Analysis: ""@NobamaDotCom: An FYI to all the DonaldTrump haters: We've...

11y ago Aug 17, 2015 at 10:05 PM

""@NobamaDotCom: An FYI to all the DonaldTrump haters: We've won. Most admit TRUMP CAN WIN. And @GeorgeWill &amp, @krauthammer - watch and learn

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AI Analysis

Machine-generated analysis of the post above on 2026-03-07. Not written by the author of the post.

Danger Level

None

Narcissistic State

Grandiose

Authorship

Self-Written

Intensity

52%

This August 2015 retweet is a clinically characteristic example of Trump's proxy attack mechanism: amplifying fan accounts to deliver hostile triumphal messages while maintaining one degree of separation. Almost certainly authentic, triggered by George Will and Charles Krauthammer publicly questioning his electoral viability — an acute narcissistic injury evidenced by the same-day pattern of multiple Will-targeting posts. The subject is in a grandiose narcissistic state, processing the injury through triumphant dismissal ('watch and learn') rather than defensive rage. Primary defenses are projection (critics reframed as 'haters' rather than analysts) and splitting (believers vs. haters binary). The Trickster archetype dominates — the appeal is precisely his disruption of establishment conservative pundit authority. Mild hypomanic coloring is present in the premature victory declaration ('We've won') months before any primary vote. No danger indicators. The post is significant for early documentation of the proxy retweet as a strategic behavioral pattern, and for capturing the grandiose-ascendant psychological state of the campaign's early phase before the defensive-vulnerable oscillation becomes more pronounced in later periods.

Authorship Analysis

Self-Written

Indicators:

Thematic continuity with prior same-day organic post attacking George Will — same emotional target, same session
Retweet of fringe partisan account (@NobamaDotCom) consistent with authenticated 2015–2016 Trump proxy-attack pattern
Local time 6:05 PM EDT — early evening, consistent with authentic Trump activity during jury duty day in Manhattan
No polished aide-style formatting; raw platform rendering artifacts present ('&amp,')
Emotional reactivity mirrors direct prior post; continuity argues against aide authorship

Psychological Profile

▶ State

Grandiose State

Trigger: Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (George Will and Charles Krauthammer)

Sentiment

+0.45

Mildly Hypomanic

Triumphal present-tense victory claim unsupported by electoral eventsMultiple rapid-fire posts targeting same critic within single dayExpansive 'we've won' grandiosity in early campaign phase

▶ Clinical

Malignant Narcissism:

Narcissistic

65%

Antisocial

10%

Paranoid

35%

Sadism

20%

Defense Mechanisms:

projectionsplittingrationalization

Cognitive Complexity:

Complexity

28%

Cognitive Markers:

perseveration

Parasocial Techniques:

Collective 'we' framing to bond supporters into shared victory narrativeProxy amplification creating parasocial inclusion in a winning movement

Fact Checks (1)

"Most admit TRUMP CAN WIN"

Half True

By August 2015, Trump was polling first in multiple Republican primary surveys and some pundits had begun acknowledging viability they previously dismissed. However 'most admit' overstates the shift — it was a minority of commentators beginning to concede possibility, not a majority consensus. Will and Krauthammer had both made dismissive statements about Trump's candidacy.

Receipts

No contradictions with other posts detected yet.

Psychological Analysis: Trump Twitter Post — August 17, 2015

Authorship Attribution

Verdict: Authentic Trump (High Confidence)

Local time in New York (EDT, UTC-4): 6:05 PM — early evening, not peak aide-scheduling hours. Trump was serving jury duty in Manhattan that day (confirmed by same-day post referencing Rush Limbaugh "on way back to Jury Duty"), suggesting he was consuming media in transit or at home. The thematic continuity with a prior organic post criticizing George Will specifically ("Why does @FoxNews keep George Will as a talking head? Wrong on so many subjects!") is the strongest authenticity indicator — this retweet is a second strike at the same target within the same emotional window. The account retweeted (@NobamaDotCom) is the type of fringe partisan handle Trump authentically amplified throughout this period.

Psychological State & Trigger

This post is best understood as a narcissistic injury response to commentary by George Will and Charles Krauthammer — both prominent conservative Fox News analysts who had publicly questioned Trump's electoral viability. Two posts targeting Will within the same day (one direct, one proxy retweet) indicates acute preoccupation characteristic of a fresh narcissistic wound. The subject is in a grandiose narcissistic state — the response is not defensive victimhood but triumphant dismissal ("watch and learn"), consistent with a subject who has processed the injury through a victory narrative.

Proxy attack mechanism: Rather than attacking Will/Krauthammer directly again, Trump retweets a fan account to deliver the blow. This creates plausible deniability while achieving the same hostile function — a recurring strategic pattern in his 2015–2016 Twitter behavior.

Defense Mechanisms

Projection (immature): Critics performing legitimate analytical skepticism are reframed as "haters" — hostile motivation attributed to professional disagreement
Splitting (immature): Binary "haters vs. we who've won" — no intermediate category, no legitimate skepticism acknowledged
Rationalization (neurotic): Early polling movement toward viability constructed as proof critics have been decisively defeated

Rhetorical Techniques

Victory declaration: "We've won" — present tense, months before any primary vote; creates fait accompli impression designed to activate bandwagon psychology
Ad hominem by proxy: Fan account delivers the attack; Trump amplifies without directly authoring it
In-group/out-group construction: "DonaldTrump haters" vs. collective "we" — tribal identity activation
Appeal to inevitability: "Most admit TRUMP CAN WIN" converts ambiguous early polling into forced concession narrative
Condescension as dominance: "Watch and learn" directed at credentialed commentators positions the non-politician as superior to professional analysts

Archetypal Layer

The Trickster archetype is dominant — the appeal is precisely the disruption of established conservative pundit authority (Will and Krauthammer as gatekeepers of acceptable Republican thought). The post also contains the seed of the Hero/Savior narrative: Trump and his supporters as a "we" who will vindicate themselves against the expert class.

Danger Assessment

None. No violent imagery, no dehumanization, no eliminationist language, no mobilization calls. Mild interpersonal antagonism toward named political commentators.

Longitudinal Note

This post is an early and clean example of what becomes a documented Trump behavioral pattern: proxy retweeting as a mechanism for attacks he wants delivered but prefers not to own directly. The @NobamaDotCom account name (explicit anti-Obama branding) also foreshadows the later controversy over Trump retweeting accounts with extremist associations.

Fact Verification

Claim	Verdict	Evidence
"Most admit TRUMP CAN WIN"	Half True	By August 2015, Trump was polling first in multiple Republican primary surveys and some pundits had begun acknowledging viability they previously dismissed. However 'most admit' overstates the shift — it was a minority of commentators beginning to concede possibility, not a majority consensus. Will and Krauthammer had both made dismissive statements about Trump's candidacy.

Overall Veracity: 50%