# Post ts_115924025571521310 - Post ID: `ts_115924025571521310` - Platform: Truth Social - Posted: 2026-01-19T22:04:13.474Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115924025571521310 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115924025571521310/analysis - Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_115924025571521310.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) ## Post text > In Minnesota, there is too much media attention on ICE, who have removed some of the worst murderers and criminals in the World, people let into our Country by Crooked Joe Biden's horrendous Open Border Policy, and not enough attention paid to the staggering sums of money stolen from the State by corrupt Minnesota politicians! President DJT ## Engagement - Likes: 23,174 - Reposts: 6,261 - Replies: 2,098 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.285Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T06:55:52.220Z (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 deploys classic deflection amid a politically dangerous moment: the same day Trump threatened the Insurrection Act against Minnesota over ICE-related protests (following the shooting of a U.S. citizen), this post reframes the narrative. Rather than address the enforcement controversy, it dismisses media coverage of ICE as excessive, dehumanizes enforcement targets as "worst murderers and criminals in the World," and pivots to vague accusations of financial corruption by Minnesota politicians. The deflection structure — minimize your controversy, maximize theirs — is a signature defense mechanism under political pressure. The dehumanizing language toward immigrants, combined with same-day Insurrection Act threats and delegitimization of state officials as "corrupt," creates an elevated danger context. The post constructs a reality where federal enforcement is heroic, media attention to it is misguided, and the real scandal is state-level corruption — an inversion that serves to justify escalating federal authority. The "President DJT" signature and polished grammar suggest aide involvement, though content aligns with Trump's established rhetorical patterns. The unsubstantiated corruption claim ("staggering sums stolen") functions as a loyalty-testing reality distortion — followers must accept the framing without evidence. ## Psychological Analysis: Post ts_115924025571521310 ### Context This post occurs amid the DOJ investigation of Minnesota Governor Walz and Mayor Frey over alleged obstruction of ICE operations, and Trump's threat to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota. The post is a classic deflection maneuver — redirecting media attention from controversial ICE operations (including the shooting of a U.S. citizen) toward allegations of financial corruption by Minnesota politicians. ### Authorship Posted at 5:04 PM EST (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago or White House). The sign-off "President DJT" is characteristic of aide-assisted posts. Grammar is clean, structure is polished. However, the emotional content and rhetorical patterns are consistent with Trump's voice — likely dictated or outlined by Trump and cleaned up by staff. ### Psychological Dynamics The post reveals a deflection strategy under pressure. The Minnesota ICE situation had become politically costly (citizen shot, protests, Insurrection Act threats). Rather than defend ICE directly at length, the post briefly validates ICE ("removed some of the worst murderers") then pivots to attack Minnesota politicians — a classic displacement defense. The framing of ICE targets as "worst murderers and criminals in the World" is hyperbolic dehumanization serving to justify enforcement actions. ### Rhetorical Architecture The post follows a three-part structure: (1) media critique, (2) ICE defense with dehumanizing language, (3) counter-accusation pivot. This is textbook whataboutism — when your side is under scrutiny, redirect to the other side's alleged wrongdoing. ### Longitudinal Note This post fits within the day's pattern of attacking perceived enemies (NYC stock exchange move, election fraud claims, Cohen/prosecutors). The Minnesota thread is the most politically charged given active federal-state confrontation. ## Fact Verification | Claim | Verdict | Evidence | |-------|---------|----------| | "ICE removed some of the worst murderers and criminals in the World from Minnesota" | **Mostly False** | While ICE did conduct operations in Minnesota, the characterization as 'worst murderers in the World' is extreme hyperbole. ICE operations included shooting of a U.S. citizen, raising serious questions about targeting accuracy. | | "Staggering sums of money stolen from Minnesota by corrupt politicians" | **Mostly False** | This claim conflates two separate issues: real fraud in Minnesota's social safety net programs, and the identity and role of the perpetrators. What is true: Minnesota has experienced significant fraud in federally funded social programs. The largest case, Feeding Our Future, involved approximately $250 million stolen from the Federal Child Nutrition Program during COVID-19, with 90+ individuals charged and 60+ convicted. Additional schemes include housing stabilization fraud (~$104 million alleged) and autism services fraud (~$14 million alleged). First Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson offered a preliminary estimate in December 2025 that