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Narrative Analysis - Report

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Donald Trump can't decide how he wants his supporters to feel about the scene outside of the Manhattan courtroom where he's being tried on 34 felony indictments for election interference and business fraud. ...

With the first of his four criminal cases, it's not really clear how demanding Trump's "right" to commit fraud and lie about adultery serves the larger goals of MAGA. Plus, a lot of Trump's appeal to his base is the aura of impunity he's woven around himself ...

No momentum supporting factor found

Challenge supporting factors

(trump,maga,election)

(election,space)

(maga,space)

(trump,election,space)

(trump,maga,space)

(election,president)

(trump,election,president)

(trump,maga,president)

(trump,indictments)

(trump,election,memos)

(trump,maga,memos)

(trump,election,media)

(trump,maga,media)

(election,supporters)

(trump,election,supporters)

Work-in-progress supporting factors

(maga,terrorist)

(trump,maga,terrorist)

(trump,maga,supporters)

(trump,courthouse,crowds)

(trump,courthouse,mob)

(trump,maga,cult-like)

(trump,crowds)

(trump,courthouse,truth_social)

(trump,supporters,truth_social)

(trump,supporters,nadir)

Time Period	Challenge	Momentum	WIP
Report	49.24	0.00	50.77

High Level Abstraction (HLA) combined

High Level Abstraction (HLA)	Report
(1) (maga,fraud)	100.00
(2) (trump,fraud)	97.74
(3) (trump,maga,election)	76.84
(4) (maga,terrorist)	76.27
(5) (trump,maga,terrorist)	74.58
(6) (trump,maga,supporters)	73.45
(7) (election,space)	72.32
(8) (maga,space)	71.19
(9) (trump,courthouse,crowds)	70.06
(10) (trump,election,space)	69.49
(11) (trump,maga,space)	68.36
(12) (election,president)	67.80
(13) (trump,election,president)	66.10
(14) (trump,maga,president)	65.54
(15) (trump,courthouse,mob)	64.97
(16) (trump,maga,mob)	64.41
(17) (trump,indictments)	63.28
(18) (trump,election,memos)	63.28
(19) (trump,maga,memos)	62.71
(20) (trump,election,media)	62.15
(21) (trump,maga,media)	61.58
(22) (trump,maga,lashes)	61.02
(23) (trump,maga,fraud)	58.19
(24) (trump,maga,cult-like)	57.63
(25) (election,supporters)	57.06
(26) (maga,indictments)	55.93
(27) (trump,election,supporters)	55.37
(28) (trump,crowds)	54.80
(29) (election,right-wing)	54.24
(30) (trump,white)	52.54
(31) (trump,election,right-wing)	52.54
(32) (trump,election,overturn)	51.41
(33) (trump,election,manhattan)	50.85
(34) (trump,risk)	50.28
(35) (trump,election,kenneth_chesebro)	50.28
(36) (trump,election,john_eastman)	49.72
(37) (trump,courthouse,truth_social)	49.15
(38) (trump,supporters,truth_social)	48.59
(39) (trump,supporters,new_york_times)	48.02
(40) (trump,supporters,nadir)	46.89
(41) (trump,supporters,manhattan_criminal_courthouse)	45.76
(42) (trump,supporters,manhattan)	44.63
(43) (trump,courthouse,make-believe)	43.50
(44) (trump,supporters,make-believe)	42.94
(45) (trump,criminal)	41.24
(46) (trump,supporters,indictments)	40.68
(47) (trump,supporters,fraud)	37.85
(48) (maga,election)	37.29
(49) (trump,supporters,fantasizing)	36.72
(50) (trump,mob,crowds)	32.77
(51) (trump,courthouse,maga)	31.64
(52) (trump,courthouse,fantasizing)	31.07
(53) (trump,courthouse,defense)	30.51
(54) (trump,courthouse,childish)	29.94
(55) (trump,courthouse,caravan)	28.81
(56) (trump,courthouse,barricades)	27.68
(57) (trump,mob,insurrection)	24.29
(58) (violence,insurrection)	23.73
(59) (trump,mob,diet_coke)	23.16
(60) (trump,mob,blatantly)	22.60
(61) (violence,political)	20.34
(62) (trump,crime)	19.77
(63) (maga,violence)	16.95
(64) (maga,supporters)	16.38
(65) (maga,political)	15.25
(66) (maga,courthouse)	13.56
(67) (maga,theorist)	12.43
(68) (maga,risks)	11.86
(69) (election,violence)	11.30
(70) (election,vehicle)	10.73
(71) (election,pitied)	10.17
(72) (violence,trump)	9.60
(73) (election,overturn)	9.60
(74) (election,motorcade)	8.47
(75) (election,mob)	7.91
(76) (violence,mob)	7.34
(77) (election,memos)	6.78
(78) (violence,willy-nilly)	3.95
(79) (violence,republican)	3.39
(80) (violence,rationality)	2.82
(81) (violence,leaders)	2.26
(82) (violence,hard)	1.69
(83) (violence,fear)	1.13
(84) (violence,evidence)	0.56

