# Post ts_115600826280908004

- Post ID: `ts_115600826280908004`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-11-23T20:10:23.779Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115600826280908004
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115600826280908004/analysis

## Post text

_A repost of his own earlier post, with nothing added._

> RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/115600825056495188

## Reposted post

Original: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115600825056495188 (2025-11-23T20:10:04.989Z (UTC))

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- video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/115/600/822/224/947/168/original/00907fd584ebb607.mp4

## Media

- image: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/115/600/825/783/915/099/original/4ba23c14b6c88588.png

## Engagement

- Likes: 8,678
- Reposts: 2,900
- Replies: 648
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.290Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T06:11:59.854Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Post Analysis: Self-Retweet of Glenn Beck Screenshot on Democratic "Sedition"

### Content
Trump retweeted his own post containing a screenshot of Glenn Beck's tweet stating: "A group of Democrats crossed a line for the first time in our history when they told the military & CIA the President's orders are OPTIONAL. I don't believe it was treasonous, but it was SEDITIOUS and just as dangerous because of the message it sends to the world."

### Timing & Authorship
Posted at 3:10 PM ET on a Sunday. Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago. The format—a self-retweet of a screenshot of another commentator's post—is a common Trump pattern for signal-boosting content he endorses. The minimal effort (RT with no added commentary) is consistent with authentic Trump behavior (lazy retweet style), though the business-hours timing is ambiguous.

### Psychological Context
This post arrives amid a turbulent week dominated by the Epstein files saga, MTG's public break with Trump, and his calling her a "traitor." The other posts from the same day show heavy focus on election fraud (Tina Peters, Lara Logan RT, Ukraine war blame on 2020 election). This Glenn Beck RT fits the day's thematic pattern of framing opponents as existential threats to presidential authority.

### Function
The post serves to externalize authority—using Glenn Beck's voice rather than his own to level the charge of "sedition" against Democrats. This is a common technique: letting surrogates make the most extreme claims while maintaining plausible distance. The word "SEDITIOUS" carries legal weight and frames political opposition as criminal.

### Rhetorical Devices
- Appeal to authority (Glenn Beck as conservative media figure)
- Historical catastrophizing ("first time in our history")
- Legal framing of political disagreement ("seditious")
- National security appeal ("the message it sends to the world")

### Psychological Dynamics
The post is consistent with the day's paranoid-combative orientation. Amid the Epstein files fallout and MTG betrayal, Trump is amplifying content that frames all opposition as illegitimate and dangerous. The self-retweet format suggests reviewing and re-amplifying older content—a maintenance/supply-seeking behavior.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Democrats told the military & CIA the President's orders are OPTIONAL" | **Half True** | This likely references Democratic lawmakers or officials who suggested military/intelligence personnel should refuse unlawful orders—a principle already enshrined in military law (the Nuremberg defense). The characterization as telling them orders are 'optional' is a distortion of the actual position. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 60%)

### Indicators

- Self-retweet with no added commentary (common Trump pattern)
- Sunday afternoon timing at Mar-a-Lago (~3:10 PM ET)
- Fits thematic pattern of other authenticated posts from the same day
- Minimal effort RT style consistent with authentic behavior

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance — Criticism (Ongoing opposition to presidential authority; broader context of Epstein files/MTG fallout)

**Rage:** Intensity 40% targeting Democrats / political opposition
- Proportionality: 40%

Sentiment: -0.50

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 50%
- Sadism: 20%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- projection (immature)
- splitting (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 10%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Signal-boosting surrogate voices to build consensus reality
- Framing opposition as criminal to delegitimize dissent

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Framing lawful political opposition as 'sedition'—a federal crime
- Delegitimizing civilian oversight of military/intelligence as criminal
- Part of a broader same-day pattern of escalating rhetoric against perceived enemies

### Gaslighting

- Reframing lawful duty to refuse illegal orders as 'sedition'
- Presenting constitutional checks on executive power as unprecedented historical violation

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Democrats told the military & CIA the President's orders are OPTIONAL

**HALF TRUE**

This likely references Democratic lawmakers or officials who suggested military/intelligence personnel should refuse unlawful orders—a principle already enshrined in military law (the Nuremberg defense). The characterization as telling them orders are 'optional' is a distortion of the actual position.

Sources: Glenn Beck tweet (screenshot)

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- sedition-framing (80%)
- surrogate-amplification (70%)
- opposition-criminalization (70%)
- election-fraud-narrative (30%)

## That day

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

**Betrayal on All Fronts: A Day of Purges, Perseverative Rage, and Loyalty-as-Law**

Trump spent the day cycling through a roster of perceived betrayals — turning on longtime allies like Leonard Leo and Marjorie Taylor Greene, demanding imprisonment for former military officials, and rallying support for a jailed election denier. The dominant mood was agitated and combative, with a late-night ALL CAPS rage session about "TRAITORS" in the military that he couldn't let go of, posting nearly identical messages minutes apart. By afternoon, the 2020 election had become the thread connecting almost every topic, from the Ukraine war to calls for freeing a convicted county clerk. The day ended with a claim that Republicans have "never been so UNITED" — in a post that named and attacked four of them.

Full digest for 2025-11-23: https://trump.fm/date/2025-11-23/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2025, November 23). RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_115600826280908004
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/1..." Truth Social, 23 Nov. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115600826280908004. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/1...," Truth Social, November 23, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115600826280908004.

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