# Post ts_117537256397969707

- Post ID: `ts_117537256397969707`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2026-10-31T19:50:02.361Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_117537256397969707
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_117537256397969707/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_117537256397969707.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Congressman Nick Langworthy is an America First Patriot, who is doing a fantastic job representing New York's 23rd Congressional District!
>
> Nick served as the powerful Chairman of the New York Republican State Committee, prior to becoming a very distinguished and respected U.S. Congressman. A MAGA Warrior, who has been with us from the very beginning, Nick is working hard to Grow our Economy, Cut Taxes and Regulations, Promote MADE IN THE U.S.A., Advance American Energy DOMINANCE, Keep our Border SECURE, Support our Brave Military/Veterans, and Defend our always under siege Second Amendment.
>
> Nick's opponent, Aaron Gies, is a Radical Left Dumocrat who is opposed to NO TAX ON TIPS, NO TAX ON OVERTIME, and NO TAX ON SOCIAL SECURITY and, if he and the Dumocrats ever got in, all of these things will be terminated. He wants massive Tax Increases, Open Borders, Men playing in Women's Sports, and Transgender Mutilization of your Children. Aaron Gies is Reckless, Radical, and Dangerous!
>
> Nick Langworthy has my Complete and Total Endorsement for Re-Election. GET OUT AND VOTE FOR NICK — HE WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN! President DONALD J. TRUMP
> https://swampthevoteusa.com/new-york/

## Engagement

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- Metrics collected: 2026-10-31T21:01:10.474Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-11-01T08:05:13.035Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## A template endorsement, timed to a New York tele-rally

This is one of a run of House endorsements posted on the afternoon of Saturday, October 31, three days before the November 3 midterm. At 19:50 UTC it went up at 3:50 pm Eastern (daylight time held until November 1), about 25 minutes before the "TeleRally, LIVE, at 4:15pm ET" he had announced "TO THE GREAT PEOPLE OF NEW YORK." The Claudia Tenney (NY-24) endorsement in the same batch is written the same way. Langworthy's NY-23 sits beside hers in western New York, and both read as call-list material for that rally.

The post is a stock form. The policy list ("Grow our Economy, Cut Taxes and Regulations, Promote MADE IN THE U.S.A., Advance American Energy DOMINANCE, Keep our Border SECURE, Support our Brave Military/Veterans, and Defend our always under siege Second Amendment") matches the Tenney text almost word for word, and the close, "Complete and Total Endorsement," is the formula he has used for years. Someone also adjusted the template for this race. The Dan Green post from the same day says the incumbent opponent "voted against NO TAX ON TIPS," while this one says Gies "is opposed to" it. Gies is a St. Bonaventure theology professor who has never held federal office, so he had no vote to cite. Adapting the wording to each candidate is staff work.

## Who wrote it

The evidence points mostly to staff. It went up during business hours, as part of a batch. It carries biographical detail ("the powerful Chairman of the New York Republican State Committee"), a correct district number, and the opponent's full name. Two features fit his own hand or an aide imitating it. One is "Dumocrat," a coinage of his that his staff now reuse. The other is a tense slip: "if he and the Dumocrats ever got in, all of these things will be terminated." That slip alone doesn't establish authorship, because the same template text circulates with minor variation. "Transgender Mutilization," the "mutilation"/"mutilate" blend, is likewise a repeated formula and not a new error. The post has no drift, no self-interruption and no personal aside.

## Splitting the ballot into a warrior and a menace

The post sorts the two candidates into opposite moral categories. Langworthy gets idealizing labels: "America First Patriot," "very distinguished and respected," "A MAGA Warrior, who has been with us from the very beginning." The last phrase is the most revealing one psychologically, because it rewards loyalty that dates from before 2016. "with us from the very beginning" counts early allegiance to Trump himself as a qualification for the seat. The motive on display is agency and in-group loyalty. Communion appears only as the promise "HE WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN!"

Gies gets the opposite treatment, devaluation by a stock set of charges: "Radical Left Dumocrat," "massive Tax Increases, Open Borders, Men playing in Women's Sports, and Transgender Mutilization of your Children," ending with the triad "Reckless, Radical, and Dangerous!" None of these charges is tied to anything Gies has said. Local coverage describes his platform as universal healthcare, housing, keeping the Department of Education, family farms and abortion rights. The charges are the generic Democratic profile the template assigns to every opponent. The splitting is real, but it belongs to the campaign script, not to any reaction to this candidate. No injury or slight sets it off, and its anger is at the formulaic level found in dozens of same-week posts.

