# Post ts_108783512711024097

- Post ID: `ts_108783512711024097`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-08-07T20:37:54.099Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_108783512711024097
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_108783512711024097/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_108783512711024097.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> The Fake News made it almost impossible to find this. They scrubbed it. And look who found it, Donald Trump.The Sanctimonious “Da Nang” Dick. They thought there would be no copies left, and there was one. This is nothing compared to others. If this was a Republican, he would have been gone years ago, and his tapes would have been broadcast all over the world.Vote for @LeoraLevyCT! https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/18/nyregion/18blumenthal.html

## Media

- image: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/108/783/512/634/702/583/original/4a6c09d0242c11ed.qt

## Engagement

- Likes: 28,878
- Reposts: 11,449
- Replies: 1,107
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.438Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T22:01:27.193Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Truth Social Post ts_108783512711024097 (2022-08-07)

### Context
Trump attacks Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) over his well-documented false claims of having served in Vietnam, linking to a 2010 NYT exposé. The nickname "Da Nang Dick" is a derisive reference to Blumenthal's fabricated Vietnam service. Trump endorses Leora Levy for the CT Senate race.

### Authorship
Posted at 4:37 PM ET (Trump likely at Bedminster in August 2022). Business hours but the emotional tone, stream-of-consciousness structure, and combative content are consistent with authentic Trump. The narrative framing ("look who found it, Donald Trump") referring to himself in third person is a signature pattern.

### Psychological Analysis
The post reveals a characteristic pattern: Trump as the heroic discoverer who uncovers what "they" tried to hide. The paranoid framing ("scrubbed it," "thought there would be no copies left") constructs a conspiracy narrative around a 12-year-old news article that remains freely accessible on the NYT website. The double-standard grievance ("If this was a Republican...") is a recurring schema.

The nickname "Da Nang Dick" combines crude humor with political attack — a sadistic diminishment delivered with evident relish. The Trickster archetype is prominent: exposing hypocrisy of the establishment.

### Rhetorical Devices
- Conspiracy framing (media "scrubbed" publicly available article)
- Whataboutism (Republican double standard)
- Ad hominem via demeaning nickname
- Self-aggrandizement as discoverer/hero
- Call to action (vote endorsement)

### Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "The Fake News made it almost impossible to find this. They scrubbed it." | **False** | The linked NYT article from 2010 remains freely accessible at its original URL on nytimes.com |
| "Blumenthal misrepresented his Vietnam service" | **True** | The 2010 NYT investigation confirmed Blumenthal repeatedly claimed to have served 'in Vietnam' when he actually obtained five military deferments and served stateside in the Marine Reserve |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 75%)

### Indicators

- Third-person self-reference
- Crude nickname coinage
- Emotional combative tone
- Stream-of-consciousness flow
- Business hours but weekend posting

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (CT Senate race endorsement opportunity)

Sentiment: -0.50

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 50%
- Sadism: 50%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- distortion (pathological)
- projection (immature)
- splitting (immature)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Hero narrative positioning
- Us-vs-them solidarity building
- Direct call to action

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Claims publicly accessible article was 'scrubbed' and made 'almost impossible to find'
- Constructs false narrative of media cover-up around freely available information

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> The Fake News made it almost impossible to find this. They scrubbed it.

**FALSE**

The linked NYT article from 2010 remains freely accessible at its original URL on nytimes.com

Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/18/nyregion/18blumenthal.html

> Blumenthal misrepresented his Vietnam service

**TRUE**

The 2010 NYT investigation confirmed Blumenthal repeatedly claimed to have served 'in Vietnam' when he actually obtained five military deferments and served stateside in the Marine Reserve

Sources: NYT 2010-05-18

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- endorsement (50%)
- media_attack (60%)
- blumenthal_attack (80%)
- conspiracy_framing (70%)
- self_aggrandizement (60%)

## That day

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

**CPAC Victory Lap Dissolves into Evening Grievance as Senate Democrats Pass Major Bill**

Trump spent the day riding high off his dominant CPAC straw poll win, sharing a burst of links and rally rhetoric celebrating his political movement. The afternoon brought a targeted attack on Senator Blumenthal's Vietnam record, aimed at boosting a Connecticut Senate candidate. By evening, the mood curdled -- he lashed out at the January 6th Committee as "criminals" and attacked Mitch McConnell for letting Democrats pass the Inflation Reduction Act. A textbook day: morning triumph, evening grievance.

Full digest for 2022-08-07: https://trump.fm/date/2022-08-07/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, August 7). The Fake News made it almost impossible to find... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_108783512711024097
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "The Fake News made it almost impossible to find this. They..." Truth Social, 7 Aug. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108783512711024097. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "The Fake News made it almost impossible to find this. They...," Truth Social, August 7, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108783512711024097.

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