# Post ts_108290456495875411

- Post ID: `ts_108290456495875411`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-05-12T18:47:13.157Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_108290456495875411/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_108290456495875411.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Not even believable that Joe Biden just cancelled a major Alaska oil lease where not only big dollars would be made by the United States (instead of another country) but also massive amounts of oil would be produced when gasoline is at the highest price ever.

## Engagement

- Likes: 71,463
- Reposts: 28,169
- Replies: 5,520
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.442Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T20:19:10.735Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Psychological Analysis: Alaska Oil Lease Post (2022-05-12)

### Content Summary
Trump criticizes Biden for cancelling an Alaska oil lease, framing it as economically and strategically irrational given high gasoline prices. The post combines policy criticism with incredulity framing ("Not even believable").

### Authorship Attribution
Posted at 2:47 PM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago or NYC in May 2022). Business hours, relatively coherent single-sentence structure, policy-focused content. However, the run-on sentence style and emotional framing ("Not even believable") are consistent with authentic Trump dictation. Mixed signals—likely authentic but possibly lightly edited.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a relatively routine policy attack post. The primary dynamic is **narcissistic supply maintenance** through positioning himself as the rational alternative to an irrational incumbent. The incredulity frame ("Not even believable") serves as an implicit competence claim: *I would never do something so stupid.*

The post fits a **contamination narrative**: America had energy potential (good) → Biden destroyed it (bad). Trump positions as the implied restorer of rational order.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Distortion**: Oversimplifies a complex policy decision into pure irrationality
- **Splitting**: Biden's action framed as unambiguously bad with zero legitimate rationale

### Rhetorical Techniques
The parenthetical asides create a stacking effect—each one adds another layer of absurdity to Biden's decision. The gasoline price reference anchors the criticism in voters' lived experience.

### Cognitive Notes
Single long sentence with multiple parenthetical clauses—characteristic Trump style. No notable cognitive markers. Coherent argumentation within his typical rhetorical framework.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Biden cancelled a major Alaska oil lease" | **Mostly True** | In May 2022, the Biden administration cancelled oil and gas lease sales in Alaska's Cook Inlet and Gulf of Mexico, citing lack of industry interest for Cook Inlet. |
| "Gasoline is at the highest price ever" | **Mostly True** | US average gas prices were approaching record nominal highs in May 2022, reaching ~$4.40/gal nationally. They would peak above $5 in June 2022. In inflation-adjusted terms, 2008 prices were comparable. |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 60%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (2:47 PM ET)
- Run-on sentence with parenthetical asides typical of Trump dictation
- Emotional opener 'Not even believable'
- Policy-focused but with characteristic incredulity framing

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Biden energy policy decision)

Sentiment: -0.50

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 30%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- distortion (pathological)
- splitting (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 40%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- implicit competence comparison
- shared economic grievance

## Fact Checks (2)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-19._

> Biden cancelled a major Alaska oil lease

**MOSTLY TRUE**

In May 2022, the Biden administration cancelled oil and gas lease sales in Alaska's Cook Inlet and Gulf of Mexico, citing lack of industry interest for Cook Inlet.

Sources: Contemporary news reporting May 2022

> Gasoline is at the highest price ever

**MOSTLY TRUE**

US average gas prices were approaching record nominal highs in May 2022, reaching ~$4.40/gal nationally. They would peak above $5 in June 2022. In inflation-adjusted terms, 2008 prices were comparable.

Sources: EIA gas price data

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- energy_policy (90%)
- biden_criticism (80%)
- economic_grievance (70%)

## That day

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

**The "Great MAGA King" Embraces Biden's Insult While Hammering Economy and Election Fraud**

Trump spent the day attacking Biden on the economy, comparing him to Herbert Hoover and Jimmy Carter while claiming inflation was at 11 percent. He promoted the debunked "2000 Mules" documentary multiple times, insisting the 2020 election was stolen, and lashed out at the Wall Street Journal editorial board for questioning his influence in Pennsylvania. The mood brightened at midday when he gleefully co-opted Biden's "Great MAGA King" label as a badge of honor. Overall, a fairly typical day of grievance-driven messaging with no major escalation.

Full digest for 2022-05-12: https://trump.fm/date/2022-05-12/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, May 12). Not even believable that Joe Biden just cancelled... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_108290456495875411
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Not even believable that Joe Biden just cancelled a major..." Truth Social, 12 May. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108290456495875411. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Not even believable that Joe Biden just cancelled a major...," Truth Social, May 12, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108290456495875411.

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