# Post x_1346822610957561900

- Post ID: `x_1346822610957561900`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2021-01-06T19:15:07.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_1346822610957561900/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1346822610957561900.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> The States want to redo their votes. They found out they voted on a FRAUD. Legislatures never approved. Let them do it. BE STRONG!

## Engagement

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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:24.778Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T20:16:43.029Z (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, issued at 2:15 PM ET on January 6, 2021 — approximately one hour after Trump supporters breached the US Capitol — represents one of the most psychologically and democratically significant social media posts in American history. Rather than calling for de-escalation during an active attack on Congress, Trump continues to assert thoroughly debunked election fraud claims and exhorts followers to "BE STRONG!" The phrase "Let them do it" is particularly alarming in context, functioning as implicit endorsement of the ongoing siege.

Every factual claim is false: no states sought to redo votes, no fraud was found sufficient to change results, and legislative approval claims misrepresent election law. The post demonstrates pathological-level defense mechanisms — distortion of reality so profound that a violent insurrection is reframed as democratic expression.

From the malignant narcissism framework, this post scores near-maximum across all four dimensions: grandiose narcissism (only he can determine legitimate elections), antisocial features (disregard for rule of law and safety), paranoid features (vast fraud conspiracy), and ego-syntonic sadism (indifference to violence against perceived enemies in Congress). The narcissistic injury of electoral defeat has produced a sustained delusional framework now manifesting in real-world violence. This post constitutes a critical danger indicator — active encouragement during an ongoing attack on democratic institutions.

## Psychological Analysis: January 6, 2021 — 2:15 PM ET (During Capitol Breach)

### Context
This post was issued approximately 1 hour after the Capitol was breached by Trump supporters. Congress had been evacuated. The post does NOT call for calm or withdrawal — it continues to assert election fraud and exhorts followers to "BE STRONG!"

### Authorship
Posted at 2:15 PM ET from the White House during the Capitol siege. The brevity, ALL CAPS exhortation, imperative tone, and emotional charge are consistent with authentic Trump. The post reads as a real-time directive to the mob.

### Psychological State
The post represents a convergence of narcissistic grandiosity and desperate supply-seeking. Trump frames the insurrection as democratic will ("The States want to redo their votes") while issuing battlefield-style commands ("BE STRONG!"). The narcissistic injury of electoral defeat has produced sustained rage now channeled through mob action.

### Critical Danger Assessment
This post was issued WHILE supporters were inside the Capitol. Rather than calling for de-escalation, it:
1. Validates the mob's grievance (election was "FRAUD")
2. Legitimizes their action ("Let them do it")
3. Encourages persistence ("BE STRONG!")

"Let them do it" is particularly significant — it can be read as endorsement of the ongoing siege. "BE STRONG!" functions as encouragement to continue.

### Reality Distortion
Every factual claim is false: no states sought to "redo their votes," no legislatures had made such requests, and courts had rejected fraud claims in 60+ cases. The post constructs an alternate reality where the insurrection is a legitimate democratic process.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Distortion**: Reframing a violent insurrection as states exercising democratic rights
- **Denial**: Complete denial of Biden's legitimate victory
- **Projection**: Framing the lawful election as "FRAUD" while supporting unlawful interference

### Rhetorical Function
The post operates as stochastic terrorism maintenance: target identified (Congress/certification), grievance articulated (FRAUD), action implicitly endorsed ("Let them do it," "BE STRONG!"). This is not dog-whistling — it is near-explicit encouragement during an active attack on the seat of government.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "The States want to redo their votes" | **False** | No state legislature passed resolutions to redo or decertify their electoral votes. Some individual legislators made statements but no official action was taken. |
| "They found out they voted on a FRAUD" | **False** | Over 60 court cases, including before Trump-appointed judges, found no evidence of fraud sufficient to change any state's results. |
| "Legislatures never approved" | **Mostly False** | State legislatures establish election procedures through statute. Changes to mail-in voting procedures during COVID were challenged but largely upheld by courts. |

Overall Veracity: 7%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 92%)

### Indicators

- ALL CAPS exhortation
- Short imperative sentences
- Emotional urgency
- Stream-of-consciousness brevity
- Posted during crisis moment — unlikely delegated

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Defeat (Electoral defeat and imminent certification of Biden's victory)

**Rage:** Intensity 85% targeting Electoral process, Congress, democratic institutions
- Proportionality: 10%

Sentiment: -0.60

Baseline Deviation: slight

**Moderately Hypomanic**
- Rapid-fire posting throughout the day
- Grandiose conviction despite overwhelming contrary evidence
- Pressured communication style
- Impulsive directives during crisis

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 95%
- Antisocial: 90%
- Paranoid: 70%
- Sadism: 75%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- distortion (pathological)
- denial (pathological)
- projection (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 25%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Direct imperative address creating sense of shared mission
- BE STRONG as bonding command implying shared struggle

## Danger Assessment

**CRITICAL**

**Stochastic Terrorism Pattern Detected**

### Indicators

- Posted during active violent breach of Capitol
- 'BE STRONG!' encourages persistence during siege
- 'Let them do it' functions as permission/endorsement
- No call for peace, withdrawal, or de-escalation
- Validates mob's grievance with false fraud claims
- Stochastic terrorism: target + grievance + implied endorsement of ongoing action

### Gaslighting

- Claims 'States want to redo their votes' — no state made such a request
- Frames violent insurrection as legitimate democratic process
- Asserts FRAUD as established fact despite zero court victories
- Claims legislatures 'never approved' — misrepresentation of election law

## Fact Checks (3)

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

> The States want to redo their votes

**FALSE**

No state legislature passed resolutions to redo or decertify their electoral votes. Some individual legislators made statements but no official action was taken.

Sources: Congressional certification records; State legislature records

> They found out they voted on a FRAUD

**FALSE**

Over 60 court cases, including before Trump-appointed judges, found no evidence of fraud sufficient to change any state's results.

Sources: Federal and state court rulings Nov 2020-Jan 2021

> Legislatures never approved

**MOSTLY FALSE**

State legislatures establish election procedures through statute. Changes to mail-in voting procedures during COVID were challenged but largely upheld by courts.

Sources: State election statutes; Court rulings on election procedure changes

Overall Veracity: 7%

## Tags

- capitol_breach (100%)
- election_fraud_claims (95%)
- stochastic_terrorism (90%)
- mob_encouragement (95%)
- reality_distortion (90%)
- narcissistic_rage (85%)

## 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). The States want to redo their votes. They found... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_1346822610957561900
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "The States want to redo their votes. They found out they..." X (Twitter), 6 Jan. 2021. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_1346822610957561900. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "The States want to redo their votes. They found out they...," X (Twitter), January 6, 2021, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_1346822610957561900.

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