# Post x_1346808075626426400

- Post ID: `x_1346808075626426400`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2021-01-06T18:17:22.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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## Post text

> States want to correct their votes, which they now know were based on irregularities and fraud, plus corrupt process never received legislative approval.  All Mike Pence has to do is send them back to the States, AND WE WIN. Do it Mike, this is a time for extreme courage!

## Engagement

- Likes: 0
- Reposts: 62,503
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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:24.778Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T20:13:38.514Z (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 at 1:17 PM EST on January 6, 2021—as Trump supporters were breaching Capitol barriers—represents one of the most psychologically and democratically significant social media communications in American history. Every factual claim is false: no states sought to decertify, no fraud was found by courts or DOJ, state processes followed legislative authority, and the VP has no constitutional power to reject electoral votes.

The post functions as real-time stochastic terrorism. It names Pence as the person responsible for the outcome, frames his constitutional duty as cowardice, and publishes this to an audience that was at that moment physically threatening members of Congress. Within the hour, rioters would chant "Hang Mike Pence." The post provided the grievance framework, identified the target, and implied the required action.

Psychologically, the full malignant narcissism constellation is active: grandiose entitlement to power despite democratic defeat, antisocial disregard for constitutional limits, paranoid framing of a stolen election, and sadistic public pressure on a subordinate with a violent mob as implicit enforcement. Defense mechanisms are pathological—gross distortion of reality and acting out through the mob.

The calm, strategic structure of the language (false premise → minimized demand → emotional payoff → personal command) suggests deliberate manipulation rather than cognitive impairment, making this post more concerning, not less.

## Psychological Analysis: January 6, 2021 — Pressure on Pence During Capitol Breach

### Context
This post was published at 1:17 PM EST on January 6, 2021, while Trump was at the White House and the Capitol breach was beginning. Trump's rally at the Ellipse had concluded roughly 30 minutes prior. Congress was in the process of certifying Biden's Electoral College victory. This is the second post in a series escalating pressure on Vice President Pence to unilaterally reject electoral votes—a power the VP does not possess.

### Level 1: Dispositional Traits
Extremely low agreeableness dominates: exploitative instrumentalization of Pence, zero concern for institutional norms. High extraversion (assertiveness, dominance). High neuroticism (angry hostility channeled into action demands). Conscientiousness is selectively deployed toward the singular goal of retaining power.

### Level 2: Characteristic Adaptations
Agency motives at maximum intensity—power, control, autonomy. The schema is zero-sum: "WE WIN" implies others lose. Pence is reduced to a tool. The framing "All Mike Pence has to do" minimizes the enormity of what is being demanded—overturning a democratic election.

### Level 3: Narrative Identity
Protagonist role: commander issuing orders. The contrasting other shifts from Democrats/media to Pence himself, who is being tested. "Extreme courage" frames compliance as heroism and refusal as cowardice. This is a loyalty test disguised as inspiration.

### Level 4: Clinical Indicators
**Malignant narcissism constellation fully active:**
- Narcissistic: grandiose certainty, entitlement to presidential power despite losing
- Antisocial: demanding unconstitutional action, disregard for democratic process
- Paranoid: "irregularities and fraud" as persecutory framework
- Sadistic undertone: public pressure on subordinate with mob literally approaching Capitol

### Danger Assessment
This post was published as armed supporters were breaching Capitol barriers. The direct naming of Pence as the person who could "fix" the situation, combined with the implicit framing that failure to comply equals betrayal, constitutes **stochastic terrorism** in real-time. Rioters were chanting "Hang Mike Pence" within the hour. The post identifies the target (Pence), articulates the grievance (stolen election), and implies the required action (send votes back or face consequences). This is among the most dangerous public communications by a sitting president in American history.

### Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "States want to correct their votes" | **False** | No state legislature voted to decertify or alter its electoral votes. Some individual legislators made noise but no official state action was taken. |
| "Votes were based on irregularities and fraud" | **False** | Over 60 court cases including those before Trump-appointed judges found no evidence of fraud sufficient to alter outcomes. DOJ under Barr found no evidence of widespread fraud. |
| "Corrupt process never received legislative approval" | **False** | All states certified results through processes established by their own state legislatures. Changes to mail-in voting procedures were made through existing statutory authority. |
| "All Mike Pence has to do is send them back to the States" | **False** | The VP's role in electoral count is ceremonial under the 12th Amendment and Electoral Count Act of 1887. Constitutional scholars across the political spectrum confirmed this. |

Overall Veracity: 0%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 95%)

### Indicators

- ALL CAPS emphasis pattern
- Direct personal address ('Do it Mike')
- Stream-of-consciousness punctuation
- Emotional urgency and imperative tone
- Posted during active crisis—consistent with impulsive real-time engagement

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Defeat (Pence signaling he would not block certification)

**Rage:** Intensity 85% targeting Mike Pence / democratic process
- Proportionality: 10%

Sentiment: -0.40

**Moderately Hypomanic**
- Grandiose certainty despite total legal defeat
- Pressured urgency and imperative demands
- Reduced judgment about consequences of public statements

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 95%
- Antisocial: 90%
- Paranoid: 80%
- Sadism: 70%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- distortion (pathological)
- projection (immature)
- acting out (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 50%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Direct address creating intimacy ('Do it Mike')
- Inclusive 'WE WIN' binding audience to his personal outcome
- Framing compliance as courage and refusal as cowardice

## Danger Assessment

**CRITICAL**

**Stochastic Terrorism Pattern Detected**

### Indicators

- Published while armed mob was breaching Capitol barriers
- Names specific target (Pence) who mob would later threaten to hang
- Frames Pence's constitutional duty as betrayal, painting target on his back
- Provides grievance framework (stolen election) justifying mob action
- Implicit threat: if Pence doesn't act, the mob is the alternative
- Real-time stochastic terrorism with mob already mobilized and violent

### Gaslighting

- Presents fabricated reality (states want to decertify) as established fact
- Claims fraud as settled truth despite 60+ court losses
- Reframes unconstitutional action as mere procedural correction
- Minimization of extraordinary demand ('all he has to do')

## Fact Checks (4)

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

> States want to correct their votes

**FALSE**

No state legislature voted to decertify or alter its electoral votes. Some individual legislators made noise but no official state action was taken.

Sources: Congressional certification records; State legislative records

> Votes were based on irregularities and fraud

**FALSE**

Over 60 court cases including those before Trump-appointed judges found no evidence of fraud sufficient to alter outcomes. DOJ under Barr found no evidence of widespread fraud.

Sources: DOJ statement Dec 2020; Court rulings in PA, GA, MI, WI, AZ, NV

> Corrupt process never received legislative approval

**FALSE**

All states certified results through processes established by their own state legislatures. Changes to mail-in voting procedures were made through existing statutory authority.

Sources: State election codes

> All Mike Pence has to do is send them back to the States

**FALSE**

The VP's role in electoral count is ceremonial under the 12th Amendment and Electoral Count Act of 1887. Constitutional scholars across the political spectrum confirmed this.

Sources: 12th Amendment; Electoral Count Act of 1887; Eastman memo rebuttals

Overall Veracity: 0%

## Tags

- january-6 (100%)
- pence-pressure (95%)
- election-overturn (100%)
- stochastic-terrorism (95%)
- big-lie (90%)

## That day

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

**January 6: From Oval Office Incitement to Capitol Siege — A Complete Psychological Escalation Arc**

Trump spent the day stoking election fraud claims and pressuring Vice President Pence to block certification of Biden's win. After a sleepless night of pre-dawn posting, he rallied supporters near the White House and urged them to "fight." As the mob breached the Capitol, he continued posting fraud grievances and encouragement without once acknowledging the violence or calling for calm. It was the most consequential day of presidential social media in American history, and the posts tell the story of a leader who lit a fuse and then watched it burn.

Full digest for 2021-01-06: https://trump.fm/date/2021-01-06/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2021, January 6). States want to correct their votes, which they... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_1346808075626426400
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "States want to correct their votes, which they now know..." X (Twitter), 6 Jan. 2021. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_1346808075626426400. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "States want to correct their votes, which they now know...," X (Twitter), January 6, 2021, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_1346808075626426400.

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