# Post ts_115913968629100828

- Post ID: `ts_115913968629100828`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2026-01-18T03:26:36.751Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115913968629100828/analysis
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## Post text

> I was with David McIntosh of the Club for Growth, and we agreed that we will both work tirelessly together to take out Indiana Senate Majority Leader Rod Bray, a total RINO, who betrayed the Republican Party, the President of the United States, and everyone else who wants to, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! We're after you Bray, like no one has ever come after you before!

## Engagement

- Likes: 24,180
- Reposts: 5,951
- Replies: 2,411
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.285Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T06:55:29.533Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

A sitting president publicly announces an alliance to politically destroy a state-level legislator, framing routine political disagreement as existential betrayal. The post exemplifies the loyalty-purge communication pattern: identify defector, charge betrayal, issue disproportionate threat. The closing line ("We're after you Bray, like no one has ever come after you before!") constitutes a direct, personalized threat that — while ostensibly about electoral politics — carries intimidation weight given the power asymmetry between a president and a state senator. The language "take out" and "we're after you" sits at the boundary of political metaphor and eliminationist rhetoric. This post should be read alongside adjacent posts endorsing Letlow and Moore, revealing an active campaign to reshape the 2026 Senate landscape through reward-and-punishment dynamics. The psychological driver is narcissistic injury from perceived disloyalty, processed through splitting (total RINO, betrayed everyone) and acted out via public targeting. The disproportionality — presidential power directed at a state majority leader — is the most clinically notable feature, consistent with narcissistic rage where the intensity of response far exceeds the provocation. Danger assessment is elevated due to the named-target-plus-grievance pattern that characterizes stochastic terrorism precursors, though no explicit call to violence is present.

## Psychological Analysis: Post ts_115913968629100828

### Overview
Trump announces a political alliance with Club for Growth's David McIntosh to defeat Indiana Senate Majority Leader Rod Bray, labeling him a "RINO" who "betrayed" the party. The closing line — "We're after you Bray, like no one has ever come after you before!" — is a direct, personalized threat of political retribution.

### Authorship
Posted at 10:26 PM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago in January), placing this in the late-evening window consistent with authentic posting. The emotional escalation, direct threat, and personal voice all point to Trump himself, though the relatively coherent structure suggests possible light editing.

### Psychological Dynamics
This is a classic loyalty-enforcement post. Bray's offense is framed as "betrayal" — a narcissistic injury trigger. The response is disproportionate: a sitting president publicly targeting a state-level legislator with eliminationist political language. The phrase "like no one has ever come after you before" is signature Trump superlative combined with threat.

### Rhetorical Pattern
The post follows a tight narrative arc: alliance-building (McIntosh), enemy identification (Bray), charge (betrayal), and threat. This mirrors authoritarian loyalty-purge communication patterns — public punishment of dissent to discipline the broader in-group.

### Context
This fits the pattern visible in adjacent posts (Letlow endorsement, Moore endorsement) — Trump is actively shaping the 2026 midterm Senate landscape, rewarding loyalists and punishing defectors.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Rod Bray is Indiana Senate Majority Leader" | **Mostly True** | Rod Bray served as Indiana Senate President Pro Tempore, which is effectively the majority leader role in Indiana's Senate structure. |
| "David McIntosh leads Club for Growth" | **Mostly True** | McIntosh was president of Club for Growth; by 2026 his exact title may have shifted but he remained closely associated with the organization. |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 80%)

### Indicators

- Late evening posting (10:26 PM ET)
- Direct personal threat language
- ALL CAPS emphasis on MAGA slogan
- Emotional escalation pattern
- Superlative threat construction ('like no one has ever come after you before')

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Abandonment (Rod Bray's legislative actions perceived as disloyalty)

**Rage:** Intensity 70% targeting Rod Bray, Indiana Senate Majority Leader
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.60

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Grandiose threat-making
- Late-night posting with high emotional charge

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 50%
- Paranoid: 30%
- Sadism: 60%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- splitting (immature)
- acting out (immature)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Shared enemy construction
- Loyalty signaling via alliance announcement
- Implicit demand for audience participation in targeting Bray

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Direct personalized threat from sitting president to state legislator
- Eliminationist political language ('take out', 'we're after you')
- Disproportionate targeting — presidential power directed at state-level official
- Pattern of public targeting that can mobilize supporters against named individual

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Rod Bray is Indiana Senate Majority Leader

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Rod Bray served as Indiana Senate President Pro Tempore, which is effectively the majority leader role in Indiana's Senate structure.

> David McIntosh leads Club for Growth

**MOSTLY TRUE**

McIntosh was president of Club for Growth; by 2026 his exact title may have shifted but he remained closely associated with the organization.

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- loyalty_enforcement (90%)
- political_threat (85%)
- midterm_shaping (70%)
- RINO_purge (80%)
- narcissistic_rage (70%)

## That day

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

**Trump's Sunday Scorecard: Allies Rewarded, Enemies Named and Targeted**

Trump spent a routine Sunday managing his political chessboard. The evening focused on Senate endorsements for allies in Louisiana and Alabama, but the mood darkened with a pointed, personal threat against an Indiana state senator branded a traitor to the party. By morning, the focus shifted to immigration enforcement in Minneapolis, with praise for Fox News coverage giving way to an attack on Minnesota's governor and a congresswoman, salted with conspiracy theories and inflated fraud claims. The day was confident and combative throughout, with two brief flashes of anger aimed at named political targets.

Full digest for 2026-01-18: https://trump.fm/date/2026-01-18/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2026, January 18). I was with David McIntosh of the Club for Growth,... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_115913968629100828
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "I was with David McIntosh of the Club for Growth, and we..." Truth Social, 18 Jan. 2026. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115913968629100828. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "I was with David McIntosh of the Club for Growth, and we...," Truth Social, January 18, 2026, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115913968629100828.

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