# Post x_1345149558154797000

- Post ID: `x_1345149558154797000`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2021-01-02T04:27:00.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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## Post text

> ....is therefore both illegal and invalid, and that would include the two current Senatorial Elections. In Wisconsin, Voters not asking for applications invalidates the Election. All of this without even discussing the millions of fraudulent votes that were cast or altered!

## Engagement

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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:24.794Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T20:03:28.995Z (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 late-night continuation post (11:27 PM ET, Jan 1) is part of Trump's sustained campaign to delegitimize the 2020 election, posted four days before January 6th. The rhetorical structure is notable: it opens with pseudo-legal argumentation about Wisconsin election procedures, then escalates to the unfalsifiable claim of "millions of fraudulent votes cast or altered." The strategic inclusion of "the two current Senatorial Elections" — referencing the Georgia runoffs three days away — reveals instrumental use of fraud narratives beyond personal grievance. Psychologically, pathological denial and distortion remain the dominant defenses against narcissistic injury from electoral defeat. The post contributes to epistemic closure by asserting as settled fact claims rejected by every court and election authority. The "without even discussing" framing implies infinite reserves of evidence, a classic amplification technique that makes the conspiracy unfalsifiable. In the longitudinal context of this evening's posts — promoting January 6th ("We won, BIG!"), attacking Fox News, criticizing Republican senators — this represents a man operating in sustained high-output mode, simultaneously maintaining grievance narratives, punishing perceived disloyalty, and building toward the January 6th event. The danger level is elevated given the temporal proximity to the Capitol attack and the systematic construction of a reality framework in which extraordinary action could seem justified.

## Analysis: January 2, 2021 — Continuation Post on Election Fraud Claims

### Context
This post begins with "…." indicating it is a continuation of a prior tweet thread. Posted at 4:27 UTC = 11:27 PM ET on January 1st, from Mar-a-Lago. The content makes legal-sounding claims about Wisconsin elections and references "millions of fraudulent votes."

### Authorship
Late-night timing (11:27 PM ET), emotional intensity, and the stream-of-consciousness continuation format strongly indicate authentic Trump authorship. The ellipsis opening and escalating final sentence are characteristic.

### Psychological Analysis
This post is part of the sustained campaign to delegitimize the 2020 election results. The pseudo-legal framing ("illegal and invalid") gives a veneer of rational argumentation, but the final clause — "without even discussing the millions of fraudulent votes" — reveals the escalatory, unfalsifiable core: no matter how many specific claims are addressed, there are always "millions" more. This is classic firehose-of-falsehood technique combined with grandiose certainty.

The phrase "that would include the two current Senatorial Elections" is notable — it attempts to weaponize fraud claims to influence the Georgia runoffs happening three days later.

### Danger Assessment
Four days before January 6th, this post contributes to the sustained reality distortion campaign designed to convince followers the election was stolen. The strategic inclusion of Georgia Senate races shows instrumental use of fraud narratives.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Wisconsin voter application process invalidates the election" | **False** | Wisconsin courts and election officials rejected claims that absentee ballot procedures invalidated results. The Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld the election results. |
| "Millions of fraudulent votes were cast or altered" | **False** | No evidence of widespread fraud was found by any court, state election official, DOJ, or DHS/CISA. Over 60 lawsuits were dismissed for lack of evidence. |

Overall Veracity: 0%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 90%)

### Indicators

- Late night posting (11:27 PM ET)
- Continuation thread with ellipsis opening
- Escalatory emotional buildup in final sentence
- Stream-of-consciousness quality

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

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

**Rage:** Intensity 60% targeting election system, Wisconsin officials
- Proportionality: 10%

Sentiment: -0.70

Baseline Deviation: slight

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Late-night posting as part of sustained high-volume output
- Grandiose certainty about fraud claims

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 80%
- Antisocial: 70%
- Paranoid: 60%
- Sadism: 20%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- denial (pathological)
- distortion (pathological)
- rationalization (neurotic)

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

Cognitive Markers:
- perseveration

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared grievance construction
- epistemic authority claims

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Sustained delegitimization of democratic process four days before Jan 6
- Strategic extension of fraud claims to Georgia Senate races
- Building unfalsifiable narrative framework to justify extraordinary action

### Gaslighting

- Framing legitimate election as 'illegal and invalid'
- Asserting 'millions of fraudulent votes' without evidence as settled fact
- Reality distortion requiring followers to reject all institutional findings

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Wisconsin voter application process invalidates the election

**FALSE**

Wisconsin courts and election officials rejected claims that absentee ballot procedures invalidated results. The Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld the election results.

Sources: Wisconsin Supreme Court rulings Dec 2020

> Millions of fraudulent votes were cast or altered

**FALSE**

No evidence of widespread fraud was found by any court, state election official, DOJ, or DHS/CISA. Over 60 lawsuits were dismissed for lack of evidence.

Sources: CISA statement Nov 2020; DOJ/Barr statement Dec 2020

Overall Veracity: 0%

## Tags

- election_fraud_claims (100%)
- big_lie (90%)
- pre_jan6 (80%)
- georgia_runoff (50%)

## That day

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

**Four Days Out: Trump Escalates Election Fraud Campaign and Issues Direct January 6th Mobilization Calls from Mar-a-Lago**

Trump spent the day promoting his January 6th rally in Washington and flooding social media with debunked election fraud claims, all while privately pressuring Georgia's Secretary of State to overturn results. The mood was overwhelmingly grandiose, with Trump declaring he won "BIG" and that Biden received "very few votes," despite certified results showing the opposite. He posted well past midnight and again at 3 AM, with a late-night burst of eleven posts in a single hour focused on election conspiracies. The day's most striking feature was its dual-track operation: policy boasting about healthcare transparency alongside an intensifying campaign to delegitimize democratic institutions just days before the Capitol breach.

Full digest for 2021-01-02: https://trump.fm/date/2021-01-02/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2021, January 2). ....is therefore both illegal and invalid, and... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_1345149558154797000
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "....is therefore both illegal and invalid, and that would..." X (Twitter), 2 Jan. 2021. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_1345149558154797000. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "....is therefore both illegal and invalid, and that would...," X (Twitter), January 2, 2021, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_1345149558154797000.

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