# Post ts_116285906390195915

- Post ID: `ts_116285906390195915`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2026-03-24T19:55:16.550Z (UTC)
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## Post text

> It is my Great Honor to endorse America First Patriot, Jeff Ellington, a terrific Candidate for Indiana's 39th State Senate District (which I won by a whopping 55 points!). Jeff will be a fantastic replacement for RINO Eric Bassler, who may not even run again because Republicans are so angry with him over his betrayal he committed when he, for whatever reason, voted against Redistricting in Indiana, which essentially made him a partner to the Radical Left Democrats in their quest to take control of the United States House of Representatives, and reverse the great progress we have made in the last year. Bassler and his RINO friends made Indiana, a State I love that is full of Patriots who love America, the only State in the Nation that would rather turn over our Country to Democrats than fight back against their corruption, and finish the job we started over 10 years ago. We could have easily picked up two seats in Indiana, but Bassler, an America Last politician, was played for a fool by the Democrats who want to destroy our Country. Now, because Bassler looks to be getting "run out of town" by his Voters, Indiana's Chief RINO Rod Bray has recruited a new "pawn" in his game named Kristi Risk to run for this seat.  She, like Bassler and Bray, was nowhere to be found for Republicans during Redistricting, which means she will never be there for you when the going gets tough. She said there were "more important things" than keeping the House Majority, and protecting the progress we have made over the last year to, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN. No smart, reliable Republican would ever say such a thing because they would never even think it. For that reason, and more, she cannot be trusted any more than the Failed and Weak "Senator" Bassler. Jeff Ellington, on the other hand, is a Successful Businessman, Retired Firefighter, Horse Farmer, Greene County GOP Chairman, and former State Representative, who has dedicated his life to serving his Community. As your next State Senator, Jeff will work tirelessly to Protect "Hoosier" Values, Champion our Amazing Farmers and Ranchers, Grow our Economy, Cut Taxes and Regulations, Promote MADE IN THE U.S.A., Advance American Energy DOMINANCE, Support our Brave Military, Veterans, and Law Enforcement, Safeguard our Elections, and Protect our always under siege Second Amendment.  Jeff Ellington has my Complete and Total Endorsement to be the next State Senator from Indiana's 39th Senate District. Unlike Eric Bassler or Kristi Risk, JEFF ELLINGTON WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN!

## Media

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# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-25T00:37:47.733Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

One of five or more template-identical Indiana endorsement posts published in a single day, targeting Republican state senators who voted against redistricting. Aide-authored (business hours, repeated template structure across posts), with authentic Trump voice markers preserved (ALL CAPS, RINO labeling, margin bragging). Psychologically, the post demonstrates the narcissistic patron-client dynamic: endorsement as supreme reward, its withdrawal as existential threat. The redistricting defections constitute a narcissistic injury triggering systematic retributive response. Defense mechanisms include splitting (Ellington saintly, Bassler/Risk contemptible), devaluation, projection, and rationalization. Rhetorically, the post deploys the standard MAGA loyalty test ("no smart Republican would even think" of disagreeing), enemy othering (state senators as "partners to the Radical Left"), and endorsement-as-tribute framing. Three named individuals are publicly targeted before millions of followers, elevating harassment risk to elevated danger level. No cognitive markers of clinical concern are detectable at post level, though aide authorship limits assessment. No deviation from Trump's established endorsement-campaign baseline is observed. Occurring the same day as major Iran crisis events (48-hour ultimatum to obliterate power plants, call with UK PM Starmer), this post represents routine political operation proceeding in parallel with high-stakes geopolitical activity — itself characteristic of Trump's attention fragmentation pattern.

## Post Analysis: Indiana Endorsement Series — 39th State Senate District (ts_116285906390195915)

### Context and Pattern Recognition
This post is the fifth or later entry in a coordinated series of at least five structurally identical Indiana State Senate endorsement posts published March 24, 2026 — all targeting Republican incumbents who voted against a redistricting plan and endorsing primary challengers. The serialized, templated nature is itself the primary unit of analysis. The posts share a fixed architecture: "Great Honor to endorse → District won by X points → RINO betrayal → endorsee credentials → Will Never Let You Down." Psychological signal must be read at the campaign level, not individual post level.

