a sustained pressure campaign targeting Indiana state legislators over congressional redistricting. The post escalates from the previous day's attacks by directly threatening Governor Mike Braun and deploying a deliberate pun ("Primary Problem") as both threat and rhetorical flourish.

### Authorship
Posted at 12:41 UTC = 7:41 AM ET (likely Mar-a-Lago). Early morning but not pre-dawn. The post has hallmarks of authentic Trump: the parenthetical asides, the capitalization patterns (HONOR, RINO), the characteristic sign-off "Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DJT" (repeated from prior day's post — perseveration of closing formula). The pun on "Primary Problem" is classic Trump wordplay. However, the relatively structured argument and correct grammar suggest possible light editing or dictation-to-aide workflow.

### Psychological Dynamics
This is a textbook dominance display within a narcissistic framework. The post combines:
1. **Conditional praise/threat** toward Braun ("a good man" but "must produce") — classic carrot-and-stick
2. **Narcissistic supply** via vote totals ("most votes ever gotten")
3. **Punitive threat** via primary challenges
4. **Shame leverage** — framing Braun as potentially the "only Governor" who failed

The insertion of "I won Indiana in a landslide" mid-argument about redistricting is gratuitous self-aggrandizement revealing supply-seeking even within instrumental political messaging.

### Rhetorical Note
"Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DJT" mimics formal correspondence — a mock-presidential directive framing social media as executive communication. The formality is performative dominance.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "I won Indiana in a landslide, the most votes ever gotten in the State" | **Mostly True** | Trump won Indiana decisively in 2024 (~60-37%). 'Most votes ever' is plausible given population growth but would need exact verification against historical totals. |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 75%)

### Indicators

- Early morning timing (7:41 AM ET)
- Characteristic capitalization (HONOR, RINO)
- Wordplay pun (Primary Problem)
- Repeated sign-off formula from previous day
- Gratuitous self-aggrandizing digression about vote totals

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Defeat (Indiana state legislators resisting redistricting demands)

**Rage:** Intensity 60% targeting Rodric Bray and supporting Indiana legislators
- Proportionality: 40%

Sentiment: -0.40

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Sustained multi-day posting campaign on single topic
- Grandiose self-reference mid-argument

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 80%
- Antisocial: 40%
- Paranoid: 30%
- Sadism: 40%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- splitting (immature)
- acting out (immature)
- idealization (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 55%

Cognitive Markers:
- perseveration

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Direct address to audience as witnesses to executive directive
- Mock-formal sign-off creating illusion of official communication
- Framing compliance as loyalty test

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Sustained targeting of specific named individuals across multiple posts
- Explicit threats of political retaliation
- Mobilization of base against specific targets

## Fact Checks (1)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-22._

> I won Indiana in a landslide, the most votes ever gotten in the State

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Trump won Indiana decisively in 2024 (~60-37%). 'Most votes ever' is plausible given population growth but would need exact verification against historical totals.

Sources: General election knowledge

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- loyalty_enforcement (90%)
- primary_threat (85%)
- redistricting (70%)
- RINO_labeling (80%)
- narcissistic_supply (60%)

## That day

_From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._

**Grandiose pressure campaign fills airwaves while Epstein vote goes conspicuously unmentioned**

Trump spent the day on legislative arm-twisting and policy declarations while conspicuously avoiding the biggest political story involving him -- the near-unanimous House vote to release the Epstein files. The morning opened with public threats aimed at Indiana's governor over redistricting and an all-caps healthcare broadside against insurance companies. The afternoon shifted to calmer territory with AI policy messaging and a victory lap over the House spending bill, though a near-identical AI post appeared twice within minutes. The complete silence on the Epstein vote and the MTG "traitor" fallout from the day before was the most telling signal of the day.

Full digest for 2025-11-18: https://trump.fm/date/2025-11-18/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2025, November 18). I am working with Governor Mike Braun and other... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_115570749579575260
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "I am working with Governor Mike Braun and other Indiana..." Truth Social, 18 Nov. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115570749579575260. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "I am working with Governor Mike Braun and other Indiana...," Truth Social, November 18, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115570749579575260.

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