# Post ts_108914256300478133

- Post ID: `ts_108914256300478133`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-08-30T22:47:42.796Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_108914256300478133
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_108914256300478133/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_108914256300478133.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> The New York Post, once my favorite newspaper, in defense of Mitch McConnell’s weak performance in stopping the ridiculous, record-setting spending being done by Democrats (which will ruin our Country!) by not using “all of the tools in the tool box,” like Debt Ceiling, doesn’t discuss, in their recent Editorial, the advertisements run in Georgia by the Democrats “knocking” Mitch McConnell’s $600 limit, versus $2,000+ by the Radical Left Dems…

## Engagement

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- Reposts: 6,154
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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.436Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T22:37:15.278Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Post ts_108914256300478133 (2022-08-30)

### Content Summary
Trump criticizes the New York Post for defending Mitch McConnell's failure to use the debt ceiling as leverage against Democratic spending, and references Democratic ads in Georgia attacking McConnell's $600 stimulus limit versus the Democrats' $2,000+ proposal.

### Authorship
Posted at 6:47 PM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago or Bedminster in late August). The post has hallmarks of authentic Trump: convoluted run-on sentence structure, parenthetical asides, quotation marks for emphasis ("knocking," "all of the tools in the tool box"), and emotionally charged language. The sentence is nearly unparseable in its complexity—classic Trump stream-of-consciousness dictation.

### Psychological State
This post reveals a multi-target grievance: the New York Post (former ally now disappointing), McConnell (weak Republican leadership), and Democrats (reckless spending). The framing of the Post as "once my favorite newspaper" is classic devaluation of a formerly idealized object—splitting along the idealization/devaluation axis.

### Rhetorical Analysis
The post employs catastrophizing ("will ruin our Country!"), in-group policing (attacking McConnell for insufficient combativeness), and a convoluted argument structure that tries to link multiple grievances into one sentence. The reference to Georgia ads and the $600/$2,000 stimulus distinction rehashes a 2020-2021 grievance, suggesting perseverative return to old wounds.

### Cognitive Notes
The sentence structure is remarkably tangled—a single sentence spanning the entire post with multiple embedded clauses. While this is consistent with Trump's baseline oral-to-written style, the degree of syntactic complexity without resolution is notable.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Democrats ran ads in Georgia knocking McConnell's $600 limit versus $2,000+ by Democrats" | **Mostly True** | During the 2020-2021 Georgia Senate runoffs, Democrats did run ads criticizing Republican opposition to $2,000 stimulus checks. McConnell blocked the $2,000 proposal, keeping checks at $600. This was a major campaign issue in the Ossoff/Warnock races. |
| "Record-setting spending being done by Democrats" | **Half True** | Democrats passed significant spending bills including the Inflation Reduction Act and student loan forgiveness, though 'record-setting' is subjective and bipartisan spending under Trump was also historically high. |

Overall Veracity: 65%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 88%)

### Indicators

- Convoluted run-on sentence structure
- Parenthetical emotional asides with exclamation
- Scare quotes for emphasis
- Stream-of-consciousness multi-target grievance
- Evening posting time consistent with authentic pattern

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (New York Post editorial defending McConnell)

**Rage:** Intensity 50% targeting New York Post, Mitch McConnell, Democrats
- Proportionality: 50%

Sentiment: -0.65

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 30%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- splitting (immature)
- devaluation (immature)
- projection (immature)

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

Cognitive Markers:
- tangentiality
- perseveration

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- In-group policing
- Catastrophizing shared threat

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Democrats ran ads in Georgia knocking McConnell's $600 limit versus $2,000+ by Democrats

**MOSTLY TRUE**

During the 2020-2021 Georgia Senate runoffs, Democrats did run ads criticizing Republican opposition to $2,000 stimulus checks. McConnell blocked the $2,000 proposal, keeping checks at $600. This was a major campaign issue in the Ossoff/Warnock races.

> Record-setting spending being done by Democrats

**HALF TRUE**

Democrats passed significant spending bills including the Inflation Reduction Act and student loan forgiveness, though 'record-setting' is subjective and bipartisan spending under Trump was also historically high.

Overall Veracity: 65%

## Tags

- mcconnell-attack (80%)
- media-criticism (70%)
- spending (50%)
- intraparty-conflict (80%)

## That day

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

**45-Post Persecution Marathon: FBI Raid Fallout Consumes Entire Day as Trump Constructs Unified Deep State Conspiracy**

Trump spent nearly the entire day consumed by the fallout from the FBI's search of Mar-a-Lago three weeks earlier, posting 45 times across a span that included a notable late-night entry after 1 AM. Over half his posts were devoted to attacking the FBI, DOJ, and the 2020 election outcome, weaving them into a single persecution narrative anchored by the departure of an FBI supervisor. The few breaks — a boast about his endorsement record, a book plug, a rally link — were brief islands in an otherwise relentless stream of grievance. A New York Post editorial blaming him for Georgia Senate losses triggered a sharp defensive response in the evening, but the dominant mood all day was wounded defiance rather than any single explosive outburst.

Full digest for 2022-08-30: https://trump.fm/date/2022-08-30/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, August 30). The New York Post, once my favorite newspaper, in... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_108914256300478133
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "The New York Post, once my favorite newspaper, in defense..." Truth Social, 30 Aug. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108914256300478133. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "The New York Post, once my favorite newspaper, in defense...," Truth Social, August 30, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108914256300478133.

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