## The fear appeal about tax breaks

The one argument with any content is a loss-aversion appeal: Gies opposes "NO TAX ON TIPS, NO TAX ON OVERTIME, and NO TAX ON SOCIAL SECURITY" and, if Democrats win, "all of these things will be terminated." Two problems sit inside it. First, "NO TAX ON SOCIAL SECURITY" overstates the 2025 law. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act added a temporary $6,000 deduction for filers 65 and older. It did not exempt Social Security benefits from tax. Second, the tips, overtime and senior provisions already expire after 2028 by statute, so "terminated" credits Democrats with an end date Republicans wrote. The appeal works by turning a policy benefit into something the opponent will take away, a standard turnout move in the final week.

"Transgender Mutilization of your Children" is the harshest phrase. It uses medical-harm imagery and the possessive "your" to tie the opponent to a threat against the reader's family. It targets a policy category and names no person or group for action, and nothing in the post calls for anything beyond voting. The mobilizing line is "GET OUT AND VOTE FOR NICK," an electoral call.

## Archetype and order

Langworthy is cast as a Warrior in service to a King: "MAGA Warrior," loyal "from the very beginning." The opponent is a Shadow figure carrying the disowned traits of recklessness and danger. On the order/chaos axis the post presents itself as restoring order ("Keep our Border SECURE," "Defend our always under siege Second Amendment"). Chaos is assigned to the out-party, which threatens taxes, borders and children. "always under siege" is the post's only persecution motif, and it is boilerplate.

## Cognition and continuity

The text is syntactically intact. Its long coordinated policy list is grammatical and its sequence is coherent. "Mutilization" and "Dumocrat" are recurring coinages, not new errors. The adjacent tele-rally post ("I will doing a TeleRally") drops a verb, a slip of the kind his short typed posts have always shown. Compared with the late-2026 endorsement batches, nothing in this post departs from his pattern.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Nick Langworthy served as Chairman of the New York Republican State Committee before becoming a U.S. Congressman." | **True** | Langworthy chaired the New York Republican State Committee from 2019 until early 2023 and was elected to represent NY-23 in November 2022. |
| "Aaron Gies is Nick Langworthy's opponent in NY-23." | **True** | Gies won the June 2026 Democratic primary with about 68% of the vote and faces Langworthy in the November 3, 2026 general election, also on the Working Families Party line. |
| "Gies is opposed to no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, and no tax on Social Security." | **False** | Gies's own public statements contradict this claim. WKBW published a Q&A with him on October 26, 2026, five days before the post. Asked whether any part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act was good, he said: "Any huge omnibus government spending bill is going to have some good things in it. I have stated publicly that I think we should continue no tax on tips, no tax on overtime and no tax on some Social Security benefits, because those are pieces of the tax law that directly benefit the working class and the middle class." He objected that those provisions were temporary while the cuts for the wealthy and corporations are permanent, which he called "lopsided in a way that I find repugnant." A web search summary also surfaced a WBNG report (October 28) saying the same, though the WBNG article text I could retrieve did not include that line.

Gies is a first-time candidate and a St. Bonaventure professor. He was not in Congress in 2025 and cast no vote on the bill. Republicans have attacked Democrats for voting against the whole package, but that line cannot apply to him. His criticism in the October 6 WETM debate was aimed at the bill's high-end tax cuts and its addition to the debt. The Olean Star's debate report has him saying workers "should not have to rely on tips and overtime to have a living wage" while pushing a $15 minimum wage. That is an argument about wages, not opposition to the tax exemptions. None of the coverage I found (WKBW, WBNG, WSKG, Observer Today, Olean Star, WAMC, Spectrum, his campaign site) has him opposing the three provisions. The 'no tax on Social Security' label is itself loose: the law added a $6,000 senior deduction and did not exempt benefits from tax, which Gies acknowledged by saying 'some Social Security benefits.' |
| "'No tax on Social Security' is an existing policy that Democrats would terminate." | **Mostly False** | The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (July 2025) created a temporary additional deduction of up to $6,000 for taxpayers 65 and older, phased out at higher incomes. It did not exempt Social Security benefits from federal income tax. That deduction and the tips and overtime deductions all expire after tax year 2028 under the law as written. |
| "If Gies and the Democrats got in, no tax on tips, overtime and Social Security would be terminated." | **Mostly False** | This is a forecast, and the post was analyzed the day after it was made, so there is no hindsight to grade it against. The evidence that existed on the post date cuts against it in three ways.

