# Post ts_108766037974923413

- Post ID: `ts_108766037974923413`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-08-04T18:33:50.624Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_108766037974923413
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_108766037974923413/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_108766037974923413.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> This is because of the fact that they have no credibility. They have blown one of the great brands completely out of the water. They can only come back if they give “Trump” good and proper coverage. They just don’t understand that yet!P.S., 37-0!“THE CN-END: CNN Circles the Drain, Ratings Plummeting and Cash Drying Up” https://hannity.com/media-room/the-cn-end-cnn-circles-the-drain-ratings-plummeting-and-cash-drying-up/

## Engagement

- Likes: 17,155
- Reposts: 4,742
- Replies: 1,204
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.438Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T22:01:11.354Z (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_108766037974923413

### Context
Trump shares a Hannity.com article about CNN's declining ratings, adding commentary that frames CNN's problems as self-inflicted due to insufficient positive coverage of him. The "37-0" reference likely refers to his endorsement win record in recent primaries (consistent with previous posts celebrating primary victories in Michigan and Arizona).

### Authorship
Posted at 2:33 PM ET (Trump likely at Bedminster, NJ in August 2022). Business hours, relatively polished prose, sharing a linked article — leans toward aide-assisted, though the narcissistic content and the slightly erratic "P.S., 37-0!" insertion and missing space before it suggest authentic Trump dictation or at minimum heavy personal input.

### Psychological Analysis
The post reveals a characteristic narcissistic schema: CNN's existential problem is reducible to their coverage of Trump. The implicit claim — that a major news network can "only come back" by covering him favorably — reflects grandiose self-referential thinking where he positions himself as the axis around which media viability revolves.

"They just don't understand that yet!" conveys contemptuous superiority — he possesses insight others lack.

The "P.S., 37-0!" is a supply-seeking insertion, grafting his endorsement record onto an unrelated media critique, consistent with compulsive self-aggrandizement.

### Rhetorical Devices
The post uses schadenfreude framing (enemy suffering as validation), self-referential third person ("Trump" in quotes), and appeal to authority via Hannity source.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "37-0 endorsement record" | **Mostly True** | Trump was celebrating primary endorsement wins in this period (Michigan, Arizona posts same day). Exact count is difficult to verify but he was on a strong streak in August 2022 primaries. |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 65%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (2:33 PM ET)
- Relatively coherent structure
- But narcissistic content and erratic P.S. insertion suggest personal input
- Missing space before P.S.
- Third-person self-reference in quotes

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (CNN ratings decline + primary endorsement wins)

Sentiment: +0.50

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Gratuitous self-aggrandizing insertion (37-0) unrelated to post topic

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 80%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 30%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- projection (immature)
- devaluation (immature)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Insider knowledge framing — 'They just don't understand that yet'
- Shared schadenfreude with audience over enemy suffering

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> 37-0 endorsement record

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Trump was celebrating primary endorsement wins in this period (Michigan, Arizona posts same day). Exact count is difficult to verify but he was on a strong streak in August 2022 primaries.

Sources: Previous posts from same day showing primary wins

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- media-attack (80%)
- self-aggrandizement (70%)
- endorsement-record (40%)

## That day

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

**The Kingmaker's Ledger: A Day of Quiet Vengeance and Loyalty Enforcement**

Trump spent the day celebrating primary election results that punished Republicans who had defied him — particularly those who voted for impeachment or testified before the January 6th Committee. The mood was triumphal and controlled, with no outbursts or spirals, but the subtext was unmistakable: cross him and your career ends. A batch of boilerplate Tennessee endorsements gave way to wordless victory laps over fallen rivals, a swipe at CNN's ratings, and an evening shot at star J6 witness Cassidy Hutchinson. It was a low-temperature day defined less by what was said than by the pattern of who was rewarded and who was destroyed.

Full digest for 2022-08-04: https://trump.fm/date/2022-08-04/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, August 4). This is because of the fact that they have no... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_108766037974923413
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "This is because of the fact that they have no credibility...." Truth Social, 4 Aug. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108766037974923413. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "This is because of the fact that they have no credibility....," Truth Social, August 4, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108766037974923413.

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