# Post ts_116584450399753941

- Post ID: `ts_116584450399753941`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2026-05-16T13:18:56.615Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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## Post text

> Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana is a disloyal disaster. His entire past campaign for the Senate was about “TRUMP,” how he’s with me all the way, and then, after winning, he turned around and voted to IMPEACH me for something that has now proven to be total “bullshit!” He knew that at the time, but didn’t care. Bill Cassidy is a sleazebag, a terrible guy, who is BAD FOR LOUISIANA. Now he’s going to get CLOBBERED, hopefully, in today’s BIG election, by two great people!!! VOTE TODAY FOR JULIA L. She Is a winner who will NEVER let you down. I LOVE LOUISIANA, won it all three times, and got the most votes in its history, by far (A record!!!), despite its big time and “storied,” political past. THE ELECTION IS TODAY - please get out and VOTE!!! MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! President DONALD J. TRUMP

## Engagement

- Likes: 11,215
- Reposts: 3,457
- Replies: 599
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- Metrics collected: 2026-05-16T20:01:50.726Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-05-16T14:22:39.934Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

Post is authentic Trump, driven by enduring narcissistic injury from Senator Bill Cassidy's 2021 vote to convict in the second impeachment trial — a five-year-old wound reactivated by today's Louisiana primary. The structural signature is the mid-post drift from attack-endorsement into grandiose self-referential boast about personal Louisiana vote totals, a tangent inconsistent with aide drafting. Splitting is pronounced: Cassidy is wholly contaminated ('disloyal disaster,' 'sleazebag,' 'terrible guy'); challenger Julia L. is wholly idealized ('winner who will NEVER let you down'). Loyalty functions as supreme moral category, replacing substantive evaluation. Pathological denial is visible in the framing of impeachment grounds as 'total bullshit' — rejecting documented January 6 events as the basis for Cassidy's vote. The grandiose narcissistic state predominates, with revenge motivation fused with supply-seeking (endorsement as dominance display). No danger indicators or violent imagery; this is conventional electoral mobilization within Trump's standard combative register. Notable as longitudinal evidence: the persistence of the impeachment grievance five years on, articulated with the same affective intensity, demonstrates the durability of narcissistic injury and the inability to neutralize or integrate the original wound. Cassidy here functions less as a discrete political target than as a recurring placeholder for a broader injury — the seven Republicans who broke loyalty. The post pattern remains within baseline for Trump-authored attack-endorsement hybrids.

## Analysis

**Authorship:** High-confidence authentic Trump. The mid-post pivot from Cassidy-attack to personal vote-record boast ('won it all three times... most votes in its history') is a structural signature aides do not produce. Capitalization patterns, scare-quoted profanity, and characteristic 'President DONALD J. TRUMP' sign-off corroborate.

**Trigger:** Louisiana jungle primary (May 16, 2026). Cassidy was one of seven Republicans who voted to convict Trump in the second impeachment trial (February 2021). The grievance has remained psychologically active for five years — a marker of narcissistic injury durability.

**Level 1 (Traits):** Low Agreeableness (hostility, contempt), elevated Neuroticism (angry hostility facet), high Extraversion (dominance display).

**Level 2 (Motives):** Power/dominance and revenge dominate. Communion appears only instrumentally ('I LOVE LOUISIANA') in service of agentic display.

**Level 3 (Narrative):** Protagonist as betrayed-but-vindicated leader. Contamination sequence applied to Cassidy (campaigned on Trump → betrayed Trump). Identity claim: electoral king of Louisiana ('A record!!!'). Contrasting other: the disloyal senator.

**Defenses:** Splitting (pure-bad Cassidy vs. pure-good Julia), devaluation, denial (impeachment basis as 'bullshit'), rationalization.