First, the candidate named in it says the opposite. In his October 26, 2026 WKBW interview, Gies said he has publicly backed continuing no tax on tips, no tax on overtime and no tax on some Social Security benefits.

Second, Democrats as a group have not proposed ending these provisions. In May 2025 the Senate passed the Cruz-Rosen No Tax on Tips Act 100-0 by unanimous consent, with Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen bringing it to the floor and Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto co-sponsoring. Democratic Reps. Steven Horsford and Gabe Vasquez pushed their own versions that would make the tips deduction permanent. A 2026 midterm tax comparison (SmartAsset) lists Democratic priorities as ACA credits, tariffs, the child tax credit and higher taxes on top earners. I found no Democratic plan to repeal the tips, overtime or senior deductions.

Third, the law itself sets the end date. The tips and overtime deductions and the $6,000 senior deduction apply only to tax years 2025 through 2028. They expire after 2028 unless Congress extends them, whoever holds the House. A Democratic House elected in November 2026 would also face Trump's veto through January 2029, so it could not repeal them on its own before they lapse.

There is one narrow kernel of truth. A Democratic Congress might not pass the extension Republicans favor, and the provisions would then end on the schedule Republicans wrote. That is not Democrats terminating them, and their stated positions point toward keeping at least the tips break. |
| "Gies wants massive tax increases, open borders, men playing in women's sports, and transgender mutilation of children." | **Mostly False** | The claim bundles four charges. One has a partial basis, one is contradicted by his own words, and two have no support in his record.

Tax increases (partly supported, overstated). Gies does want higher taxes on some people. He backs a universal or single-payer health system and told WKBW (October 26, 2026): "Taxes will have to go up. There's no way around that," while adding, "I don't think taxes would have to go up dramatically." He also said income above about $250,000 "might need to pay a little more." His campaign site proposes lifting the Social Security payroll-tax cap so earnings above $185,000 are taxed, framed as "without raising taxes on the middle class." In the October 6 debate, per the Olean Star, he called for "a progressive tax so the wealthy pay a fair share." His proposals are aimed at high earners, and he says working- and middle-class households should pay less. Calling them "massive tax increases" in a pitch to general voters exaggerates them. A single-payer system would need large new revenue, but he frames it as replacing insurance premiums.

Open borders (contradicted). His campaign site says: "I support strong, secure borders and fair treatment for law-abiding immigrants." It calls for "a fair process for new entries, due process for undocumented people, a guest worker program ... and consistent enforcement." In the debate, per Observer Today, he said the nation should always have strong borders while criticizing ICE for "terrorizing" communities. One search summary claimed he supports sanctuary cities, but the iVoterGuide page it cited shows he did not answer that item, or any other questionnaire item. I found no evidence that he signed or backed 2026 calls to abolish ICE.

Men in women's sports and transgender procedures for minors (no evidence). His campaign platform covers health care, housing, schools, wages, farms, the rule of law, abortion rights, speech, guns, immigration, Social Security, privacy, public health, the environment and ethics. It says nothing about transgender athletes or gender-related medical care for minors. He left iVoterGuide's questions on both topics unanswered. No debate or campaign coverage I reviewed (WKBW, WBNG, WSKG, Observer Today, Olean Star, WAMC, Spectrum) records a statement from him on either, and the only source tying him to them is this endorsement. "Mutilization" is the post's rhetorical label, not a policy he has stated.

