# Post x_354634441223708700 - Post ID: `x_354634441223708700` - Platform: X (Twitter) - Posted: 2013-07-09T20:13:34.000Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_354634441223708700 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_354634441223708700/analysis - Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_354634441223708700.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) ## Post text > With Spitzer &, Anthony Weiner running for office, New York is pervert central! Pathetic ## Engagement - Likes: 0 - Reposts: 1,451 - Replies: 0 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:24.905Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-02-24T08:44:59.818Z (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 July 2013 post exemplifies Trump's characteristic opportunistic devaluation of political rivals. Triggered by Eliot Spitzer's July 8 candidacy announcement (one day prior) and Anthony Weiner's ongoing NYC mayoral campaign, Trump deploys a single contemptuous label — "pervert central" — to bundle two scandal-marked opponents under a unified dismissal. The post reveals consistent psychological patterns: splitting (binary perverts/normals), ego-syntonic devaluation as dominance display, and implicit narcissistic self-positioning through others' degradation. The exclamatory "Pathetic" closing — a signature Trump signoff — signals gratified contempt rather than reluctant moral concern, consistent with ego-syntonic sadism as a status hierarchy reinforcement move. A projection mechanism is plausible at moderate confidence: Trump's own documented tabloid history of extramarital affairs was established by 2013, and zealous public attacks on others' sexual impropriety is textbook projective attribution. Stylistically, the post is strongly consistent with authentic Trump authorship — geographic hyperbole, terminal one-word dismissal, and impulsive categorical judgment are signature features, despite the afternoon timing. Personal grievance adds dimension: Spitzer had previously investigated Trump businesses as New York AG. No danger indicators present. Clinically, the post reflects the subject's baseline pattern of political commentary as dominance theater: moral hierarchy established through rivals' devaluation, without any substantive policy engagement. ## Authorship Analysis Timestamp: 20:13:34 UTC = **4:13 PM EDT** (Eastern Daylight Time). Trump's most probable location on July 9, 2013 was New York City, his primary residence. Afternoon timing falls within the business-hours window where aide involvement is more common; however, the stylistic evidence strongly overrides that signal. The `&,` artifact — an HTML-encoded ampersand followed by a misplaced comma — indicates imprecise typing consistent with authentic self-composition. **"Pathetic"** as a terminal one-word verdict is among Trump's most documented signature constructions across thousands of tweets. **"Pervert central"** reflects his characteristic geographic hyperbole and crude categorical labeling style. The post makes zero policy argument, relies entirely on character reduction, and carries an impulsive exclamatory pleasure that polished aide drafting systematically avoids. Same-day posts confirm a mix: the Trump Towers Pune post and Art of the Deal quote read as aide-scheduled; this post reads as reactive self-expression. --- ## Contextual Trigger **Eliot Spitzer announced his NYC Comptroller candidacy on July 8, 2013** — one day before this post. This is the proximate trigger. Trump had documented adversarial history with Spitzer, who had investigated Trump businesses during his tenure as New York Attorney General. Anthony Weiner had announced his NYC Mayoral candidacy in May 2013 following his 2011 sexting-driven congressional resignation; a second sexting scandal (the "Carlos Danger" alias) would emerge later that summer. The rare opportunity to bundle two simultaneously active, scandal-tarred rivals under a single contemptuous label into a high-impact post is the clear motivator. --- ## Multi-Level Personality Analysis (McAdams & Pals) **Level 1 — Dispositional Traits:** High extraversion (assertive dominance, public display of judgment), very low agreeableness (zero tender-mindedness toward targets, open contempt), low deliberation (impulsive categorical verdict), hostile neuroticism. Rigid moral categorization with no nuance signals minimal openness. **Level 2 — Characteristic Adaptations:** Agency motive overwhelmingly dominant. Status and power positioning achieved through devaluation — not by enumerating Trump's own virtues, but by reducing rivals to a single contemptuous category. Zero communion motive visible; the post is entirely about hierarchy, not connection. **Level 3 — Narrative Identity:** Trump occupies the implicit role of **moral arbiter** — the plain-spoken observer who names corruption clearly and dismisses it with a word. The geographic framing ("New York is pervert central") invokes a contamination narrative: a great city degraded by unworthy occupants. Contrasting other: Spitzer and Weiner as exemplars of political disgrace. Identity claim: the clean, clear-eyed outsider who sees and names what the