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### Authorship Attribution
**Verdict: Primarily aide-authored (high confidence)**

Posted at 19:55 UTC = approximately 15:55 EST — squarely within business hours, consistent with Scavino/communications staff operations. More conclusively, this is one of five or more structurally identical posts published same day. This level of coordinated output strongly indicates a staff-driven political operation rather than organic Trump behavior. Late-night authentic posts are typo-laden and stream-of-conscious; this post has zero typos, organized bullet points, and complete sentences.

Authentic Trump voice elements are preserved — ALL CAPS passages, RINO labeling, margin bragging ("whopping 55 points"), the "Complete and Total Endorsement" formula, and the stylized "for whatever reason" dismissal that recurs across multiple posts. These suggest either Trump reviewed/dictated key phrases, or the aide team has accurately reproduced his rhetorical fingerprint into a template. Either way, the volume and regularity indicate staff execution.

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### Psychological State
**Primary Dynamic: Patron-King Grandiosity with Punitive Loyalty Enforcement**

The post operationalizes Trump's narcissistic patron-client system. The endorsement is framed as supreme gift ("my Great Honor," "my Complete and Total Endorsement"), while its withdrawal functions as existential threat. This is the narcissistic supply cycle applied to political power: loyalty earns rewards, disloyalty earns annihilation.

The characterization of Bassler as "played for a fool by the Democrats" is psychologically precise — it devalues the target while protecting Trump's grandiose frame. The problem cannot be principled disagreement; it must be weakness or stupidity. "No smart, reliable Republican would ever say such a thing because they would never even think it" is a totalizing statement that eliminates intellectual space for dissent — a hallmark of the malignant narcissistic demand for complete submission.

**Trigger:** The redistricting vote is a narcissistic injury — Republicans in "a State I love" defied his political agenda. The response is systematic and retributive: identify defectors, recruit challengers, endorse publicly, destroy incumbents. This is not spontaneous rage; it is organized supply-restoration.

**Narcissistic State:** Predominantly grandiose (bestowing/withdrawing favor as kingmaker) with paranoid substrate (redistricting vote = plot to "destroy our Country").

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### Defense Mechanisms

1. **Splitting (immature):** Ellington is pure virtue — "dedicated his life to serving his Community." Bassler is pure contempt — "Failed and Weak," "played for a fool." Risk is a "pawn." No moral complexity permitted.

2. **Devaluation (immature):** "America Last politician," "nowhere to be found," "Failed and Weak 'Senator'" — the scare quotes around Senator perform the devaluation symbolically.

3. **Projection (immature):** "America Last" applied to legislators who may believe they are protecting constituents; foolishness attributed to Bassler rather than to any flaw in the redistricting plan itself.

4. **Rationalization (neurotic):** A state redistricting vote is connected, via escalating abstraction, to "the Radical Left Democrats in their quest to take control of the United States House of Representatives" and "destroy our Country." The inferential leap is vast; the rhetorical work is rationalization.

5. **Denial:** Principled conservative dissent is categorically excluded. All deviation = betrayal or stupidity.

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### Rhetorical Analysis

The post's core rhetorical move is the **loyalty test with epistemic closure**: disagreement with Trump's redistricting agenda is defined simultaneously as stupidity ("played for a fool"), character failure ("betrayal"), and ideological contamination ("partner to the Radical Left"). This triple condemnation forecloses disagreement entirely. The endorsement-as-tribute system positions Trump as the ultimate Republican authority — a claim that, broadcast across 5+ posts in a day, functions as saturation propaganda regardless of individual post content.

**Escalation architecture:** State legislative vote → federal House control → "quest to take control of the United States" → "destroy our Country." Each step inflates stakes until a redistricting disagreement is existential.

**Boilerplate inflation:** The nearly identical language across 5+ posts reveals the rhetorical devices as procedural rather than emotionally spontaneous — political marketing machinery reproducing Trump's voice, not authentic narcissistic expression.