Overall, he does favor higher taxes on high earners, but the 'open borders' charge contradicts his stated platform and the transgender charges have no basis in anything he has said. |

Overall Veracity: 43%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 15%)

### Indicators

- Posted 3:50 pm EDT on a Saturday, inside business hours, as one of a same-afternoon endorsement batch
- Policy list nearly identical to the Tenney (NY-24) endorsement from the same day
- Template adapted per race: 'is opposed to' replaces the 'voted against' used for incumbent opponents, which suggests staff editing
- Accurate biographical detail (former NY GOP state chairman) and the opponent's full name
- Signature formulas ('Complete and Total Endorsement', 'Dumocrat', 'Transgender Mutilization') that staff routinely reuse

## Psychological Profile

### Traits

**Big Five:**
- Extraversion: 70%
- Agreeableness: 30%
- Conscientiousness: 50%
- Neuroticism: 30%
- Openness: 20%

Strongest facet: Assertiveness (extraversion), paired with low agreeableness toward the out-group opponent

**Motives:**
- Agency: 75%
- Communion: 30%

Primary drive: power

### Narrative

- **Role:** Kingmaker conferring endorsement on a loyal lieutenant
- **Arc:** neutral
- **Contrasting:** Aaron Gies and the 'Dumocrats', cast as reckless radicals threatening taxes, borders and children

**Identity Claims:**
- Leader of a movement whose members are ranked by early loyalty ('with us from the very beginning')
- Guarantor of the endorsed candidate's reliability ('HE WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN!')
- Author of popular tax relief that opponents would take away

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance (Final-week midterm endorsement batch tied to a New York tele-rally)

Sentiment: +0.15

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 25%
- Antisocial: 15%
- Paranoid: 15%
- Sadism: 5%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- splitting (immature)
- idealization (immature)
- devaluation (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 45%

Cognitive Markers:
- neologism

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Direct address through possessive framing ('your Children')
- Inclusive in-group pronoun ('has been with us from the very beginning')
- Personal guarantee to voters ('HE WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN!')
- Signed close ('President DONALD J. TRUMP') presenting the endorsement as a personal gift

## Fact Checks (6)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-11-01._

> Nick Langworthy served as Chairman of the New York Republican State Committee before becoming a U.S. Congressman.

**TRUE**

Langworthy chaired the New York Republican State Committee from 2019 until early 2023 and was elected to represent NY-23 in November 2022.

Sources: https://ballotpedia.org/Nick_Langworthy

> Aaron Gies is Nick Langworthy's opponent in NY-23.

**TRUE**

Gies won the June 2026 Democratic primary with about 68% of the vote and faces Langworthy in the November 3, 2026 general election, also on the Working Families Party line.

Sources: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/buffalo/news/2026/06/24/gies-wins-democratic-nomination-for-ny-23-seat--will-face-rep--nick-langworthy; https://ballotpedia.org/Aaron_Gies

> Gies is opposed to no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, and no tax on Social Security.

**FALSE**

Gies's own public statements contradict this claim. WKBW published a Q&A with him on October 26, 2026, five days before the post. Asked whether any part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act was good, he said: "Any huge omnibus government spending bill is going to have some good things in it. I have stated publicly that I think we should continue no tax on tips, no tax on overtime and no tax on some Social Security benefits, because those are pieces of the tax law that directly benefit the working class and the middle class." He objected that those provisions were temporary while the cuts for the wealthy and corporations are permanent, which he called "lopsided in a way that I find repugnant." A web search summary also surfaced a WBNG report (October 28) saying the same, though the WBNG article text I could retrieve did not include that line.

Gies is a first-time candidate and a St. Bonaventure professor. He was not in Congress in 2025 and cast no vote on the bill. Republicans have attacked Democrats for voting against the whole package, but that line cannot apply to him. His criticism in the October 6 WETM debate was aimed at the bill's high-end tax cuts and its addition to the debt. The Olean Star's debate report has him saying workers "should not have to rely on tips and overtime to have a living wage" while pushing a $15 minimum wage. That is an argument about wages, not opposition to the tax exemptions. None of the coverage I found (WKBW, WBNG, WSKG, Observer Today, Olean Star, WAMC, Spectrum, his campaign site) has him opposing the three provisions. The 'no tax on Social Security' label is itself loose: the law added a $6,000 senior deduction and did not exempt benefits from tax, which Gies acknowledged by saying 'some Social Security benefits.'

