# Post x_1308480991493795800

- Post ID: `x_1308480991493795800`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2020-09-22T22:59:13.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_1308480991493795800
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_1308480991493795800/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1308480991493795800.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Absentee ballots are in the hands of voters in many states, including NC, GA, WI, MN, MI, NH & VA.
>
> Early voting is now underway in MN, MI & VA.
>
> FLORIDA vote-by-mail ballots are sent on Thursday.
>
> Apply for yours in FL today: https://t.co/2HRkvSeZJk https://t.co/8QyyaaJJ0n

## Engagement

- Likes: 0
- Reposts: 10,099
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:24.831Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T14:55:31.518Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Authorship Attribution

**Verdict: Aide-written (high confidence, score 0.1)**

Timestamp converts to **6:59 PM Eastern** on September 22, 2020 — solidly within business hours on a day Trump held a Pittsburgh campaign rally. The post is immaculately structured with state abbreviations enumerated in a clean list, dual URLs consistent with campaign CMS output, and no typos, emotional language, or stream-of-consciousness quality characteristic of authentic Trump posts. The sole all-caps "FLORIDA" may reflect a house style nod to Trump's preferences, but the surrounding copy is polished professional GOTV content, almost certainly produced by Scavino's digital operation or campaign staff.

## Psychological Analysis

No discernible narcissistic dynamics are present in the post itself. This is operationally functional campaign logistics content — a get-out-the-vote mobilization targeting Republican-leaning constituencies across key swing states.

The psychologically and analytically significant feature is **external to the post**: Trump was simultaneously conducting a sustained public campaign characterizing mail-in voting as inherently fraudulent, while his campaign apparatus actively promoted mail-in voting among its base in Florida. This strategic bifurcation — deliberately telling supporters to use a mechanism Trump publicly deemed illegitimate — reflects institutional cynicism at the campaign level rather than individual psychopathology. It is, however, worth tracking as a component of the broader epistemic manipulation pattern: the "fraud" framing was selectively deployed against anticipated Democratic advantages, not as a sincere epistemic position.

## Rhetorical Analysis

Purely functional. No characteristic Trump rhetorical devices (superlatives, enemy identification, grievance articulation) are present. Call-to-action is direct and unambiguous.

## Danger Assessment: None

No clinically significant patterns present. No summary generated per protocol.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Absentee ballots are in the hands of voters in NC, GA, WI, MN, MI, NH & VA" | **Mostly True** | All named states had active absentee/mail voting programs in September 2020; distribution timelines varied by state but this claim is broadly accurate for the period. |
| "Early voting is now underway in MN, MI & VA" | **Mostly True** | Minnesota, Michigan, and Virginia all had early in-person voting active by late September 2020, consistent with their statutory early voting windows. |
| "FLORIDA vote-by-mail ballots are sent on Thursday" | **Unverifiable** | Specific operational date for Florida VBM dispatch is not independently confirmable from available data, though consistent with Florida's 2020 election timeline. |

Overall Veracity: 70%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 10%)

### Indicators

- 6:59 PM Eastern time — business hours, not authentic late-night pattern
- Perfectly structured list format with state abbreviations
- No typos, misspellings, or stream-of-consciousness style
- Dual URL formatting consistent with campaign CMS output
- Correct grammar throughout; no emotional register

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance (Campaign GOTV operation)

Sentiment: +0.20

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 0%
- Antisocial: 0%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 30%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Direct call to action targeting in-group (FL Republican voters)

## Fact Checks (3)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-19._

> Absentee ballots are in the hands of voters in NC, GA, WI, MN, MI, NH & VA

**MOSTLY TRUE**

All named states had active absentee/mail voting programs in September 2020; distribution timelines varied by state but this claim is broadly accurate for the period.

Sources: State election authority records, September 2020

> Early voting is now underway in MN, MI & VA

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Minnesota, Michigan, and Virginia all had early in-person voting active by late September 2020, consistent with their statutory early voting windows.

Sources: State election calendars, 2020

> FLORIDA vote-by-mail ballots are sent on Thursday

**UNVERIFIABLE**

Specific operational date for Florida VBM dispatch is not independently confirmable from available data, though consistent with Florida's 2020 election timeline.

Overall Veracity: 70%

## Tags

- aide-written (95%)
- GOTV (90%)
- vote-by-mail (90%)
- Florida targeting (80%)
- strategic-contradiction (70%)
- clinically-insignificant (90%)

## That day

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

**Campaign-mode calm: Rally night in Ohio, silence on 200K COVID deaths**

Trump spent the day in full campaign mode, flying to Ohio for a rally, returning to the White House after 2 AM, and resuming posting around noon. The mood was uniformly upbeat and grandiose — no rage, no spirals, just rally hype, voter mobilization pushes, and a teaser for his upcoming Supreme Court pick. The most psychologically interesting moment was a warm shout-out to H.R. McMaster, a general Trump fired in 2018, instantly rehabilitated because his book challenged a media critic. Completely absent from the day: any mention of the United States surpassing 200,000 COVID deaths or the historic Western wildfires — two of the biggest stories in the country.

Full digest for 2020-09-22: https://trump.fm/date/2020-09-22/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2020, September 22). Absentee ballots are in the hands of voters in... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_1308480991493795800
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Absentee ballots are in the hands of voters in many states,..." X (Twitter), 22 Sep. 2020. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_1308480991493795800. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Absentee ballots are in the hands of voters in many states,...," X (Twitter), September 22, 2020, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_1308480991493795800.

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