# Post ts_108850443037853583

- Post ID: `ts_108850443037853583`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-08-19T16:19:09.674Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_108850443037853583
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_108850443037853583/analysis

## Post text

> https://www.rsbnetwork.com/news/record-high-number-of-gop-voters-want-trump-to-run-in-2024-after-fbi-raid-poll/

## Engagement

- Likes: 23,923
- Reposts: 5,027
- Replies: 524
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.437Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T22:17:36.976Z (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 — "Record High GOP Voters Want Trump to Run After FBI Raid"

This post consists solely of a URL to an RSB Network article reporting polling data showing increased Republican support for a 2024 Trump candidacy following the August 8 FBI search of Mar-a-Lago. No original commentary is provided.

### Context
This is one of several rapid-fire posts on August 19, 2022, all centered on the Mar-a-Lago search aftermath. The pattern—sharing multiple sympathetic media links in sequence—suggests curated content distribution rather than spontaneous expression.

### Psychological Function
The post serves as narcissistic supply harvesting: sharing evidence that persecution (the FBI raid) has backfired and increased his support. This is a classic **redemption sequence** (bad event → good outcome) and reinforces the narrative that attacks on Trump only make him stronger.

### Authorship
Posted at 12:19 PM EDT (Trump was on Long Island, NY per his "THANK YOU—LONG ISLAND, NY!" post). Business hours, no original text, curated link sharing—consistent with aide/Scavino content management.

### Rhetorical Strategy
By sharing the article without comment, the headline does the persuasive work: framing the FBI search as a political gift. The implicit message is that opposition efforts are counterproductive—a deterrence signal to adversaries and a rallying signal to supporters.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Record high number of GOP voters want Trump to run in 2024 after FBI raid" | **Mostly True** | Multiple polls in August 2022 showed increased Republican support for Trump following the Mar-a-Lago search, though 'record high' depends on which specific poll and metric. |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 15%)

### Indicators

- Business hours (12:19 PM ET)
- Link-only post with no original text
- Part of curated link-sharing pattern
- Professional content curation style

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (FBI Mar-a-Lago search)

Sentiment: +0.50

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 30%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- rationalization (neurotic)
- denial (pathological)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- validation seeking
- in-group solidarity

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Record high number of GOP voters want Trump to run in 2024 after FBI raid

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Multiple polls in August 2022 showed increased Republican support for Trump following the Mar-a-Lago search, though 'record high' depends on which specific poll and metric.

Sources: Various August 2022 polling data

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- supply-seeking (80%)
- link-share (100%)
- FBI-raid-response (90%)
- aide-authored (70%)

## That day

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

**FBI Rage Erupts Through Afternoon Veneer of Favorable Polls, Then Snaps to Gleeful Enemy Obituaries**

The day was dominated by fallout from the Mar-a-Lago search, now 11 days old and still the central fixation. The morning was quiet — just a few shared links and a thank-you to Long Island — followed by a midday burst of articles framing the FBI raid as a political gift (rising poll numbers, supporter rallies). But in the late afternoon, the mood darkened sharply: three consecutive long-form posts railed against FBI "atrocities" and constitutional violations, with language implying supporters should not tolerate what was happening. The day ended with a jarring tonal whiplash — gleeful mockery of CNN's Brian Stelter being fired and a joke comparing him unfavorably to Liz Cheney.

Full digest for 2022-08-19: https://trump.fm/date/2022-08-19/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, August 19). https://www.rsbnetwork.com/news/record-high-number... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_108850443037853583
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "https://www.rsbnetwork.com/news/record-high-number-of-gop-vo..." Truth Social, 19 Aug. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108850443037853583. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "https://www.rsbnetwork.com/news/record-high-number-of-gop-vo...," Truth Social, August 19, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108850443037853583.

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