# Post ts_108850875779358608

- Post ID: `ts_108850875779358608`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-08-19T18:09:12.786Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_108850875779358608
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_108850875779358608/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_108850875779358608.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Deroy Murdock is great—he really gets it! Deroy should be at the top of your reading list, not these spiteful haters that purposefully write incorrectly—and always lose! https://spectator.org/president-trump-policy-victories-from-a-to-z/

## Engagement

- Likes: 11,356
- Reposts: 2,885
- Replies: 136
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.437Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T22:18:09.702Z (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_108850875779358608 (2022-08-19)

### Content Summary
Trump promotes a Deroy Murdock article in The American Spectator cataloguing his policy achievements, while dismissing unnamed critics as "spiteful haters" who "always lose."

### Authorship
Posted at 18:09 UTC = ~2:09 PM EDT (Trump likely at Bedminster, NJ in August 2022). Business hours posting. The post has decent grammar and a promotional quality (sharing an article with endorsement), but the emotional language ("spiteful haters," "always lose") and the dash-heavy stream-of-consciousness style are consistent with Trump's authentic voice. Mixed signals—likely Trump himself but possibly lightly edited.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a straightforward supply-seeking post. In the context of August 2022—FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, Weisselberg guilty plea, ongoing legal pressure—Trump shares an article cataloguing his achievements. This serves as narcissistic supply and counter-narrative to the legal siege.

The splitting is clear: Murdock "really gets it" (idealized) vs. "spiteful haters" who "write incorrectly" and "always lose" (devalued). The phrase "always lose" is a projection/reassurance given Trump's actual losses (2020 election, legal pressures).

### Rhetorical Techniques
- In-group/out-group framing (good writers vs. haters)
- Appeal to authority (endorsing a sympathetic columnist)
- Ad hominem dismissal of critics without engaging substance

### Danger Assessment
No danger indicators present. Routine supply-seeking behavior.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Deroy Murdock wrote an article cataloguing Trump policy victories A to Z" | **True** | URL links to American Spectator article by Murdock |
| "Critics 'always lose'" | **Mostly False** | Trump critics have achieved numerous political and legal victories, including Trump's 2020 electoral defeat and multiple successful investigations |

Overall Veracity: 60%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 60%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (~2pm EDT)
- Dash-heavy style consistent with Trump
- Emotional language (spiteful haters, always lose)
- Article promotion format common to both Trump and aides

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking — Exposure (Ongoing legal threats (Mar-a-Lago search, Weisselberg plea))

Sentiment: +0.30

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 20%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- splitting (immature)
- idealization (immature)
- devaluation (immature)
- denial (pathological)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Direct reader instruction ('should be at the top of your reading list')
- In-group signaling (those who 'get it' vs those who don't)

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Deroy Murdock wrote an article cataloguing Trump policy victories A to Z

**TRUE**

URL links to American Spectator article by Murdock

Sources: https://spectator.org/president-trump-policy-victories-from-a-to-z/

> Critics 'always lose'

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Trump critics have achieved numerous political and legal victories, including Trump's 2020 electoral defeat and multiple successful investigations

Overall Veracity: 60%

## Tags

- supply-seeking (80%)
- media-endorsement (70%)
- splitting (60%)

## 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). Deroy Murdock is great—he really gets it! Deroy... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_108850875779358608
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Deroy Murdock is great—he really gets it! Deroy should be..." Truth Social, 19 Aug. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108850875779358608. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Deroy Murdock is great—he really gets it! Deroy should be...," Truth Social, August 19, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108850875779358608.

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