# Post x_1308497323044077600

- Post ID: `x_1308497323044077600`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2020-09-23T00:04:07.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_1308497323044077600/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1308497323044077600.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Attorney General @Eric_Schmitt is doing a terrific job in Missouri! He supports our Law Enforcement, fights Human Trafficking, and will always protect your Second Amendment Rights. Eric has my Complete and Total Endorsement! Vote for Eric!#MOAG https://t.co/rRFp7lAQ9l

## Engagement

- Likes: 0
- Reposts: 7,374
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:24.831Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T14:55:15.188Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

# Post Analysis: Eric Schmitt Endorsement — September 22, 2020 (8:04 PM EDT)

## Authorship Attribution

**Local Time Determination:** UTC 00:04:07 on September 23 converts to 8:04 PM EDT (UTC−4) on September 22, 2020. Trump had held a campaign rally in Pittsburgh that afternoon and was likely in transit back to the DC/NY corridor or preparing for the following day's activities.

**Verdict: Aide-authored (high confidence).** The post exhibits the signature characteristics of staff-produced content:
- Posted during business-adjacent evening hours (8:04 PM), not the late-night/early-morning window associated with authentic Trump posts
- Grammatically flawless, complete sentences with no spelling errors or typos
- Follows an identical template to the David Richter endorsement posted hours earlier: "[Name] will be a tremendous [office]! He is a [descriptor], [policy list]. [Name] has my Complete and Total Endorsement!"
- Contains a campaign hashtag (#MOAG) and a URL — hallmarks of organized political communications
- The parallel construction across two same-day endorsements strongly suggests a batch-scheduled Scavino/staff operation

The phrase "Complete and Total Endorsement" is a Trumpian signature phrase deliberately inserted to lend authenticity, but the surrounding architecture is staff work.

## Psychological State

**Trigger:** Supply-seeking / maintenance. No narcissistic injury is present. This is routine political capital deployment — Trump as kingmaker dispensing endorsements to consolidate loyalty and mobilize turnout ahead of the November election (six weeks out).

**Narcissistic State:** Mildly grandiose. The endorsement itself is a dominance display: Trump's imprimatur is presented as determinative and highly valuable. The framing positions him as the ultimate arbiter of political legitimacy in Missouri Republican politics. This is consistent with the characteristic adaptation of the power motive — controlling outcomes and resources, including political careers.

**Narcissistic Rage:** Absent. The post is entirely positive valence with no target for aggression.

**Defense Mechanisms:** Minimal engagement; the post is too formulaic to surface significant defensive activity. A mild **idealization** of Schmitt is present (hyperbolic praise: "terrific job") as is typical of endorsement rhetoric.

## Personality Framework (McAdams & Pals)

**Level 1 — Dispositional Traits:**
- **Extraversion (high):** Assertive, outward-facing, energy directed at public mobilization ("Vote for Eric!")
- **Agreeableness (low facet — dominance):** The endorsement is a hierarchical act, positioning Trump above Schmitt
- **Neuroticism (low/absent):** No emotional volatility; stable, controlled content
- **Conscientiousness:** The templated, organized nature reflects staff conscientiousness, not subject's

**Level 2 — Characteristic Adaptations:**
- **Power motive dominant:** Endorsements are instruments of power — they create obligation, demand reciprocity, and extend influence
- **Status motive:** Being positioned as kingmaker elevates Trump's status within the Republican ecosystem

**Level 3 — Narrative Identity:**
- **Protagonist role:** Patron/Kingmaker — the powerful figure who confers legitimacy
- **Narrative sequence:** Neutral; no redemption or contamination arc
- **Identity claim:** "I am the central node of Republican political authority"
- **Contrasting other:** Implicitly Democrats/opponents, but no explicit enemy named

## Rhetorical Techniques

- **Superlatives:** "terrific job" — hyperbolic praise consistent with Trump communications style
- **Policy signaling trifecta:** Law Enforcement + Human Trafficking + Second Amendment — three high-valence Republican base-activation cues
- **Appeal to authority:** The endorsement itself functions as an authority appeal — Trump's blessing as decisive credential
- **Call to action:** "Vote for Eric!" — direct mobilization
- **Branding:** "Complete and Total Endorsement" — a recurring Trump formulation functioning as a branded product (the endorsement as commodity)
- **Hashtag:** #MOAG — micro-targeted state-level engagement

No dehumanizing language, violent imagery, or stochastic terrorism indicators present.

