# Post ts_116631542989338692

- Post ID: `ts_116631542989338692`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2026-05-24T20:55:12.544Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
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## Post text

> TEXAS, REMEMBER! Ken Paxton was a GREAT Attorney General, probably the best in the Country. He was also very loyal to your favorite President, ME, as the Dumocrats played their ultimate game of  Weaponization, and failed, BADLY! I LOVE Texas, and WON it all three times, getting, by far, the highest (A Record!) Vote in the History of that Great & Beautiful State. Ken’s opponent was VERY disloyal to me, as President, and didn’t fight hard enough for the desperately needed SAVE AMERICA ACT - VOTER I.D., PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP, NO MAIL-IN BALLOTS (with exceptions for Military, Illness, Disability, or Travel!). What more needs to be said??? Vote for Ken Paxton on Tuesday, HE WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN!!!  President DONALD J. TRUMP

## Engagement

- Likes: 29,575
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- Metrics collected: 2026-05-26T01:01:04.625Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-05-27T04:50:42.027Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

Standard authentic Trump endorsement post for Texas AG Ken Paxton, structurally typical and consistent with baseline. Demonstrates the loyalty-binding endorsement pattern: Paxton praised as 'probably the best in the Country' explicitly because he was 'very loyal,' while his opponent is dismissed as 'VERY disloyal.' Trump fuses Paxton's legal troubles with his own persecution narrative ('Dumocrats played their ultimate game of Weaponization, and failed, BADLY!'), enabling identification, projection, and grievance transfer to the down-ballot race. Grandiosity is pervasive — self-designation as 'your favorite President, ME,' the 'A Record!' Texas vote claim, and the formal third-person sign-off. Splitting, idealization, and devaluation dominate the defensive repertoire. No marked deviation from baseline; no danger indicators; no cognitive markers of concern. Authorship is high-confidence authentic Trump based on the 'Dumocrats' misspelling, idiosyncratic punctuation, parenthetical self-aggrandizement, and stream-of-consciousness drift from endorsement into personal grievance. The post functions less as advocacy for Paxton than as a maintenance dose of narcissistic supply and loyalty-enforcement signaling to Republican primary voters, with Trump's persona as the centerpiece and the candidate's name attached.

## Analysis

A routine endorsement post for Texas AG candidate Ken Paxton ahead of a Tuesday primary, structured around Trump's signature loyalty-as-virtue framework. High-confidence authentic Trump based on multiple stylistic markers: the 'Dumocrats' pejorative misspelling, parenthetical self-aggrandizement ('your favorite President, ME'), erratic punctuation (triple question/exclamation marks), the 'A Record!' electoral boast inserted mid-endorsement, and the formal 'President DONALD J. TRUMP' sign-off.

**Level 1 (Traits):** Low agreeableness (devaluation of opponent, in-group/out-group hostility), high extraversion (assertive boasting), elevated neuroticism (grievance reference).

**Level 2 (Motives):** Agency-dominant — power and status. Communion appears only in possessive form ('I LOVE Texas, and WON it all three times'). Loyalty schema is operative.

**Level 3 (Narrative):** Trump casts himself simultaneously as protagonist-king (granting endorsements, bestowing legitimacy) and as victim-survivor of 'Weaponization,' with Paxton as a fellow survivor of Democratic persecution.

**Level 4 (Clinical):** Consistent with baseline malignant narcissism patterns — grandiosity, paranoid framing of opposition, splitting, and projection. No marked deviation from baseline. No danger indicators.