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### Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Indiana's 39th State Senate District which Trump won by a whopping 55 points" | **Mostly True** | County-level 2024 presidential results for all six counties in or overlapping SD-39 show Trump margins ranging from +50.4 (Knox) to +64.3 (Daviess), with Greene at +53.8, Sullivan at +52.7, Owen at +50.9, and Martin at +60.6. A simple unweighted average of these margins is approximately +55.5 points — remarkably close to the claimed 55 points. SD-39 includes all of Daviess, Greene, Knox, and Martin counties plus portions of Owen and Sullivan. Since every constituent county gave Trump margins exceeding 50 points, a population-weighted district total around 55 points is entirely plausible. The precise figure cannot be confirmed without precinct-level data mapped to district boundaries (since only portions of Owen and Sullivan are in the district), and no independent fact-checker has verified the exact number. The figure likely came from Fabrizio, Lee & Associates (Trump's pollster), who conducted polling for these endorsements. Rated mostly true because all available evidence is consistent with the claim, but exact district-level verification is not publicly available. |
| "Indiana was 'the only State in the Nation' not to support redistricting" | **Mostly False** | This characterizes votes by specific Indiana state senators on a specific redistricting plan as Indiana uniquely refusing to support redistricting. Indiana as a state did not uniquely oppose redistricting as a policy. Other states have redistricting disputes regularly. The framing is misleading metonymy that inflates a partial legislative vote into a statewide rejection of national significance. |
| "Eric Bassler voted against Redistricting in Indiana" | **True** | Conclusively confirmed by multiple independent sources. On December 11, 2025, the Indiana Senate rejected HB 1032 (the Trump-backed mid-decade congressional redistricting bill) by a vote of 31-19. Twenty-one Republican senators joined all 10 Democrats in voting no. Eric Bassler was among those 21 Republicans. He had publicly announced his opposition on November 13, 2025, becoming the 7th Republican senator to do so, issuing a statement through Indiana Senate Republicans: 'I cannot support any mid-census redistricting plan. Four years ago, my Republican colleagues and I voted for our current state and federal legislative maps. I stand by that vote and I will not support legislation to change our congressional maps.' The proposed map would have potentially turned Indiana's 7-2 Republican congressional advantage into a 9-0 sweep. Bassler had separately announced in July 2025 that he would not seek reelection, before the redistricting controversy began. The vote is documented in LegiScan roll call records, Indiana General Assembly records, and was covered by NPR, PBS, NBC News, CBS News, CNN, CNBC, and numerous other outlets. |
| "Kristi Risk said there were 'more important things' than keeping the House Majority" | **Unverifiable** | After exhaustive deep research across 40+ sources — including major national outlets (NPR, NBC News, CNN, PBS, CNBC), Indiana state media (Indiana Capital Chronicle, WFYI, Indiana Citizen, Indiana Insight), local newspapers (Sun-Commercial, Tribune-Star, The Republic), fact-checking organizations (Snopes, PolitiFact, FactCheck.org), candidate databases (Ballotpedia, iVoterGuide, FEC, LegiStorm), Risk's own campaign website (kristirisk.com), social media platforms, and political analysis sites — no independent source corroborates this quoted statement.

Key findings:

1. Quote appears only in trump's post: Every source that mentions this quote is merely repeating or paraphrasing Trump's Truth Social post. The American Tribune article explicitly contained 'no direct quotes from Risk herself about redistricting — only Trump's characterization of her position relayed through his Truth Social post.' No journalist has independently reported when, where, or in what context Risk allegedly made this statement.

2. Risk's actual public statements: Her documented public positions (from iVoterGuide, campaign website, Indiana Chamber endorsement press release, Meet the Candidate events) focus on local community needs, small business, home rule governance, pro-life policy, and education. None of her publicly searchable statements address redistricting at all, for or against.

3. Similar but distinct quote from different person: Sen. Greg Goode (R), who voted against redistricting, said on the Senate floor: 'We have to redirect our focus to what really matters, I believe, to Hoosiers.' This is thematically similar but uses different words and is attributed to a different person. There is no evidence this Goode quote was conflated with or attributed to Risk.

4. Risk's position on redistricting is ambiguous: As Governmental Affairs Director for Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith (who was vocally pro-redistricting, saying senators should 'find your backbone'), Risk's professional position would have aligned with pro-redistricting forces. She was not a state senator and did not vote on redistricting. Trump's criticism that she 'was nowhere to be found for Republicans during Redistricting' suggests absence/silence rather than active opposition.

5. No fact-checker has investigated: No major fact-checking organization has examined this specific claim.

6. No denial from risk: Risk has not publicly responded to or denied the quote in any searchable source, though absence of denial is not confirmation.