Supporting narratives:

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They used social media and circulated memos to spread the word through MAGA that shutting down the election certification would give Trump and Republicans space to void the election and declare him president ...
High Level Abstractions:

(trump,election,media)
(trump,maga,election)
(trump,election,memos)
(trump,maga,media)
(trump,maga,memos)
Inferred entity relationships (2)
(election,maga) [inferred]
(election,memos) [inferred]

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They used social media and circulated memos to spread the word through MAGA that shutting down the election certification would give Trump and Republicans space to void the election and declare him president. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(trump,election,president)
(election,president)
(trump,election,space)
(election,space)
(trump,maga,space)
(maga,space)
(trump,maga,president)
Inferred entity relationships (6)
(election,president) [inferred]
(election,space,trump) [inferred]
(election,president,trump) [inferred]
(election,space) [inferred]
(maga,space,trump) [inferred]
(maga,space) [inferred]

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Donald Trump can't decide how he wants his supporters to feel about the scene outside of the Manhattan courtroom where he's being tried on 34 felony indictments for election interference and business fraud ...
High Level Abstractions:

(election,supporters)
(trump,election,manhattan)
(trump,election,supporters)
Inferred entity relationships (3)
(election,supporters,trump) [inferred]
(election,supporters) [inferred]
(supporters,trump,truth_social) [inferred]

challenge - Back to HLA

The only reason January 6 got as close as it did to working is that right-wing lawyers like John Eastman and Kenneth Chesebro - both of whom have also been charged in Georgia for their roles in attempting to overturn the election - did all of the planning for him ...
High Level Abstractions:

(election,right-wing)
(trump,election,right-wing)
(trump,election,john_eastman)
(trump,election,kenneth_chesebro)
Inferred entity relationships (2)
(election,right-wing,trump) [inferred]
(election,right-wing) [inferred]

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The only reason January 6 got as close as it did to working is that right-wing lawyers like John Eastman and Kenneth Chesebro - both of whom have also been charged in Georgia for their roles in attempting to overturn the election - did all of the planning for him. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(trump,election,overturn)
Inferred entity relationships (1)
(election,overturn) [inferred]

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His lies got to the level of childish make-believe on Tuesday afternoon, as he falsely claimed on Truth Social that "Thousands of people were turned away from the Courthouse" while denying that he was "disappointed by the crowds." Of course, by fantasizing about a massive caravan rallied to his defense, he proved he is not satisfied with reality.. . As the New York Times reported, "A day after Trump issued a call for more supporters to gather outside the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse, the number reached its nadir ...
High Level Abstractions:

(trump,supporters,new_york_times)
Inferred entity relationships (1)
(supporters,trump,truth_social) [inferred]

challenge - Back to HLA

. Donald Trump can't decide how he wants his supporters to feel about the scene outside of the Manhattan courtroom where he's being tried on 34 felony indictments for election interference and business fraud ...
High Level Abstractions:

(trump,supporters,manhattan)
Inferred entity relationships (1)
(supporters,trump,truth_social) [inferred]

