# Post ts_115912250523181458

- Post ID: `ts_115912250523181458`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2026-01-17T20:09:40.493Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115912250523181458/analysis
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## Post text

> Everyone is asking about the Autopen? What was done is totally illegal, and anything signed that way is of "no further force or effect." The person who "worked" the Autopen had no idea whether or not Biden approved of what he was doing. There was no ORDER in writing, and it was an absolutely illegal act perpetrated by the Radical Left Insurrectionists who illegally ran the Biden Administration. Every one of them should be arrested for what they have done to our Country. They didn't win the Presidency but, when you think of it, neither did Joe Biden. The whole thing was RIGGED. There must be a price to pay, and it has got to be a BIG ONE! PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP

## Engagement

- Likes: 35,435
- Reposts: 10,583
- Replies: 6,974
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.285Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T06:55:39.944Z (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 exemplifies the convergence of multiple concerning psychological patterns. Trump instrumentalizes a specific policy complaint (autopen use) as a vehicle to relitigate the 2020 election and call for the arrest of political opponents. The escalation structure — from legal claim to conspiracy allegation to punishment demand — follows a well-established pattern in his rhetoric. The projection of "Insurrectionist" onto opponents is particularly notable given its association with January 6. The post's core function is narcissistic maintenance: reasserting legitimacy by delegitimizing predecessors. The call for arrests and vague threats of a "BIG" price constitute elevated danger rhetoric that normalizes political prosecution. The perseverative return to election denial, now over five years post-election, suggests this narcissistic wound remains unresolved and continues to drive policy-adjacent rhetoric.

## Psychological Analysis: Autopen Post (2026-01-17)

### Context
Trump attacks the use of an autopen to sign documents during the Biden administration, framing it as illegal and calling for arrests. This post combines legal claims with conspiracy rhetoric ("RIGGED" election) and calls for punishment.

### Authorship
Posted at 3:09 PM ET (Trump likely at White House or Mar-a-Lago). Business hours, but the post reads as authentically Trump: stream-of-consciousness structure, escalating emotional intensity, ALL CAPS emphasis, rhetorical tangents (pivoting from autopen to "RIGGED" election), and the signature sign-off "PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP." The content is too emotionally charged and digressive for aide composition.

### Psychological State
The post reveals a grandiose-persecutory oscillation. Trump positions himself as the legitimate authority exposing illegality while casting the prior administration as criminal usurpers. The pivot from autopen to "RIGGED" election is classic perseverative return to a core grievance — the 2020 election — which functions as a narcissistic wound that remains unresolved.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Projection**: "Radical Left Insurrectionists" — projecting the insurrection label onto opponents
- **Splitting**: absolute good/evil framing; no nuance about autopen legality
- **Distortion**: reshaping autopen use (a routine executive tool) into criminal conspiracy

### Rhetorical Techniques
The escalation structure moves from legal claim → criminalization → election denial → demand for punishment. "There must be a price to pay, and it has got to be a BIG ONE!" is deliberately ambiguous — could mean legal, financial, or extralegal consequences.

### Danger Assessment
The call to arrest political opponents ("Every one of them should be arrested") combined with vague threats of a "BIG" price constitutes elevated danger rhetoric. This normalizes political prosecution and signals to supporters that the prior administration's members are legitimate targets.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Autopen signatures are 'totally illegal' and 'of no further force or effect'" | **Mostly False** | Autopen use by presidents has been accepted practice since Eisenhower. A 2005 DOJ Office of Legal Counsel opinion concluded the president may use an autopen to sign legislation. Legal challenges to autopen use have not succeeded. |
| "Biden didn't win the Presidency / 'The whole thing was RIGGED'" | **False** | Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election with 306 electoral votes to Trump's 232. Results were certified by Congress on January 7, 2021. Over 60 legal challenges failed to produce evidence of fraud sufficient to change results. |

Overall Veracity: 10%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Stream-of-consciousness structure
- Emotional escalation pattern
- ALL CAPS emphasis on key words
- Perseverative return to RIGGED election grievance
- PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP signature

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Mixed State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Biden administration's use of autopen perceived as illegitimate governance that undermines Trump's legitimacy claims)

**Rage:** Intensity 70% targeting Biden administration officials / 'Radical Left Insurrectionists'
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.75

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Grandiose self-reference
- Pressured quality to writing with rapid topic shifts
- Elevated emotional intensity

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 80%
- Antisocial: 60%
- Paranoid: 70%
- Sadism: 40%

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

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

Cognitive Markers:
- perseveration
- tangentiality

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Speaking as if audience already agrees ('Everyone is asking')
- Creating shared enemy
- Inviting audience into persecution narrative

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Explicit call to arrest political opponents ('Every one of them should be arrested')
- Vague but threatening demand for punishment ('a BIG ONE')
- Delegitimization of prior administration as criminal enterprise
- Framing opponents as 'Insurrectionists' — mirroring language used to justify Jan 6 prosecutions

### Gaslighting

- Reframes autopen (routine executive practice) as criminal conspiracy
- Reasserts 2020 election was RIGGED despite no supporting evidence
- Labels Biden administration as illegitimate ('They didn't win the Presidency')

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Autopen signatures are 'totally illegal' and 'of no further force or effect'

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Autopen use by presidents has been accepted practice since Eisenhower. A 2005 DOJ Office of Legal Counsel opinion concluded the president may use an autopen to sign legislation. Legal challenges to autopen use have not succeeded.

Sources: DOJ OLC Opinion 2005; Historical presidential practice

> Biden didn't win the Presidency / 'The whole thing was RIGGED'

**FALSE**

Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election with 306 electoral votes to Trump's 232. Results were certified by Congress on January 7, 2021. Over 60 legal challenges failed to produce evidence of fraud sufficient to change results.

Sources: Federal Election Commission certified results; Congressional certification January 7, 2021

Overall Veracity: 10%

## Tags

- election-denial (80%)
- opponent-criminalization (90%)
- autopen-controversy (70%)
- retaliatory-threat (70%)

## That day

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

**Greenland Tariff Ultimatum Caps a Day of Grievance Bookends and Imperial Overreach**

Trump's day swung between personal grievance and bold power plays. He opened the evening before by seizing on Michael Cohen's reported recantation to demand consequences for New York prosecutors, then moved to midday posts amplifying military authority over ICE resistance and threatening to sue JPMorgan Chase — while sneaking in election denial mid-sentence. The headline move was a formal tariff ultimatum against eight NATO allies unless Denmark sells Greenland, treating allied diplomacy as a security threat and positioning himself as the sole guarantor of world peace. The day closed with a call to arrest those involved in Biden-era autopen use, looping back yet again to the 2020 election.

Full digest for 2026-01-17: https://trump.fm/date/2026-01-17/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2026, January 17). Everyone is asking about the Autopen? What was... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_115912250523181458
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Everyone is asking about the Autopen? What was done is..." Truth Social, 17 Jan. 2026. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115912250523181458. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Everyone is asking about the Autopen? What was done is...," Truth Social, January 17, 2026, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115912250523181458.

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