fraud across 14 Medicaid-related programs could exceed $9 billion, though this is disputed by state officials as unproven and "sensationalized." The Star Tribune's review of actual court records documented approximately $218 million in confirmed stolen funds. What is false - the "corrupt politicians" framing: No sitting Minnesota elected officials have been charged with stealing money. All 90+ defendants charged across these fraud schemes are private individuals, nonprofit operators, and business owners - not politicians. The convicted ringleader of Feeding Our Future, Aimee Bock, is a white woman who ran a nonprofit, not a politician. Politicians who received campaign donations from fraud suspects (State Senator Omar Fateh, Rep. Ilhan Omar, Mayor Jacob Frey) returned those donations and were not charged. The criticism of Gov. Tim Walz and AG Keith Ellison centers on alleged negligence and failure to prevent fraud - not personal theft or corruption. The House Oversight Committee investigated whether they "ignored" warnings and "silenced whistleblowers," but this is fundamentally different from Trump's claim that politicians stole the money. Neither Walz nor Ellison has been charged with any crime. Walz dropped his reelection bid amid the political fallout, but political accountability for oversight failures is categorically different from being a "corrupt politician" who stole money. Trump's broader $19 billion figure, which he repeated during his 2026 State of the Union address, was rated by multiple fact-checkers as lacking evidence. The KTTC/AP fact check stated: "The president's $19 billion amount lacks evidence. That figure far exceeds estimates from the U.S. Department of Justice." The Minnesota Department of Human Services called Trump's figures "rhetorical exaggerations, not findings of fraud." In summary: real fraud occurred at significant scale, but it was committed by private individuals exploiting government programs, not by "corrupt politicians" stealing money. The claim fundamentally misattributes the fraud to score a political point against Minnesota's Democratic leadership. | | "Biden's Open Border Policy let criminals into the country" | **Mostly False** | Biden administration maintained border enforcement including Title 42 expulsions. 'Open Border Policy' is a political characterization, not an accurate description of policy. | Overall Veracity: 20% ## Authorship Analysis **Uncertain** (score: 40%) ### Indicators - 'President DJT' sign-off typical of staff-assisted posts - Clean grammar and sentence structure - Business hours posting (5:04 PM EST) - Content and emotional valence consistent with Trump's voice - Likely dictated or directed by Trump, polished by aide ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (Media criticism of ICE operations in Minnesota; political resistance from state officials) **Rage:** Intensity 50% targeting Minnesota politicians, media, Biden - Proportionality: 40% Sentiment: -0.60 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 50% - Antisocial: 40% - Paranoid: 30% - Sadism: 20% **Defense Mechanisms:** - displacement (neurotic) - projection (immature) - splitting (immature) **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 50% **Parasocial Techniques:** - Positioning self as defender of ordinary Minnesotans against corrupt politicians - Framing media as complicit in misdirection ## Danger Assessment **ELEVATED** ### Indicators - Dehumanization of immigrants as 'worst murderers and criminals in the World' - Context of Insurrection Act threats against Minnesota same day - Delegitimization of state officials as 'corrupt' during active federal-state confrontation ### Gaslighting - Reframes ICE controversy (including shooting of U.S. citizen) as media paying 'too much attention' to heroic law enforcement - Implies the real story is politician corruption, not federal enforcement overreach **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._ > ICE removed some of the worst murderers and criminals in the World from Minnesota **MOSTLY FALSE** While ICE did conduct operations in Minnesota, the characterization as 'worst murderers in the World' is extreme hyperbole. ICE operations included shooting of a U.S. citizen, raising serious questions about targeting accuracy. Sources: Known events: DOJ Investigation of Minnesota Officials > Staggering sums of money stolen from Minnesota by corrupt politicians **MOSTLY FALSE** This claim conflates two separate issues: real fraud in Minnesota's social safety net programs, and the identity and role of the perpetrators. What is true: Minnesota has experienced significant fraud in federally funded social programs. The largest case, Feeding Our Future, involved approximately $250 million stolen from the Federal Child Nutrition Program during COVID-19, with 90+ individuals charged and 60+ convicted. Additional schemes include housing stabilization fraud (~$104 million alleged) and autism services fraud (~$14 million alleged). First Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson offered a preliminary estimate in December 2025 that fraud across 14 Medicaid-related programs could exceed $9 billion, though this is disputed by state officials as unproven and "sensationalized." The Star Tribune's review of actual court records documented approximately $218 million in confirmed stolen funds. What is false - the "corrupt politicians" framing: No sitting Minnesota elected