## Contextual Notes

This post occurs against a backdrop of significant political activity: RBG had died days earlier, Trump had just offered Barrett the SCOTUS nomination, and the Pittsburgh rally had just occurred. The endorsement content is entirely disconnected from these major developments — confirming it is batch-scheduled operational content, not reactive authentic posting. The 200,000 COVID death milestone (reached around this date) is similarly unaddressed, consistent with avoidance of unfavorable reality anchors.

## Cognitive Status

No cognitive markers of concern. Post is too formulaic to assess language complexity meaningfully — the template structure masks individual cognition. Longitudinal baseline comparison not applicable here.

## Danger Assessment

**None.** Routine political endorsement with no threat content, dehumanizing language, or mobilization toward violence.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Attorney General @Eric_Schmitt is doing a terrific job in Missouri" | **Mostly True** | Eric Schmitt was indeed Missouri AG at this time and was running for reelection. 'Terrific job' is evaluative opinion. |
| "He supports our Law Enforcement, fights Human Trafficking, and will always protect your Second Amendment Rights" | **Unverifiable** | These are political characterizations consistent with Schmitt's publicly stated positions but contain no specific falsifiable factual claims. |

Overall Veracity: 65%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Posted at 8:04 PM EDT — business-adjacent hours, not late-night authentic window
- Grammatically perfect, no typos or misspellings
- Identical template structure to David Richter endorsement posted same day
- Campaign hashtag (#MOAG) and URL suggest organized staff operation
- Batch-scheduled endorsement format characteristic of Scavino operation

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Missouri AG race political alignment)

Sentiment: +0.72

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 20%
- Antisocial: 0%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 20%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Direct appeal to voter ('Vote for Eric!')
- Branded endorsement as identity marker ('Complete and Total Endorsement')

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Attorney General @Eric_Schmitt is doing a terrific job in Missouri

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Eric Schmitt was indeed Missouri AG at this time and was running for reelection. 'Terrific job' is evaluative opinion.

Sources: General knowledge — Eric Schmitt served as Missouri AG 2019-2023

> He supports our Law Enforcement, fights Human Trafficking, and will always protect your Second Amendment Rights

**UNVERIFIABLE**

These are political characterizations consistent with Schmitt's publicly stated positions but contain no specific falsifiable factual claims.

Overall Veracity: 65%

## Tags

- endorsement (100%)
- aide_authored (90%)
- kingmaker_dynamic (70%)
- base_activation (60%)
- power_motive (60%)
- second_amendment (50%)
- law_enforcement (50%)

## That day

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

**Strategic Silence Amid Twin National Crises: Rally Highs and Denial Define a Campaign Day**

Trump spent the day in full campaign mode — riding the high of a Pennsylvania rally, endorsing Republican candidates, and courting Cuban-American voters at a White House event. The day's most striking feature was what went unmentioned: neither the 200,000th U.S. COVID death nor the Breonna Taylor grand jury decision drew any acknowledgment, replaced instead by vaccine optimism and diversity-training bans. The only flash of anger came in response to Cindy McCain's endorsement of Biden, prompting a classic deny-then-attack sequence. Late-night posting until after 4 AM suggests a compressed sleep window following the rally.

Full digest for 2020-09-23: https://trump.fm/date/2020-09-23/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2020, September 23). Attorney General @Eric_Schmitt is doing a... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_1308497323044077600
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Attorney General @Eric_Schmitt is doing a terrific job in..." X (Twitter), 23 Sep. 2020. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_1308497323044077600. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Attorney General @Eric_Schmitt is doing a terrific job in...," X (Twitter), September 23, 2020, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_1308497323044077600.

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