# Post ts_115714751735035903

- Post ID: `ts_115714751735035903`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-12-13T23:03:08.147Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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## Post text

> The Brown University Police reversed their previous statement — The suspect is NOT in custody.

## Engagement

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

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T06:32:37.434Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Brown University Shooting Update (2025-12-13)

This is a brief factual correction post updating a previous statement about the Brown University shooting. Trump relays that the suspect is NOT in custody, reversing his earlier post that stated "The suspect is in custody."

### Authorship
This post is almost certainly aide-written (likely Scavino). It is terse, factual, uses proper grammar, contains no emotional embellishment, and was posted at ~6:03 PM ET (Trump was at/near the Army-Navy game at Fort McHenry). The format is a straightforward news update with no personal commentary—uncharacteristic of Trump's authentic voice.

### Psychological Significance
Minimal. This is a routine correction of prior information. The earlier post ("I have been briefed...") was more psychologically revealing in its presidential framing. This correction is notable mainly for what it *lacks*—no defensiveness about having been wrong, no blame-shifting for the incorrect earlier statement. This suggests aide authorship, as Trump rarely issues clean corrections without self-protective framing.

### Rhetorical Analysis
The post uses the passive voice ("reversed their previous statement") which attributes the error to Brown University Police rather than to Trump's earlier post. This is a subtle face-saving device—technically accurate but framing the correction as the police's reversal rather than Trump's error.

### Context
The earlier post stated definitively "The suspect is in custody" based on a briefing. This correction suggests rapidly evolving information during an active shooter situation.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Brown University Police reversed their statement about the suspect being in custody" | **Mostly True** | Trump's own earlier post stated 'The suspect is in custody' based on a briefing. This post corrects that. During active shooter situations, initial reports frequently contain errors. |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 15%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (~6 PM ET)
- Terse factual correction with no emotional content
- Proper grammar and punctuation
- No ALL CAPS or personal commentary
- No self-protective framing around being wrong

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance

Sentiment: -0.10

### Clinical

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

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- rationalization (neurotic)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 20%

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Brown University Police reversed their statement about the suspect being in custody

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Trump's own earlier post stated 'The suspect is in custody' based on a briefing. This post corrects that. During active shooter situations, initial reports frequently contain errors.

Sources: Trump's earlier post from same day

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- factual_correction (100%)
- aide_written (85%)
- brown_university_shooting (100%)

## 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). The Brown University Police reversed their... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_115714751735035903
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "The Brown University Police reversed their previous..." Truth Social, 13 Dec. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115714751735035903. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "The Brown University Police reversed their previous...," Truth Social, December 13, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115714751735035903.

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