# Post x_1341138407460925400

- Post ID: `x_1341138407460925400`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2020-12-22T02:48:08.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_1341138407460925400
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_1341138407460925400/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1341138407460925400.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Two years ago, the great people of Wisconsin asked me to endorse a man named Brian Hagedorn for State Supreme Court Justice, when he was getting destroyed in the Polls against a tough Democrat Candidate who had no chance of losing. After my endorsement, Hagedorn easily won!...

## Engagement

- Likes: 0
- Reposts: 36,406
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:24.793Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T19:57:10.675Z (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 post, appearing amid Trump's intensive post-election pressure campaign in December 2020, functions as a public loyalty reminder directed at Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Brian Hagedorn. The surface narrative—a nostalgic endorsement success story—carries a transactional subtext: I made your career possible, and Wisconsin election challenges are now before your court. The kingmaker framing (candidate "getting destroyed" → Trump endorses → "easily won") exaggerates both the initial deficit and the victory margin, serving narcissistic supply while establishing perceived obligation. The timing is significant: Wisconsin was a contested battleground state, and election-related cases were moving through state courts. While the post lacks overt threat or rage, the pattern of publicly reminding judicial officials of perceived debts during active litigation represents an elevated concern for judicial independence. This fits a broader December 2020 pattern of pressuring state officials across battleground states. The transactional interpersonal schema—all relationships as leverage—is a consistent feature of Trump's personality across contexts.

## Psychological Analysis: Brian Hagedorn Endorsement Narrative

### Context
Posted 9:48 PM ET on December 21, 2020. Trump was at or en route to Mar-a-Lago. This is an evening post during a period of intense post-election grievance. The post is the first part of a multi-part thread (ends with "...").

### Key Observation
This post departs from the immediate election fraud narrative to establish a transactional loyalty framework. Trump recounts endorsing Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Brian Hagedorn, framing himself as kingmaker who rescued a losing candidate. The implicit message—given the post-election context and Hagedorn's position on the Wisconsin Supreme Court (which would hear election challenges)—is a public reminder of a debt owed.

### Authorship
Evening timing, stream-of-consciousness style, self-aggrandizing narrative, and ellipsis continuation pattern are consistent with authentic Trump. The prose is functional but not polished.

### Psychological Function
This is a classic transactional loyalty signal. During December 2020, Trump was pressuring state officials across battleground states. Wisconsin's Supreme Court was relevant to election challenges. The post constructs a narrative: I made you, therefore you owe me. The "easily won" claim amplifies the perceived debt.

### Rhetorical Structure
Redemption narrative (losing → Trump endorsement → victory) positions Trump as savior-kingmaker, implicitly demanding reciprocity.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Trump endorsed Brian Hagedorn for Wisconsin Supreme Court" | **True** | Trump endorsed Hagedorn in the April 2019 Wisconsin Supreme Court race |
| "Hagedorn was 'getting destroyed in the Polls'" | **Mostly False** | Hagedorn was trailing in some polls but the race was competitive, not a blowout |
| "After endorsement, Hagedorn easily won" | **Half True** | Hagedorn won the April 2019 race by approximately 6 points (51-49 was closer; some sources show wider margin). 'Easily' is a stretch for a judicial race |

Overall Veracity: 57%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 75%)

### Indicators

- Evening posting time (~9:48 PM ET)
- Ellipsis continuation style
- Self-aggrandizing narrative arc
- Conversational tone

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Preemptive Attack (Wisconsin election challenge proceedings)

Sentiment: +0.50

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 40%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 5%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- kingmaker narrative
- transactional framing
- implied reciprocity demand

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Public pressure on sitting state Supreme Court justice during pending election cases
- Establishes transactional expectation from judiciary

## Fact Checks (3)

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

> Trump endorsed Brian Hagedorn for Wisconsin Supreme Court

**TRUE**

Trump endorsed Hagedorn in the April 2019 Wisconsin Supreme Court race

> Hagedorn was 'getting destroyed in the Polls'

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Hagedorn was trailing in some polls but the race was competitive, not a blowout

> After endorsement, Hagedorn easily won

**HALF TRUE**

Hagedorn won the April 2019 race by approximately 6 points (51-49 was closer; some sources show wider margin). 'Easily' is a stretch for a judicial race

Overall Veracity: 57%

## Tags

- loyalty-enforcement (90%)
- kingmaker-narrative (80%)
- judicial-pressure (70%)
- post-election-campaign (60%)

## That day

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

**From Judicial Betrayal to Overturn Demands: The Escalation Arc Continues Three Days After "Will Be Wild"**

Trump spent the day fixated on overturning his election loss, opening with a late-night thread pressuring a Wisconsin judge he once endorsed and escalating to an all-caps demand that the election was rigged. A brief afternoon post celebrating vaccine rollout was the only break from the grievance cycle. The day's most striking feature was the explicit call for Wisconsin legislators to "overturn" their state's certified results -- a sharp escalation in anti-democratic rhetoric just three days after his rally announcement for January 6.

Full digest for 2020-12-22: https://trump.fm/date/2020-12-22/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2020, December 22). Two years ago, the great people of Wisconsin... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_1341138407460925400
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Two years ago, the great people of Wisconsin asked me to..." X (Twitter), 22 Dec. 2020. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_1341138407460925400. Accessed 16 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Two years ago, the great people of Wisconsin asked me to...," X (Twitter), December 22, 2020, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_1341138407460925400.

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