Sources: https://www.wkbw.com/news/local-news/aaron-gies-discusses-affordability-health-care-data-centers-in-ny-23-congressional-race; https://www.wbng.com/2026/10/28/ny-23-congressional-race-langworthy-gies-clash-over-affordability-taxes-health-care/; https://www.observertoday.com/news/top-stories/2026/10/congress-candidates-langworthy-gies-talk-costs-iran/; https://oleanstar.com/blog/2026/10/07/technical-troubles-overshadow-only-debate-in-ny-23-between-langworthy-and-gies/; https://www.wskg.org/regional-news/2026-10-13/reporter-debrief-ny23-candidates-debate-ahead-of-election-day; https://aaronforny23.com/; https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/buffalo/news/2026/06/24/gies-wins-democratic-nomination-for-ny-23-seat--will-face-rep--nick-langworthy; https://www.trumpstruth.org/statuses/43058

> 'No tax on Social Security' is an existing policy that Democrats would terminate.

**MOSTLY FALSE**

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (July 2025) created a temporary additional deduction of up to $6,000 for taxpayers 65 and older, phased out at higher incomes. It did not exempt Social Security benefits from federal income tax. That deduction and the tips and overtime deductions all expire after tax year 2028 under the law as written.

Sources: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1

> If Gies and the Democrats got in, no tax on tips, overtime and Social Security would be terminated.

**MOSTLY FALSE**

This is a forecast, and the post was analyzed the day after it was made, so there is no hindsight to grade it against. The evidence that existed on the post date cuts against it in three ways.

First, the candidate named in it says the opposite. In his October 26, 2026 WKBW interview, Gies said he has publicly backed continuing no tax on tips, no tax on overtime and no tax on some Social Security benefits.

Second, Democrats as a group have not proposed ending these provisions. In May 2025 the Senate passed the Cruz-Rosen No Tax on Tips Act 100-0 by unanimous consent, with Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen bringing it to the floor and Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto co-sponsoring. Democratic Reps. Steven Horsford and Gabe Vasquez pushed their own versions that would make the tips deduction permanent. A 2026 midterm tax comparison (SmartAsset) lists Democratic priorities as ACA credits, tariffs, the child tax credit and higher taxes on top earners. I found no Democratic plan to repeal the tips, overtime or senior deductions.

Third, the law itself sets the end date. The tips and overtime deductions and the $6,000 senior deduction apply only to tax years 2025 through 2028. They expire after 2028 unless Congress extends them, whoever holds the House. A Democratic House elected in November 2026 would also face Trump's veto through January 2029, so it could not repeal them on its own before they lapse.

There is one narrow kernel of truth. A Democratic Congress might not pass the extension Republicans favor, and the provisions would then end on the schedule Republicans wrote. That is not Democrats terminating them, and their stated positions point toward keeping at least the tips break.

Sources: https://www.wkbw.com/news/local-news/aaron-gies-discusses-affordability-health-care-data-centers-in-ny-23-congressional-race; https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-unexpectedly-passes-no-tax-tips-act-unanimous-vote-rcna208093; https://www.rosen.senate.gov/2025/05/21/icymi-rosen-successfully-passes-her-bipartisan-bill-to-eliminate-taxes-on-tips-a-key-priority-for-nevada-workers/; https://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2025/05/20/senate-unanimously-passes-no-tax-on-tips-act/161426/; https://www.abqjournal.com/news/democrats-push-their-own-version-of-no-tax-on-tips/524610; https://news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-report/nevada-democrat-plots-to-make-tips-tax-free-lift-tipped-wage; https://smartasset.com/financial-advisor/midterm-election-which-party-tax-plan-could-put-more-money-in-your-pocket; https://www.findlaw.com/legalblogs/law-and-life/many-of-the-obbbas-most-popular-new-tax-provisions-expire-in-2028/; https://www.bankrate.com/taxes/trumps-temporary-tax-breaks-5-big-beautiful-bill-provisions-that-may-not-stick-around-for-long; https://ogletree.com/insights-resources/blog-posts/its-official-no-tax-on-tips-no-tax-on-overtime-through-2028/; https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/fact-check-did-democrats-vote-against-no-tax-on-tips-overtime-and-social-security/

> Gies wants massive tax increases, open borders, men playing in women's sports, and transgender mutilation of children.

**MOSTLY FALSE**

The claim bundles four charges. One has a partial basis, one is contradicted by his own words, and two have no support in his record.

