# Post ts_115814617728790414

- Post ID: `ts_115814617728790414`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-12-31T14:20:22.277Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115814617728790414
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115814617728790414/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_115814617728790414.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> God Bless Tina Peters, who is now, for two years out of nine, sitting in a Colorado Maximum Security Prison, at the age of 73, and sick, for the "crime" of trying to stop the massive voter fraud that goes on in her State ( where people are leaving in record numbers!). Hard to wish her a Happy New Year, but to the Scumbag Governor, and the disgusting "Republican" (RINO!) DA, who did this to her (nothing happens to the Dems and their phony Mail In Ballot System that makes it impossible for a Republican to win an otherwise very winnable State!), I wish them only the worst. May they rot in Hell. FREE TINA PETTERS!

## Engagement

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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.287Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T06:39:31.516Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

This New Year's Eve post championing convicted election-equipment tamperer Tina Peters reveals a clinically significant proxy persecution dynamic. Trump identifies with Peters as a fellow victim of politically motivated prosecution, deploying complete DARVO (deny crime, attack prosecutors, reverse victim/offender). The post oscillates between vulnerable narcissism (vicarious victimhood, "God Bless") and grandiose rage ("May they rot in Hell"), with the malediction representing unusually intense eliminationist spiritual language even by baseline standards. Named officials receive dehumanizing labels ("Scumbag Governor," "disgusting DA"), creating an elevated danger pattern of target identification plus grievance plus emotional charge. The misspelling of Peters' own name as "PETTERS" is a strong authenticity marker — no aide would make this error — and may indicate impulsive, unreviewed posting. Multiple reality distortions are present: Peters was convicted of actual crimes, Colorado has no documented "massive voter fraud," and mail-in balloting does not make Republican victories "impossible." The post functions simultaneously as advocacy, self-narrative reinforcement, and loyalty signaling, telling supporters that challenging election systems is righteous and that those who prosecute such challenges deserve damnation. The contrast between this post's fury and the same-day "Happy New Year" post highlights the characteristic rapid oscillation between prosocial performance and rageful aggression.

## Psychological Analysis: "FREE TINA PETTERS" Post (2025-12-31)

### Authorship
Posted at 14:20 UTC = 9:20 AM EST. Trump is at Mar-a-Lago (hosting NYE party). The post has hallmarks of authentic Trump: emotional reactivity, stream-of-consciousness, ALL CAPS passages, scare quotes, parenthetical asides, and notably a misspelling of the subject's own name ("PETTERS" instead of "PETERS") — a strong authenticity marker.

### Psychological Dynamics
This post is a textbook example of **identification with a perceived fellow victim of persecution**. Trump frames Peters — convicted of unauthorized access to election equipment — as a martyr, projecting his own grievance narrative onto her case. The post oscillates between **vulnerable narcissism** (vicarious victimhood) and **grandiose rage** (cursing enemies to "rot in Hell").

The trigger is **narcissistic injury by proxy**: Peters' conviction validates the "system" that Trump perceives as persecuting him. Her imprisonment is experienced as an extension of his own legal battles.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Projection**: The actual lawbreaker is reframed as the victim of lawbreaking ("massive voter fraud")
- **Splitting**: Pure good (Peters) vs. pure evil ("Scumbag Governor," "disgusting DA")
- **Denial**: Refusal to accept the legitimacy of Peters' conviction (scare quotes around "crime")

### Rhetorical Analysis
The post deploys **DARVO** (Deny-Attack-Reverse Victim and Offender) cleanly: deny that Peters committed a real crime, attack prosecutors, reverse who is victim and offender. The closing malediction ("May they rot in Hell") is unusually intense even by Trump standards — eliminationist spiritual language on New Year's Eve.

### Cognitive Markers
The misspelling "PETTERS" for "PETERS" is notable — this is the name of the person he is championing. This could indicate impulsive posting without review, or mild word-production error. The parenthetical asides create nested tangential structures typical of his baseline style.

### Danger Assessment
The post names specific officials (Colorado governor, DA) and directs intense hostility toward them. While "rot in Hell" is spiritual rather than actionable, the pattern of naming targets + articulating grievance + intense dehumanization ("Scumbag," "disgusting") follows stochastic terrorism patterns at an elevated level.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Tina Peters is sitting in a Colorado Maximum Security Prison for two years out of nine" | **Mostly True** | Peters was sentenced to 9 years; she is in a Colorado state prison. Whether it is technically 'maximum security' is uncertain but she is incarcerated. |
| "Tina Peters is 73 years old" | **Mostly True** | Peters was born in 1955, making her approximately 70 at sentencing in 2024; by late 2025 she would be around 70-71, not 73. Age appears slightly inflated. |
| "Massive voter fraud goes on in Colorado" | **False** | Colorado's election system is consistently rated among the most secure in the nation. Multiple audits have confirmed no significant fraud. |
| "People are leaving Colorado in record numbers" | **Half True** | Colorado appeared on United Van Lines outbound list (Trump referenced this in a same-day post), but 'record numbers' is hyperbolic. Colorado still has net positive domestic migration in most recent data. |
| "Mail-in ballot system makes it impossible for a Republican to win Colorado" | **False** | Colorado had a Republican senator (Cory Gardner) as recently as 2021. Republican Heidi Ganahl ran competitive races. Mail-in voting does not inherently disadvantage either party. |

