# Post ts_116607551580410444 - Post ID: `ts_116607551580410444` - Platform: Truth Social - Posted: 2026-05-20T15:13:52.696Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116607551580410444 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116607551580410444/analysis - Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_116607551580410444.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) ## Post text > Shockingly, Republicans have kept the very important position of “Parliamentarian” in the hands of a woman, Elizabeth MacDonough, who was appointed, long ago, by Barack Hussein Obama and a vicious Lunatic known as Senator Harry Reid, who ran the Senate for the Dumocrats with an “iron fist.” Over the years, she has been brutal to Republicans, but not so to the Dumocrats — So why has she not been replaced? There are many fair people who would be qualified for that vital job. The Republicans play a very soft game compared to the Dumocrats. It is their single biggest disadvantage in politics. The Dumocrats cheat, lie, and steal, especially when it comes to Votes in Elections, but stick together, whereas the Republicans allow the Elizabeth MacDonoughs of the World to stay in power, and brutalize us. We need THE SAVE AMERICA ACT passed, and NOW — And, likewise, kill the Filibuster, which would give us everything! If we don’t pass at least one of these two provisions quickly, you will never see another Republican President again. The Dumocrats will end up with 2 additional States, D.C. and Puerto Rico, and all that entails, including 4 Senators, many Congressmen, and many additional Electoral Votes, and they will also get their dream of a packed United States Supreme Court with their most favorite number — 21 Justices. The Dumocrats will eliminate the Filibuster on the First Day that they get an opportunity to do so. The Republicans aren’t doing it because they say the Dumocrats will never do it, but the Republicans are WRONG. Get smart and tough Republicans, or you’ll all be looking for a job much sooner than you thought possible! President DONALD J. TRUMP ## Engagement - Likes: 38,128 - Reposts: 11,421 - Replies: 5,304 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-05-27T15:02:07.039Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-05-20T16:25:17.651Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._ ## Summary Lengthy, characteristic Trump screed targeting Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough as linchpin of an alleged Democratic conspiracy enabled by Republican weakness. Authentic authorship indicated by 'Dumocrats' spelling, 'Barack Hussein Obama,' erratic capitalization, stream-of-consciousness drift, and signature signoff, despite business-hours timestamp. Psychologically combines paranoid (concealed enemy with 'iron fist'), grandiose (lone strategic seer), and antisocial (contempt for procedural norms, threat to allies' careers) features. Dominant defenses are splitting, projection (election-fraud accusation), devaluation (gendered framing of a career civil servant), and pathological distortion (false claim that MacDonough was an Obama/Reid appointee — she was appointed by prior parliamentarian Alan Frumin in 2012). Rage ambient rather than acute, with disproportionate intensity directed at a low-profile institutional actor, suggesting an unfavorable ruling as proximate trigger. Rhetorical structure canonical Trump propaganda: scapegoat + conspiratorial origin + existential stakes + branded solution + threat to dissenters. Danger elevated due to public targeting of a named civil servant and pressure to dismantle procedural safeguards, though no direct violent imagery. Consistent with established baseline; no marked cognitive deviation. Of clinical interest as exemplar of paranoid-grandiose institutional delegitimization. ## Analysis Lengthy grievance screed targeting Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough as the linchpin of an alleged Democratic conspiracy enabled by Republican weakness. Timestamp 15:13 UTC = 11:13 AM ET — business hours, but content markers (signature "Dumocrats" spelling, "Barack Hussein Obama," idiosyncratic capitalization of Votes/Elections/Filibuster/States/Senators/Congressmen/Justices, stream-of-consciousness drift, "President DONALD J. TRUMP" signoff) indicate authentic authorship. ### Level 1 (Traits) High neuroticism (angry hostility), low agreeableness (contempt, distrust), high extraversion-assertiveness, low openness (rigid binary schema). ### Level 2 (Motives) Pure agency: power, dominance, control. Communion absent. World as zero-sum combat; Republicans as weak in-group needing his discipline; Democrats as omnipotent malevolent out-group. ### Level 3 (Narrative) Protagonist as warrior-prophet warning the tribe of catastrophe. Contamination sequence: if Republicans don't act, permanent exile. Contrasting other: "Dumocrats" who "stick together" (envy-tinged grudging admiration). Identity claim: only one tough/smart enough to see the threat. ### Level 4 (Clinical) Paranoid features prominent: enemy with "iron