# Post ts_108879149945298053

- Post ID: `ts_108879149945298053`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-08-24T17:59:42.319Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_108879149945298053
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_108879149945298053/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_108879149945298053.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> “Majority of people believe US is being invaded and want Trump’s border policy back” https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/majority-people-believe-us-being-invaded-and-want-trumps-border-policy-back

## Engagement

- Likes: 19,391
- Reposts: 5,719
- Replies: 522
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.437Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T22:23:27.734Z (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 — Border Policy Validation Post

### Overview
A brief, low-effort post sharing a Washington Examiner opinion piece headline about public support for Trump's border policies. This is one of several rapid-fire link shares on August 24, 2022, a period dominated by the Mar-a-Lago search fallout. The post contains no original commentary — just a quoted headline and URL.

### Authorship
Posted at ~1:59 PM ET (Trump likely at Bedminster, NJ in August 2022). Business-hours timing, clean formatting, no original text, no typos — consistent with aide/Scavino curation of favorable media clips.

### Psychological Context
Amid intense legal pressure (Mar-a-Lago search, Weisselberg plea deal, special master filing), this post is part of a supply-seeking pattern: curating articles that validate Trump's policies and frame him as publicly supported. The "invaded" framing in the headline serves dual purposes — validates Trump's prior rhetoric and frames Biden's border approach as catastrophic.

### Rhetorical Note
The headline itself uses "invaded" — militarized language that Trump has long employed regarding immigration. By sharing without comment, the headline does the rhetorical work: appeal to fear, in-group validation, implicit comparison (Trump good / Biden bad).

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Majority of people believe US is being invaded and want Trump's border policy back" | **Half True** | Some polls in mid-2022 showed majority concern about border security and nostalgia for stricter policies, but 'invaded' framing and universal preference for Trump's specific policies overstate polling nuance. The source is an opinion piece, not a poll report. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 20%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (~2pm ET)
- No original commentary
- Clean formatting
- Part of rapid link-sharing batch
- Professional curation pattern

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking

Sentiment: +0.30

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 0%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- third-person self-reference via headline
- implied audience agreement

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Majority of people believe US is being invaded and want Trump's border policy back

**HALF TRUE**

Some polls in mid-2022 showed majority concern about border security and nostalgia for stricter policies, but 'invaded' framing and universal preference for Trump's specific policies overstate polling nuance. The source is an opinion piece, not a poll report.

Sources: Washington Examiner opinion column

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- immigration (80%)
- supply-seeking (60%)
- link-share (100%)
- validation (70%)

## That day

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

**A Flood of Favorable Headlines and a Sharp Jab at McConnell Cap a Self-Congratulatory Day**

The day began with late-night celebration of a clean sweep of endorsed candidates in primary races, followed by a quiet morning. The afternoon brought a rapid-fire burst of nearly 20 shared articles in under 40 minutes, almost all painting Trump in a favorable light -- particularly around Truth Social's growth after the Mar-a-Lago raid and Biden allegedly taking credit for Trump-era policies. The mood was overwhelmingly self-congratulatory and calm, with only a brief flash of anger at the end when he turned on Mitch McConnell and his wife, accusing them of being compromised by China and controlled by Democrats.

Full digest for 2022-08-24: https://trump.fm/date/2022-08-24/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, August 24). “Majority of people believe US is being invaded... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_108879149945298053
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "“Majority of people believe US is being invaded and want..." Truth Social, 24 Aug. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108879149945298053. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "“Majority of people believe US is being invaded and want...," Truth Social, August 24, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108879149945298053.

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