7. Context of templated attack: This post is one of five or more structurally identical Indiana endorsement posts published the same day, each following the same template. The formulaic nature suggests aide-authored content that may characterize opponents' positions rather than quote them verbatim.

The quote may have been said privately, at an unrecorded local GOP event, in a communication relayed to the Trump campaign, or it may be a characterization/paraphrase rather than a direct quote. Without any independent corroboration after exhaustive searching, this claim remains genuinely unverifiable. |
| "Jeff Ellington is a Retired Firefighter, Horse Farmer, Greene County GOP Chairman, and former State Representative" | **True** | All four biographical claims are independently confirmed by multiple sources. (1) Former state representative: Ellington served as Indiana State Representative for House District 62 from January 2016 (appointed to fill a vacancy) through November 2022. He won general elections in 2016 (59%), 2018 (57%), and 2020 (60%), then lost the 2022 primary for the redrawn District 45 to Bruce Borders. Confirmed by Ballotpedia, Indiana General Assembly records, and Indiana House Republicans press releases. (2) Retired firefighter: Ellington worked as a Rescue Technician at the City of Bloomington Fire Department from approximately 1988 to 2016/2017, a career spanning nearly 30 years. Confirmed by his LinkedIn profile, Ballotpedia, campaign website, and the Indiana House Republicans swearing-in press release which described him as 'a rescue technician and business owner.' (3) Horse farmer: Ellington and his wife Hope have owned and operated Ellington Stables since June 1994, a full-service horse boarding facility at 680 W That Rd, Bloomington, IN 47403, offering boarding, riding lessons, and pony parties. Confirmed by the stables' Facebook page, equine directories, Yellow Pages listing, and his campaign website which states he 'has been a horse farmer for decades.' (4) Greene county GOP chairman: Ellington was elected Greene County Republican Party Chairman on March 1, 2025, by GOP precinct committeemen. Confirmed by multiple Sun-Commercial news articles covering his Senate candidacy and the Trump endorsement. |

Overall Veracity: 70%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 22%)

### Indicators

- Posted at 15:55 EST (business hours) — consistent with aide/Scavino operation, not Trump's characteristic late-night pattern
- One of 5+ structurally identical posts published same day — coordinated political campaign, not organic output
- Fixed template architecture: 'Great Honor to endorse → District won by X points → RINO betrayal narrative → endorsee credentials → Will Never Let You Down'
- Zero typos, organized bullet points, complete sentences — inconsistent with authentic Trump posting style
- Polished professional format with organized credential bullet points for endorsee

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Defeat (Indiana Republican state senators (Bassler, Bray) who voted against redistricting plan, defying Trump's political agenda in 'a State I love')

**Rage:** Intensity 45% targeting Eric Bassler, Rod Bray, Kristi Risk, Indiana RINO Republican establishment
- Proportionality: 15%

Sentiment: -0.35

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 75%
- Antisocial: 45%
- Paranoid: 50%
- Sadism: 35%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- splitting (immature)
- devaluation (immature)
- projection (immature)
- rationalization (neurotic)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 42%

Cognitive Markers:
- perseveration

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Endorsement-as-tribute system — followers must accept Trump's endorsement as supreme Republican arbiter
- Loyalty test framing — 'No smart, reliable Republican would ever say such a thing because they would never even think it'
- Mobilizing follower base against named targets (Bassler, Bray, Risk) as enforcement mechanism
- Shared enemy identification reinforcing in-group cohesion around redistricting betrayal narrative

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Three named individuals (Bassler, Bray, Risk) publicly characterized as traitors and enemies before large following
- Strong moral condemnation framing ('cannot be trusted,' 'America Last politician') creates justification framework for follower targeting and harassment
- Coordinated 5+ post saturation amplifies targeting exposure across the day
- 'Run out of town' metaphor — while figurative, invokes crowd-pressure and mob-ejection imagery
- Preemptive condemnation of Risk (who has not yet served) based purely on association — lowers threshold for targeting new individuals

### Gaslighting

- Bassler's legislative vote characterized as personal 'betrayal' — erases possibility of principled disagreement entirely
- Risk's quoted statement about 'more important things' presented without source or context, implying she opposes MAGA when actual quote and context are unknown
- State redistricting vote reframed via DARVO: senators who voted against a plan become perpetrators of national damage ('made Indiana the only State in the Nation that would rather turn over our Country to Democrats')
- Loyalty test demands: accepting the betrayal narrative is required for Republican legitimacy — rejecting it marks you as suspect