**Archetypal:** King-punishing-traitor / Warrior modes. Order-restorer positioning.

**Danger:** None — conventional electoral mobilization, no eliminationist or violent imagery.

**Fact verification:** Trump did win Louisiana three times (2016, 2020, 2024). The 'most votes in its history' claim is plausible given turnout growth but the impeachment characterization ('bullshit') is opinion-coded rather than verifiable fact.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Bill Cassidy voted to impeach Trump" | **Half True** | Cassidy did not vote to impeach (impeachment is a House action); he voted to convict Trump in the Senate trial on February 13, 2021, on the article of impeachment for incitement of insurrection — one of seven Republicans to do so. Colloquial usage of 'impeach' to mean 'convict in impeachment trial' is common but technically inaccurate. |
| "Trump won Louisiana three times" | **True** | Trump carried Louisiana in 2016, 2020, and 2024 general elections. |
| "Trump got the most votes in Louisiana's history" | **Mostly True** | Verified through Wikipedia's election results pages for each Louisiana presidential election. Trump's 2020 vote total in Louisiana was 1,255,776 votes (58.46%), which is the highest absolute vote total any presidential candidate has ever received in Louisiana. For comparison: 2024 Trump received 1,208,505; 2016 Trump received 1,178,638; 2012 Romney received 1,152,262; 2008 McCain received 1,148,275; 2004 Bush received 1,102,169; 1984 Reagan received 1,037,299; 2000 Bush received 927,871; 1996 Clinton received 927,837; 1992 Clinton received 815,971. Trump's 2020 result is therefore the all-time Louisiana presidential vote record, supporting the core claim. However, the post's 'by far' qualifier overstates the margin — Trump's 2020 record exceeded his own 2024 total by only about 47,000 votes and Romney's 2012 total by about 103,000 votes, which is a clear record but not 'by far.' Note also that the post's structure ('won it all three times, and got the most votes in its history') implies Trump's three-time aggregate or most recent (2024) result is the record; in fact, his 2024 total is lower than his 2020 total, though both exceed any pre-Trump candidate's Louisiana total. |
| "The impeachment basis has 'now proven to be total bullshit'" | **False** | The article of impeachment concerned incitement of insurrection related to January 6, 2021. The factual record of the Capitol attack and Trump's preceding conduct has been extensively documented by the House Select Committee, criminal proceedings, and contemporaneous video evidence. No subsequent finding has invalidated the factual basis; characterization as 'bullshit' is rhetorical denial, not evidentiary refutation. |

Overall Veracity: 57%

## Receipts (4)

### major — other (1 day earlier)

> "Trump won Louisiana three times"

**vs.**

> "Trump won Louisiana 'six times, including Primaries, in 2016, 2020, and 2024'"

The source (2026-05-16) states Trump won Louisiana 'three times.' This candidate (2026-05-15, one day earlier, same speaker) states Trump won Louisiana 'six times, including Primaries, in 2016, 2020, and 2024.' Both are unqualified first-person claims about total Louisiana wins; the stated numbers (3 vs. 6) directly contradict each other. The discrepancy is not acknowledged or explained in either post.

[View contradicting post →](/post/ts_116578950880982545)

---

### major — other (1 day later)

> "Trump won Louisiana three times"

**vs.**

> "Trump won Louisiana six times in a row, including Primaries"

Source claims Trump won Louisiana SIX times (including primaries), but this candidate — posted just one day earlier — says Trump won Louisiana THREE times. Both claims are direct, first-person statements about the same metric (how many times Trump won Louisiana). Even if the '3' refers to general elections only, the speaker is explicitly stating different totals without qualification, creating a clear factual inconsistency.

[View contradicting post →](/post/ts_116587615659706793)

---

### major — other (same day)

> "Trump won Louisiana three times"

**vs.**

> "Trump won Louisiana 'six times, including Primaries, in 2016, 2020, and 2024' (from prior post context, not this post)."

The source (2026-05-16) flatly states Trump won Louisiana 'three times,' while this candidate references a prior Trump statement claiming he won Louisiana 'six times, including Primaries, in 2016, 2020, and 2024.' Both are Trump's own statements about the number of Louisiana wins; the figures (3 vs. 6) directly conflict, even if the difference could be explained by including or excluding primary victories.

[View contradicting post →](/post/ts_116582139808210458)

---

### moderate — other (27 days later)

> "Trump won Louisiana three times"

**vs.**

> "Trump won Louisiana in 2016, 2020, and 2024, including primaries — six times total."

The source explicitly claims 'six times total' by counting three general elections plus three primaries. This candidate claims 'three times' for the same state with no qualifier excluding primaries. The raw number stated for Louisiana wins (3 vs. 6) is in direct conflict, even if the discrepancy is explained by different counting conventions (generals only vs. generals + primaries). A reasonable person would find the stated totals contradictory.

