# Post ts_108863556068796244

- Post ID: `ts_108863556068796244`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-08-21T23:53:58.648Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_108863556068796244
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_108863556068796244/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_108863556068796244.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/108863261630690485 Going on air in 5 minutes!

## Reposted post

Original: https://trump.fm/post/ts_108863261630690485 (2022-08-21T22:39:05.878Z (UTC))

> The Great Mark Levin will be doing an EXCLUSIVE interview TONIGHT with Jared Kushner. Even I am interested in this one. Much to be learned from two very smart people. Fox News 8:00 P.M. Eastern

## Engagement

- Likes: 27,719
- Reposts: 4,364
- Replies: 897
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.437Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T22:24:41.894Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

# Analysis: Promotional Retweet (2022-08-21)

## Overview
A minimal-content promotional post: Trump retweets his own earlier announcement about the Kushner/Levin Fox News interview, adding "Going on air in 5 minutes!" This is a routine audience-direction post with negligible psychological signal.

## Authorship
Posted at approximately 7:54 PM ET on a Sunday evening, just before the 8 PM Fox News broadcast. The timing and promotional function are consistent with either Trump or aide Dan Scavino coordinating viewership. The brevity and functional nature lean slightly toward aide-assisted.

## Psychological Context
The most notable aspect is what is *absent*: amid the Weisselberg guilty plea and the Mar-a-Lago affidavit order, Trump's public-facing communications focus on positive media appearances rather than legal threats. This implicit avoidance pattern is consistent with denial as a defense mechanism — maintaining a public posture of normalcy and strength.

## Longitudinal Note
This post is part of a cluster on this date that includes "AMERICA IS A NATION IN DECLINE!" (declinist framing) and the Kushner/Levin promotion. The contrast between apocalyptic messaging and cheerful media promotion illustrates typical oscillation between grievance and supply-seeking modes.

## Clinical Significance
None. Insufficient content for meaningful analysis.

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 40%)

### Indicators

- brief promotional format
- retweet of own post
- time-sensitive announcement
- ~7:54 PM ET Sunday evening

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Fox News interview promotion)

Sentiment: +0.30

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 30%
- Antisocial: 0%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- urgency creation
- appointment viewing

## Tags

- self-promotion (80%)
- media-appearance (90%)

## That day

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

**Raid Grievance Burns Hot at Night, Fades to Routine Kingmaker Posturing by Day**

Trump's day split into two distinct moods. The evening before featured a burst of genuine anger — attacking Bill Maher, savaging Mitch McConnell with a racially coded jab at his wife, and spinning a narrative that FBI rank-and-file secretly support him against their own leadership. By morning, the tone shifted to victory laps over Liz Cheney's primary loss and boasts that the Mar-a-Lago raid had backfired. The rest of the day was low-energy routine: endorsements, retweets, and a plug for a Jared Kushner interview on Fox.

Full digest for 2022-08-21: https://trump.fm/date/2022-08-21/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, August 21). RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_108863556068796244
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/1..." Truth Social, 21 Aug. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108863556068796244. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/1...," Truth Social, August 21, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108863556068796244.

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