## Fact Checks (5)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-25; a recheck of the unverifiable ones last ran 2026-03-25._

> Indiana's 39th State Senate District which Trump won by a whopping 55 points

**MOSTLY TRUE**

County-level 2024 presidential results for all six counties in or overlapping SD-39 show Trump margins ranging from +50.4 (Knox) to +64.3 (Daviess), with Greene at +53.8, Sullivan at +52.7, Owen at +50.9, and Martin at +60.6. A simple unweighted average of these margins is approximately +55.5 points — remarkably close to the claimed 55 points. SD-39 includes all of Daviess, Greene, Knox, and Martin counties plus portions of Owen and Sullivan. Since every constituent county gave Trump margins exceeding 50 points, a population-weighted district total around 55 points is entirely plausible. The precise figure cannot be confirmed without precinct-level data mapped to district boundaries (since only portions of Owen and Sullivan are in the district), and no independent fact-checker has verified the exact number. The figure likely came from Fabrizio, Lee & Associates (Trump's pollster), who conducted polling for these endorsements. Rated mostly true because all available evidence is consistent with the claim, but exact district-level verification is not publicly available.

Sources: https://www.wishtv.com/news/election/republicans-trump-braun-indiana-election/; https://www.wfyi.org/news/articles/southern-indiana-business-owners-in-trump-country-react-to-tariffs; https://www.washtimesherald.com/news/once-again-daviess-county-produces-for-trump-and-gop/article_f72c7744-9be8-11ef-bd52-bf00a426072a.html; https://ballotpedia.org/Indiana_State_Senate_District_39; https://www.rsbnetwork.com/news/president-trump-backs-primary-challengers-in-indiana-after-redistricting-dispute/; https://davesredistricting.org/join/6cba2eaa-e2fd-4186-b9c0-dadabbaaffd2

> Indiana was 'the only State in the Nation' not to support redistricting

**MOSTLY FALSE**

This characterizes votes by specific Indiana state senators on a specific redistricting plan as Indiana uniquely refusing to support redistricting. Indiana as a state did not uniquely oppose redistricting as a policy. Other states have redistricting disputes regularly. The framing is misleading metonymy that inflates a partial legislative vote into a statewide rejection of national significance.

> Eric Bassler voted against Redistricting in Indiana

**TRUE**

Conclusively confirmed by multiple independent sources. On December 11, 2025, the Indiana Senate rejected HB 1032 (the Trump-backed mid-decade congressional redistricting bill) by a vote of 31-19. Twenty-one Republican senators joined all 10 Democrats in voting no. Eric Bassler was among those 21 Republicans. He had publicly announced his opposition on November 13, 2025, becoming the 7th Republican senator to do so, issuing a statement through Indiana Senate Republicans: 'I cannot support any mid-census redistricting plan. Four years ago, my Republican colleagues and I voted for our current state and federal legislative maps. I stand by that vote and I will not support legislation to change our congressional maps.' The proposed map would have potentially turned Indiana's 7-2 Republican congressional advantage into a 9-0 sweep. Bassler had separately announced in July 2025 that he would not seek reelection, before the redistricting controversy began. The vote is documented in LegiScan roll call records, Indiana General Assembly records, and was covered by NPR, PBS, NBC News, CBS News, CNN, CNBC, and numerous other outlets.

Sources: https://www.npr.org/2025/12/11/nx-s1-5637488/midterm-elections-trump-redistricting-indiana; https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/indiana-republicans-block-new-congressional-map-in-rare-break-with-trump; https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/indiana-senate-vote-trump-backed-congressional-map-gop-resistance-rcna247833; https://www.cbsnews.com/news/indiana-redistricting-vote/; https://indianacitizen.org/redistricting-defeated-indiana-senate-votes-against-redrawing-congressional-map/; https://www.indianasenaterepublicans.com/statement-from-state-sen-eric-bassler-on-redistricting; https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/briefs/bassler-become-7th-republican-senator-publicly-against-indiana-redistricing/; https://legiscan.com/IN/rollcall/HB1032/id/1609931; https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/11/politics/indiana-senate-republicans-redistricting-trump

> Kristi Risk said there were 'more important things' than keeping the House Majority

**UNVERIFIABLE**

After exhaustive deep research across 40+ sources — including major national outlets (NPR, NBC News, CNN, PBS, CNBC), Indiana state media (Indiana Capital Chronicle, WFYI, Indiana Citizen, Indiana Insight), local newspapers (Sun-Commercial, Tribune-Star, The Republic), fact-checking organizations (Snopes, PolitiFact, FactCheck.org), candidate databases (Ballotpedia, iVoterGuide, FEC, LegiStorm), Risk's own campaign website (kristirisk.com), social media platforms, and political analysis sites — no independent source corroborates this quoted statement.