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Donald Trump can't decide how he wants his supporters to feel about the scene outside of the Manhattan courtroom where he's being tried on 34 felony indictments for election interference and business fraud. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(trump,indictments)
(trump,supporters,indictments)
(maga,election)
(maga,indictments)
(trump,supporters,fraud)
(trump,fraud)
(maga,fraud)
Inferred entity relationships (3)
(election,maga,trump) [inferred]
(fraud,maga,trump) [inferred]
(supporters,trump,truth_social) [inferred]

challenge - Back to HLA

Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols believed that bombing the Oklahoma Federal Building would draw attention and support for their white supremacist, far-right views. Decades later, Trump is winking at their terrorism publicly, so they weren't entirely wrong in their theory of the case, even as they were deeply evil ...
High Level Abstractions:

(trump,white)

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6, 2021, it turns out that most of MAGA is not actually as gung-ho to risk injury, prison or even death just because Dear Leader commands it.. . One would think, even with the shrinking possibility that Trump could face trial this year for his attempted coup that led to the Capitol insurrection, that he might not blatantly try to order up a rampaging mob like it's a Diet Coke ...
High Level Abstractions:

(trump,risk)

challenge - Back to HLA

People like Eastman and Chesebro were in on the coup because they're devoted fascists, not because of some great love of Trump. So they're not going to risk even more indictments to get him out of this particular pickle. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(trump,indictments)
(trump,risk)

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One would think, even with the shrinking possibility that Trump could face trial this year for his attempted coup that led to the Capitol insurrection, that he might not blatantly try to order up a rampaging mob like it's a Diet Coke ...
High Level Abstractions:

(violence,insurrection)
(trump,mob,insurrection)
(violence,trump)

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One would think, even with the shrinking possibility that Trump could face trial this year for his attempted coup that led to the Capitol insurrection, that he might not blatantly try to order up a rampaging mob like it's a Diet Coke. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(trump,mob,diet_coke)
(trump,mob,blatantly)

challenge - Back to HLA

The only reason January 6 got as close as it did to working is that right-wing lawyers like John Eastman and Kenneth Chesebro - both of whom have also been charged in Georgia for their roles in attempting to overturn the election - did all of the planning for him. They used social media and circulated memos to spread the word through MAGA that shutting down the election certification would give Trump and Republicans space to void the election and declare him president ...
High Level Abstractions:

(election,overturn)
(maga,election)
(election,memos)
Inferred entity relationships (3)
(election,overturn,trump) [inferred]
(election,maga,trump) [inferred]
(election,memos,trump) [inferred]

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Opinion. Trump keeps begging for a "rally behind MAGA" - but his supporters aren't showing up to court. . Donald Trump can't decide how he wants his supporters to feel about the scene outside of the Manhattan courtroom where he's being tried on 34 felony indictments for election interference and business fraud ...
High Level Abstractions:

(maga,supporters)
Inferred entity relationships (1)
(maga,supporters,trump) [inferred]

challenge - Back to HLA

One would think, even with the shrinking possibility that Trump could face trial this year for his attempted coup that led to the Capitol insurrection, that he might not blatantly try to order up a rampaging mob like it's a Diet Coke. Nor does it seem likely that causing more violence would help him win the 2024 election. It speaks to his justified fear that the evidence against him is overwhelming that he's grasping at this particular straw ...
High Level Abstractions:

(election,violence)

challenge - Back to HLA

Donald Trump can't decide how he wants his supporters to feel about the scene outside of the Manhattan courtroom where he's being tried on 34 felony indictments for election interference and business fraud. He repeatedly argues that the city he travels through in a daily motorcade to his trial is a war zone. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(election,motorcade)

challenge - Back to HLA

One would think, even with the shrinking possibility that Trump could face trial this year for his attempted coup that led to the Capitol insurrection, that he might not blatantly try to order up a rampaging mob like it's a Diet Coke. Nor does it seem likely that causing more violence would help him win the 2024 election ...
High Level Abstractions:

(election,mob)
(violence,mob)

