# Post ts_115844083693194821

- Post ID: `ts_115844083693194821`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2026-01-05T19:13:57.248Z (UTC)
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## Post text

> Minnesota's Corrupt Governor will possibly leave office before his Term is up but, in any event, will not be running again because he was caught, REDHANDED, along with Ilhan Omar, and others of his Somali friends, stealing Tens of Billions of Taxpayer Dollars. I feel certain the facts will come out, and they will reveal a seriously unscrupulous, and rich, group of "SLIMEBALLS." Governor Walz has destroyed the State of Minnesota, but others, like Governor Gavin Newscum, JB Pritzker, and Kathy Hochul, have done, in my opinion, an even more dishonest and incompetent job. NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW!

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# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T06:48:32.013Z (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 post exhibits clinically significant patterns of racialized scapegoating combined with gross factual distortion. Trump accuses Governor Walz of being "caught REDHANDED" stealing "Tens of Billions" — inflating documented Minnesota COVID fraud (~$250M) by approximately 100x while implicating Walz personally without evidence. The deliberate linking to Ilhan Omar and "his Somali friends" racializes the accusation, targeting a specific ethnic community as criminal actors stealing from taxpayers — a classic scapegoating pattern with stochastic terrorism characteristics (named targets + ethnic group + massive grievance + implied need for action).

Psychologically, the post demonstrates grandiose narcissistic positioning as law enforcer ("NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW") while employing projection — Trump, who has faced multiple criminal indictments, positions himself as the champion of legal accountability. The splitting defense is prominent: all four named Democratic governors are uniformly "dishonest and incompetent" with no differentiation.

The broadening from Walz to Newsom, Pritzker, and Hochul mid-post reflects characteristic tangential expansion, serving to frame all Democratic governance as criminal enterprise. The confabulatory certainty ("I feel certain the facts will come out") is notable — asserting inevitable vindication for currently unsubstantiated claims, a pattern that manufactures permission for audience members to treat accusations as established fact. Danger level is elevated due to the ethnic targeting component.

## Psychological Analysis: Post ts_115844083693194821

### Overview
Trump attacks Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, linking him to Ilhan Omar and alleging massive financial fraud, then broadens the attack to include Governors Newsom, Pritzker, and Hochul. The post follows a classic Trump attack pattern: specific target → guilt by association → expansion to broader enemy class → authoritative closing.

### Authorship
Posted at 2:14 PM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago in January). Business hours, but the post has strong authentic markers: stream-of-consciousness structure, characteristic nicknames ("Newscum"), ALL CAPS emphasis, quotation marks around "SLIMEBALLS," and the rambling comma-heavy syntax. This reads as dictated or thumb-typed.

### Psychological Dynamics
The post is a preemptive/offensive attack rather than a response to specific injury. The phrase "I feel certain the facts will come out" is notable — it asserts future vindication for claims currently unsupported, a pattern consistent with confabulatory certainty. "Tens of Billions" is a characteristic Trumpian inflation of figures related to the Minnesota COVID-era fraud cases (actual documented fraud was in the hundreds of millions).

### Rhetorical Structure
The post uses guilt by association (Walz + Omar + "Somali friends"), dehumanizing language ("SLIMEBALLS"), and the authoritative legal-sounding closer "NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW" — ironic given Trump's own legal history, suggesting projection. The broadening to Newsom, Pritzker, and Hochul serves to frame all Democratic governance as criminal.

### Danger Assessment
The racialized framing ("Somali friends") combined with accusations of massive theft by a minority community constitutes targeted scapegoating. This is stochastic terrorism-adjacent: identifying a specific ethnic community as criminal actors stealing from taxpayers.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Walz and Ilhan Omar caught stealing 'Tens of Billions of Taxpayer Dollars'" | **Mostly False** | The Minnesota COVID-era 'Feeding Our Future' fraud case involved ~$250 million in stolen federal funds. While significant, this is orders of magnitude below 'Tens of Billions.' Omar has not been charged. Walz's administration was criticized for oversight failures but Walz was not personally implicated in theft. |
| "Governor Walz will possibly leave office before his Term is up" | **Mostly False** | As of March 29, 2026, Tim Walz remains in office as Governor of Minnesota, with approximately 10 months remaining in his second term (which ends January 2027). While there is a real and significant fraud scandal — federal prosecutors estimate up to $9 billion was stolen from 14 state programs — Walz has not been personally charged with any crimes, and allegations center on oversight failures rather than direct participation in fraud.

Key findings:

Walz dropped his re-election bid on January 5, 2026, citing the need to focus on fighting fraud rather than campaigning. He said he would "never run for elected office again." So the implicit claim that he "will not be running again" is confirmed as true.

However, on the specific prediction of leaving office early, Walz has defiantly refused to resign, telling critics: "I'm not going anywhere, and you can make all your requests for me to resign over my dead body."