Key findings:

1. Quote appears only in trump's post: Every source that mentions this quote is merely repeating or paraphrasing Trump's Truth Social post. The American Tribune article explicitly contained 'no direct quotes from Risk herself about redistricting — only Trump's characterization of her position relayed through his Truth Social post.' No journalist has independently reported when, where, or in what context Risk allegedly made this statement.

2. Risk's actual public statements: Her documented public positions (from iVoterGuide, campaign website, Indiana Chamber endorsement press release, Meet the Candidate events) focus on local community needs, small business, home rule governance, pro-life policy, and education. None of her publicly searchable statements address redistricting at all, for or against.

3. Similar but distinct quote from different person: Sen. Greg Goode (R), who voted against redistricting, said on the Senate floor: 'We have to redirect our focus to what really matters, I believe, to Hoosiers.' This is thematically similar but uses different words and is attributed to a different person. There is no evidence this Goode quote was conflated with or attributed to Risk.

4. Risk's position on redistricting is ambiguous: As Governmental Affairs Director for Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith (who was vocally pro-redistricting, saying senators should 'find your backbone'), Risk's professional position would have aligned with pro-redistricting forces. She was not a state senator and did not vote on redistricting. Trump's criticism that she 'was nowhere to be found for Republicans during Redistricting' suggests absence/silence rather than active opposition.

5. No fact-checker has investigated: No major fact-checking organization has examined this specific claim.

6. No denial from risk: Risk has not publicly responded to or denied the quote in any searchable source, though absence of denial is not confirmation.

7. Context of templated attack: This post is one of five or more structurally identical Indiana endorsement posts published the same day, each following the same template. The formulaic nature suggests aide-authored content that may characterize opponents' positions rather than quote them verbatim.

The quote may have been said privately, at an unrecorded local GOP event, in a communication relayed to the Trump campaign, or it may be a characterization/paraphrase rather than a direct quote. Without any independent corroboration after exhaustive searching, this claim remains genuinely unverifiable.

Sources: https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/briefs/trump-posts-support-for-2-more-republican-challengers-over-indiana-redistricting-votes/; https://kristirisk.com/; https://ballotpedia.org/Kristi_Risk; https://www.suncommercial.com/gcdailyworld/gcdailyworld/article_676fcad2-bd77-5e41-9818-733699944c9c.html; https://ivoterguide.com/candidate/3327/race/1368/election/1096; https://indianacitizen.org/positions/kristi-risk/; https://www.legistorm.com/person/bio/504822/Kristi_Marie_Risk.html; https://theamericantribune.com/trump-reveals-how-hes-starting-to-get-revenge-on-red-state-rino-who-tried-to-tank-the-midterms/; https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/indiana-legislators-reconvene-redistricting-trump-pressure-campaign-rcna245995; https://www.npr.org/2025/12/11/nx-s1-5637488/midterm-elections-trump-redistricting-indiana; https://indianacitizen.org/redistricting-defeated-indiana-senate-votes-against-redrawing-congressional-map/; https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna247832; https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/03/05/trump-backed-challengers-to-indiana-senators-make-white-house-trip/; https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trump-backed-challengers-indiana-senators-make-white-house-trip; https://www.ipm.org/news/2026-03-05/trump-backed-challengers-to-indiana-senators-make-white-house-trip; https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/trump-endorses-challengers-indiana-republicans-against-redistricting; https://www.wfyi.org/news/articles/backlash-intensifies-after-indiana-senate-kills-trumps-mid-decade-congressional-redistricting-push; https://www.indianainsight.com/2026/01/09/redistricting-detritus/; https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/07/politics/indiana-redistricting-republican-voters; https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/12/11/senate-republicans-reject-trumps-plea-for-gerrymandered-maps/; https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/12/08/as-indiana-senate-begins-redistricting-turn-republicans-keep-mum/; https://www.notus.org/2026-election/trump-indiana-endorsements-down-ballot-redistricting; https://ballotpedia.org/Indiana_State_Senate_District_39; https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H0IN08148/; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Indiana_redistricting; https://x.com/TipRanks/status/2018036732902490455; https://www.suncommercial.com/gcdailyworld/article_c4c52bfe-ec71-53d0-9b60-345fa1e35506.html; https://owencountygop.org/elected-officials/; https://www.wfyi.org/news/articles/indiana-2026-primary-election-guide-statewide-nominations

