# Post ts_116065782169280901

- Post ID: `ts_116065782169280901`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2026-02-13T22:54:47.537Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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## Post text

> Repeat Violent Offender DeCarlos Brown Jr. was put on the streets by Radical Roy Cooper, and his soft-on-crime agenda. He then went on to BRUTALLY murder Iryna Zarutska aboard the Charlotte light rail. We have learned that this MONSTER appears as part of a SECRET settlement made between Radical Roy and Far Left Activists to release 3,500 inmates from prison. Roy Cooper put Violent Criminals back on the streets. He has DISGRACED North Carolina, and disqualified himself from public office! LAW AND ORDER is coming back. Michael Whatley will stand with me to restore SAFETY, crush these INSANE Leftwing Policies, and put North Carolina, FIRST. Michael Whatley has my COMPLETE AND TOTAL ENDORSEMENT — HE WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN!

## Engagement

- Likes: 25,224
- Reposts: 7,700
- Replies: 1,740
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-17T01:45:21.964Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T07:33:19.379Z (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 is the second in a same-day pair attacking Roy Cooper over a murder, escalating with conspiracy framing ("SECRET settlement") and pivoting to a political endorsement of Michael Whatley. The primary psychological significance lies in the instrumentalization of a murder victim — her death is leveraged purely as political ammunition with no genuine empathic engagement. The "SECRET settlement to release 3,500 inmates" claim introduces conspiratorial thinking that frames Democratic governance as a covert threat to public safety. The splitting defense is textbook: Cooper is "Radical," "weak," "disgraced," while Whatley is strong, loyal, endorsed. The contamination narrative sequence (Cooper's governance → crime → murder) serves both fear arousal and savior positioning. The "COMPLETE AND TOTAL ENDORSEMENT" formula signals this as a strategic political communication rather than spontaneous emotional expression. The danger level is elevated due to dehumanizing language and the direct causal link drawn between a political opponent and violent murder, though the dehumanization targets a convicted criminal rather than a political figure. The post's most concerning feature is its normalization of blaming elected officials personally for individual crimes committed by released prisoners — a rhetorical pattern that, at scale, delegitimizes political opposition as existential threat.

## Psychological Analysis: Post ts_116065782169280901

### Overview
This is the second post in a pair attacking Roy Cooper over the murder of Iryna Zarutska, now adding an endorsement of Michael Whatley. The post escalates from the earlier version by introducing a "SECRET settlement" narrative and framing Cooper as directly responsible for a murder. This is a classic campaign-style attack post combining crime fear-mongering with political endorsement.

### Authorship
Posted at 5:54 PM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago or White House). The polished structure—crime narrative → attack → endorsement pivot → "COMPLETE AND TOTAL ENDORSEMENT" formula—is highly formulaic. The strategic capitalization pattern (BRUTALLY, MONSTER, SECRET, DISGRACED, COMPLETE AND TOTAL ENDORSEMENT) follows the standard Trump/Scavino template. The "COMPLETE AND TOTAL ENDORSEMENT" is a stock phrase used in dozens of endorsements. This reads as aide-drafted with Trump's known preferences baked in.

### Psychological Dynamics
The post pairs two of Trump's most reliable psychological patterns: (1) exploiting violent crime for political leverage and (2) the endorsement as loyalty/dominance signal. The victim is instrumentalized—her brutal death serves as rhetorical ammunition rather than occasion for genuine empathy. The "SECRET settlement" framing activates paranoid schemas (hidden deals, concealed danger).

### Defense Mechanisms
Splitting is dominant: Cooper = radical, soft, disgraceful; Whatley = strong, loyal, endorsed. No nuance exists. Projection of chaos onto Democrats while positioning self as order-restorer.

### Rhetorical Analysis
The post follows a tight propaganda structure: (1) horrifying crime detail ("slashed her neck" from prior post, "BRUTALLY murder" here), (2) blame attribution to political opponent, (3) conspiracy element ("SECRET settlement"), (4) disqualification of opponent, (5) savior positioning, (6) endorsement. The "3,500 inmates" figure and "SECRET settlement" are specific claims requiring verification.

