Analysis: The States want to redo their votes. They found out they vot...

5y ago Jan 6, 2021 at 7:15 PM

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

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AI Analysis

Machine-generated analysis of the post above on 2026-03-19. Not written by the author of the post.

Danger Level

Critical

Narcissistic State

Grandiose

Authorship

Self-Written

Intensity

92%

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.

Authorship Analysis

Self-Written

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 dayGrandiose conviction despite overwhelming contrary evidencePressured communication styleImpulsive directives during crisis

▶ Clinical

Malignant Narcissism:

Narcissistic

95%

Antisocial

90%

Paranoid

70%

Sadism

75%

Defense Mechanisms:

distortiondenialprojection

Cognitive Complexity:

Complexity

25%

Parasocial Techniques:

Direct imperative address creating sense of shared missionBE 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 Detected:

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

Reality Distortions:

No states requested vote redos
No evidence of fraud sufficient to change results in any state
State legislatures authorize election processes through existing statutes — 'never approved' is a distortion of how election law works
Reframing an insurrection as democratic will

Fact Checks (3)

"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.

Receipts

No contradictions with other posts detected yet.

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:

Validates the mob's grievance (election was "FRAUD")
Legitimizes their action ("Let them do it")
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%