# Post ts_108760664836703963

- Post ID: `ts_108760664836703963`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-08-03T19:47:23.112Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_108760664836703963
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_108760664836703963/analysis

## Post text

> https://www.rsbnetwork.com/news/trumps-endorsement-strategy-is-paving-the-way-for-a-major-republican-comeback-in-2022-and-2024/

## Engagement

- Likes: 13,055
- Reposts: 3,000
- Replies: 187
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.438Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T22:02:18.246Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Link Share — Endorsement Strategy Article (2022-08-03)

This post is a URL-only share of an RSB Network article praising Trump's endorsement strategy as "paving the way for a major Republican comeback in 2022 and 2024." It contains no original text, functioning purely as narcissistic supply amplification.

### Context
This is part of a cluster of posts on August 3, 2022, celebrating primary election results. The sequence — "Ran the entire board!" → endorsements are powerful → sharing flattering articles — constitutes a victory lap. The RSB Network (Right Side Broadcasting) is a reliably pro-Trump outlet, making this a curated echo of self-praise.

### Authorship
Posted at ~3:47 PM ET (Trump likely at Bedminster, NJ during this period). Business hours, clean URL formatting, no original commentary — consistent with aide/Scavino posting or at minimum aide-assisted content curation.

### Psychological Function
This post serves a supply-maintenance function. By sharing third-party validation, the subject externalizes self-praise — letting others say what he wants said about himself. This is a routine narcissistic supply operation rather than a post of clinical significance.

### Rhetorical Function
The article title itself does the rhetorical work: appeal to authority (third-party validation), grandiosity framing ("major comeback"), and forward-looking power projection (2024). The subject need only share it.

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 20%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (~3:47 PM ET)
- Clean URL-only format with no commentary
- Content curation pattern typical of aide
- Part of structured victory-lap posting sequence

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Primary election victories)

Sentiment: +0.60

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Part of rapid-fire posting cluster celebrating victories

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Third-party validation sharing
- Implied kingmaker status

## Tags

- supply-seeking (80%)
- endorsement-victories (70%)
- link-share (100%)

## That day

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

**Primary Night Victory Lap: 17 Posts of Grandiose Vindication With One Flash of January 6th Grievance**

Trump spent the day celebrating a sweep of endorsed candidates in Tuesday night's primary elections across Arizona, Kansas, Michigan, and Missouri. The mood was overwhelmingly triumphant — a long string of congratulations, scorekeeping, and links to favorable media coverage. The one notable exception was a sharp mid-morning post about Senate efforts to reform the Electoral Count Act, in which he reasserted that the Vice President could have rejected electoral votes — a claim at odds with mainstream legal consensus. The day ended on a somber note with a formal condolence for Congresswoman Jackie Walorski, who died in a car accident.

Full digest for 2022-08-03: https://trump.fm/date/2022-08-03/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, August 3). https://www.rsbnetwork.com/news/trumps-endorsement... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_108760664836703963
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "https://www.rsbnetwork.com/news/trumps-endorsement-strategy-..." Truth Social, 3 Aug. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108760664836703963. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "https://www.rsbnetwork.com/news/trumps-endorsement-strategy-...," Truth Social, August 3, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108760664836703963.

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