# Post ts_108903763421318663

- Post ID: `ts_108903763421318663`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-08-29T02:19:14.165Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_108903763421318663
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_108903763421318663/analysis
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## Post text

> “The Return” is a fantastic political analysis of what very well may be taking place in the not too distant future. Dick Morris is a #1 New York Times Bestselling Author, who is also a true political pro. Great book, get it now!!!

## Engagement

- Likes: 10,416
- Reposts: 2,403
- Replies: 239
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.436Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T22:31:31.649Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Book Promotion for Dick Morris's "The Return"

This is a promotional post for Dick Morris's book "The Return," which predicted Trump's political comeback. The post is relatively low-intensity — a book endorsement wrapped in self-serving narrative.

### Timing & Authorship
Posted at 2:19 AM UTC = ~10:19 PM ET (late August 2022, Trump likely at Bedminster, NJ). The late evening timing is consistent with authentic Trump posting. The style — superlatives ("fantastic," "Great book"), exclamation marks, direct call to action ("get it now!!!") — is characteristic Trump promotional language.

### Psychological Context
This arrives amid the Mar-a-Lago raid fallout. Promoting a book titled "The Return" that frames his political comeback serves as narcissistic supply — validating the grandiose self-narrative through a third-party authority figure (a "#1 New York Times Bestselling Author"). Dick Morris, a longtime political operative who has been consistently favorable to Trump, functions here as an idealizing mirror.

### Rhetorical Devices
- Appeal to authority (NYT bestselling author, "true political pro")
- Superlatives ("fantastic," "#1," "Great")
- Hedged grandiosity via proxy ("what very well may be taking place") — lets the audience infer the comeback without explicitly claiming it
- Triple exclamation marks signal enthusiasm/authenticity

### Narrative Identity
The post reinforces the Hero/Savior returning narrative. "The Return" title itself is messianic framing, and Trump's endorsement signals alignment with that self-concept.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Dick Morris is a #1 New York Times Bestselling Author" | **Mostly True** | Dick Morris has had multiple NYT bestsellers, though whether specifically #1 for this title is uncertain. |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 75%)

### Indicators

- Late evening posting (~10:19 PM ET)
- Triple exclamation marks
- Superlative-heavy informal style
- Direct call to action

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Dick Morris book validating comeback narrative)

Sentiment: +0.70

### Clinical

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

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 30%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- direct call to action
- shared narrative building

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Dick Morris is a #1 New York Times Bestselling Author

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Dick Morris has had multiple NYT bestsellers, though whether specifically #1 for this title is uncertain.

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- book_promotion (90%)
- supply_seeking (70%)
- comeback_narrative (60%)

## That day

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

**Trump Demands 2020 Election Reversal as FBI Grievance Narrative Escalates from Routine Self-Promotion to Constitutional Crisis**

The day started quietly with late-night book promotions and retweets of supportive content, but took a sharp turn late morning when Trump demanded the 2020 election be declared for him or re-run entirely — his most explicit call yet to overturn the results nearly two years later. The rest of the day was dominated by the news that an FBI agent connected to the Mar-a-Lago investigation had been escorted from headquarters, which Trump seized on as proof that the entire probe was corrupt. An evening burst of rapid-fire posts wove the agent's removal, the Hunter Biden laptop, and the 2020 election into a single grand conspiracy, with language that simultaneously amplified hostility toward the FBI while framing it as merely describing public sentiment.

Full digest for 2022-08-29: https://trump.fm/date/2022-08-29/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, August 29). “The Return” is a fantastic political analysis of... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_108903763421318663
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "“The Return” is a fantastic political analysis of what very..." Truth Social, 29 Aug. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108903763421318663. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "“The Return” is a fantastic political analysis of what very...," Truth Social, August 29, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108903763421318663.

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