# Post ts_116100300268316472

- Post ID: `ts_116100300268316472`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2026-02-20T01:13:11.891Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116100300268316472/analysis
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## Post text

> Based on the tremendous interest shown, I will be directing the Secretary of War, and other relevant Departments and Agencies, to begin the process of identifying and releasing Government files related to alien and extraterrestrial life, unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), and unidentified flying objects (UFOs), and any and all other information connected to these highly complex, but extremely interesting and important, matters. GOD BLESS AMERICA!

## Engagement

- Likes: 37,155
- Reposts: 9,810
- Replies: 4,676
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-21T20:45:49.974Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T07:35:32.989Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: UAP/UFO Disclosure Directive Post (2026-02-20)

### Overview
This post announces Trump directing the "Secretary of War" and other agencies to begin releasing government files on alien life, UAPs, and UFOs. It is a calculated supply-seeking post designed to generate massive engagement by tapping into one of the most reliable cross-partisan interest topics. The tone is formal, polished, and clearly aide-drafted.

### Authorship
Posted at 01:13 UTC = ~8:13 PM EST (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago or recently returned from Georgia rally). The polished grammar, complex sentence structure with properly nested parentheticals, and professional formatting strongly indicate aide authorship. The closing "GOD BLESS AMERICA!" is a standard Scavino flourish. The phrase "tremendous interest shown" is authentic Trump vocabulary inserted into an otherwise staff-written statement.

### Notable: "Secretary of War"
Trump uses "Secretary of War" rather than the correct title "Secretary of Defense." The Department of War was renamed in 1947. This could be: (a) deliberate branding to sound more muscular/historical, (b) a cognitive marker (anachronistic terminology), or (c) reference to his previously announced intention to rename the position. Given the otherwise polished nature, option (c) is most likely — he announced plans to rename it.

### Psychological Function
This is a classic supply-seeking post. UFO disclosure is an easy crowd-pleaser requiring no political cost. The framing positions Trump as the uniquely powerful figure who can unlock forbidden knowledge — reinforcing savior/hero archetype. "Based on the tremendous interest shown" frames it as responsive to popular demand, positioning him as a leader who listens.

### Rhetorical Devices
The qualifying clause "highly complex, but extremely interesting and important" is characteristic hedging — claiming mastery over complexity while maintaining accessible populist tone. The exhaustive listing (alien, extraterrestrial, UAP, UFO) is a completeness display typical of executive directives.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Directing Secretary of War to release government files on aliens/UAPs/UFOs" | **Mostly True** | Trump did post this directive on Truth Social on February 19-20, 2026, with the exact wording provided. The White House official X account reposted the statement, and it was covered by every major news outlet (CNN, NBC, CBS, NPR, Al Jazeera, PBS, etc.).

Regarding the "Secretary of War" title: The first-pass analysis noted the title was changed to Secretary of Defense in 1947 and flagged this as potentially anachronistic. However, Trump signed Executive Order 14347 on September 5, 2025, which authorized the Department of Defense to use "Department of War" as a secondary title and Pete Hegseth to use "Secretary of War" in official communications and non-statutory documents. The Pentagon website was rebranded to war.gov. While the statutory title remains Secretary of Defense (only Congress can formally change it), Trump's use of "Secretary of War" reflects the authorized secondary title per his own executive order. This is not an error on Trump's part -- it is the title his administration actively uses.

Regarding the directive itself: This was a Truth Social post, not a formal executive order. However, the administration treated it as actionable. Pentagon chief spokesman Sean Parnell confirmed the Department would work to "fulfill the President's directive." Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon was "working on it" and was "in full compliance." AARO (the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office) began working "in close coordination with the White House and across federal agencies to consolidate existing UAP records collections." The White House registered alien.gov and aliens.gov domains in March 2026. The ODNI said files would "soon" be declassified.

The reason for "mostly true" rather than "true": The post describes an intent to direct agencies to "begin the process" of identifying and releasing files. Trump did issue this directive and agencies did begin preliminary work. However, it was an informal social media directive rather than a binding executive order, no specific timeline or scope was defined, and as of late March 2026 no actual files have been released to the public. The directive is real and was acted upon, but the substantive outcome (actual file releases) remains pending. |
| "Tremendous interest shown in UAP/UFO disclosure" | **Mostly True** | UAP/UFO disclosure has been a bipartisan interest topic with significant public polling support and congressional action (AARO, UAP hearings). |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 20%)

### Indicators

- Polished grammar and syntax
- Properly nested parenthetical clauses
- Professional directive tone
- GOD BLESS AMERICA closing
- Business-hours-adjacent timing (~8:13 PM EST)

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Public interest in UAP/UFO topics)

Sentiment: +0.60

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 5%
- Sadism: 0%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 65%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Responding to audience demand framing
- Positioning as gatekeeper of hidden knowledge
- Inclusive patriotic closing

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Directing Secretary of War to release government files on aliens/UAPs/UFOs

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Trump did post this directive on Truth Social on February 19-20, 2026, with the exact wording provided. The White House official X account reposted the statement, and it was covered by every major news outlet (CNN, NBC, CBS, NPR, Al Jazeera, PBS, etc.).