[View contradicting post →](/post/ts_116738087808561603)

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 92%)

### Indicators

- First-person voice throughout ('IMPEACH me', 'I LOVE LOUISIANA')
- Idiosyncratic capitalization (IMPEACH, BAD FOR LOUISIANA, CLOBBERED, BIG)
- Scare quotes around 'bullshit', 'TRUMP', 'storied'
- Profanity ('bullshit', 'sleazebag') consistent with authentic voice
- Triple exclamation points, parenthetical asides ('A record!!!')

## Psychological Profile

### Traits

**Big Five:**
- Extraversion: 85%
- Agreeableness: 10%
- Conscientiousness: 35%
- Neuroticism: 75%
- Openness: 30%

Strongest facet: angry hostility

**Motives:**
- Agency: 90%
- Communion: 25%

Primary drive: revenge

### Narrative

- **Role:** betrayed-but-vindicated leader; electoral king of Louisiana
- **Arc:** contamination
- **Contrasting:** Bill Cassidy — the disloyal senator who campaigned on Trump then convicted him

**Identity Claims:**
- Won Louisiana three times
- Got most votes in Louisiana's history
- The wronged victim of an unjust impeachment
- Kingmaker who can deliver Louisiana voters

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Preemptive Attack — Criticism (Cassidy's 2021 vote to convict in impeachment trial; today's Louisiana primary jungle election)

**Rage:** Intensity 60% targeting Senator Bill Cassidy
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.40

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Multiple exclamation point clusters
- Rapid topic shifts within single post
- Heightened capitalization
- Urgency framing

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 85%
- Antisocial: 55%
- Paranoid: 50%
- Sadism: 45%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 55%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Direct second-person address to voters ('VOTE TODAY')
- Loyalty appeal framed as personal relationship ('with me all the way')
- Shared in-group identity ('I LOVE LOUISIANA')
- Urgent CTA ('THE ELECTION IS TODAY')

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Retrospective denial of impeachment grounds as 'bullshit'
- Imputation of bad-faith motive to Cassidy ('he knew that at the time')
- Recasting a substantive constitutional vote as personal betrayal

## Fact Checks (4)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-05-16._

> Bill Cassidy voted to impeach Trump

**HALF TRUE**

Cassidy did not vote to impeach (impeachment is a House action); he voted to convict Trump in the Senate trial on February 13, 2021, on the article of impeachment for incitement of insurrection — one of seven Republicans to do so. Colloquial usage of 'impeach' to mean 'convict in impeachment trial' is common but technically inaccurate.

> Trump won Louisiana three times

**TRUE**

Trump carried Louisiana in 2016, 2020, and 2024 general elections.

> Trump got the most votes in Louisiana's history

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Verified through Wikipedia's election results pages for each Louisiana presidential election. Trump's 2020 vote total in Louisiana was 1,255,776 votes (58.46%), which is the highest absolute vote total any presidential candidate has ever received in Louisiana. For comparison: 2024 Trump received 1,208,505; 2016 Trump received 1,178,638; 2012 Romney received 1,152,262; 2008 McCain received 1,148,275; 2004 Bush received 1,102,169; 1984 Reagan received 1,037,299; 2000 Bush received 927,871; 1996 Clinton received 927,837; 1992 Clinton received 815,971. Trump's 2020 result is therefore the all-time Louisiana presidential vote record, supporting the core claim. However, the post's 'by far' qualifier overstates the margin — Trump's 2020 record exceeded his own 2024 total by only about 47,000 votes and Romney's 2012 total by about 103,000 votes, which is a clear record but not 'by far.' Note also that the post's structure ('won it all three times, and got the most votes in its history') implies Trump's three-time aggregate or most recent (2024) result is the record; in fact, his 2024 total is lower than his 2020 total, though both exceed any pre-Trump candidate's Louisiana total.

Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana; https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?f=0&fips=22&year=2020

> The impeachment basis has 'now proven to be total bullshit'

**FALSE**

The article of impeachment concerned incitement of insurrection related to January 6, 2021. The factual record of the Capitol attack and Trump's preceding conduct has been extensively documented by the House Select Committee, criminal proceedings, and contemporaneous video evidence. No subsequent finding has invalidated the factual basis; characterization as 'bullshit' is rhetorical denial, not evidentiary refutation.

