# Post ts_116193527873859174

- Post ID: `ts_116193527873859174`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2026-03-08T12:22:12.252Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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## Post text

> Great Job by hard working Scott Pressler on Fox & Friends talking about using the Filibuster, or Talking Filibuster, in order to pass THE SAVE AMERICA ACT, an 88% issue with ALL VOTERS. It must be done immediately. It supersedes everything else. MUST GO TO THE FRONT OF THE LINE. I, as President, will not sign other Bills until this is passed, AND NOT THE WATERED DOWN VERSION - GO FOR THE GOLD: MUST SHOW VOTER I.D. & PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP: NO MAIL-IN BALLOTS EXCEPT FOR MILITARY - ILLNESS, DISABILITY, TRAVEL: NO MEN IN WOMEN'S SPORTS: NO TRANSGENDER MUTILIZATION FOR CHILDREN! DO NOT FAIL!!! President DONALD J. TRUMP

## Engagement

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- Metrics collected: 2026-03-10T20:31:01.720Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T07:53:06.252Z (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 psychologically significant for its massive displacement operation. During an active war with Iran, the release of Epstein files containing sexual assault allegations, and a Cabinet firing, Trump devotes his full public attention to a domestic culture-war bill — threatening to hold all other legislation hostage until it passes. The legislative brinkmanship ("I will not sign other Bills") during wartime represents a notable escalation in executive boundary-testing. The "DO NOT FAIL!!!" closing directs narcissistic rage at Republican senators, treating elected legislators as subordinates who must obey. The bundling of voter ID with transgender issues into a single "88% issue" employs splitting (full maximalist bill or total failure) and false consensus. The complete absence of any reference to the Iran war, Epstein files, or Noem firing — all occurring simultaneously — suggests active psychological avoidance of threatening material, channeling anxiety into a domain where he can assert control. The misspelling "MUTILIZATION" supports authentic authorship.

## Psychological Analysis: "Great Job by hard working Scott Pressler..." (2026-03-08)

### Context
This post arrives amid extraordinary concurrent crises: an active war with Iran entering its second week, newly released Epstein files containing sexual assault allegations against Trump, and a Cabinet firing. Yet Trump's singular focus is on the "Save America Act" — a voting/culture war omnibus bill. The post explicitly threatens to hold all other legislation hostage ("I will not sign other Bills until this is passed"), a remarkable escalation given the wartime context.

### Authorship
Posted at 12:22 UTC = 7:22 AM EST. Trump is almost certainly at Mar-a-Lago or Washington. The post has hallmarks of authentic Trump dictation with possible staff transcription: the ALL CAPS passages, the exclamation-heavy imperative tone, the stream-of-consciousness policy list, and the formal sign-off. The emotional intensity and threat to withhold bill signatures suggest personal authorship, though the relatively clean grammar suggests possible light editing.

### Psychological Dynamics
The post is a textbook example of **displacement and distraction**. With Epstein files dropping and an escalating war, Trump channels all energy into a domestic culture-war bill. The "MUST GO TO THE FRONT OF THE LINE" framing and the legislative hostage-taking ("will not sign other Bills") reflect an intense need for control during a period of multiple narcissistic threats.

The bundling of voter ID with transgender issues and mail-in ballots into a single "88% issue" reflects **splitting** — packaging disparate policies into a single loyalty test. The "DO NOT FAIL!!!" closing is a threat directed at Republican senators, consistent with dominance-assertion patterns.

### Rhetorical Notes
"WATERED DOWN VERSION" and "GO FOR THE GOLD" frame any compromise as betrayal. The phrase "TRANSGENDER MUTILIZATION" (likely intended "mutilation") is a notable misspelling that supports authentic authorship. The post bundles voting restrictions with culture war items, using the voting frame as a Trojan horse for the broader package.