The post functions less as advocacy for Paxton than as a maintenance dose of narcissistic supply and loyalty-enforcement signaling, with Trump's persona as the centerpiece and the candidate's name attached.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Ken Paxton was 'probably the best' Attorney General in the country" | **Mostly False** | This is a subjective superlative with no objective basis. While Paxton's office boasts of filing 100+ lawsuits against the Biden administration with a claimed 75%+ win rate, and 60% of Texas Republicans approved of his job performance (Sept 2025 UT/Texas Politics Project poll), the objective record strongly contradicts the 'best' label. Paxton was indicted on felony securities fraud charges in 2015 (case dragged on nearly nine years before being dismissed in 2024-2025 after he completed a pretrial agreement requiring restitution and community service). In May 2023, the Texas House impeached him in an overwhelming bipartisan 121-23 vote on charges of bribery, abuse of office, and obstruction of justice, leading to his suspension; the Republican-controlled Senate acquitted him 16-14 in September 2023, short of the 21 votes needed to convict. In 2020, eight of his closest aides reported him to the FBI, accusing him of bribery and abusing his office to help donor Nate Paul. In 2025, a Travis County district court judge awarded $6.6 million to whistleblowers improperly fired by Paxton. The DOJ investigated him for years before declining to prosecute in the final weeks of Biden's term, despite federal investigators in Texas reportedly believing there was sufficient evidence for indictment. His overall favorability among all Texas voters was 28% favorable to 45% unfavorable. In October 2022, the Washington Post editorial board ran an opinion piece headlined 'Ken Paxton is America's worst attorney general,' the direct opposite of Trump's claim. His wife, state Sen. Angela Paxton, filed for divorce citing 'biblical grounds' amid infidelity allegations. No reputable comparative ranking of state attorneys general identifies Paxton as the best in the country. While 'best' is inherently subjective, the documented record of impeachment, criminal indictment, federal investigation, and successful whistleblower lawsuits makes the superlative claim mostly false. |
| "Trump won Texas all three times (2016, 2020, 2024) with the highest vote total in state history — 'A Record!'" | **Half True** | Trump did win Texas in 2016, 2020, and 2024. Raw vote totals naturally rise with population growth, so a record absolute vote count is plausible but not a meaningful dominance metric; his margins in Texas were not historically large. |
| "Democrats engaged in 'Weaponization' against Paxton and 'failed, BADLY'" | **Mostly False** | Paxton's 2023 impeachment was initiated and led by Texas House Republicans, not Democrats, and he was acquitted by the Republican-controlled Texas Senate. Framing the proceeding as Democratic weaponization misrepresents its partisan structure. |

Overall Veracity: 30%

## Receipts (1)

### moderate — republicans (3 days later)

> "Paxton's opponent was 'VERY disloyal' to Trump as President"

**vs.**

> "John Cornyn had a truly great career"

John Cornyn was Paxton's Republican primary opponent. In the source (May 24), that opponent was attacked as 'VERY disloyal to me, as President.' Three days later (May 27), after Paxton's primary win, Cornyn is praised for having had 'a truly great career' and described as a future personal friend. Calling someone 'VERY disloyal' as President and then warmly calling them a lifelong friend with a great career is a notable inconsistency — not merely a nuanced policy split, but a character-level reversal within 72 hours.

[View contradicting post →](/post/ts_116646308242618920)

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 95%)

### Indicators

- 'Dumocrats' — signature Trump pejorative misspelling
- ALL CAPS bursts ('TEXAS, REMEMBER!', 'BADLY!', 'NEVER LET YOU DOWN!!!')
- Grandiose self-referential aside ('your favorite President, ME')
- Idiosyncratic punctuation: triple question marks, triple exclamation marks, erratic commas
- Self-aggrandizing electoral claim inserted mid-endorsement ('WON it all three times… A Record!')

## Psychological Profile

### Traits

**Big Five:**
- Extraversion: 85%
- Agreeableness: 15%
- Conscientiousness: 30%
- Neuroticism: 60%
- Openness: 30%

Strongest facet: low_agreeableness_dominance

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

Primary drive: power

### Narrative

- **Role:** victorious king-protector bestowing legitimacy on loyal subordinate
- **Arc:** redemption
- **Contrasting:** 'Dumocrats' and Paxton's 'VERY disloyal' opponent

**Identity Claims:**
- 'your favorite President'
- Texas electoral record-holder
- kingmaker/endorser
- target of failed Democratic 'Weaponization'

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance (Texas AG Republican primary on Tuesday)

**Rage:** Intensity 40% targeting Paxton's primary opponent and 'Dumocrats'
- Proportionality: 50%

Sentiment: +0.10

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- sustained ALL CAPS bursts
- exclamation pileups
- grandiose electoral boasting

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 80%
- Antisocial: 50%
- Paranoid: 60%
- Sadism: 20%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- 'your favorite President, ME' — direct claim on audience affection
- Possessive framing of state ('I LOVE Texas, and WON it all three times')
- Loyalty test framing: vote for Paxton = loyalty to Trump

