Analysis: Weak and pathetic Congressman Dan Goldman just lost, BIG! I ...

2mo ago Jun 24, 2026 at 3:02 AM

Weak and pathetic Congressman Dan Goldman just lost, BIG! I guess people didn’t like him illegally targeting President TRUMP. In any event, this jerk is finally GONE! President DJT

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AI Analysis

Machine-generated analysis of the post above on 2026-06-24. Not written by the author of the post.

Danger Level

None

Narcissistic State

Grandiose

Authorship

Self-Written

Intensity

55%

Brief, authentic (high-confidence) late-night primary-night post celebrating Rep. Dan Goldman's electoral defeat. Psychologically, it is a grandiose vindication micro-narrative driven by a revenge/power motive: a former investigative critic's loss is consumed as narcissistic supply and retroactive proof of the self's righteousness. Dominant defenses are devaluation ('weak and pathetic,' 'this jerk') and splitting (opponent rendered wholly bad and discardable, 'finally GONE!'), with rationalization recasting lawful constitutional oversight as 'illegally targeting President TRUMP.' Affect is celebratory rather than enraged; the narcissistic state is expansively grandiose with no vulnerable oscillation. Mild-to-moderate ego-syntonic schadenfreude is present but fully consistent with baseline patterns of gloating over defeated critics — companion posts the same night (targeting George Conway and a Senate vote) reinforce a recurring revenge/vindication schema. Rhetoric relies on ad hominem labeling, capitalized triumphalism, and an unsupported assertion of illegality (reality distortion). No eliminationist or violent content; danger level none. Cognitive markers absent — syntax intact and coherent. The post is clinically unremarkable relative to baseline but documents the persistent grievance-vindication structure and immature defensive profile.

Authorship Analysis

Self-Written

Indicators:

Late-night local time (~11:02 PM EDT June 23) consistent with authentic posting window
First-person emotional reactivity and personal invective ('jerk', 'weak and pathetic')
Idiosyncratic ALL-CAPS emphasis (BIG, GONE, TRUMP)
'President DJT' sign-off characteristic of authentic posts
Real-time reaction to primary-night election returns

Psychological Profile

▶ Traits

Big Five:

Extraversion

75%

Agreeableness

10%

Conscientiousness

30%

Neuroticism

60%

Openness

25%

Strongest facet: low agreeableness (antagonism/contempt)

Agency

85%

Communion

Primary drive: revenge

▶ Narrative

Role: vindicated winner / avenged target · Arc: redemption · Contrasting: Disloyal investigator/critic (Dan Goldman)

Persecuted-but-victorious leader ('President TRUMP', 'President DJT')

▶ State

Grandiose State

Trigger: Maintenance (Dan Goldman's electoral defeat on primary night)

Sentiment

-0.35

Mildly Hypomanic

Triumphalist, high-energy toneRapid-fire cluster of attack posts on the same nightCapitalized exclamatory emphasis

▶ Clinical

Malignant Narcissism:

Narcissistic

60%

Antisocial

35%

Paranoid

45%

Sadism

45%

Defense Mechanisms:

devaluationsplittingrationalization

Cognitive Complexity:

Complexity

40%

Parasocial Techniques:

Inviting audience to share in an enemy's humiliationFraming personal grievance as collective vindication ('people didn't like him')

Fact Checks (2)

"Congressman Dan Goldman 'just lost, BIG' (electoral defeat)."

True

Deep research conclusively confirms this claim, which can no longer be considered unverifiable. Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY), who represents New York's 10th Congressional District (Lower Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn), lost the Democratic primary held Tuesday, June 23, 2026, to former New York City Comptroller Brad Lander. This is corroborated by numerous independent outlets including NBC News, CBS News, ABC7 New York, Fox News, CNBC, the Brooklyn Paper, PIX11, amNewYork, the Cook Political Report, and Ballotpedia.

The 'BIG' characterization is also substantiated and is not mere hyperbole. According to unofficial New York City Board of Elections results cited in reporting, Lander won approximately 65.8% of the vote to Goldman's roughly 34% with about 98% of scanners reporting — a margin of roughly 32 percentage points. Multiple outlets explicitly described the result as a 'landslide' and said Lander 'easily' defeated the two-term incumbent. Goldman conceded, saying he called Lander and wished him well.

"Dan Goldman was 'illegally targeting President TRUMP.'"

Mostly False

Goldman's prominent role against Trump derived from lawful constitutional processes (House investigative/impeachment counsel and congressional oversight). Characterizing such activity as 'illegal' is an unsupported opinion-laden framing, not an established legal finding.

Receipts (2)

“Dan Goldman was 'illegally targeting President TRUMP.'”

vs.

“Dan Goldman headed up the Impeachment Committee”

In this 2022 post Trump declares it his 'great honor to Strongly Endorse' Goldman and explicitly praises him as 'honorable, fair, and highly intelligent' with 'a wonderful future ahead.' The 2026 source post calls Goldman 'weak and pathetic,' a 'jerk,' and celebrates his political defeat. This is a near-complete reversal of stated character assessment and political stance toward the same individual on the same grounds (his conduct toward Trump and his fitness for office).

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“Dan Goldman was 'illegally targeting President TRUMP.'”

vs.