Tax increases (partly supported, overstated). Gies does want higher taxes on some people. He backs a universal or single-payer health system and told WKBW (October 26, 2026): "Taxes will have to go up. There's no way around that," while adding, "I don't think taxes would have to go up dramatically." He also said income above about $250,000 "might need to pay a little more." His campaign site proposes lifting the Social Security payroll-tax cap so earnings above $185,000 are taxed, framed as "without raising taxes on the middle class." In the October 6 debate, per the Olean Star, he called for "a progressive tax so the wealthy pay a fair share." His proposals are aimed at high earners, and he says working- and middle-class households should pay less. Calling them "massive tax increases" in a pitch to general voters exaggerates them. A single-payer system would need large new revenue, but he frames it as replacing insurance premiums.

Open borders (contradicted). His campaign site says: "I support strong, secure borders and fair treatment for law-abiding immigrants." It calls for "a fair process for new entries, due process for undocumented people, a guest worker program ... and consistent enforcement." In the debate, per Observer Today, he said the nation should always have strong borders while criticizing ICE for "terrorizing" communities. One search summary claimed he supports sanctuary cities, but the iVoterGuide page it cited shows he did not answer that item, or any other questionnaire item. I found no evidence that he signed or backed 2026 calls to abolish ICE.

Men in women's sports and transgender procedures for minors (no evidence). His campaign platform covers health care, housing, schools, wages, farms, the rule of law, abortion rights, speech, guns, immigration, Social Security, privacy, public health, the environment and ethics. It says nothing about transgender athletes or gender-related medical care for minors. He left iVoterGuide's questions on both topics unanswered. No debate or campaign coverage I reviewed (WKBW, WBNG, WSKG, Observer Today, Olean Star, WAMC, Spectrum) records a statement from him on either, and the only source tying him to them is this endorsement. "Mutilization" is the post's rhetorical label, not a policy he has stated.

Overall, he does favor higher taxes on high earners, but the 'open borders' charge contradicts his stated platform and the transgender charges have no basis in anything he has said.

Sources: https://www.wkbw.com/news/local-news/aaron-gies-discusses-affordability-health-care-data-centers-in-ny-23-congressional-race; https://aaronforny23.com/; https://ivoterguide.com/candidate/94902; https://smarter.vote/races/ny-house-23-2026/aaron-gies/; https://www.observertoday.com/news/top-stories/2026/10/congress-candidates-langworthy-gies-talk-costs-iran/; https://oleanstar.com/blog/2026/10/07/technical-troubles-overshadow-only-debate-in-ny-23-between-langworthy-and-gies/; https://www.wbng.com/2026/10/28/ny-23-congressional-race-langworthy-gies-clash-over-affordability-taxes-health-care/; https://www.wamc.org/2026-10-26/reporters-notebook-on-the-campaign-trail-with-new-yorks-23rd-congressional-district-democratic-challenger; https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/buffalo/news/2026/10/23/ny23-candidates-nick-langworthy-and-aaron-gies-highlight-a-preview-of-the-race-; https://www.wskg.org/regional-news/2026-10-13/reporter-debrief-ny23-candidates-debate-ahead-of-election-day; https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2026/julia-salazar/107-ny-lawmakers-call-schumer-jeffries-congressional

Overall Veracity: 43%

## Tags

- endorsement (90%)
- splitting (50%)
- fear-appeal (50%)
- loyalty-as-qualification (40%)
- tax-policy-overstatement (40%)
- anti-transgender-rhetoric (30%)

## That day

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

**A cartoon of 'Islam' torching America's door, posted between batches of midterm endorsements**

Three days before the midterms, almost the whole day was a campaign machine. Wave after wave of near-identical endorsement posts for Republicans in five states went out, each batch timed to one of his phone rallies and plainly written by staff, typos and a duplicate included. His own voice came through mainly in grievance. He insisted that losing a court fight over Los Angeles ballots proved "maybe even Millions" of illegal votes, mocked a Reuters reporter's weight, and wedged an attack on New York's attorney general into one of the endorsements. In a lull between the Florida and New York batches, a cartoon went up showing "Islam" setting fire to America's door after burning down European countries, the ugliest post of the day, which ended quietly with a black-tie group photo on Halloween evening.

Full digest for 2026-10-31: https://trump.fm/date/2026-10-31/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2026, October 31). Congressman Nick Langworthy is an America First... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_117537256397969707
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Congressman Nick Langworthy is an America First Patriot,..." Truth Social, 31 Oct. 2026. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_117537256397969707. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Congressman Nick Langworthy is an America First Patriot,...," Truth Social, October 31, 2026, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_117537256397969707.

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