# Post ts_115714676658999589

- Post ID: `ts_115714676658999589`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-12-13T22:44:02.575Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115714676658999589
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115714676658999589/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_115714676658999589.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> I have been briefed on the shooting that took place at Brown University in Rhode Island. The FBI is on the scene. The suspect is in custody. God bless the victims and the families of the victims!

## Engagement

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

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T06:32:19.014Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Presidential Statement on Brown University Shooting

This is a brief, formulaic presidential statement responding to a shooting incident. It follows the standard template for such communications: briefing acknowledgment → law enforcement status → suspect status → expression of sympathy.

### Authorship
Almost certainly aide-written (likely Scavino or comms staff). The post is grammatically correct, appropriately restrained, uses no caps emphasis, no personal editorializing, and follows standard presidential crisis communication format. At ~5:44 PM ET (Trump was at/near Fort McHenry for the Army-Navy game based on the prior post), this falls squarely in business hours and during a high-activity day with multiple official events.

### Psychological Content
Minimal psychological signal. This is institutional communication rather than personal expression. The formulaic nature ("God bless the victims") is standard presidential rhetoric with no distinctive personality markers.

### Rhetorical Analysis
Standard crisis communication template: establish authority (briefed), reassure (FBI on scene, suspect in custody), express empathy (God bless). This is competent but unremarkable messaging.

### Comparison to Syria Post
Notably, the Syria casualties post from the same day contains far more personal voice, policy content, and emotional engagement. This suggests the Brown University shooting was handled as a routine communications task while Syria received more direct presidential attention.

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 10%)

### Indicators

- Perfect grammar and punctuation
- Formulaic crisis statement structure
- No emotional editorializing or caps
- Business hours posting (~5:44 PM ET)
- No personal tangents or self-reference

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance

Sentiment: -0.20

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 10%
- Antisocial: 0%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 40%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- presidential authority display

## Tags

- crisis-communication (90%)
- formulaic-statement (90%)

## That day

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

**Late-Night Retribution Gives Way to a Routine Presidential Saturday**

The day opened with a punitive late-night attack on Indiana Republicans who defied his redistricting push, complete with insults and primary threats. After that early-morning flare, things settled into a calm mix of presidential duties — mourning soldiers killed in an ISIS ambush in Syria, attending the Army-Navy Game, and responding to a shooting at Brown University. He also spent time sharing praise from economist Arthur Laffer and showing off new West Wing décor.

Full digest for 2025-12-13: https://trump.fm/date/2025-12-13/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2025, December 13). I have been briefed on the shooting that took... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_115714676658999589
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "I have been briefed on the shooting that took place at..." Truth Social, 13 Dec. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115714676658999589. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "I have been briefed on the shooting that took place at...," Truth Social, December 13, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115714676658999589.

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