### Clinical Significance
The legislative hostage-taking during wartime — explicitly refusing to sign any other bills — represents a significant escalation in executive brinkmanship. The post's complete absence of any reference to the Iran war, Epstein files, or Cabinet changes suggests active avoidance of threatening topics.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "The Save America Act is an 88% issue with ALL VOTERS" | **Mostly False** | While voter ID polls well (around 75-80%), the full package including mail-in ballot elimination and transgender provisions would not command 88% support across all voters |
| "Scott Pressler appeared on Fox & Friends discussing the filibuster" | **True** | Scott Pressler (founder of Early Vote Action) appeared on Fox & Friends Weekend on Sunday, March 8, 2026, in a segment lasting approximately 4 minutes and 40 seconds. He discussed using the talking filibuster as a procedural strategy to pass the SAVE America Act, which would require voter ID and proof of citizenship. The Fox News video archive confirms the segment (titled 'Scott Presler discusses SAVE America Act, Ken Paxton's proposal on bill's passage'). Trump posted his Truth Social message praising the appearance at 8:22 AM EDT that same morning, apparently while or shortly after Pressler was still on air. Pressler himself confirmed the sequence, stating 'It was after this interview with Fox News that President Trump put out a statement in support of my work & for the SAVE America Act.' Senate Majority Leader John Thune subsequently responded to the appearance and the broader pressure campaign. The only minor technical nuance is that the show was Fox & Friends Weekend (the Sunday edition) rather than the regular weekday Fox & Friends, but Trump himself referred to it simply as 'Fox & Friends,' and both programs are part of the same Fox & Friends franchise. This is a trivially common colloquial usage and does not affect the substance of the claim. Multiple independent sources across the political spectrum confirm this appearance. |

Overall Veracity: 60%

## Receipts (1)

### major — other (2 months later)

> "The Save America Act is an 88% issue with ALL VOTERS"

**vs.**

> "The SAVE AMERICA ACT is a '97% issue'"

Both claims make a specific numerical assertion about voter support for the Save America Act, but cite directly conflicting figures: the source (2026-05-13) says it is a '97% issue,' while this candidate (2026-03-08) says it is an '88% issue with ALL VOTERS.' These are the same metric — the share of voters who supposedly support the Act — stated about the same legislation just ~2 months apart, with a 9-percentage-point discrepancy. No acknowledged change in circumstances explains the shift, making this a clear factual contradiction.

[View contradicting post →](/post/ts_116565310767957780)

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- 7:22 AM local time — early morning, consistent with Trump's pattern
- ALL CAPS passages with emotional escalation
- Misspelling 'MUTILIZATION' for 'mutilation'
- Stream-of-consciousness policy list
- Imperative/threatening tone ('DO NOT FAIL!!!')

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Preemptive Attack — Exposure (Multiple concurrent threats: Epstein files, Iran war scrutiny, Cabinet instability)

**Rage:** Intensity 70% targeting Republican senators who might compromise on the bill
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.20

Baseline Deviation: slight

**Moderately Hypomanic**
- Pressured, urgent quality with multiple exclamation marks
- Grandiose scope (threatening to halt all legislation)
- Rapid topic bundling within single post

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 80%
- Antisocial: 50%
- Paranoid: 30%
- Sadism: 30%

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

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

Cognitive Markers:
- phonemic paraphasia
- tangentiality

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Direct address as president issuing commands
- Framing personal agenda as universal ('88% issue with ALL VOTERS')
- Creating urgency and crisis around chosen topic

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Presidential threat to withhold all bill signatures during active military conflict
- Framing compromise as betrayal, pressuring legislators toward maximalism

### Gaslighting

- Claims bill is '88% issue with ALL VOTERS' — fabricated consensus statistic
- Frames omnibus culture-war package as universally desired

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> The Save America Act is an 88% issue with ALL VOTERS

**MOSTLY FALSE**

While voter ID polls well (around 75-80%), the full package including mail-in ballot elimination and transgender provisions would not command 88% support across all voters