Overall Veracity: 42%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 95%)

### Indicators

- Misspelling of subject's name (PETTERS for PETERS)
- Emotional stream-of-consciousness with nested parentheticals
- Scare quotes, ALL CAPS, exclamation marks
- 9:20 AM local time is borderline but content style is unmistakably personal
- Impulsive quality — no aide would misspell the championed person's name

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Mixed State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Tina Peters conviction as proxy for own legal persecution narrative)

**Rage:** Intensity 85% targeting Colorado Governor and DA
- Proportionality: 20%

Sentiment: -0.80

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- High-volume posting day (multiple posts)
- Emotional intensity and grandiosity
- Reduced impulse control (name misspelling, extreme language)

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 50%
- Paranoid: 60%
- Sadism: 60%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 50%

Cognitive Markers:
- tangentiality
- perseveration

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Vicarious victimhood identification
- Shared grievance construction
- Loyalty signaling through championing imprisoned ally

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Named specific officials (Colorado governor, DA) with intense hostility
- Dehumanizing language directed at identifiable individuals ('Scumbag', 'disgusting')
- Eliminationist spiritual language ('May they rot in Hell')
- Delegitimization of legal system creates permissive environment for extralegal action
- Pattern: target identification + grievance articulation + intense emotional charge

### Gaslighting

- Reframes convicted criminal as innocent victim
- Scare quotes around 'crime' deny established legal reality
- Claims 'massive voter fraud' without evidence to justify Peters' actions
- Attacks legitimacy of prosecution to undermine institutional trust

**Dehumanizing Language Present**

## Fact Checks (5)

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

> Tina Peters is sitting in a Colorado Maximum Security Prison for two years out of nine

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Peters was sentenced to 9 years; she is in a Colorado state prison. Whether it is technically 'maximum security' is uncertain but she is incarcerated.

> Tina Peters is 73 years old

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Peters was born in 1955, making her approximately 70 at sentencing in 2024; by late 2025 she would be around 70-71, not 73. Age appears slightly inflated.

> Massive voter fraud goes on in Colorado

**FALSE**

Colorado's election system is consistently rated among the most secure in the nation. Multiple audits have confirmed no significant fraud.

> People are leaving Colorado in record numbers

**HALF TRUE**

Colorado appeared on United Van Lines outbound list (Trump referenced this in a same-day post), but 'record numbers' is hyperbolic. Colorado still has net positive domestic migration in most recent data.

> Mail-in ballot system makes it impossible for a Republican to win Colorado

**FALSE**

Colorado had a Republican senator (Cory Gardner) as recently as 2021. Republican Heidi Ganahl ran competitive races. Mail-in voting does not inherently disadvantage either party.

Overall Veracity: 42%

## Tags

- election_fraud_claims (90%)
- persecution_narrative (90%)
- proxy_victimhood (80%)
- dehumanizing_language (70%)
- DARVO (80%)
- stochastic_terrorism_pattern (50%)
- name_error (60%)

## That day

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

**From 'Happy New Year' to 'Rot in Hell': A Holiday Consumed by Fraud Obsession and Ethnic Scapegoating**

Trump's New Year's Eve started with a cheerful holiday greeting boasting about the economy and border, but the mood shifted sharply by mid-morning into a long stretch of grievance and fury. The most alarming escalation came when general fraud allegations gave way to targeting a specific congresswoman and the Somali-American community with dehumanizing language and calls for deportation. He posted a near-identical defense of jailed election-fraud advocate Tina Peters twice, hours apart, and at least half the day's 17 posts centered on election fraud or attacks on Democratic officials. By late afternoon, the rage had cooled to routine boasting and a parting shot at the Clooneys, but the holiday was thoroughly overtaken by persecution narratives.

Full digest for 2025-12-31: https://trump.fm/date/2025-12-31/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2025, December 31). God Bless Tina Peters, who is now, for two years... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_115814617728790414
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "God Bless Tina Peters, who is now, for two years out of..." Truth Social, 31 Dec. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115814617728790414. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "God Bless Tina Peters, who is now, for two years out of...," Truth Social, December 31, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115814617728790414.

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