# Post x_824228768227217408

- Post ID: `x_824228768227217408`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-01-25T12:13:46.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_824228768227217408
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_824228768227217408/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_824228768227217408.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> even, those registered to vote who are dead (and many for a long time). Depending on results, we will strengthen up voting procedures!

## Engagement

- Likes: 107,227
- Reposts: 18,914
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.392Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T09:12:59.007Z (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 continuation tweet completes Trump's announcement of a voter fraud investigation, driven by the narcissistic injury of losing the 2016 popular vote by ~2.9 million. The post employs pathological distortion by treating unsubstantiated fraud claims as established fact warranting federal investigation. The "depending on results" hedge creates a veneer of objectivity, but the framing presupposes the conclusion. Dead voter registrations exist due to administrative lag but do not constitute systematic fraud—a distinction the post deliberately collapses. Trump's own Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity was later disbanded in 2018 without producing evidence of widespread fraud. The elevated danger rating reflects the institutional weaponization of presidential authority to undermine public confidence in democratic elections—a pattern that would escalate significantly over subsequent years.

## Analysis: Voter Fraud Investigation Tweet (Part 2)

This is the continuation of Trump's two-part tweet announcing a "major investigation into VOTER FRAUD." The first tweet ended with "and...." making this the completion. Posted at 7:13 AM ET (Trump was at the White House), this falls in his characteristic early-morning authentic posting window.

### Key Observations

The phrase "even, those registered to vote who are dead (and many for a long time)" continues the voter fraud narrative that emerged after Trump's loss of the popular vote to Clinton by ~2.9 million votes. The parenthetical "(and many for a long time)" is classic Trump stream-of-consciousness elaboration.

The closing "Depending on results, we will strengthen up voting procedures!" is notable—"strengthen up" is a slightly non-standard construction (vs. "strengthen" or "tighten up"), consistent with authentic Trump diction. It also hedges with "depending on results," which is unusual; the predetermined conclusion is already embedded in the framing.

### Psychological Function

This post serves to maintain the reality distortion that widespread voter fraud occurred in 2016, protecting against the narcissistic injury of losing the popular vote. The investigation announcement functions as institutional validation-seeking: if the government investigates, the claim gains legitimacy regardless of findings.

### Rhetorical Note

The dead-voters trope is a longstanding electoral myth. While isolated cases exist, no evidence supports systematic fraud at scale. The framing presupposes fraud exists and positions the investigation as confirming rather than testing the hypothesis.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Dead people are registered to vote (and many for a long time)" | **Half True** | Voter rolls do contain deceased registrants due to administrative lag, but this does not equate to fraudulent voting. Studies including Trump's own disbanded commission found no evidence of systematic fraud via dead registrations. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- 7:13 AM ET early morning posting
- stream-of-consciousness parenthetical
- non-standard 'strengthen up' construction
- continuation tweet with '....' pattern
- emotional/reactive topic

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Defeat (Popular vote loss to Hillary Clinton)

Sentiment: -0.20

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 40%
- Paranoid: 50%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- distortion (pathological)
- rationalization (neurotic)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 35%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- inclusive 'we' language
- positioning self as protector of electoral integrity

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Using presidential power to investigate political opponents' voters
- Undermining public trust in democratic elections

### Gaslighting

- Presenting unsubstantiated voter fraud as established fact requiring institutional response
- Using presidential authority to legitimize a false narrative

## Fact Checks (1)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-11._

> Dead people are registered to vote (and many for a long time)

**HALF TRUE**

Voter rolls do contain deceased registrants due to administrative lag, but this does not equate to fraudulent voting. Studies including Trump's own disbanded commission found no evidence of systematic fraud via dead registrations.

Sources: Pew Research Center 2012 voter registration study; Trump's Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity (disbanded 2018 without findings)

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- voter fraud narrative (100%)
- narcissistic defense (80%)
- democratic erosion (70%)
- reality distortion (70%)

## That day

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

**Day Five: New President Projects Power on All Fronts While Nursing Popular Vote Wound**

Trump's fifth day in office was a steady display of presidential muscle-flexing across multiple fronts — meeting auto CEOs, signing border wall executive orders, threatening to send federal agents into Chicago, and teasing his Supreme Court pick. The most psychologically revealing moment came in a burst of early-morning tweets announcing a "major investigation" into voter fraud, a clear attempt to rewrite his popular-vote loss as evidence of illegal activity rather than accept it. The mood was uniformly confident and commanding, with no flashes of anger — just a new president stamping his authority on everything he could reach.

Full digest for 2017-01-25: https://trump.fm/date/2017-01-25/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, January 25). even, those registered to vote who are dead (and... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_824228768227217408
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "even, those registered to vote who are dead (and many for a..." X (Twitter), 25 Jan. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_824228768227217408. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "even, those registered to vote who are dead (and many for a...," X (Twitter), January 25, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_824228768227217408.

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