fist," "brutal" treatment, conspiratorial framing of a low-profile career civil servant. Splitting: Republicans = soft/wrong; Democrats = cohesive/evil. Devaluation of MacDonough by gendered framing ("a woman"). Projection: accuses Democrats of cheating votes (a documented Trump preoccupation). Catastrophizing ("never see another Republican President again"). Mild grandiosity in tactical omniscience claim. ### Rhetoric Eliminationist toward institutional norms ("kill the Filibuster"), demonization, false dichotomy, appeal to fear, repetition, hyperbole. Threat to Republican legislators is intra-party coercion via mob signaling. ### Danger Elevated rather than critical: targets institutions and party members, but rhetoric pressures elimination of the filibuster and replacement of a named civil servant in a manner that could foreseeably expose her to harassment. ### Reality distortion MacDonough was appointed by Senate Parliamentarian Alan Frumin in 2012 (nonpolitical career position), not "by Barack Hussein Obama and Harry Reid." Parliamentarians are not presidential appointees. ## Fact Verification | Claim | Verdict | Evidence | |-------|---------|----------| | "Elizabeth MacDonough was appointed by Barack Obama and Harry Reid" | **False** | MacDonough was named Senate Parliamentarian in 2012 by her predecessor Alan Frumin upon his retirement. The parliamentarian is a nonpartisan career staff position selected by the sitting parliamentarian and confirmed by the Senate Majority Leader's office; it is not a presidential appointment. While Reid was Majority Leader at the time, Obama played no role. | | "Democrats would add DC and Puerto Rico as states, giving them 4 Senators and many Electoral Votes" | **Half True** | DC statehood and Puerto Rico statehood have been Democratic priorities at various points and would add Senate seats and electoral votes if enacted, but neither has cleared Congress and PR statehood lacks settled support even within the Democratic caucus and on the island. | | "Democrats plan to expand the Supreme Court to 21 Justices" | **Mostly False** | Some progressive Democrats have proposed expanding the Court, with proposals in serious legislative discussion ranging roughly 11–13 justices; 21 is not a mainstream Democratic proposal or party policy. | | "Democrats will eliminate the filibuster the first day they have the opportunity" | **Half True** | This is a predictive claim about future behavior, but it can be evaluated against established Democratic positions and past actions. The evidence is mixed: Supporting the claim: - In 2013, Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid used the 'nuclear option' to eliminate the 60-vote threshold for most federal judicial and executive nominations (not Supreme Court). - In January 2022, then-Majority Leader Chuck Schumer pushed a vote to create a 'talking filibuster' carveout for voting rights legislation. Fifty of 52 Democratic senators voted in favor of changing the rules. - President Biden publicly endorsed filibuster carveouts for both voting rights (2022) and abortion rights (2022). - A 2021 PBS NewsHour survey found 24 Democratic senators strongly supported reform, with 22 more open to it. - Sens. Manchin and Sinema, the two Democrats who blocked the 2022 filibuster reform, are no longer in the Senate, removing the key obstacles to a future change. - Schumer has stated voting rights would be a first priority in 2025 with filibuster changes if Democrats controlled Congress. Undermining the claim: - Democrats had the opportunity in 2022 with a Senate majority but FAILED to eliminate or weaken the filibuster due to Manchin and Sinema's opposition. - Democratic proposals have generally been for carve-outs (voting rights, abortion) rather than full elimination of the filibuster. - In 2017, Schumer himself defended the filibuster, arguing it was essential to prevent the Senate from becoming 'a majoritarian institution.' - Currently in 2026, Senate Democrats are actively USING the filibuster to block the SAVE America Act while in the minority, suggesting they may not eliminate it immediately upon regaining the majority. - The Democratic caucus has historically been divided on this issue; eliminating the filibuster requires 50 Democratic votes, which has not been achievable. - The phrase 'first day they have the opportunity' implies certainty and immediacy that goes beyond what Democratic leaders have actually pledged. The claim has substantial supporting evidence that Democrats have actively tried and continue to seek filibuster reform/elimination, but the specific assertion that they would do so on 'day one' or 'first opportunity' is speculation, particularly given they failed to do so when they had the chance in 2022. The claim captures a real Democratic policy direction but overstates its certainty. | | "MacDonough has been brutal to Republicans but not Democrats" | **Mostly False** | MacDonough has issued rulings adverse to both parties, including blocking Democrats' minimum wage increase and immigration provisions from reconciliation bills under