Overall Veracity: 57%

## Receipts (4)

### major — other (1 day earlier)

> Trump won Louisiana three times

_May 16, 2026_

vs.

> Trump won Louisiana 'six times, including Primaries, in 2016, 2020, and 2024'

_May 15, 2026_

The source (2026-05-16) states Trump won Louisiana 'three times.' This candidate (2026-05-15, one day earlier, same speaker) states Trump won Louisiana 'six times, including Primaries, in 2016, 2020, and 2024.' Both are unqualified first-person claims about total Louisiana wins; the stated numbers (3 vs. 6) directly contradict each other. The discrepancy is not acknowledged or explained in either post.

[View contradicting post](/post/ts_116578950880982545)

---

### major — other (1 day later)

> Trump won Louisiana three times

_May 16, 2026_

vs.

> Trump won Louisiana six times in a row, including Primaries

_May 17, 2026_

Source claims Trump won Louisiana SIX times (including primaries), but this candidate — posted just one day earlier — says Trump won Louisiana THREE times. Both claims are direct, first-person statements about the same metric (how many times Trump won Louisiana). Even if the '3' refers to general elections only, the speaker is explicitly stating different totals without qualification, creating a clear factual inconsistency.

[View contradicting post](/post/ts_116587615659706793)

---

### major — other (same day)

> Trump won Louisiana three times

_May 16, 2026_

vs.

> Trump won Louisiana 'six times, including Primaries, in 2016, 2020, and 2024' (from prior post context, not this post).

_May 16, 2026_

The source (2026-05-16) flatly states Trump won Louisiana 'three times,' while this candidate references a prior Trump statement claiming he won Louisiana 'six times, including Primaries, in 2016, 2020, and 2024.' Both are Trump's own statements about the number of Louisiana wins; the figures (3 vs. 6) directly conflict, even if the difference could be explained by including or excluding primary victories.

[View contradicting post](/post/ts_116582139808210458)

---

### moderate — other (27 days later)

> Trump won Louisiana three times

_May 16, 2026_

vs.

> Trump won Louisiana in 2016, 2020, and 2024, including primaries — six times total.

_Jun 12, 2026_

The source explicitly claims 'six times total' by counting three general elections plus three primaries. This candidate claims 'three times' for the same state with no qualifier excluding primaries. The raw number stated for Louisiana wins (3 vs. 6) is in direct conflict, even if the discrepancy is explained by different counting conventions (generals only vs. generals + primaries). A reasonable person would find the stated totals contradictory.

[View contradicting post](/post/ts_116738087808561603)

## Tags

- endorsement (90%)
- loyalty-test (95%)
- impeachment-grievance (90%)
- louisiana-primary (90%)
- bill-cassidy (100%)
- splitting (85%)
- grandiosity (75%)
- ad-hominem (80%)

## That day

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

**An open casting call for a Boebert primary challenger, filed in the middle of the Beijing photo album**

Late Friday night he announced that American and Nigerian forces had killed ISIS's second-in-command, then slept a normal night and woke to a queue of friendly-news links about the FBI and James Comey. Most of Saturday was self-display: a long album of photographs from the Beijing trip with Xi Jinping, progress shots of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovation, a new granite floor outside the Oval Office, and two AI posters of himself as a military commander. Two flashes of temper broke through during the morning, one at a Louisiana senator who voted to impeach him five years ago and one at New York's governor for blaming him for a railroad strike. The day closed with about an hour of anger at his own party: after a Fox News story and two Laura Loomer links, he went after Thomas Massie, Rand Paul and Lauren Boebert for campaigning together in Kentucky, then asked publicly whether anyone wanted to run against Boebert. He posted 60 times, roughly double his own record-setting May average, but the rhythm reads as a busy Saturday rather than a sleepless one.

Full digest for 2026-05-16: https://trump.fm/date/2026-05-16/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2026, May 16). Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana is a disloyal... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_116584450399753941
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana is a disloyal disaster...." Truth Social, 16 May. 2026. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_116584450399753941. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana is a disloyal disaster....," Truth Social, May 16, 2026, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_116584450399753941.

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