political establishment rationalizes. --- ## Clinical Indicators **Narcissistic Dynamics:** The post functions as opportunistic supply-seeking through rivals' devaluation. By labeling them "perverts" and condemning the city containing them, Trump implicitly self-elevates without explicit first-person self-reference — a characteristic narcissistic maneuver that maintains plausible deniability while achieving the superiority positioning. The grandiose narcissistic state is evident. **Ego-Syntonic Sadism:** "Pervert central!" carries exclamatory delight. The pleasure in rivals' disgrace is displayed publicly and without attenuation. This is gratified contempt as dominance display, not reluctant moral concern — consistent with the sadistic component of malignant narcissism (Kernberg, 1984). **Defense Mechanisms:** - **Splitting** (primary): Clean binary — perverts vs. implicitly normal/superior others. No gradation or contextual nuance. - **Devaluation** (primary): Reducing Spitzer and Weiner to a single shaming label; "Pathetic" as terminal dismissal denying further complexity. - **Projection** (moderate confidence): Trump's own documented tabloid history of extramarital affairs and alleged conduct toward women was well-established by 2013. Zealous public attacks on others' sexual impropriety while carrying one's own undisclosed or minimized history is textbook projection. This inference is held at moderate confidence and cannot be confirmed from this post alone. --- ## Rhetorical Analysis The post achieves maximum contempt impact with minimum argument through three core moves: (1) **bundling** — conflating two distinct offenses (prostitution scandal vs. sexting scandal) under a unified label that obscures their distinct nature; (2) **geographic hyperbole** — "pervert central" spatially concentrates the accusation and amplifies disgust response; (3) **terminal dismissal** — "Pathetic" forecloses rebuttal by positioning the verdict as obvious and exhausted. **Parasocial bonding function:** The post creates audience solidarity through shared contempt. Simple moral labels require no argument; the disgust response is the argument. Followers are invited to agree and feel morally aligned with the poster, reinforcing in-group cohesion through shared judgment of out-group figures. --- ## Cognitive Status (2013 Baseline) Language is simple but coherent and purposeful — consistent with Trump's documented 2013 Twitter communication patterns. Vocabulary is deliberately crude rather than impoverished. No word-finding difficulty, perseveration, temporal confusion, semantic paraphasia, or syntactic fragmentation detected. The blunt declarative style is characteristic rather than indicative of impairment. No baseline deviation. --- ## Danger Assessment **None.** Political mockery of named, scandal-tarred public figures on character grounds. No eliminationist language, dehumanization framing targets as threats requiring action, mobilization calls, or stochastic terrorism indicators. The post is contemptuous but not threatening. ## Fact Verification | Claim | Verdict | Evidence | |-------|---------|----------| | "Spitzer running for office" | **True** | Eliot Spitzer announced his candidacy for New York City Comptroller on July 8, 2013 — one day before this tweet. He won the Democratic primary but lost the general election to Scott Stringer. | | "Anthony Weiner running for office" | **True** | Anthony Weiner announced his NYC Mayoral candidacy in May 2013 following his 2011 sexting scandal resignation from Congress. A second sexting scandal under the alias 'Carlos Danger' emerged later in the same campaign. | | "New York is 'pervert central'" | **Unverifiable** | Rhetorical characterization and opinion; not a factual claim subject to evidentiary verification. | Overall Veracity: 83% ## Authorship Analysis **Self-Written** (score: 78%) ### Indicators - Local time 4:13 PM EDT falls in business hours, slightly against authentic-Trump late-night pattern, but not disqualifying given subject's reactive engagement style - 'Pathetic' as terminal one-word verdict is among Trump's most documented Twitter signature constructions - 'Pervert central' reflects Trump's characteristic geographic hyperbole and crude categorical labeling - HTML entity artifact '&,' suggests imprecise typing consistent with authentic self-composition - Zero policy argument, pure ad hominem — consistent with Trump's reactive political commentary pattern ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Spitzer NYC Comptroller candidacy announcement (July 8, 2013) combined with Weiner ongoing mayoral campaign) Sentiment: -0.65 **Mildly Hypomanic** - Exclamatory delivery with evident pleasure in moral verdict — affect elevated beyond what moral concern would warrant - Impulsive reactive commentary with zero deliberation following Spitzer announcement - Gratified contempt tone signals elevated rather than measured emotional state ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 72% - Antisocial: 20% - Paranoid: 8% - Sadism: 52% **Defense Mechanisms:** - splitting (immature) - devaluation (immature) - projection (immature) **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 18% **Parasocial Techniques:** - Shared contempt solidarity — simple moral label invites audience agreement without requiring argument - In-group/out-group construction through disgust framing - Geographic othering ('pervert central') positions city as morally contaminated for shared mockery - Implicit invitation to share moral verdict, bonding audience in righteous alignment with poster ## Fact Checks (3) _The model's verdicts from 2026-02-24._ > Spitzer running for office **TRUE** Eliot Spitzer announced his candidacy for New York City Comptroller on July 8, 2013 — one day before this tweet. He won the Democratic primary but lost the general election to Scott Stringer. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliot_Spitzer#2013_New_York_City_Comptroller_election > Anthony Weiner running for office **TRUE** Anthony Weiner announced his NYC Mayoral candidacy in May 2013 following his 2011 sexting scandal resignation from Congress. A second sexting scandal under the alias 'Carlos Danger' emerged later in the same campaign. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Weiner#2013_New_York_City_mayoral_election > New York is 'pervert central' **UNVERIFIABLE** Rhetorical characterization and opinion; not a factual claim subject to evidentiary verification. Overall Veracity: 83% ## Tags - political devaluation (90%) - opportunistic attack (85%) - splitting (82%) - moral superiority framing (83%) - signature language (Pathetic) (88%) - schadenfreude (78%) - New York politics 2013 (72%) - ad hominem (88%) - geographic hyperbole (75%) - projection (moderate confidence) (45%) - ego-syntonic sadism (55%) - personal grievance (Spitzer history) (60%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **BBC Panorama Wound Triggers Eleven-Post Defensive Evening; Daytime Returns to Grandiose Baseline With One Isolated Rage Spike Against a Private Citizen** July 9, 2013 was a psychologically reactive day organized around a single primary wound: the BBC Panorama documentary "The Trouble with Trump," which aired July 8–9 and documented the gap between Trump's economic promises to Scottish authorities and the actual performance of his Aberdeenshire golf course. This narcissistic injury generated the day's most concentrated behavioral cluster — eleven posts between 8:00 and 9:22 PM EDT (00:00–01:22 UTC) — following a textbook three-stage wound-response sequence: DARVO reframing (x_354389627601289218, x_354390922064179201), then an abrupt pivot to fan-amplification as narcissistic supply recovery (x_354404474980282370 through x_354410149454155777). The rapid oscillation from media-attacker to admiration-collector within approximately 55 minutes is clinically legible as automatic equilibrium restoration: wound → defend → gather supply. The daytime hours (8:16 AM–7:56 PM EDT, 12:16–23:56 UTC) operated at stable grandiose baseline, with content dispersing across political devaluation of Eliot Spitzer and Anthony Weiner (x_354634441223708672, x_354634441223708700), premature aviation-disaster verdicts with implicit ethnic framing on the Asiana crash (x_354731820144791556, x_354740632180359169), geopolitical truth-teller performance on Pakistani intelligence and bin Laden (x_354673952389464064), and a block of quote and promotional posts assessed as likely staff-generated. One discrete exception disrupted this stability: x_354576890612285442 (8:24 AM EDT) represents the day's highest-danger event — an unprovoked public character assassination of a private citizen who had merely said they were "tired," met with a command to "say the rest, that you're lazy and dumb." The post reveals ego-syntonic sadism operating against a powerless target at a moment of ambient irritability, disconnected from any proportionate stimulus. The 29-post total is elevated but explicable as reactive stimulus-concentration rather than hypomanic pressuring. A 10h54m gap between 9:22 PM and 8:16 AM EDT is consistent with normal sleep, and no pre-dawn activity was recorded. Two near-duplicate post pairs — the Spitzer/Weiner "pervert central" dyad and the "Kill the Bill" endorsement dyad — suggest systematic staff re-amplification of afternoon content for evening audiences. Cognitively, the day is consistent with Trump's 2013 baseline: short declarative sentences, false certainty as rhetorical stance, near-zero agreeableness. Longitudinally, the unguarded "True but thanks!" endorsement of genius (x_354405075021602816) and amplification of "God's gift to America" (x_354408208942632960) are early documented instances of messianic self-framing that would become a dominant identity narrative in later years. Full digest for 2013-07-09: https://trump.fm/date/2013-07-09/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2013, July 9). With Spitzer &, Anthony Weiner running for... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_354634441223708700 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "With Spitzer &, Anthony Weiner running for office, New..." X (Twitter), 9 Jul. 2013. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_354634441223708700. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. 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