# Post ts_108338037055776783

- Post ID: `ts_108338037055776783`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-05-21T04:27:34.879Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_108338037055776783
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_108338037055776783/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_108338037055776783.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> 98% Approval Rating in the Republican Party. Thank you!

## Engagement

- Likes: 59,444
- Reposts: 14,777
- Replies: 2,510
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.441Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T20:21:23.681Z (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: "98% Approval Rating" Post

### Overview
A brief, two-sentence post citing a 98% approval rating within the Republican Party. This is a prototypical narcissistic supply-seeking post — minimal content, maximum self-congratulation.

### Authorship
Posted at 12:27 AM ET (Trump was likely at Mar-a-Lago or Bedminster in late May). The late-night timing, brevity, and emotional simplicity strongly suggest authentic Trump. The exclamation point and "Thank you!" are characteristic.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a maintenance/supply-seeking post. The "98%" figure serves as narcissistic fuel — an almost-perfect number that validates dominance over the party. The "Thank you!" creates a parasocial reciprocity loop: followers feel personally acknowledged.

The post appears amid a flurry of congressional endorsements (three in the same day), suggesting an active period of party-boss positioning. The approval rating post functions as a capstone — "they all love me."

### Rhetorical Techniques
- Appeal to popularity / bandwagon effect
- Implicit argument: near-unanimity means dissent is deviant
- Brevity as confidence display

### Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "98% Approval Rating in the Republican Party" | **Mostly False** | Scientific polls during this period showed Trump's approval among Republicans typically between 75-90%. The 98% figure likely references a non-scientific straw poll or online survey with self-selected respondents. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Late night posting (12:27 AM ET)
- Extreme brevity
- Exclamation point usage
- Simple emotional expression

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking

Sentiment: +0.80

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 0%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- idealization (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 10%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Direct gratitude to audience creating reciprocity
- Implied personal relationship with supporters

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> 98% Approval Rating in the Republican Party

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Scientific polls during this period showed Trump's approval among Republicans typically between 75-90%. The 98% figure likely references a non-scientific straw poll or online survey with self-selected respondents.

Sources: Gallup polling; Various 2022 polls

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- supply-seeking (90%)
- approval-rating (100%)
- grandiosity (60%)

## That day

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

**Endorsement Factory Masks Mounting PA Primary Anxiety as Kingmaker Narrative Wobbles**

The day was dominated by a burst of nine boilerplate congressional endorsements released in rapid succession during the evening, all clearly staff-written. Beneath that routine, a persistent anxiety about the Pennsylvania Senate primary recount kept breaking through — Trump returned to the topic three separate times across the day, each time escalating his rhetoric about broken elections and comparing the U.S. to Venezuela. He also lashed out at the New York Attorney General investigating his business, calling her "Corrupt Racist" in a post that pivoted oddly from commentary on the Elon Musk–Twitter deal. The overall mood was grandiose on the surface but visibly rattled underneath.

Full digest for 2022-05-21: https://trump.fm/date/2022-05-21/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, May 21). 98% Approval Rating in the Republican Party.... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_108338037055776783
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "98% Approval Rating in the Republican Party. Thank you!" Truth Social, 21 May. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108338037055776783. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "98% Approval Rating in the Republican Party. Thank you!," Truth Social, May 21, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108338037055776783.

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