# Post x_1341553610996543500

- Post ID: `x_1341553610996543500`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2020-12-23T06:18:00.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no, but it quotes a tweet by @NewtGingrich
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_1341553610996543500
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_1341553610996543500/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1341553610996543500.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

_Quotes @NewtGingrich, pasted in quotation marks the way early X retweets were made by hand. The words in quotation marks are @NewtGingrich's, not his; a reply of his, if any, follows the closing mark._

> “@NewtGingrich Pens Op-Ed on Election Saying he will not Accept Joe Biden as President” @OANN  Newt Gingrich gets it, we are going to WIN! https://t.co/PBHZo2LLNu https://t.co/uG2HjCEo9G

## Engagement

- Likes: 0
- Reposts: 40,061
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:24.793Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T19:53:15.630Z (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 1:18 AM EST post from Mar-a-Lago exemplifies the sustained pathological denial phase of Trump's post-election period. Seven weeks after the election was called for Biden, Trump amplifies Newt Gingrich's refusal to accept Biden as president, framing this as validation ("gets it") and asserting with grandiose certainty "we are going to WIN." The post demonstrates several clinically significant patterns: (1) pathological denial maintained against overwhelming evidence, (2) recruitment of authority figures to sustain a shared delusional framework, (3) epistemic closure through exclusive citation of OANN, a maximally sympathetic outlet, and (4) in-group/out-group splitting where acceptance of election results equals not "getting it." The use of collective "we" is notable—it binds followers into the denial, making election acceptance a betrayal of group identity. Within the longitudinal context, this post sits between the December 19 "Be there, will be wild" tweet and the January 6 rally, representing the coalition-building phase of the escalation trajectory. While this individual post contains no violent imagery or direct calls to action, it contributes to the infrastructure of reality distortion that enabled subsequent mobilization. The contrast with the same day's threat to primary John Thune shows the idealization/devaluation split: allies who validate are elevated, Republicans who accept results are attacked.

## Psychological Analysis: Post x_1341553610996543500

### Authorship Attribution
**Likely authentic (confidence: high).** Trump was at Mar-a-Lago; 6:18 UTC = 1:18 AM EST, squarely in the late-night authentic posting window. The exclamatory style, emotional reactivity, and simple structure are consistent with personal authorship.

### Psychological State
This post is driven by **narcissistic injury from electoral defeat**, now nearly 7 weeks old. Rather than processing or integrating the loss, the subject continues operating under a grandiose framework in which victory remains imminent. The recruitment of Gingrich as validator serves a dual function: external narcissistic supply and construction of an authority coalition around the denial narrative.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Pathological denial**: "We are going to WIN" stated as fact about a decided election
- **Idealization**: Gingrich elevated as someone who "gets it"—implying others do not, splitting the world into those who validate and those who betray

### Rhetorical Analysis
The post combines appeal to authority (Gingrich), collective identity framing ("we"), and epistemic gatekeeping (routing to OANN rather than mainstream sources). The structure quote → endorsement → prediction is efficient propaganda architecture.

### Epistemic Closure
Citation of OANN exclusively, combined with the "gets it" framing, reinforces a closed information ecosystem where accepting election results equals cognitive deficiency.

### Danger Assessment: ELEVATED
No direct violence indicators, but this post contributes to the coalition-building and reality-distortion infrastructure that characterized the pre-January 6 period. The trajectory from "Be there, will be wild" (Dec 19) through authority recruitment (this post) toward January 6 is clearly visible in retrospect.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Newt Gingrich penned op-ed saying he will not accept Biden as president" | **Mostly True** | Gingrich did publish commentary expressing skepticism about Biden's legitimacy, though framing varied across outlets |
| "We are going to WIN" | **False** | Biden won the 2020 election with 306 electoral votes. All legal challenges had failed or were failing by this date. |

Overall Veracity: 40%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 80%)

### Indicators

- 1:18 AM EST posting time
- emotional/reactive tone
- ALL CAPS 'WIN'
- characteristic exclamation style

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Defeat (2020 election loss)

Sentiment: +0.60

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Late-night posting
- grandiose certainty despite contrary evidence

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 40%
- Paranoid: 30%
- Sadism: 10%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- authority endorsement
- in-group validation
- collective identity ('we')

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Continued insistence on overturning election results
- Building coalition of authority figures around election denial narrative
- This post is part of the rhetorical escalation trajectory toward January 6

### Gaslighting

- Framing settled election as still winnable
- Implying those who accept results lack understanding ('gets it')

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Newt Gingrich penned op-ed saying he will not accept Biden as president

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Gingrich did publish commentary expressing skepticism about Biden's legitimacy, though framing varied across outlets

Sources: OANN coverage referenced in post

> We are going to WIN

**FALSE**

Biden won the 2020 election with 306 electoral votes. All legal challenges had failed or were failing by this date.

Sources: Electoral College certification; Court records

Overall Veracity: 40%

## Tags

- election_denial (100%)
- authority_recruitment (80%)
- epistemic_closure (70%)
- pathological_denial (90%)

## That day

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

**Late-Night Loyalty Purge from Mar-a-Lago as January 6th Deadline Looms**

Trump spent the early morning hours at Mar-a-Lago firing off posts between midnight and 2 AM, alternating between threatening Republican senators who won't back his election challenges and amplifying allies who refuse to accept Biden's win. The sharpest moment was a public threat to end John Thune's career for insufficient loyalty, paired with praise for Newt Gingrich's refusal to accept the election results. By late afternoon, the mood shifted to aggrieved paranoia, with Trump accusing Georgia officials of deliberately hiding evidence before the January 6th certification deadline.

Full digest for 2020-12-23: https://trump.fm/date/2020-12-23/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2020, December 23). “@NewtGingrich Pens Op-Ed on Election Saying he... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_1341553610996543500
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "“@NewtGingrich Pens Op-Ed on Election Saying he will not..." X (Twitter), 23 Dec. 2020. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_1341553610996543500. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "“@NewtGingrich Pens Op-Ed on Election Saying he will not...," X (Twitter), December 23, 2020, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_1341553610996543500.

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