Regarding the "Secretary of War" title: The first-pass analysis noted the title was changed to Secretary of Defense in 1947 and flagged this as potentially anachronistic. However, Trump signed Executive Order 14347 on September 5, 2025, which authorized the Department of Defense to use "Department of War" as a secondary title and Pete Hegseth to use "Secretary of War" in official communications and non-statutory documents. The Pentagon website was rebranded to war.gov. While the statutory title remains Secretary of Defense (only Congress can formally change it), Trump's use of "Secretary of War" reflects the authorized secondary title per his own executive order. This is not an error on Trump's part -- it is the title his administration actively uses.

Regarding the directive itself: This was a Truth Social post, not a formal executive order. However, the administration treated it as actionable. Pentagon chief spokesman Sean Parnell confirmed the Department would work to "fulfill the President's directive." Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon was "working on it" and was "in full compliance." AARO (the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office) began working "in close coordination with the White House and across federal agencies to consolidate existing UAP records collections." The White House registered alien.gov and aliens.gov domains in March 2026. The ODNI said files would "soon" be declassified.

The reason for "mostly true" rather than "true": The post describes an intent to direct agencies to "begin the process" of identifying and releasing files. Trump did issue this directive and agencies did begin preliminary work. However, it was an informal social media directive rather than a binding executive order, no specific timeline or scope was defined, and as of late March 2026 no actual files have been released to the public. The directive is real and was acted upon, but the substantive outcome (actual file releases) remains pending.

Sources: https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/19/politics/aliens-ufos-trump; https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/20/trump-orders-pentagon-federal-agencies-to-release-files-on-ufos-and-aliens; https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/trump-says-directing-pentagon-release-files-related-ufos-aliens-rcna259833; https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-ufo-alien-and-extraterrestrial-life-files-pentagon/; https://www.npr.org/2026/02/20/nx-s1-5720667/trump-says-he-doesnt-know-if-aliens-are-real-but-directs-government-to-release-files-on-ufos; https://defensescoop.com/2026/02/20/trump-ufo-uap-government-files-disclosure/; https://defensescoop.com/2026/02/25/hegseth-ufo-disclosure-trump-aaro-uap-caseload/; https://defensescoop.com/2026/03/18/white-house-registers-new-alien-gov-domains-ufo-uap/; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_14347; https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/09/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-restores-the-united-states-department-of-war/; https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/trump-executive-order-rebrands-defense-department-war-department-rcna229461; https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/07/us/aliens-ufos-files-release-trump; https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2024654469745480105; https://time.com/7379947/trump-declassify-government-files-aliens-obama/; https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-schumer-find-rare-common-ground-releasing-ufo-files

> Tremendous interest shown in UAP/UFO disclosure

**MOSTLY TRUE**

UAP/UFO disclosure has been a bipartisan interest topic with significant public polling support and congressional action (AARO, UAP hearings).

Sources: Congressional UAP hearings 2023-2024; Gallup polling on UFO beliefs

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- supply_seeking (80%)
- policy_announcement (70%)
- aide_authored (80%)
- uap_ufo (100%)
- grandiose_gatekeeper (60%)

## That day

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

**Supreme Court throws out his emergency tariffs; by evening he signs a 10% tariff on every country and calls it "my Great Honor"**

The day was set by a Supreme Court loss. It started with leftovers from a Georgia trip the evening before: a batch of clips and a group photo from an Atlanta diner, plus quick announcements about his White House ballroom, UFO files, a sewage spill in the Potomac and money for East Palestine, Ohio. The next morning, before the ruling came out, he took a swipe at Democrats over a shutdown and at the Fed chair over interest rates. After the Court ruled against his emergency tariffs, he called the decision "ridiculous" but also argued it had made his power clearer, and he posted the same message twice. By early evening he announced from the Oval Office that he had signed a new 10% tariff on all countries, written in a calm, businesslike tone.

Full digest for 2026-02-20: https://trump.fm/date/2026-02-20/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2026, February 20). Based on the tremendous interest shown, I will be... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_116100300268316472
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Based on the tremendous interest shown, I will be directing..." Truth Social, 20 Feb. 2026. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_116100300268316472. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Based on the tremendous interest shown, I will be directing...," Truth Social, February 20, 2026, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_116100300268316472.

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