Republican state lawmakers filed four articles of impeachment against Walz in January 2026, alleging concealment of fraud, interference with oversight, placing political interests above lawful administration, and failure to faithfully execute state laws. However, the Minnesota House is evenly split 67-67 between parties, making a majority impeachment vote extremely unlikely. Political analysts have called the impeachment effort "more performative than substantial."

Walz testified before the U.S. House Oversight Committee on March 4, 2026, where Republican members accused him of knowing about fraud and silencing whistleblowers. Walz and Attorney General Ellison denied wrongdoing and characterized the hearings as political retribution.

The claim uses the hedge word "possibly," making it technically unfalsifiable as a prediction. However, in context, Trump strongly implied Walz would be forced from office due to the fraud scandal. Nearly three months after this post, Walz remains in office with no realistic mechanism for removal — no criminal charges, a failed impeachment track, and an explicit refusal to resign. The prediction appears very unlikely to come true. |
| "NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW" | **Half True** | Stated as a principle but applied selectively — Trump has argued for presidential immunity in his own cases while demanding prosecution of political opponents. |

Overall Veracity: 30%

## Receipts (1)

### moderate — other (21 days later)

> "Governor Walz will possibly leave office before his Term is up"

**vs.**

> "Governor Walz called Trump requesting to work together"

On Jan 5, Trump called Walz a 'Corrupt Governor' and 'SLIMEBALL' who 'destroyed Minnesota' and accused him of stealing billions. On Jan 26, Trump described the same person as cooperative, 'very respectful,' and 'on a similar wavelength.' This is a notable shift from harsh personal condemnation to positive characterization of the same individual. The specific subjects differ slightly (corruption vs. immigration cooperation), which prevents this from being a full reversal, but the overall portrayal of Walz swings dramatically enough to constitute a genuine inconsistency.

[View contradicting post →](/post/ts_115962378381121858)

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 85%)

### Indicators

- Characteristic nickname 'Newscum'
- ALL CAPS emphasis on multiple phrases
- Rambling comma-heavy syntax
- Quotation marks around 'SLIMEBALLS'
- Stream-of-consciousness broadening from Walz to other governors

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Preemptive Attack (Democratic governors / political opposition)

**Rage:** Intensity 70% targeting Tim Walz, Ilhan Omar, Somali community, Democratic governors
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.80

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Grandiose certainty about unproven claims
- Expansive target list broadening mid-post
- Elevated aggressive energy

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 60%
- Paranoid: 40%
- Sadism: 60%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 45%

Cognitive Markers:
- tangentiality
- confabulation

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Positioning self as protector of taxpayer money
- Creating shared enemy (corrupt governors, Somali community)
- Inviting audience into righteous anger

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

**Stochastic Terrorism Pattern Detected**

### Indicators

- Racialized scapegoating linking fraud to 'Somali friends'
- Targeting specific ethnic community as criminal actors
- Pattern consistent with stochastic terrorism: named targets + ethnic group + accusation of massive theft from taxpayers

### Gaslighting

- Presenting unproven allegations as established fact ('caught REDHANDED')
- Inflating fraud figures by ~100x to manufacture a larger scandal
- 'I feel certain the facts will come out' — asserting inevitability of unproven claims

**Dehumanizing Language Present**

## Fact Checks (3)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-22; a recheck of the unverifiable ones last ran 2026-03-29._

> Walz and Ilhan Omar caught stealing 'Tens of Billions of Taxpayer Dollars'

**MOSTLY FALSE**

The Minnesota COVID-era 'Feeding Our Future' fraud case involved ~$250 million in stolen federal funds. While significant, this is orders of magnitude below 'Tens of Billions.' Omar has not been charged. Walz's administration was criticized for oversight failures but Walz was not personally implicated in theft.

Sources: DOJ Feeding Our Future prosecution; Minnesota state auditor reports

> Governor Walz will possibly leave office before his Term is up

**MOSTLY FALSE**

As of March 29, 2026, Tim Walz remains in office as Governor of Minnesota, with approximately 10 months remaining in his second term (which ends January 2027). While there is a real and significant fraud scandal — federal prosecutors estimate up to $9 billion was stolen from 14 state programs — Walz has not been personally charged with any crimes, and allegations center on oversight failures rather than direct participation in fraud.

Key findings:

Walz dropped his re-election bid on January 5, 2026, citing the need to focus on fighting fraud rather than campaigning. He said he would "never run for elected office again." So the implicit claim that he "will not be running again" is confirmed as true.

However, on the specific prediction of leaving office early, Walz has defiantly refused to resign, telling critics: "I'm not going anywhere, and you can make all your requests for me to resign over my dead body."

Republican state lawmakers filed four articles of impeachment against Walz in January 2026, alleging concealment of fraud, interference with oversight, placing political interests above lawful administration, and failure to faithfully execute state laws. However, the Minnesota House is evenly split 67-67 between parties, making a majority impeachment vote extremely unlikely. Political analysts have called the impeachment effort "more performative than substantial."