the Biden administration. | Overall Veracity: 28% ## Authorship Analysis **Self-Written** (score: 92%) ### Indicators - Signature 'Dumocrats' pejorative misspelling used repeatedly - 'Barack Hussein Obama' (Trump trademark) - Idiosyncratic capitalization of common nouns (Votes, Elections, Filibuster, States, Senators, Congressmen, Justices) - Stream-of-consciousness drift across multiple grievances within single post - ALL CAPS for emotional emphasis ('NOW', 'THE SAVE AMERICA ACT', 'WRONG') ## Psychological Profile ### Traits **Big Five:** - Extraversion: 75% - Agreeableness: 10% - Conscientiousness: 35% - Neuroticism: 78% - Openness: 25% Strongest facet: angry hostility **Motives:** - Agency: 92% - Communion: 15% Primary drive: power ### Narrative - **Role:** warrior-prophet and lone strategic mind warning a weak tribe - **Arc:** contamination - **Contrasting:** Elizabeth MacDonough, Democrats ('Dumocrats'), and weak Republicans **Identity Claims:** - uniquely perceptive about Democratic strategy - the strong one among soft Republicans - President DONALD J. TRUMP (formal authority claim in signoff) ### State **Mixed State** **Trigger:** Preemptive Attack — Defeat (Likely an unfavorable parliamentarian ruling on pending Senate legislation) **Rage:** Intensity 60% targeting Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough, Democrats, soft Republicans - Proportionality: 25% Sentiment: -0.78 **Mildly Hypomanic** - Long, single-paragraph posting with multiple topic shifts - Apocalyptic urgency ('NOW') - Grand strategic prescriptions issued unilaterally ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 65% - Antisocial: 70% - Paranoid: 80% - Sadism: 35% **Defense Mechanisms:** - splitting (immature) - projection (immature) - devaluation (immature) - distortion (pathological) - rationalization (neurotic) **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 55% **Parasocial Techniques:** - Collective 'us' framing ('brutalize us') - Insider strategic disclosure ('give us everything') - Apocalyptic warning to rally loyalty - Branded legislative slogan ('THE SAVE AMERICA ACT') ## Danger Assessment **ELEVATED** ### Indicators - Public naming of a low-profile civil servant for replacement - Calls to 'kill the Filibuster' - Threat that Republican legislators will be 'looking for a job' if they don't comply - Framing of institutional opponent as 'brutal' to in-group ### Gaslighting - False claim that MacDonough was 'appointed' by Obama and Reid (she was selected by then-parliamentarian Alan Frumin in 2012 to a nonpolitical career position) - Inversion accusing Democrats of cheating votes — a documented Trump preoccupation ## Fact Checks (5) _The model's verdicts from 2026-05-20._ > Elizabeth MacDonough was appointed by Barack Obama and Harry Reid **FALSE** MacDonough was named Senate Parliamentarian in 2012 by her predecessor Alan Frumin upon his retirement. The parliamentarian is a nonpartisan career staff position selected by the sitting parliamentarian and confirmed by the Senate Majority Leader's office; it is not a presidential appointment. While Reid was Majority Leader at the time, Obama played no role. Sources: U.S. Senate historical records on parliamentarian succession; Public record of MacDonough's 2012 appointment by Frumin > Democrats would add DC and Puerto Rico as states, giving them 4 Senators and many Electoral Votes **HALF TRUE** DC statehood and Puerto Rico statehood have been Democratic priorities at various points and would add Senate seats and electoral votes if enacted, but neither has cleared Congress and PR statehood lacks settled support even within the Democratic caucus and on the island. > Democrats plan to expand the Supreme Court to 21 Justices **MOSTLY FALSE** Some progressive Democrats have proposed expanding the Court, with proposals in serious legislative discussion ranging roughly 11–13 justices; 21 is not a mainstream Democratic proposal or party policy. > Democrats will eliminate the filibuster the first day they have the opportunity **HALF TRUE** This is a predictive claim about future behavior, but it can be evaluated against established Democratic positions and past actions. The evidence is mixed: Supporting the claim: - In 2013, Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid used the 'nuclear option' to eliminate the 60-vote threshold for most federal judicial and executive nominations (not Supreme Court). - In January 2022, then-Majority Leader Chuck Schumer pushed a vote to create a 'talking filibuster' carveout for voting rights legislation. Fifty of 52 Democratic senators voted in favor of changing the rules. - President Biden publicly endorsed filibuster carveouts for both voting rights (2022) and abortion rights (2022). - A 2021 PBS NewsHour survey found 24 Democratic senators strongly supported reform, with 22 more open to it. - Sens. Manchin and Sinema, the two Democrats who blocked the 2022 filibuster reform, are no longer in the Senate, removing the key obstacles to a future change. - Schumer has stated voting rights would be a first priority in 2025 with