> Jeff Ellington is a Retired Firefighter, Horse Farmer, Greene County GOP Chairman, and former State Representative

**TRUE**

All four biographical claims are independently confirmed by multiple sources. (1) Former state representative: Ellington served as Indiana State Representative for House District 62 from January 2016 (appointed to fill a vacancy) through November 2022. He won general elections in 2016 (59%), 2018 (57%), and 2020 (60%), then lost the 2022 primary for the redrawn District 45 to Bruce Borders. Confirmed by Ballotpedia, Indiana General Assembly records, and Indiana House Republicans press releases. (2) Retired firefighter: Ellington worked as a Rescue Technician at the City of Bloomington Fire Department from approximately 1988 to 2016/2017, a career spanning nearly 30 years. Confirmed by his LinkedIn profile, Ballotpedia, campaign website, and the Indiana House Republicans swearing-in press release which described him as 'a rescue technician and business owner.' (3) Horse farmer: Ellington and his wife Hope have owned and operated Ellington Stables since June 1994, a full-service horse boarding facility at 680 W That Rd, Bloomington, IN 47403, offering boarding, riding lessons, and pony parties. Confirmed by the stables' Facebook page, equine directories, Yellow Pages listing, and his campaign website which states he 'has been a horse farmer for decades.' (4) Greene county GOP chairman: Ellington was elected Greene County Republican Party Chairman on March 1, 2025, by GOP precinct committeemen. Confirmed by multiple Sun-Commercial news articles covering his Senate candidacy and the Trump endorsement.

Sources: https://ballotpedia.org/Jeff_Ellington; https://www.indianahouserepublicans.com/news/press-releases/jeff-ellington-sworn-in-as-new-state-representative/; https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2022/legislators/legislator_jeff_ellington_1/; https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-ellington-0a373a6; https://www.facebook.com/EllingtonStables/; https://jeffellington.org/; https://www.suncommercial.com/gcdailyworld/article_7666a9d4-5d82-598c-a2ba-1621d6b3a8a1.html; https://www.suncommercial.com/news/article_dcbbc550-ae20-53bc-8a1c-d8718bcc15ca.html; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Ellington

Overall Veracity: 70%

## Tags

- political-endorsement (95%)
- rino-purge-campaign (90%)
- indiana-state-politics (90%)
- redistricting (85%)
- coordinated-multi-post-campaign (85%)
- aide-authored (80%)
- loyalty-enforcement (80%)
- patron-client-dynamic (78%)
- loyalty-test-epistemic-closure (75%)
- named-individual-targeting (70%)

## That day

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**Indiana Republicans who voted against redistricting get branded "America Last" in an afternoon endorsement blitz**

Most of the day went to one burst in the mid-afternoon: within about half an hour his account put out endorsements for Indiana state senators. It praised the Republicans who backed his push to redraw the state's congressional map and attacked six who voted against it, calling them "RINO" and "America Last." Earlier, just before and after midnight, he posted a border agents' union letter and a claim that Democrats want to protect undocumented immigrants so they can vote, which is false. The Iran war, the biggest story of the day, showed up only once, as a screenshot of Pakistan's prime minister offering to host US-Iran talks. He finished the evening by endorsing Hungary's Viktor Orbán for re-election and telling Hungarians to vote for him.

Full digest for 2026-03-24: https://trump.fm/date/2026-03-24/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2026, March 24). It is my Great Honor to endorse America First... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_116285906390195915
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "It is my Great Honor to endorse America First Patriot, Jeff..." Truth Social, 24 Mar. 2026. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_116285906390195915. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "It is my Great Honor to endorse America First Patriot, Jeff...," Truth Social, March 24, 2026, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_116285906390195915.

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