# Post ts_108301643577625757

- Post ID: `ts_108301643577625757`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-05-14T18:12:14.479Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_108301643577625757
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_108301643577625757/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_108301643577625757.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Fox News is no longer Fox News. They won’t even show or discuss the greatest &amp; most impactful documentary of our time, “2000 Mules.” The Radical Left Democrats are thrilled - They don’t want the TRUTH to get out. Depressing to watch what has happened to Fox! CNN should go Conservative and take over the greatest, strongest, and most powerful BASE in U.S. history. Nobody is watching CNN’s Fake News now so, as I say, what the hell have they got to lose? Sadly, they're to stupid to make the change!

## Engagement

- Likes: 64,941
- Reposts: 23,995
- Replies: 4,860
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.442Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T20:20:18.991Z (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: Post ts_108301643577625757

### Context
Posted May 14, 2022 at ~1:12 PM CDT while Trump was traveling from Los Angeles to Austin, Texas for the American Freedom Tour. This is a daytime post during travel.

### Authorship Attribution
The post contains a characteristic grammatical error ("they're to stupid" instead of "too stupid") and displays stream-of-consciousness rhetorical escalation — pivoting from Fox News criticism to the novel suggestion that CNN "go Conservative." The emotional reactivity, impulsive quality, and error pattern strongly suggest authentic Trump authorship. The daytime timing during travel is neutral but the stylistic markers are decisive.

### Psychological Analysis
This post is driven by narcissistic injury: Fox News, once a reliable source of narcissistic supply, is withholding validation by not promoting "2000 Mules." The post follows a classic splitting pattern — Fox is devalued ("depressing to watch"), while the fantasy of CNN converting to conservatism serves as both punishment fantasy toward Fox and grandiose assertion of the "BASE" as irresistible market force.

The perseverative focus on "2000 Mules" (third consecutive day) reflects both the election grievance and the need for institutional validation of his victimhood narrative. The closing insult ("they're to stupid") projects intellectual inadequacy outward — a hallmark of narcissistic defense.

### Rhetorical Devices
The post employs superlative stacking ("greatest, strongest, most powerful"), false dichotomy (Fox vs. truth), and the parasocial technique of positioning himself as the audience's ally against institutional betrayal.

### Cognitive Note
The "to/too" error is a common homophone confusion, not necessarily indicative of cognitive decline — Trump has made this error consistently across years. The logical flow, while grandiose, is coherent.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "2000 Mules is the greatest & most impactful documentary of our time" | **False** | The film by Dinesh D'Souza was widely debunked by fact-checkers, election officials, and researchers. Its core claims about geotracking data proving ballot harvesting were rejected by the AP, Reuters, and multiple state investigations. |
| "Nobody is watching CNN's Fake News now" | **Half True** | CNN ratings had declined significantly in 2022 from 2020-2021 highs, but the network still had millions of viewers. 'Nobody' is hyperbolic. |

Overall Veracity: 25%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 90%)

### Indicators

- Grammatical error 'they're to stupid' (to/too confusion)
- Stream-of-consciousness escalation from Fox criticism to CNN fantasy
- Emotional reactivity and impulsive rhetorical swings
- Superlative stacking characteristic of Trump's voice
- Traveling during this period (LA to Austin)

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Mixed State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Abandonment (Fox News refusing to promote '2000 Mules')

**Rage:** Intensity 50% targeting Fox News, CNN
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.50

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Grandiose ideation (CNN should restructure around his base)
- Pressured quality to writing with multiple escalating ideas

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 40%
- Sadism: 20%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- splitting (immature)
- devaluation (immature)
- projection (immature)
- denial (pathological)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 45%

Cognitive Markers:
- perseveration

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Positioning self as ally against institutional suppression
- Invoking shared grievance about media betrayal
- Flattering the base as historically powerful

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Framing debunked documentary as suppressed truth
- Implying Fox News is hiding evidence rather than exercising editorial judgment
- Continued assertion of stolen election as established fact

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> 2000 Mules is the greatest & most impactful documentary of our time

**FALSE**

The film by Dinesh D'Souza was widely debunked by fact-checkers, election officials, and researchers. Its core claims about geotracking data proving ballot harvesting were rejected by the AP, Reuters, and multiple state investigations.

Sources: AP News fact check; Reuters fact check

> Nobody is watching CNN's Fake News now

**HALF TRUE**

CNN ratings had declined significantly in 2022 from 2020-2021 highs, but the network still had millions of viewers. 'Nobody' is hyperbolic.

Sources: Nielsen ratings data

Overall Veracity: 25%

## Tags

- election-denial (80%)
- media-criticism (90%)
- 2000-mules (70%)
- fox-news-devaluation (80%)
- splitting (70%)

## That day

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

**Campaign Day on the Road: Endorsements, Grievances, and Silence on Buffalo**

Trump spent the day traveling from Los Angeles to Austin for the American Freedom Tour, posting a steady stream of campaign endorsements for Pennsylvania candidates Doug Mastriano and Dr. Oz. The only real flash of anger came when he turned on Fox News for not promoting the debunked "2000 Mules" documentary. Most striking was what went unsaid: a white supremacist mass shooting in Buffalo killed 10 Black people that same day, and Trump made no mention of it -- instead focusing entirely on rallies, endorsements, and media complaints.

Full digest for 2022-05-14: https://trump.fm/date/2022-05-14/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, May 14). Fox News is no longer Fox News. They won’t even... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_108301643577625757
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Fox News is no longer Fox News. They won’t even show or..." Truth Social, 14 May. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108301643577625757. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Fox News is no longer Fox News. They won’t even show or...," Truth Social, May 14, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108301643577625757.

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