# Post x_1340333619299147800

- Post ID: `x_1340333619299147800`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2020-12-19T21:30:11.000Z (UTC)
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## Post text

> ....discussing the possibility that it may be China (it may!). There could also have been a hit on our ridiculous voting machines during the election, which is now obvious that I won big, making it an even more corrupted embarrassment for the USA. @DNI_Ratcliffe @SecPompeo

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# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T19:54:38.162Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

This continuation tweet from December 19, 2020 exemplifies Trump's post-election psychological escalation. He exploits the SolarWinds cyberattack—attributed to Russia by his own officials including Pompeo—to launder election fraud claims through false association: if foreign actors can hack government systems, voting machines could have been compromised too. This associative reasoning serves motivated cognition rather than logical analysis.

The post contains three verifiably false claims: that China may be behind SolarWinds (contra intelligence consensus), that voting machines were compromised (contra CISA findings), and that he "obviously won big" (contra Electoral College certification five days prior). The word "obvious" functions as a gaslighting device, asserting false consensus.

Critically, this post appears on the same day as the "Be there, will be wild" tweet promoting the January 6 rally. The pattern across the day's posts reveals a coordinated escalation: citing a "36-page report," demanding Republicans "don't be weak fools," and now weaving cybersecurity threats into election fraud narratives. Each post reinforces the others in constructing an alternative reality where the election was stolen.

Tagging DNI Ratcliffe and Secretary Pompeo publicly conscripts them into his preferred narrative—a dominance display consistent with malignant narcissistic features. The danger level is elevated given the broader context of this day's rhetoric building toward January 6 mobilization.

## Analysis: December 19, 2020 — Continuation Post on SolarWinds/Election Fraud

This post begins with "…." indicating it's a continuation of a previous tweet about the SolarWinds cyberattack. Trump pivots from the Russia attribution to suggest China may be responsible, then bridges to his core obsession: claiming voting machines were hacked and that he "won big."

### Context
The SolarWinds hack had been attributed to Russia by intelligence agencies. Secretary Pompeo publicly stated Russia was responsible. Trump was actively contradicting his own officials, downplaying Russia's role and floating China as an alternative—consistent with his pattern of deflecting any narrative connecting Russia to attacks on US systems.

The tagging of DNI Ratcliffe and Pompeo is a public pressure tactic—enlisting his own appointees as validators while implicitly demanding they align with his preferred narrative.

### Key Psychological Features
The post seamlessly welds two unrelated events (a cyberattack and the election) through the shared concept of "hacking," creating a false logical chain: if systems can be hacked by foreign actors, then voting machines could have been hacked too. This is a textbook example of **associative reasoning serving motivated cognition**.

"now obvious that I won big" represents an escalation from previous claims—the word "obvious" attempts to shift the burden of proof, treating the claim as self-evident rather than something requiring evidence.

"even more corrupted embarrassment for the USA" projects personal narcissistic injury (losing the election) onto the nation itself, a characteristic defense.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "There could have been a hit on voting machines during the election" | **False** | CISA, DHS, and election security officials confirmed no evidence that voting systems were compromised. CISA's November 12 statement called the 2020 election 'the most secure in American history.' |
| "It is now obvious that I won big" | **False** | Electoral College certified Biden's victory 306-232 on December 14, five days before this post. Biden won by over 7 million popular votes. |
| "It may be China (responsible for SolarWinds)" | **Mostly False** | Intelligence community, including Pompeo himself on Dec 18, attributed the SolarWinds attack to Russia. No credible evidence pointed to China. |

Overall Veracity: 7%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 85%)

### Indicators

- Ellipsis continuation style typical of authentic Trump tweet threads
- Emotional editorializing ('ridiculous voting machines')
- Stream-of-consciousness bridging between unrelated topics
- Saturday evening ~4:30pm ET (Mar-a-Lago) — plausible authentic timing
- Tagging officials by handle as public pressure

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Mixed State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Defeat (Election loss; intelligence community attributing SolarWinds to Russia contra Trump's preferred narrative)

**Rage:** Intensity 50% targeting Voting systems, implicit targets who deny his victory
- Proportionality: 20%

Sentiment: -0.55

Baseline Deviation: slight

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- High-volume posting day with grandiose claims
- Rapid topic-shifting across multiple tweets

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 80%
- Antisocial: 50%
- Paranoid: 60%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- distortion (pathological)
- projection (immature)
- denial (pathological)

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

Cognitive Markers:
- tangentiality

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Public conscription of officials via tagging
- Asserting 'obvious' consensus where none exists
- Framing personal loss as national humiliation

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Continued delegitimization of election infrastructure
- Same-day 'Be there, will be wild' Jan 6 tweet
- Pattern of escalating claims building toward action

### Gaslighting

- 'Now obvious that I won big' asserts false consensus on a disproven claim
- Reframes certified election loss as something everyone can see
- Attacks perception of reality regarding election outcome

## Fact Checks (3)

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

> There could have been a hit on voting machines during the election

**FALSE**

CISA, DHS, and election security officials confirmed no evidence that voting systems were compromised. CISA's November 12 statement called the 2020 election 'the most secure in American history.'

Sources: CISA joint statement Nov 12 2020; DHS election security findings

> It is now obvious that I won big

**FALSE**

Electoral College certified Biden's victory 306-232 on December 14, five days before this post. Biden won by over 7 million popular votes.

Sources: Electoral College certification Dec 14 2020

> It may be China (responsible for SolarWinds)

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Intelligence community, including Pompeo himself on Dec 18, attributed the SolarWinds attack to Russia. No credible evidence pointed to China.

Sources: Pompeo Fox News interview Dec 18 2020; Joint CISA/FBI/ODNI statement

Overall Veracity: 7%

## Tags

- election_denial (90%)
- conspiracy_theory (80%)
- solarwinds_deflection (60%)
- official_pressure (50%)
- reality_distortion (85%)

## That day

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

**The Day Trump Lit the Fuse: "Be There, Will Be Wild" and the January 6 Mobilization**

Trump spent the day building an alternative reality in which his election loss was a theft, weaving together a dubious fraud report, contempt for Republican allies, and a deflection of the massive SolarWinds cyberattack into yet another stolen-election talking point. The most consequential moment came early in the morning, when he announced a "big protest" on January 6th and told followers it would "be wild" — a rallying cry that extremist groups immediately treated as a call to arms. Sandwiched between these dark posts were brief, staff-flavored celebrations of the Moderna vaccine and Space Force, but they read as afterthoughts against the day's dominant mood of grievance and mobilization.

Full digest for 2020-12-19: https://trump.fm/date/2020-12-19/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2020, December 19). ....discussing the possibility that it may be... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_1340333619299147800
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "....discussing the possibility that it may be China (it..." X (Twitter), 19 Dec. 2020. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_1340333619299147800. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "....discussing the possibility that it may be China (it...," X (Twitter), December 19, 2020, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_1340333619299147800.

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