## Fact Checks (3)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-05-27._

> Ken Paxton was 'probably the best' Attorney General in the country

**MOSTLY FALSE**

This is a subjective superlative with no objective basis. While Paxton's office boasts of filing 100+ lawsuits against the Biden administration with a claimed 75%+ win rate, and 60% of Texas Republicans approved of his job performance (Sept 2025 UT/Texas Politics Project poll), the objective record strongly contradicts the 'best' label. Paxton was indicted on felony securities fraud charges in 2015 (case dragged on nearly nine years before being dismissed in 2024-2025 after he completed a pretrial agreement requiring restitution and community service). In May 2023, the Texas House impeached him in an overwhelming bipartisan 121-23 vote on charges of bribery, abuse of office, and obstruction of justice, leading to his suspension; the Republican-controlled Senate acquitted him 16-14 in September 2023, short of the 21 votes needed to convict. In 2020, eight of his closest aides reported him to the FBI, accusing him of bribery and abusing his office to help donor Nate Paul. In 2025, a Travis County district court judge awarded $6.6 million to whistleblowers improperly fired by Paxton. The DOJ investigated him for years before declining to prosecute in the final weeks of Biden's term, despite federal investigators in Texas reportedly believing there was sufficient evidence for indictment. His overall favorability among all Texas voters was 28% favorable to 45% unfavorable. In October 2022, the Washington Post editorial board ran an opinion piece headlined 'Ken Paxton is America's worst attorney general,' the direct opposite of Trump's claim. His wife, state Sen. Angela Paxton, filed for divorce citing 'biblical grounds' amid infidelity allegations. No reputable comparative ranking of state attorneys general identifies Paxton as the best in the country. While 'best' is inherently subjective, the documented record of impeachment, criminal indictment, federal investigation, and successful whistleblower lawsuits makes the superlative claim mostly false.

Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Paxton; https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/11/ken-paxton-worst-attorney-general-texas/; https://ballotpedia.org/Impeachment_of_Ken_Paxton,_2023; https://www.texastribune.org/series/ken-paxton-impeachment-texas-attorney-general/; https://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/03/ken-paxton-federal-charges-dropped-biden/; https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/timeline-of-attorney-general-ken-paxtons-legal-troubles/; https://thebarbedwire.com/2026/02/17/ken-paxton-scandal-timeline/; https://us.cnn.com/2026/05/26/politics/ken-paxton-controversies-james-talarico-texas-senate; https://texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/ken-paxton-job-approval-trend; https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-ken-paxton-files-100th-lawsuit-against-biden-harris-administration; https://www.texasobserver.org/ken-paxton-attorney-general-rhetoric-analysis/

> Trump won Texas all three times (2016, 2020, 2024) with the highest vote total in state history — 'A Record!'

**HALF TRUE**

Trump did win Texas in 2016, 2020, and 2024. Raw vote totals naturally rise with population growth, so a record absolute vote count is plausible but not a meaningful dominance metric; his margins in Texas were not historically large.

> Democrats engaged in 'Weaponization' against Paxton and 'failed, BADLY'

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Paxton's 2023 impeachment was initiated and led by Texas House Republicans, not Democrats, and he was acquitted by the Republican-controlled Texas Senate. Framing the proceeding as Democratic weaponization misrepresents its partisan structure.

Overall Veracity: 30%

## Receipts (1)

### moderate — republicans (3 days later)

> Paxton's opponent was 'VERY disloyal' to Trump as President

_May 24, 2026_

vs.

> John Cornyn had a truly great career

_May 27, 2026_

John Cornyn was Paxton's Republican primary opponent. In the source (May 24), that opponent was attacked as 'VERY disloyal to me, as President.' Three days later (May 27), after Paxton's primary win, Cornyn is praised for having had 'a truly great career' and described as a future personal friend. Calling someone 'VERY disloyal' as President and then warmly calling them a lifelong friend with a great career is a notable inconsistency — not merely a nuanced policy split, but a character-level reversal within 72 hours.

[View contradicting post](/post/ts_116646308242618920)

## Tags

- endorsement (100%)
- texas_ag_primary (90%)
- ken_paxton (100%)
- loyalty_binding (90%)
- grandiosity (80%)
- splitting (80%)
- projection (70%)
- weaponization_narrative (70%)
- voter_id (60%)
- election_integrity (60%)

## That day

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

**A photo of a live bomb captioned "THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!" went up 80 minutes after he promised Iran a good deal**

Trump spent the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend managing the Iran negotiations in two different voices. In writing he promised a deal that would be "good and proper," while conceding in the same post that it wasn't finished and nobody had seen it. In pictures he posted a drone blowing up Iranian boats under the word "Adios," and later a photograph of a live bomb under an aircraft wing captioned "THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!" The rest was routine — praise for Xi Jinping posted twice by accident, stock-market charts, and endorsements in Kansas and Texas. He posted well under his May average and got close to seven hours of sleep, which by his recent standards made this a quiet day.

Full digest for 2026-05-24: https://trump.fm/date/2026-05-24/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2026, May 24). TEXAS, REMEMBER! Ken Paxton was a GREAT Attorney... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_116631542989338692
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "TEXAS, REMEMBER! Ken Paxton was a GREAT Attorney General,..." Truth Social, 24 May. 2026. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_116631542989338692. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "TEXAS, REMEMBER! Ken Paxton was a GREAT Attorney General,...," Truth Social, May 24, 2026, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_116631542989338692.

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