# Post ts_115701239677984151

- Post ID: `ts_115701239677984151`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-12-11T13:46:50.520Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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## Post text

> "Blue Slips" are making it impossible to get great Republican Judges and U.S. Attorneys approved to serve in any state where there is even a single Democrat Senator. If they say no, then it is OVER for that very well qualified Republican candidate. Only a really far left Democrat can be approved. It is shocking that Republicans, under Senator Chuck G, allow this scam to continue. So unfair to Republicans, and not Constitutional. I am hereby asking Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a fantastic guy, to get something done, ideally the termination of Blue Slips. Too many GREAT REPUBLICANS are being, SENT PACKIN'. None are getting approved!!! President DJT

## Engagement

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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.288Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T06:32:02.902Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Blue Slips Post (2025-12-11)

### Context
The "blue slip" is a Senate tradition allowing home-state senators to block or delay judicial nominees and U.S. Attorney appointments. Trump is pressuring Senate Majority Leader Thune to abolish this practice, framing it as unconstitutional obstruction. This connects to the Indiana redistricting defiance — Trump is pushing Republican senators to consolidate power and facing resistance.

### Authorship
Posted at 13:46 UTC = ~8:46 AM ET (likely Mar-a-Lago). Business hours, polished prose with complete sentences, formal structure, and signed "President DJT." The capitalization patterns (GREAT REPUBLICANS, SENT PACKIN', OVER) mimic Trump's style but the overall coherence and policy specificity suggest aide drafting with Trump's input or dictation. The odd phrase "SENT PACKIN'" with the apostrophe feels like an attempt to inject Trumpian flavor into a policy brief.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a **preemptive attack / maintenance** post driven by frustration at institutional constraints on power. The blue slip tradition limits executive authority over judicial appointments — a direct challenge to Trump's agency motives (control, autonomy).

The oblique reference to "Senator Chuck G" (Grassley, who historically defended blue slips) represents **displacement** — criticizing a fellow Republican indirectly while lavishing praise on Thune ("a fantastic guy") to create social pressure. Classic splitting: Thune = idealized ally, unnamed Democrat senators = obstructionist villains, Grassley = implicitly disloyal.

The claim that blue slips are "not Constitutional" is a reality distortion — blue slips are a Senate tradition, not a constitutional provision, so calling them unconstitutional is a category error used rhetorically.

### Rhetorical Techniques
- **False dichotomy**: Only "really far left Democrats" can be approved vs. "GREAT REPUBLICANS"
- **Hyperbole**: "None are getting approved!!!" — some Republican nominees have been confirmed
- **Appeal to unfairness**: "So unfair to Republicans"
- **Social pressure via public praise**: Flattering Thune while demanding action
- **Superlatives**: "great," "fantastic," "very well qualified"

### Cognitive Notes
Coherent, on-topic, logically structured argument. No significant cognitive markers. "SENT PACKIN'" is colloquial but deliberate.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Blue slips are not Constitutional" | **Mostly False** | Blue slips are a Senate tradition/courtesy, not a constitutional provision. Calling them unconstitutional is a category error — they are neither required nor prohibited by the Constitution. |
| "None are getting approved" | **Mostly False** | While blue slips can delay nominees, Republican judicial nominees and U.S. Attorneys have been confirmed during this period. The absolute claim is hyperbolic. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 35%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (~8:46 AM ET)
- Polished policy argument with complete sentences
- Formal signature 'President DJT'
- Strategic flattery of Thune suggests calculated messaging
- SENT PACKIN' and triple exclamation marks inject Trumpian flavor but feel grafted onto aide prose

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Defeat (Institutional constraints on judicial appointments; Indiana GOP defiance)

**Rage:** Intensity 50% targeting Senate blue slip tradition, Democrat senators, implicitly Grassley
- Proportionality: 60%

Sentiment: -0.40

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 30%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- splitting (immature)
- idealization (immature)
- distortion (pathological)
- projection (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 65%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Public flattery creating obligation
- Framing self as champion of blocked nominees
- Us-vs-them solidarity building

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Claiming blue slips are 'not Constitutional' — they are a Senate tradition unrelated to constitutional provisions
- Claiming 'None are getting approved' — likely hyperbolic distortion of actual confirmation rates

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Blue slips are not Constitutional

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Blue slips are a Senate tradition/courtesy, not a constitutional provision. Calling them unconstitutional is a category error — they are neither required nor prohibited by the Constitution.

Sources: Senate historical records; Congressional Research Service reports

> None are getting approved

**MOSTLY FALSE**

While blue slips can delay nominees, Republican judicial nominees and U.S. Attorneys have been confirmed during this period. The absolute claim is hyperbolic.

Sources: Senate confirmation records

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- judicial_appointments (90%)
- senate_pressure (80%)
- institutional_norms (70%)
- splitting (60%)

## That day

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

**Indiana Defiance Triggers Naming-and-Shaming; Day Ends with Election Fraud Pardon**

Trump spent the day bouncing between political score-settling and economic cheerleading. The standout moment was a lengthy, pointed attack on Indiana Republican state senators who defied his redistricting push — naming names and promising primary challenges. He also boasted about stock market highs while complaining that polls don't give him enough credit, and closed the day by pardoning a county clerk convicted of election equipment tampering, framing her as a persecuted patriot. The overall mood was grandiose with flashes of genuine anger when his authority was challenged.

Full digest for 2025-12-11: https://trump.fm/date/2025-12-11/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2025, December 11). "Blue Slips" are making it impossible to get... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_115701239677984151
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. ""Blue Slips" are making it impossible to get great..." Truth Social, 11 Dec. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115701239677984151. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, ""Blue Slips" are making it impossible to get great...," Truth Social, December 11, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115701239677984151.

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