officials have been charged with stealing money. All 90+ defendants charged across these fraud schemes are private individuals, nonprofit operators, and business owners - not politicians. The convicted ringleader of Feeding Our Future, Aimee Bock, is a white woman who ran a nonprofit, not a politician. Politicians who received campaign donations from fraud suspects (State Senator Omar Fateh, Rep. Ilhan Omar, Mayor Jacob Frey) returned those donations and were not charged. The criticism of Gov. Tim Walz and AG Keith Ellison centers on alleged negligence and failure to prevent fraud - not personal theft or corruption. The House Oversight Committee investigated whether they "ignored" warnings and "silenced whistleblowers," but this is fundamentally different from Trump's claim that politicians stole the money. Neither Walz nor Ellison has been charged with any crime. Walz dropped his reelection bid amid the political fallout, but political accountability for oversight failures is categorically different from being a "corrupt politician" who stole money. Trump's broader $19 billion figure, which he repeated during his 2026 State of the Union address, was rated by multiple fact-checkers as lacking evidence. The KTTC/AP fact check stated: "The president's $19 billion amount lacks evidence. That figure far exceeds estimates from the U.S. Department of Justice." The Minnesota Department of Human Services called Trump's figures "rhetorical exaggerations, not findings of fraud." In summary: real fraud occurred at significant scale, but it was committed by private individuals exploiting government programs, not by "corrupt politicians" stealing money. The claim fundamentally misattributes the fraud to score a political point against Minnesota's Democratic leadership. Sources: https://www.startribune.com/trump-repeats-claim-of-19-billion-in-minnesota-fraud-heres-what-the-numbers-show/601588451; https://www.startribune.com/trump-claims-minnesota-lost-billions-to-fraud-the-evidence-to-date-isnt-close/601538955; https://www.kttc.com/2026/02/25/fact-check-trumps-unproven-claim-fraud-minnesota-during-sotu/; https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2026/jan/08/pam-bondi/DOJ-Minnesota-fraud-Trump-Biden-Somalis/; https://www.cbsnews.com/news/minnesota-fraud-schemes-what-we-know/; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020s_Minnesota_fraud_scandals; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feeding_Our_Future; https://www.justice.gov/usao-mn/pr/federal-jury-finds-feeding-our-future-mastermind-and-co-defendant-guilty-250-million; https://minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/18/u-s-attorney-fraud-likely-exceeds-9-billion-in-minnesota-run-medicaid-services/; https://oversight.house.gov/release/hearing-wrap-up-minnesota-governor-walz-and-attorney-general-ellison-ignored-rampant-taxpayer-fraud-and-silenced-state-whistleblowers/; https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/02/us/fraud-minnesota-programs-scandal-trump; https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-claims-minnesota-fraud-exceeds-19b-faults-biden-administration; https://www.axios.com/2026/01/06/minnesota-fraud-cases-timeline; https://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-to-know-minnesota-fraud-scandal-more-charges-filed-trump-walz/; https://komonews.com/news/nation-world/fact-check-team-exploring-the-billions-of-alleged-fraud-in-minnesota > Biden's Open Border Policy let criminals into the country **MOSTLY FALSE** Biden administration maintained border enforcement including Title 42 expulsions. 'Open Border Policy' is a political characterization, not an accurate description of policy. Overall Veracity: 20% ## Tags - immigration_enforcement (80%) - deflection (90%) - dehumanization (60%) - federal_state_conflict (70%) - whataboutism (80%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **A late-night spiral into Minnesota, then a holiday spent circling the same target from every angle** Eighteen posts across the day, front-loaded into a late-night run the night before and a long evening burst after a normal night's sleep. The clear obsession was Minnesota: the ICE surge in Minneapolis, alleged Somali-linked fraud, a congresswoman he said should be jailed or deported, and an announcement stripping legal status from Somalis in the US — the same target hit from five different directions. One post late at night was far angrier than anything else he wrote, naming an elected official and ranking punishments for her; the rest of the day was mostly link-sharing and self-congratulation. He also declared, falsely, that NATO had spent twenty years telling Denmark to hand over the Greenland problem, on a day Denmark announced it was sending troops there. He slept a normal night and went quiet for most of the afternoon of the holiday, which is unusual for him. Full digest for 2026-01-19: https://trump.fm/date/2026-01-19/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2026, January 19). In Minnesota, there is too much media attention... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_115924025571521310 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "In Minnesota, there is too much media attention on ICE, who..." Truth Social, 19 Jan. 2026. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115924025571521310. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. 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