Sources: General polling knowledge on voter ID and related issues

> Scott Pressler appeared on Fox & Friends discussing the filibuster

**TRUE**

Scott Pressler (founder of Early Vote Action) appeared on Fox & Friends Weekend on Sunday, March 8, 2026, in a segment lasting approximately 4 minutes and 40 seconds. He discussed using the talking filibuster as a procedural strategy to pass the SAVE America Act, which would require voter ID and proof of citizenship. The Fox News video archive confirms the segment (titled 'Scott Presler discusses SAVE America Act, Ken Paxton's proposal on bill's passage'). Trump posted his Truth Social message praising the appearance at 8:22 AM EDT that same morning, apparently while or shortly after Pressler was still on air. Pressler himself confirmed the sequence, stating 'It was after this interview with Fox News that President Trump put out a statement in support of my work & for the SAVE America Act.' Senate Majority Leader John Thune subsequently responded to the appearance and the broader pressure campaign. The only minor technical nuance is that the show was Fox & Friends Weekend (the Sunday edition) rather than the regular weekday Fox & Friends, but Trump himself referred to it simply as 'Fox & Friends,' and both programs are part of the same Fox & Friends franchise. This is a trivially common colloquial usage and does not affect the substance of the claim. Multiple independent sources across the political spectrum confirm this appearance.

Sources: https://www.foxnews.com/video/6390582717112; https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-vows-block-signing-new-laws-until-save-america-act-passes-senate; https://trumpstruth.org/statuses/37207; https://www.mediaite.com/politics/gop-senate-leader-rejects-trumps-filibuster-demand-to-pass-voter-id-bill-calls-out-paid-influencer-pressure/; https://guardianlv.com/2026/03/save-america-act-trump-fit/; https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5773642-trump-save-act-senate-pressure/; https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/03/10/thune-save-america-filibuster/; https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/03/08/president-trump-vows-not-sign-any-bills-until-lawmakers-pass-save-america-act-do-not-fail/

Overall Veracity: 60%

## Receipts (1)

### major — other (2 months later)

> The Save America Act is an 88% issue with ALL VOTERS

_Mar 8, 2026_

vs.

> The SAVE AMERICA ACT is a '97% issue'

_May 13, 2026_

Both claims make a specific numerical assertion about voter support for the Save America Act, but cite directly conflicting figures: the source (2026-05-13) says it is a '97% issue,' while this candidate (2026-03-08) says it is an '88% issue with ALL VOTERS.' These are the same metric — the share of voters who supposedly support the Act — stated about the same legislation just ~2 months apart, with a 9-percentage-point discrepancy. No acknowledged change in circumstances explains the shift, making this a clear factual contradiction.

[View contradicting post](/post/ts_116565310767957780)

## Tags

- displacement (90%)
- legislative_hostage (85%)
- culture_war (70%)
- voting_restrictions (70%)
- crisis_avoidance (80%)

## That day

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

**As the Seventh Soldier Falls and Oil Hits $110, Trump Fixates on a Voter ID Bill**

Trump posted just four times on a day dense with war news, a service member's death, and surging oil prices. He spent most of his energy demanding Congress pass the SAVE America Act -- a domestic voter ID and culture-war bill -- going so far as to threaten a total legislative shutdown until it cleared the Senate. Only one late-evening post addressed the Iran conflict at all, defensively insisting that rising oil prices were a "very small price to pay" for peace. The near-total avoidance of wartime developments, including the death of the seventh American soldier, was the day's most striking feature.

Full digest for 2026-03-08: https://trump.fm/date/2026-03-08/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2026, March 8). Great Job by hard working Scott Pressler on Fox &... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_116193527873859174
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Great Job by hard working Scott Pressler on Fox & Friends..." Truth Social, 8 Mar. 2026. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_116193527873859174. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Great Job by hard working Scott Pressler on Fox & Friends...," Truth Social, March 8, 2026, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_116193527873859174.

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