# Post ts_108835790554897005

- Post ID: `ts_108835790554897005`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-08-17T02:12:50.543Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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## Post text

> Congratulations to Harriet Hageman on her great and very decisive WIN in Wyoming. This is a wonderful result for America, and a complete rebuke of the Unselect Committee of political Hacks and Thugs. Liz Cheney should be ashamed of herself, the way she acted, and her spiteful, sanctimonious words and actions towards others. Now she can finally disappear into the depths of political oblivion where, I am sure, she will be much happier than she is right now. Thank you WYOMING!

## Engagement

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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.437Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T22:11:11.714Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

This post celebrating Liz Cheney's primary defeat reveals core dynamics of malignant narcissism, particularly ego-syntonic sadism — pleasure in an enemy's destruction framed as benevolent concern. The statement that Cheney will "be much happier" in "political oblivion" exemplifies sadism dressed as magnanimity, a hallmark of the construct per Kernberg (1984). The post transforms a personal vendetta into a national mandate ("wonderful result for America"), demonstrating the narcissistic mechanism of equating self-interest with collective good. Splitting is prominent: Hageman receives idealization while Cheney is thoroughly devalued, and the January 6 Committee is reduced to "Hacks and Thugs." The projection of "spiteful, sanctimonious" onto Cheney is clinically notable given these traits are frequently attributed to Trump by observers. This post arrives during a period of significant legal threat (Mar-a-Lago search), making Cheney's defeat a compensatory narcissistic supply event — a win that offsets the wound of federal investigation. The pattern of publicly celebrating the political destruction of critics who challenged his power, combined with the desire for opponents to "disappear," reflects the revenge-driven retaliatory dynamics characteristic of malignant narcissism's antisocial and paranoid features. Longitudinally, this continues the systematic targeting and destruction of all ten House Republicans who voted for impeachment.

## Psychological Analysis: Cheney Primary Victory Lap (2022-08-17)

### Context
Posted shortly after Liz Cheney's decisive 37-point loss in the Wyoming Republican primary to Trump-backed Harriet Hageman. This follows days of posts about the FBI's Mar-a-Lago search, making this a moment of perceived vindication amid legal threat.

### Authorship
Posted at ~10:12 PM EDT (Trump likely at Bedminster, NJ in August 2022). Late evening timing, emotional content, characteristic style — likely authentic, though the prose is relatively polished and structured, suggesting possible light editing or dictation.

### Psychological Dynamics
This is a classic narcissistic triumph post. The defeat of Cheney — who voted for impeachment and served as vice chair of the January 6 Committee — represents revenge fulfilled. The post oscillates between performative graciousness ("Congratulations to Harriet Hageman") and sadistic dismissal ("disappear into the depths of political oblivion").

The phrase "she will be much happier than she is right now" is particularly notable — a passive-aggressive formulation that frames banishment as benevolence, characteristic of ego-syntonic sadism dressed in concern.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Splitting**: Hageman = wonderful, Cheney = shameful; Committee = "Hacks and Thugs"
- **Projection**: "spiteful, sanctimonious" — traits frequently attributed to Trump himself
- **Acting out**: Public humiliation as direct expression of revenge impulse

### Rhetorical Analysis
The post follows a four-part structure: (1) congratulate ally, (2) frame as national mandate, (3) humiliate enemy, (4) thank supporters. "Unselect Committee" is a persistent neologism/portmanteau serving as devaluation. "Political Hacks and Thugs" is dehumanizing in-group signaling. The closing "Thank you WYOMING!" mirrors rally rhetoric — parasocial reciprocity with the electorate as narcissistic supply.

### Danger Assessment
The desire for political opponents to "disappear" is eliminationist-adjacent but here channeled through democratic process (primary defeat). The sadistic pleasure in Cheney's destruction is notable but within political norms. Danger level: elevated — the pattern of targeting and celebrating the destruction of perceived enemies normalizes retribution.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Harriet Hageman had a 'great and very decisive WIN'" | **True** | Hageman won 66.3% to 28.9%, a 37-point margin |
| "Result was a 'complete rebuke' of the January 6 Committee" | **Half True** | While Cheney lost decisively, Wyoming is among the most conservative states. The result reflected Trump's dominance in deep-red primaries more than a national referendum on the committee. |

Overall Veracity: 75%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 70%)

### Indicators

- Late evening posting (~10:12 PM ET)
- Emotional reactivity and personal animus
- Characteristic neologism 'Unselect Committee'
- Relatively structured prose suggests possible light editing
- Stream of consciousness emotional arc

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking — Criticism (Cheney primary defeat / revenge fulfilled)

Sentiment: +0.60

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Grandiose framing of personal vendetta as national triumph
- Elevated mood despite ongoing legal threat

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 80%
- Antisocial: 40%
- Paranoid: 30%
- Sadism: 70%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- splitting (immature)
- projection (immature)
- acting out (immature)
- devaluation (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 60%

Cognitive Markers:
- neologism

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Direct address to Wyoming electorate as grateful leader
- Framing personal vendetta as 'wonderful result for America'
- Casting audience as co-participants in righteous victory

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Celebration of political destruction of critics normalizes retribution
- Pattern of systematically targeting all impeachment supporters
- 'Disappear into oblivion' as desired fate for opponents
- Post arrives amid DHS/FBI warnings about increased threats to law enforcement

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Harriet Hageman had a 'great and very decisive WIN'

**TRUE**

Hageman won 66.3% to 28.9%, a 37-point margin

Sources: Pre-researched events

> Result was a 'complete rebuke' of the January 6 Committee

**HALF TRUE**

While Cheney lost decisively, Wyoming is among the most conservative states. The result reflected Trump's dominance in deep-red primaries more than a national referendum on the committee.

Sources: Pre-researched events

Overall Veracity: 75%

## Tags

- revenge_fulfilled (90%)
- sadistic_triumph (80%)
- cheney_vendetta (90%)
- narcissistic_supply (80%)
- kingmaker_narrative (70%)
- splitting (70%)

## That day

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

**Victory Lap Turns Vindictive: Cheney's Crushing Defeat Fuels Day-Long Dominance Display**

The day was dominated by celebration over Liz Cheney's historic primary loss in Wyoming, with Trump returning to the topic repeatedly from late the night before through the evening. Between bouts of gloating, he shared a flurry of supportive news links and launched a creative series of sarcastic "endorsements" of Democratic candidates clearly designed to sabotage them with their own voters. Brief flashes of anger surfaced around FBI and Mar-a-Lago coverage, but the overall mood was triumphant and expansive — a man reveling in the destruction of a political enemy while toying with others from a position of perceived strength.

Full digest for 2022-08-17: https://trump.fm/date/2022-08-17/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, August 17). Congratulations to Harriet Hageman on her great... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_108835790554897005
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Congratulations to Harriet Hageman on her great and very..." Truth Social, 17 Aug. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108835790554897005. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Congratulations to Harriet Hageman on her great and very...," Truth Social, August 17, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108835790554897005.

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