### Danger Assessment
The dehumanizing language ("MONSTER") applied to a criminal rather than a political opponent keeps this at elevated rather than high. However, the pattern of linking political opponents to violent crime ("Cooper put Violent Criminals back on the streets") creates implicit threat framing around Democratic governance.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "DeCarlos Brown Jr. was released as part of a secret settlement to release 3,500 inmates" | **Unverifiable** | NC did have COVID-era prisoner releases and settlements with advocacy groups, but the specific characterization as 'SECRET' and the number 3,500 require verification against court records |
| "DeCarlos Brown Jr. murdered Iryna Zarutska on the Charlotte light rail" | **Unverifiable** | Referenced in both Trump posts on this date; likely based on real incident but details cannot be confirmed from provided context |
| "Roy Cooper disqualified himself from public office" | **Mostly False** | This is rhetorical opinion framed as declarative fact; no legal or constitutional mechanism exists for self-disqualification through policy disagreement |

Overall Veracity: 40%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 25%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (5:54 PM ET)
- COMPLETE AND TOTAL ENDORSEMENT stock formula
- Structured narrative arc: crime → blame → endorsement
- Polished grammar and complete sentences
- Strategic capitalization pattern consistent with Scavino style

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Preemptive Attack (Roy Cooper as political threat / NC political positioning)

Sentiment: -0.60

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 40%
- Paranoid: 50%
- Sadism: 30%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- savior positioning
- fear-then-rescue pattern
- loyalty signaling through endorsement

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Dehumanizing language (MONSTER)
- Linking political opponent directly to violent murder
- Conspiratorial framing of secret deals to release criminals
- Disqualification rhetoric (disqualified from public office)

**Dehumanizing Language Present**

**Violent Imagery Present**

## Fact Checks (3)

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

> DeCarlos Brown Jr. was released as part of a secret settlement to release 3,500 inmates

**UNVERIFIABLE**

NC did have COVID-era prisoner releases and settlements with advocacy groups, but the specific characterization as 'SECRET' and the number 3,500 require verification against court records

> DeCarlos Brown Jr. murdered Iryna Zarutska on the Charlotte light rail

**UNVERIFIABLE**

Referenced in both Trump posts on this date; likely based on real incident but details cannot be confirmed from provided context

> Roy Cooper disqualified himself from public office

**MOSTLY FALSE**

This is rhetorical opinion framed as declarative fact; no legal or constitutional mechanism exists for self-disqualification through policy disagreement

Overall Veracity: 40%

## Tags

- crime-exploitation (90%)
- political-endorsement (80%)
- opponent-attack (80%)
- conspiracy-framing (60%)
- law-and-order (70%)

## That day

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

**Authoritarian Threats Escalate as Trump Pledges Unilateral Voter ID Order and Weaponizes Murder for Political Gain**

Trump began the day in flattery mode, praising Hungary's Viktor Orbán and boasting about American fighter jets before turning sharply aggressive in the afternoon. He threatened to impose national voter ID requirements by executive order — bypassing Congress entirely — and claimed to have discovered legal arguments no one had ever thought of, which quickly gave way to a scattered, angry rant about Democrats, the Supreme Court, and tariffs. He then twice attacked former North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, blaming him personally for a woman's murder and using the crime as a springboard for a Senate endorsement. The day ended with a quiet video share, but the afternoon's constitutional brinkmanship and instrumentalized violence were the defining notes.

Full digest for 2026-02-13: https://trump.fm/date/2026-02-13/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2026, February 13). Repeat Violent Offender DeCarlos Brown Jr. was... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_116065782169280901
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Repeat Violent Offender DeCarlos Brown Jr. was put on the..." Truth Social, 13 Feb. 2026. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_116065782169280901. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Repeat Violent Offender DeCarlos Brown Jr. was put on the...," Truth Social, February 13, 2026, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_116065782169280901.

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