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Security officials would be wise to assume we're not out of the woods yet and continue to have heightened vigilance against domestic terrorist threats. But if MAGA lashes out, they will not be doing it for Trump. They'll be doing it for themselves ...
High Level Abstractions:

(maga,terrorist)
(trump,maga,terrorist)
Inferred entity relationships (2)
(maga,terrorist) [inferred]
(maga,terrorist,trump) [inferred]

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Opinion. Trump keeps begging for a "rally behind MAGA" - but his supporters aren't showing up to court. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(trump,maga,supporters)
Inferred entity relationships (2)
(maga,supporters) [inferred]
(supporters,trump,truth_social) [inferred]

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. There are two main reasons MAGA continues to ignore Trump's cries for crowds to mob the courthouse on his behalf. First of all, they don't think it would really change anything ...
High Level Abstractions:

(trump,courthouse,crowds)
(trump,mob,crowds)
(trump,courthouse,mob)
(trump,crowds)
(trump,maga,mob)
(trump,courthouse,maga)
Inferred entity relationships (2)
(courthouse,maga) [inferred]
(crowds,trump) [inferred]

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Security officials would be wise to assume we're not out of the woods yet and continue to have heightened vigilance against domestic terrorist threats. But if MAGA lashes out, they will not be doing it for Trump. They'll be doing it for themselves. . ...
High Level Abstractions:

(trump,maga,lashes)

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With the first of his four criminal cases, it's not really clear how demanding Trump's "right" to commit fraud and lie about adultery serves the larger goals of MAGA. Plus, a lot of Trump's appeal to his base is the aura of impunity he's woven around himself ...
High Level Abstractions:

(maga,fraud)
(trump,fraud)
(trump,maga,fraud)
Inferred entity relationships (2)
(fraud,maga,trump) [inferred]
(fraud,maga) [inferred]

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. On the second point, it's crucial to remember that while MAGA has cult-like properties and Trump is its leader, it isn't actually a cult of personality in the true sense ...
High Level Abstractions:

(trump,maga,cult-like)

WIP - Back to HLA

His lies got to the level of childish make-believe on Tuesday afternoon, as he falsely claimed on Truth Social that "Thousands of people were turned away from the Courthouse" while denying that he was "disappointed by the crowds." Of course, by fantasizing about a massive caravan rallied to his defense, he proved he is not satisfied with reality ...
High Level Abstractions:

(trump,courthouse,make-believe)
(trump,courthouse,crowds)
(trump,courthouse,truth_social)
(trump,courthouse,childish)
(trump,courthouse,fantasizing)
Inferred entity relationships (2)
(courthouse,trump,truth_social) [inferred]
(crowds,trump) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

His lies got to the level of childish make-believe on Tuesday afternoon, as he falsely claimed on Truth Social that "Thousands of people were turned away from the Courthouse" while denying that he was "disappointed by the crowds." Of course, by fantasizing about a massive caravan rallied to his defense, he proved he is not satisfied with reality. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(trump,supporters,make-believe)
(trump,supporters,truth_social)
(trump,supporters,fantasizing)
(trump,courthouse,caravan)
(trump,courthouse,defense)
(trump,crowds)
Inferred entity relationships (2)
(courthouse,trump,truth_social) [inferred]
(supporters,trump,truth_social) [inferred]

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As the New York Times reported, "A day after Trump issued a call for more supporters to gather outside the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse, the number reached its nadir. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(trump,supporters,nadir)
(trump,supporters,manhattan_criminal_courthouse)
Inferred entity relationships (1)
(supporters,trump,truth_social) [inferred]

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What's especially funny about all this is that Trump can't quite admit that his people just aren't showing up, and keeps on blaming the barricades and the cops. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(trump,courthouse,barricades)
Inferred entity relationships (1)
(courthouse,trump,truth_social) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

On the second point, it's crucial to remember that while MAGA has cult-like properties and Trump is its leader, it isn't actually a cult of personality in the true sense. Fundamentally, it's a fascist movement focused on restoring an imagined past based on white supremacy and male dominance. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(trump,white)

