# Post ts_108850973281288019

- Post ID: `ts_108850973281288019`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-08-19T18:34:00.546Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_108850973281288019
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_108850973281288019/analysis

## Post text

_A repost of his own earlier post, with nothing added._

> RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/108850968824872181

## Reposted post

Original: https://trump.fm/post/ts_108850968824872181 (2022-08-19T18:32:52.553Z (UTC))

> Two months ago the Fake News said I was tied in New Hampshire, and despite only a tiny sampling, it was a poll heard around the world. Even these numbers aren't accurate, but they're a lot closer.

- image: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/108/850/968/806/278/634/original/242e8387c10ee42c.jpg

## Media

- image: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/108/850/973/074/104/116/original/b3371fc1deef0eb4.qt

## Engagement

- Likes: 27,947
- Reposts: 5,917
- Replies: 1,217
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.437Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T22:13:00.914Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

# Analysis: Self-Retweet with Video (2022-08-19)

## Overview
This post is a self-retweet ("RT") of Trump's own prior Truth Social post, accompanied by a video attachment (.qt format). It contains no original text beyond the RT prefix and link. It occurs within a dense cluster of posts on August 19, 2022, all centered on Liz Cheney's devastating primary loss and favorable polling data.

## Context
The surrounding posts form a coherent victory-lap pattern: Cheney's loss framed as even worse than reported, JD Vance polling well, a 10-point bump post-Mar-a-Lago raid, and New Hampshire polling. This self-RT with video likely amplifies content related to these themes.

## Personality Analysis

### Level 1 - Traits
- **Extraversion** (high): Broadcasting, attention-seeking through amplification
- Insufficient text for other trait assessment

### Level 2 - Motives
- **Agency**: Status maintenance and victory broadcasting dominant
- Self-RT as a control mechanism over narrative reach

### Level 3 - Narrative Identity
- **Protagonist role**: Winner/vindicator
- Pattern of self-amplification consistent with "the comeback" narrative arc

## Limitations
Without access to the video content or the original post being retweeted, analysis is necessarily constrained. The post's psychological significance lies primarily in its position within the broader posting cluster rather than its individual content.

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 30%)

### Indicators

- Business hours (2:34 PM ET)
- RT of own post - simple repost action
- Video attachment suggests curated content
- Minimal text - just 'RT' prefix

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Cheney defeat and favorable polling numbers)

Sentiment: +0.50

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Rapid-fire posting cluster
- Self-amplification behavior

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 20%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- idealization (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 5%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- content amplification
- victory broadcasting

## Tags

- self-amplification (80%)
- victory-lap (70%)
- low-content (90%)

## 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). RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_108850973281288019
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/1..." Truth Social, 19 Aug. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108850973281288019. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/1...," Truth Social, August 19, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108850973281288019.

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