filibuster changes if Democrats controlled Congress. Undermining the claim: - Democrats had the opportunity in 2022 with a Senate majority but FAILED to eliminate or weaken the filibuster due to Manchin and Sinema's opposition. - Democratic proposals have generally been for carve-outs (voting rights, abortion) rather than full elimination of the filibuster. - In 2017, Schumer himself defended the filibuster, arguing it was essential to prevent the Senate from becoming 'a majoritarian institution.' - Currently in 2026, Senate Democrats are actively USING the filibuster to block the SAVE America Act while in the minority, suggesting they may not eliminate it immediately upon regaining the majority. - The Democratic caucus has historically been divided on this issue; eliminating the filibuster requires 50 Democratic votes, which has not been achievable. - The phrase 'first day they have the opportunity' implies certainty and immediacy that goes beyond what Democratic leaders have actually pledged. The claim has substantial supporting evidence that Democrats have actively tried and continue to seek filibuster reform/elimination, but the specific assertion that they would do so on 'day one' or 'first opportunity' is speculation, particularly given they failed to do so when they had the chance in 2022. The claim captures a real Democratic policy direction but overstates its certainty. Sources: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/democrats-gear-overhaul-senate-filibuster-major-bills-win-2024-rcna152484; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filibuster_in_the_United_States_Senate; https://www.cbsnews.com/news/voting-rights-bill-filibuster-senate-vote-fail/; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_option; https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/19/politics/senate-voting-legislation-filibuster; https://www.npr.org/2022/01/19/1073908955/senate-voting-rights-bills-filibuster; https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4837144-chuck-schumer-voting-rights-democrats/; https://www.npr.org/2022/06/30/1108880746/biden-filibuster-abortion-rights; https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/what-every-senate-democrat-has-said-about-filibuster-reform; https://www.npr.org/2026/04/14/nx-s1-5771526/senate-filibuster-save-america-act; https://time.com/6138751/harry-reid-filibuster-legacy/; https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/senate-poised-to-limit-filibusters-in-party-line-vote-that-would-alter-centuries-of-precedent/2013/11/21/d065cfe8-52b6-11e3-9fe0-fd2ca728e67c_story.html; https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5567428-fetterman-democrats-filibuster-government-shutdown/; https://www.brookings.edu/articles/did-democrats-cave-or-compromise-in-ending-the-shutdown/ > MacDonough has been brutal to Republicans but not Democrats **MOSTLY FALSE** MacDonough has issued rulings adverse to both parties, including blocking Democrats' minimum wage increase and immigration provisions from reconciliation bills under the Biden administration. Overall Veracity: 28% ## Tags - parliamentarian (95%) - filibuster (85%) - Save America Act (75%) - DC statehood (50%) - Puerto Rico statehood (50%) - court packing (55%) - Dumocrats (80%) - Elizabeth MacDonough (90%) - Harry Reid (40%) - Obama (40%) - intra-party coercion (70%) - paranoid grandiosity (75%) - splitting (80%) - projection (70%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **Trump complains Republicans left the Senate parliamentarian's job "in the hands of a woman" appointed under Obama and Reid** Most of the day was a victory lap: dozens of near-identical "WINS!" cards congratulating candidates he had endorsed in the previous day's primaries, posted in bursts only seconds apart. The one angry moment came late in the morning, when he went after the Senate's parliamentarian by name, stressed that the job was "in the hands of a woman," and tied her to Obama and "a vicious Lunatic," Harry Reid. After that he went back to showing off: a staged image of himself with UFC boss Dana White on the White House lawn, a defensive boast about restoring D.C. fountains after reports that the Reflecting Pool bill ballooned, and shared headlines about his new ballroom and a "drone empire" on its roof. His posts ran from evening through the next evening, Eastern time, with a normal overnight break. The day's biggest news (the Iran war, the Castro indictment, Comey in court, his own Coast Guard speech) went unmentioned. Full digest for 2026-05-20: https://trump.fm/date/2026-05-20/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2026, May 20). Shockingly, Republicans have kept the very... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_116607551580410444 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Shockingly, Republicans have kept the very important..." Truth Social, 20 May. 2026. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_116607551580410444. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. 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