# Post x_663958774839975936

- Post ID: `x_663958774839975936`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2015-11-10T05:58:02.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no, but it quotes a tweet by @teed_chris
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_663958774839975936
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_663958774839975936/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_663958774839975936.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

_Quotes @teed_chris, pasted in quotation marks the way early X retweets were made by hand. The words in quotation marks are @teed_chris's, not his; a reply of his, if any, follows the closing mark._

> "@teed_chris: @Loyal2Trump2016 @TrumpAlabama  @FoxNews Look when you try to kill Your mom,that's it for me ,no walking on water"

## Engagement

- Likes: 1,111
- Reposts: 509
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.340Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-08T08:02:08.036Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

# Analysis: Proxy Attack on Ben Carson via Retweet

## Context
Posted at ~1:00am EST during a late-night session that also targeted Marco Rubio. This retweet references Ben Carson's autobiographical account of attempting to stab someone in his youth—a story Carson framed as religious redemption. The timing coincides with the Politico report questioning Carson's West Point scholarship claims, making Carson newly vulnerable.

## Authorship
High confidence this is authentic Trump. The 1am EST timestamp, lack of formatting, and pattern of late-night rival-targeting retweets are consistent with his established behavior.

## Psychological Dynamics
The retweet-as-weapon technique is a signature Trump pattern: amplifying supporter attacks to damage rivals while maintaining plausible deniability ("I'm just sharing what people are saying"). This is textbook passive aggression—indirect expression of hostility through a proxy voice.

The strategic timing—during Carson's West Point credibility crisis—reflects opportunistic aggression rather than impulsive rage. Trump piles on when opponents are wounded.

## Rhetorical Function
The retweeted content reframes Carson's redemption narrative (violent youth → man of God) as a disqualifying character flaw. "No walking on water" directly attacks Carson's religious moral authority, which was central to his polling strength among evangelical voters.

## Significance
Low-intensity post. Primarily notable as part of a pattern of late-night opposition research dissemination via curated retweets—a technique that allows aggressive campaigning with rhetorical distance.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Ben Carson claimed to have attempted to stab/kill a family member in his youth" | **True** | Carson wrote in his autobiography 'Gifted Hands' about attempting to stab a friend/relative as a teenager, using it as a redemption narrative about his religious transformation. |

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 85%)

### Indicators

- Late night posting (~1am EST)
- Retweet of supporter attacking rival
- No polish or formatting
- Pattern of late-night attack series against rivals

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Preemptive Attack — Comparison (Ben Carson polling competitiveness)

Sentiment: -0.40

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 30%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- passive aggression (immature)
- projection (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 10%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- amplifying supporter voices to create impression of consensus
- retweet-as-endorsement deniability

## Fact Checks (1)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-08._

> Ben Carson claimed to have attempted to stab/kill a family member in his youth

**TRUE**

Carson wrote in his autobiography 'Gifted Hands' about attempting to stab a friend/relative as a teenager, using it as a redemption narrative about his religious transformation.

Sources: Ben Carson, 'Gifted Hands' (1990)

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Tags

- proxy-attack (80%)
- rival-targeting (70%)
- ben-carson (90%)

## That day

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

**SNL Ratings Victory Lap Dominates Debate Day as Rubio Draws Preemptive Fire**

On November 10, 2015—the day of the fourth Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee—Trump devoted his social media output almost entirely to narcissistic supply-seeking, with 32 posts maintaining a uniformly grandiose state throughout. The dominant narrative was a prolonged victory lap over Saturday Night Live ratings from his November 7 hosting appearance, with at least nine posts amplifying coverage from Breitbart, Fox News, USA Today, People Magazine, and Piers Morgan all confirming the episode drew SNL's highest viewership since 2012. This obsessive return to a single validation point, replayed across nearly every major outlet, represents a textbook narcissistic supply binge.

The secondary thread—a concentrated burst of attacks on Marco Rubio as a "total lightweight," "choker," and amnesty supporter—appears strategically timed as debate-eve positioning. The Rubio cluster (10:35–10:39 PM ET on November 9, with apparent reposts the following morning) was the only content approaching combative intensity, though rage remained muted at 0.50 and never escalated. Two posts referencing Ben Carson's biographical controversies rounded out the rival-targeting effort. Notably, the posting timeline raises sleep concerns: personally-authored content appeared as late as 1:03 AM ET, a cluster of SNL retweets posted between 3:12–3:40 AM ET, and activity resumed by 6:03 AM ET—suggesting no more than two to three hours of uninterrupted rest on debate night. However, the lower authorship scores on the 3 AM cluster (0.60–0.85) leave open the possibility of staff involvement during those hours.

Full digest for 2015-11-10: https://trump.fm/date/2015-11-10/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2015, November 10). "@teed_chris: @Loyal2Trump2016 @TrumpAlabama... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_663958774839975936
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. ""@teed_chris: @Loyal2Trump2016 @TrumpAlabama @FoxNews Look..." X (Twitter), 10 Nov. 2015. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_663958774839975936. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, ""@teed_chris: @Loyal2Trump2016 @TrumpAlabama @FoxNews Look...," X (Twitter), November 10, 2015, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_663958774839975936.

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