# Post ts_108313241971868819

- Post ID: `ts_108313241971868819`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-05-16T19:21:51.937Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_108313241971868819/analysis
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## Post text

> Can it be true that Liz Cheney is down to a mere 15% Approval Rating in the Great State of Wyoming? She hasn’t “filed” yet!!! Is it at all possible that she’ll soon be dropping out of the race?

## Engagement

- Likes: 57,171
- Reposts: 16,451
- Replies: 4,235
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.442Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T20:20:09.914Z (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: Trump Post ts_108313241971868819

### Post Context
Trump rhetorically asks whether Liz Cheney—his most prominent Republican critic on the January 6th committee—is polling at 15% approval in Wyoming and speculates she may drop out. The post is framed as faux-innocent questioning but functions as a dominance display and schadenfreude expression.

### Authorship
Posted at ~3:22 PM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago or Bedminster in May 2022). Business hours, but the rhetorical style—rhetorical questions, triple exclamation marks, scare quotes around "filed"—is authentically Trump. The emotional investment and personal vendetta quality strongly suggest personal authorship despite daytime posting.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a classic supply-seeking and narcissistic triumph post. Cheney represents a primary narcissistic injury source—a Republican who publicly challenged Trump's election fraud narrative and served on the January 6th committee. The post savors her political decline with thinly veiled glee disguised as innocent inquiry ("Can it be true...?"). The rhetorical question format is a passive-aggressive device allowing Trump to broadcast damaging claims while maintaining plausible deniability.

The scare quotes around "filed" subtly question her commitment/legitimacy. The triple exclamation marks betray emotional intensity beneath the faux-casual tone.

### Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Liz Cheney is down to 15% approval in Wyoming" | **Unverifiable** | While Cheney was deeply unpopular among Wyoming Republicans ahead of her August 2022 primary loss, the specific 15% figure is unattributed and likely cherry-picked or conflated from various polls. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 80%)

### Indicators

- Triple exclamation marks
- Rhetorical question structure typical of Trump's taunting style
- Scare quotes usage
- Personal vendetta content
- Business hours posting slightly lowers confidence

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking — Criticism (Liz Cheney's political decline)

Sentiment: +0.40

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 50%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 50%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- rhetorical questions inviting audience participation in schadenfreude
- in-group reinforcement via 'Great State of Wyoming'

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Liz Cheney is down to 15% approval in Wyoming

**UNVERIFIABLE**

While Cheney was deeply unpopular among Wyoming Republicans ahead of her August 2022 primary loss, the specific 15% figure is unattributed and likely cherry-picked or conflated from various polls.

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- loyalty enforcement (80%)
- schadenfreude (70%)
- Liz Cheney (90%)
- passive aggression (60%)

## That day

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

**A Quiet Day of Kingmaking: Cawthorn Backed, Cheney Taunted on Primary Eve**

An unusually quiet day with just two posts, both focused on Republican primary politics. A late-night endorsement of Madison Cawthorn -- whose North Carolina primary was the very next day -- was followed by an afternoon taunt aimed at Liz Cheney's low approval numbers in Wyoming. The mood was calm and self-assured throughout, with Trump casting himself as party kingmaker rather than responding to any outside events.

Full digest for 2022-05-16: https://trump.fm/date/2022-05-16/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, May 16). Can it be true that Liz Cheney is down to a mere... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_108313241971868819
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Can it be true that Liz Cheney is down to a mere 15%..." Truth Social, 16 May. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108313241971868819. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Can it be true that Liz Cheney is down to a mere 15%...," Truth Social, May 16, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108313241971868819.

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