# Post ts_116020492708362364

- Post ID: `ts_116020492708362364`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2026-02-05T22:57:05.162Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116020492708362364
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116020492708362364/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_116020492708362364.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> I am hearing that Highly Respected MAGA Warrior, Cody Simpson, is considering launching his Campaign for Commissioner of Agriculture in the wonderful State of South Carolina, which I won in 2016, 2020, and 2024, with the Highest Vote in South Carolina History! Cody is a Fifth Generation Farmer, and Former Agriculture Advisor and Chief Executive Assistant to GREAT Governor Henry McMaster. As South Carolina State Executive Director of the USDA Farm Service Agency in my Administration, he has continued to serve the Palmetto State with distinction, delivering outstanding results. A true America First Patriot, who has been with us from the very beginning, Cody is an incredibly effective Voice for South Carolina Agriculture, and our amazing Farmers and Ranchers. As your next Agriculture Commissioner, Cody would work tirelessly to Grow our Economy, Cut Taxes and Regulations, Promote MADE IN THE U.S.A., Champion American Energy DOMINANCE, Keep our Border SECURE, Stop Migrant Crime, Murderers, and other Criminals from illegally entering our Country, Ensure LAW AND ORDER, Support our Military/Veterans, and Defend our always under siege Second Amendment. Should he decide to enter this Race, Cody Simpson has my Complete and Total Endorsement. RUN, CODY, RUN!

## Engagement

- Likes: 8,728
- Reposts: 2,128
- Replies: 322
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-06T04:15:56.410Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T07:21:20.959Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Political Endorsement of Cody Simpson for SC Agriculture Commissioner

This is a formulaic political endorsement post following a well-established template used across dozens of similar endorsements. The post is almost certainly aide-written (likely Dan Scavino or campaign staff), given its polished structure, correct grammar, complete sentences, and professional formatting.

### Key Observations

**Template Structure:** The post follows Trump's standard endorsement formula: (1) "I am hearing" opener suggesting organic discovery, (2) biographical credentials, (3) list of MAGA policy positions (most irrelevant to Agriculture Commissioner), (4) "Complete and Total Endorsement," (5) catchy closer ("RUN, CODY, RUN!").

**Policy Absurdity:** The endorsement for a *state Agriculture Commissioner* includes border security, military/veterans support, energy dominance, Second Amendment defense, and "Stop Migrant Crime" — none of which fall under the purview of a state agriculture commissioner. This reveals the endorsement as a loyalty reward rather than a substantive policy evaluation.

**Narcissistic Supply:** The gratuitous insertion of "which I won in 2016, 2020, and 2024, with the Highest Vote in South Carolina History" transforms someone else's endorsement into self-aggrandizement.

**Parasocial Techniques:** "who has been with us from the very beginning" — loyalty framing that signals to the base this person passed the fealty test.

The post is psychologically unremarkable — routine maintenance-mode narcissistic supply seeking through patronage display.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Won South Carolina in 2016, 2020, and 2024 with the Highest Vote in South Carolina History" | **Mostly True** | Trump won SC all three times. His 2024 total (~1.45M) was likely his highest, though 'highest vote in SC history' for any candidate is plausible given population growth. |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 15%)

### Indicators

- Perfect grammar and spelling throughout
- Professional biographical formatting
- Business hours posting (5:57 PM ET)
- Formulaic endorsement template
- No emotional reactivity or stream-of-consciousness

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance

Sentiment: +0.70

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- idealization (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 40%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Loyalty signaling ('with us from the very beginning')
- Patronage display (bestowing endorsement)
- In-group identity reinforcement ('MAGA Warrior', 'America First Patriot')

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Won South Carolina in 2016, 2020, and 2024 with the Highest Vote in South Carolina History

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Trump won SC all three times. His 2024 total (~1.45M) was likely his highest, though 'highest vote in SC history' for any candidate is plausible given population growth.

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- endorsement (100%)
- patronage (80%)
- template_post (90%)
- self_aggrandizement (50%)

## That day

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

**Forty-five posts, zero anger: a template-driven endorsement day that escalated in scope, not heat, ending on nuclear supremacy and stolen elections**

A busy but oddly calm day: 45 posts, none of them angry. Most of the volume was routine campaign-season work — a run of near-identical congressional endorsements, links to friendly coverage, and clips of surrogates praising the economy — much of it apparently written by staff and a large share of it him simply re-posting his own posts, sometimes the same video four times. The tone tightened as the day went on, moving from Iowa district endorsements to a threat to militarily secure a British-held island base, a sweeping claim to have personally prevented three nuclear wars, and a late declaration that American elections are "rigged, stolen, and a laughingstock." That last claim sat seven minutes after he boasted about his own record-setting South Carolina vote totals, on the same day the last US-Russia nuclear arms treaty quietly expired. Two of the day's biggest stories — that treaty lapsing, and the racist AI video of the Obamas he later deleted — never got a post at all.

Full digest for 2026-02-05: https://trump.fm/date/2026-02-05/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2026, February 5). I am hearing that Highly Respected MAGA Warrior,... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_116020492708362364
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "I am hearing that Highly Respected MAGA Warrior, Cody..." Truth Social, 5 Feb. 2026. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_116020492708362364. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "I am hearing that Highly Respected MAGA Warrior, Cody...," Truth Social, February 5, 2026, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_116020492708362364.

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