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6! And yet, they keep not showing up to protest Trump's criminal trial, peacefully or otherwise. It's not like anyone is stopping them, either. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(trump,criminal)

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They wanted to win that election too, and when he offered them a chance to steal it, they went for it, to protect their own egos more than his.. . With the first of his four criminal cases, it's not really clear how demanding Trump's "right" to commit fraud and lie about adultery serves the larger goals of MAGA ...
High Level Abstractions:

(trump,criminal)

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"Violent criminals that are murdering people, killing people" are free to "do whatever they want," he's falsely claimed, blasting District Attorney Alvin Bragg as "lazy on violent crime" because he's supposedly too focused on prosecuting Trump.. . It's all a lie - crime is way down from the pandemic-related spikes - but it's one Trump repeats ad nauseam ...
High Level Abstractions:

(trump,crime)

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The bad news is that we still don't know how much enthusiasm still exists in MAGA world for effective political violence. On one hand, Republican leaders have grown even more aggressive about promoting political violence ...
High Level Abstractions:

(maga,violence)
(violence,political)
(maga,political)

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So they're not going to risk even more indictments to get him out of this particular pickle.. . The bad news is that we still don't know how much enthusiasm still exists in MAGA world for effective political violence ...
High Level Abstractions:

(maga,indictments)

WIP - Back to HLA

. There are two main reasons MAGA continues to ignore Trump's cries for crowds to mob the courthouse on his behalf. First of all, they don't think it would really change anything. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(maga,courthouse)
Inferred entity relationships (1)
(courthouse,maga,trump) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

Even the guy who died by suicide in front of the courthouse wasn't a Trump fan, but a bespoke conspiracy theorist who thought "The Simpsons" are out to destroy the world.. . There are two main reasons MAGA continues to ignore Trump's cries for crowds to mob the courthouse on his behalf ...
High Level Abstractions:

(maga,theorist)

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Trump, who is unable to think about anyone but himself for even a second, hasn't bothered to persuade his followers that it would somehow benefit them to take such serious risks.. . On the second point, it's crucial to remember that while MAGA has cult-like properties and Trump is its leader, it isn't actually a cult of personality in the true sense ...
High Level Abstractions:

(maga,risks)

WIP - Back to HLA

Trump is the vehicle for his followers'grievances, not the other way around. His anger over losing the 2020 election resonated with them not because they pitied him, but because they pity themselves ...
High Level Abstractions:

(election,vehicle)

WIP - Back to HLA

Trump is the vehicle for his followers'grievances, not the other way around. His anger over losing the 2020 election resonated with them not because they pitied him, but because they pity themselves. They wanted to win that election too, and when he offered them a chance to steal it, they went for it, to protect their own egos more than his ...
High Level Abstractions:

(election,pitied)

WIP - Back to HLA

As hard as it may be to believe, even Trump voters have some rationality and understanding of cause and effect. As a rule, even people who are enthusiastic about political violence aren't willy-nilly about such a serious undertaking. They want to know how the proposed act of violence will work to advance their political goals ...
High Level Abstractions:

(violence,political)
(violence,willy-nilly)

WIP - Back to HLA

As hard as it may be to believe, even Trump voters have some rationality and understanding of cause and effect. As a rule, even people who are enthusiastic about political violence aren't willy-nilly about such a serious undertaking ...
High Level Abstractions:

(violence,trump)
(violence,rationality)

WIP - Back to HLA

The bad news is that we still don't know how much enthusiasm still exists in MAGA world for effective political violence. On one hand, Republican leaders have grown even more aggressive about promoting political violence. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(violence,republican)
(violence,leaders)

WIP - Back to HLA

As hard as it may be to believe, even Trump voters have some rationality and understanding of cause and effect ...
High Level Abstractions:

(violence,hard)

WIP - Back to HLA

Nor does it seem likely that causing more violence would help him win the 2024 election. It speaks to his justified fear that the evidence against him is overwhelming that he's grasping at this particular straw. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(violence,fear)
(violence,evidence)

Semantics Relevance

OpinionTrump keeps begging for a 'rally behind MAGA' - but his ...