“Dan Goldman was in charge of the Impeachment”

In 2022 Trump explicitly endorsed Goldman ('Remember, Vote for Dan Goldman!') and praised his character as 'very fair, honorable, and kind.' The 2026 source post calls Goldman 'weak and pathetic' and a 'jerk.' These are direct, opposing character assessments of the same person — from strong praise to outright condemnation — constituting a clear contradiction regardless of the strategic motivation behind the 2022 endorsement.

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Multi-Level Personality Analysis

Post Overview

A brief, triumphant attack post celebrating the electoral defeat of Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY), who served as a prominent investigative counsel against Trump (House Intelligence Committee / first impeachment). The post is one of a cluster of primary-night gloating messages (see companion posts targeting George Conway and the Senate War Powers vote), indicating real-time reaction to election returns.

Level 1 — Dispositional Traits

Low Agreeableness (marked): Overt antagonism and contempt ("weak and pathetic," "this jerk"). Devaluation is the dominant interpersonal mode.
High Extraversion (assertiveness/dominance facet): Declarative, performative, audience-directed.
Elevated Neuroticism (angry hostility facet): Residual grievance surfaces ("illegally targeting President TRUMP").
Low Openness (rigidity): Black-and-white framing of an adversary as wholly bad.

Level 2 — Characteristic Adaptations

Dominant agency motive: revenge/power. The post is structured as a vindication narrative — an enemy who "targeted" the self has now been punished by external forces ("people didn't like him"). Communion motives absent. Schema of world: adversarial, with critics framed as illegitimate ("illegally").

Level 3 — Narrative Identity

Protagonist cast as the vindicated winner/victim-avenged: the third-person self-reference ("President TRUMP," "President DJT") elevates the self to monumental status while the opponent is reduced to a discarded figure ("finally GONE"). This is a redemption micro-sequence — past persecution resolved by the enemy's downfall. Contrasting other: the disloyal investigator/critic.

Level 4 — Clinical Indicators

Ego-syntonic schadenfreude/sadism (mild–moderate): Open pleasure in an enemy's defeat ("just lost, BIG!"; "finally GONE!"). Consistent with baseline.
Narcissistic features: Grandiose self-reference, framing personal criticism as an objective wrong ("illegally").
Paranoid-tinged grievance: Recasts a lawful constitutional/investigative role as illegal persecution.
Defenses: Devaluation (primary), splitting (all-bad opponent), projection/rationalization (lawful oversight reframed as illegality). Immature level predominates.

Narcissistic Dynamics

State: Grandiose (expansive, triumphant), not vulnerable.
Trigger: Maintenance/supply-seeking on a favorable news cycle — the opponent's loss provides narcissistic supply and retroactive validation of a past grievance.
Rage: Low-grade residual hostility rather than acute rage; affect is celebratory.

Rhetorical Techniques

Ad hominem / name-calling ("weak and pathetic," "jerk").
Hyperbole and capitalized emphasis ("BIG," "GONE," "TRUMP").
Assertion of illegality without evidence — reality-distorting framing of lawful oversight.

Authorship

Strong authentic markers: timestamp converts to ~11:02 PM EDT June 23 (late-night window); first-person emotional reactivity; idiosyncratic caps; "President DJT" sign-off; real-time reaction to election returns; informal invective. High confidence this is Trump himself.

Danger Assessment

No eliminationist or violent imagery; "finally GONE" denotes electoral defeat, not a call to action. Danger level: none.

Longitudinal Note

Fully consistent with baseline gloating-at-defeated-critics pattern. Companion posts the same night (Conway, Senate) reinforce a recurring revenge/vindication schema. No cognitive markers of concern; syntax intact and coherent.

Fact Verification

Claim	Verdict	Evidence
"Congressman Dan Goldman 'just lost, BIG' (electoral defeat)."	True	Deep research conclusively confirms this claim, which can no longer be considered unverifiable. Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY), who represents New York's 10th Congressional District (Lower Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn), lost the Democratic primary held Tuesday, June 23, 2026, to former New York City Comptroller Brad Lander. This is corroborated by numerous independent outlets including NBC News, CBS News, ABC7 New York, Fox News, CNBC, the Brooklyn Paper, PIX11, amNewYork, the Cook Political Report, and Ballotpedia.

Context: the race was framed around Democratic divisions over Israel and the Gaza war, with Lander backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Sen. Bernie Sanders, while Goldman was backed by Gov. Kathy Hochul and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. Reporting noted Goldman was the fifth House incumbent to lose a primary in the 2026 cycle. Because NY-10 is a heavily Democratic district, Lander is favored to win the November general election. Both elements of the claim — that Goldman lost, and that the loss was by a large margin — are therefore accurate. | | "Dan Goldman was 'illegally targeting President TRUMP.'" | Mostly False | Goldman's prominent role against Trump derived from lawful constitutional processes (House investigative/impeachment counsel and congressional oversight). Characterizing such activity as 'illegal' is an unsupported opinion-laden framing, not an established legal finding. |

Overall Veracity: 60%

Receipts (2)

reversal — dan-goldman-was-illegally-targeting-president-trump (4 years earlier)

> "Dan Goldman was 'illegally targeting President TRUMP.'"

vs.

> "Dan Goldman headed up the Impeachment Committee"

[View contradicting post →](/post/ts_108840459246343661)

major — dan-goldman-was-illegally-targeting-president-trump (4 years earlier)

> "Dan Goldman was 'illegally targeting President TRUMP.'"

vs.

> "Dan Goldman was in charge of the Impeachment"

[View contradicting post →](/post/ts_108869345691052343)