Walz testified before the U.S. House Oversight Committee on March 4, 2026, where Republican members accused him of knowing about fraud and silencing whistleblowers. Walz and Attorney General Ellison denied wrongdoing and characterized the hearings as political retribution.

The claim uses the hedge word "possibly," making it technically unfalsifiable as a prediction. However, in context, Trump strongly implied Walz would be forced from office due to the fraud scandal. Nearly three months after this post, Walz remains in office with no realistic mechanism for removal — no criminal charges, a failed impeachment track, and an explicit refusal to resign. The prediction appears very unlikely to come true.

Sources: https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/live-updates/minnesota-gov-tim-walz-not-seeking-reelection-fraud-scrutiny/; https://www.foxnews.com/politics/walz-refuses-quit-after-dropping-re-election-bid-amid-minnesota-fraud-firestorm-over-my-dead-body; https://abcnews.com/Politics/minnesota-gov-tim-walz-ends-reelection-bid/story?id=128909243; https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/minnesota-tim-walz-reelection-scandal-01-05-2026; https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5673328-walz-drops-reelection-bid/; https://www.kttc.com/2026/01/16/articles-impeachment-announced-against-gov-tim-walz/; https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/01/14/minnesota-house-files-4-articles-of-impeachment-against-gov-tim-walz/amp/; https://factually.co/fact-checks/politics/tim-walz-impeachment-status-and-process-818b15; https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/04/us/minnesota-fraud-investigation-walz-ellison; https://oversight.house.gov/release/hearing-wrap-up-minnesota-governor-walz-and-attorney-general-ellison-lied-about-knowledge-of-fraud-and-silenced-whistleblowers/; https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/03/04/minnesota-gov-tim-walz-attorney-general-keith-ellison-to-testify-under-oath-about-fraud; https://www.foxnews.com/politics/emmer-warns-walz-could-end-up-in-cuffs-amid-minnesota-fraud-claims; https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/minnesota-governor-tim-walz-will-never-seek-elected-office-again-rcna256424

> NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW

**HALF TRUE**

Stated as a principle but applied selectively — Trump has argued for presidential immunity in his own cases while demanding prosecution of political opponents.

Overall Veracity: 30%

## Receipts (1)

### moderate — other (21 days later)

> Governor Walz will possibly leave office before his Term is up

_Jan 5, 2026_

vs.

> Governor Walz called Trump requesting to work together

_Jan 26, 2026_

On Jan 5, Trump called Walz a 'Corrupt Governor' and 'SLIMEBALL' who 'destroyed Minnesota' and accused him of stealing billions. On Jan 26, Trump described the same person as cooperative, 'very respectful,' and 'on a similar wavelength.' This is a notable shift from harsh personal condemnation to positive characterization of the same individual. The specific subjects differ slightly (corruption vs. immigration cooperation), which prevents this from being a full reversal, but the overall portrayal of Walz swings dramatically enough to constitute a genuine inconsistency.

[View contradicting post](/post/ts_115962378381121858)

## Tags

- racialized_scapegoating (80%)
- factual_inflation (90%)
- democratic_governor_attacks (70%)
- law_and_order_framing (60%)
- guilt_by_association (80%)

## That day

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

**A 1:30 AM fraud-video binge became federal policy by dinner — and personal medical advice became the national vaccine schedule twelve minutes after he typed it.**

Trump posted 27 times on January 5, starting with a burst of about twenty video shares in sixteen minutes at 1:30 in the morning — mostly clips accusing Ilhan Omar and Minnesota's Somali community of large-scale fraud, plus recycled 2020 election conspiracy material. That fraud theme ran through the whole day: by afternoon he was accusing Governor Walz personally of stealing "tens of billions," and by evening he was linking to news of a $10 billion funding freeze aimed at five Democratic-led states. The day's most consequential moment came late, when he issued blunt all-caps medical instructions to pregnant women and parents about Tylenol and vaccine timing, then twelve minutes later announced an official new childhood vaccination schedule described as backed by worldwide scientific consensus — a claim his own preceding post undercut. He also went after Rep. Thomas Massie in a Kentucky endorsement and pushed back preemptively on a pending Supreme Court tariff ruling. Intensity climbed steadily from morning to evening, though there was no rage spiral and the overnight gap suggests he slept normally.

Full digest for 2026-01-05: https://trump.fm/date/2026-01-05/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2026, January 5). Minnesota's Corrupt Governor will possibly leave... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_115844083693194821
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Minnesota's Corrupt Governor will possibly leave office..." Truth Social, 5 Jan. 2026. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115844083693194821. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Minnesota's Corrupt Governor will possibly leave office...," Truth Social, January 5, 2026, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115844083693194821.

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