# Post x_1345798202650460200

- Post ID: `x_1345798202650460200`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2021-01-03T23:24:29.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_1345798202650460200
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_1345798202650460200/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1345798202650460200.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> The Swing States did not even come close to following the dictates of their State Legislatures. These States  “election laws” were made up by local judges & politicians, not by their Legislatures, & are therefore, before even getting to irregularities & fraud, UNCONSTITUTIONAL!

## Engagement

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

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T20:04:58.067Z (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, published January 3, 2021—three days before the Capitol attack and the same day the Raffensperger call leaked—advances the "independent state legislature" theory to delegitimize election results. Psychologically, it functions as sophisticated rationalization: by framing the election as procedurally unconstitutional, Trump creates intellectual cover for extraordinary measures to overturn results without needing to prove fraud (which he explicitly brackets as secondary). The timing suggests deflection from the damaging Raffensperger recording. The post reflects antisocial features through its disregard for judicial review and democratic processes, combined with pathological denial of election legitimacy. Its danger lies not in violent rhetoric but in providing the constitutional framework that would be used to justify January 6 congressional objections and the rally itself. The claim that election laws were "made up" by judges is mostly false—the independent state legislature theory was later rejected by the Supreme Court in Moore v. Harper (2023). This post is part of an escalating pattern visible across same-day posts promoting the January 6 rally and decertification calls.

## Psychological Analysis: Post x_1345798202650460200

### Context
Posted January 3, 2021 at 6:24 PM EST (Trump at Mar-a-Lago or White House). This is the same day the Raffensperger call audio leaked. The post advances the legal theory that state election procedures were unconstitutional because they weren't set by legislatures—a key argument in the broader effort to decertify results before January 6.

### Authorship
The post reads as semi-polished—structured legal argument with quotation marks around "election laws" (scare quotes, a Trump signature), ALL CAPS for "UNCONSTITUTIONAL," and the ampersand shorthand. The legal framing is more structured than typical Trump stream-of-consciousness but the rhetorical punch and scare quotes suggest authentic Trump, possibly with legal coaching on the argument structure. Evening timing is consistent with authentic posting.

### Psychological State
This post functions as part of a coordinated pressure campaign three days before January 6. The Raffensperger call leaked the same day, making this post partially a deflection—redirecting attention from his recorded pressure campaign to a constitutional argument. The legalistic framing serves as rationalization for the broader effort to overturn election results.

### Rhetorical Analysis
The argument structure is notable: it preemptively dismisses the need to prove fraud by asserting a procedural constitutional violation ("before even getting to irregularities & fraud"). This is a sophisticated rhetorical move—establishing that even without fraud, the results are illegitimate. The scare quotes around "election laws" delegitimize the entire electoral framework.

### Danger Assessment
Three days before January 6, this post contributes to the epistemic framework justifying extraordinary action to overturn results. By framing the election as constitutionally void, it provides intellectual cover for the rally and congressional objections planned for January 6.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Swing States did not follow dictates of their State Legislatures regarding election laws" | **Mostly False** | Courts in multiple states reviewed election procedures and largely found them consistent with state law. The 'independent state legislature' theory was later rejected by the Supreme Court in Moore v. Harper (2023). Most procedural changes were made by election officials acting under existing statutory authority or by courts interpreting existing statutes. |
| "Election laws were made up by local judges and politicians, not legislatures" | **Mostly False** | Election procedures were established by state legislatures. Some were modified by courts or executive officials during COVID, but within frameworks of existing legislative authority. Over 60 court cases found no basis for overturning results. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 60%)

### Indicators

- ALL CAPS emphasis on UNCONSTITUTIONAL
- scare quotes around 'election laws'
- ampersand usage
- evening posting time ~6:24 PM EST
- more structured legal argument than typical Trump

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Defeat (Election loss and Raffensperger call leak)

Sentiment: -0.60

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- High-volume posting day with multiple election-related posts
- Grandiose certainty about constitutional interpretation

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 70%
- Paranoid: 50%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- rationalization (neurotic)
- projection (immature)
- denial (pathological)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 60%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- constitutional authority appeal
- framing self as defender of proper order

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Posted 3 days before January 6 rally
- Provides constitutional justification framework for overturning election
- Part of escalating pressure campaign including Raffensperger call
- Delegitimizes electoral process across multiple states simultaneously

### Gaslighting

- Framing lawful election procedures as unconstitutional fabrications
- Delegitimizing judicial review as 'making up' laws
- Creating false narrative that elections operated outside legal authority

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Swing States did not follow dictates of their State Legislatures regarding election laws

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Courts in multiple states reviewed election procedures and largely found them consistent with state law. The 'independent state legislature' theory was later rejected by the Supreme Court in Moore v. Harper (2023). Most procedural changes were made by election officials acting under existing statutory authority or by courts interpreting existing statutes.

Sources: Moore v. Harper, 600 U.S. 1 (2023); Multiple state and federal court rulings in 2020 election cases

> Election laws were made up by local judges and politicians, not legislatures

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Election procedures were established by state legislatures. Some were modified by courts or executive officials during COVID, but within frameworks of existing legislative authority. Over 60 court cases found no basis for overturning results.

Sources: Post-election litigation record 2020-2021

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- election_delegitimization (90%)
- legal_rationalization (80%)
- january_6_buildup (90%)
- constitutional_framing (70%)

## That day

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

**Three Days Before the Capitol: Raffensperger Tape Leaks, Trump Responds With Full-Spectrum Mobilization**

The dominant story of the day was the Washington Post's publication of Trump's recorded phone call pressuring Georgia's Secretary of State to "find 11,780 votes" — and Trump's refusal to retreat from the exposure. Instead, he spent the day attacking Georgia officials by name, distorting the contents of his own recorded call, amplifying debunked voter fraud claims, recruiting congressional allies, and publicly committing to attend the January 6 rally with the words "I will be there. Historic day!" Sleep appeared severely disrupted, with posts appearing well past midnight and again before dawn from Mar-a-Lago. The day read as crisis-driven hyperactivity — a man on every front simultaneously, flooding the information space rather than confronting the most damaging leak of his presidency.

Full digest for 2021-01-03: https://trump.fm/date/2021-01-03/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2021, January 3). The Swing States did not even come close to... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_1345798202650460200
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "The Swing States did not even come close to following the..." X (Twitter), 3 Jan. 2021. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_1345798202650460200. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "The Swing States did not even come close to following the...," X (Twitter), January 3, 2021, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_1345798202650460200.

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