# Post ts_108942377705088389

- Post ID: `ts_108942377705088389`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-09-04T21:59:21.371Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_108942377705088389
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_108942377705088389/analysis
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## Post text

> Karl Rove is the new Chris Stirewalt of the Paul Ryan run Fox News!

## Engagement

- Likes: 25,718
- Reposts: 5,902
- Replies: 1,431
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.435Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T22:54:00.195Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Psychological Analysis: Post ts_108942377705088389

### Context
This is a brief, punchy attack on Karl Rove by associating him with two other figures Trump views negatively: Chris Stirewalt (fired from Fox News after calling Arizona for Biden in 2020) and Paul Ryan (Fox News board member, frequent Trump critic). Posted at ~6pm ET on a Sunday, following a longer post earlier that day attacking Rove and Fox News more extensively.

### Authorship
Posted at 5:59 PM ET (Trump likely at Bedminster, NJ in early September 2022). Business hours, but the terse, punchy style with the exclamation point and chain-of-association logic is characteristic of authentic Trump. This reads as a condensed follow-up jab after his longer Fox News complaint earlier in the day.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a compact devaluation chain: Rove is diminished by comparison to Stirewalt (already dismissed), and Fox News is diminished by association with Paul Ryan. The post efficiently attacks three targets in one sentence. It continues the grievance arc from the earlier, longer post about Fox News — a perseverative return to the same theme suggesting ongoing rumination.

### Rhetorical Structure
The construction "X is the new Y of Z" is a guilt-by-association chain that layers negative associations without needing to articulate any specific criticism. Each name functions as a shorthand insult for the in-group audience.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Fox News is run by Paul Ryan" | **Mostly False** | Paul Ryan joined Fox Corporation's board of directors in 2019. The network was run by CEO Suzanne Scott and chaired by Rupert/Lachlan Murdoch. Ryan had board influence but did not run the network. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Terse, punchy one-liner style
- Exclamation point
- Chain-of-association insult structure
- Follow-up to earlier grievance post same day
- Sunday late afternoon timing is ambiguous

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (Fox News coverage perceived as disloyal/hostile)

**Rage:** Intensity 40% targeting Karl Rove / Fox News
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.60

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 30%
- Sadism: 20%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 20%

Cognitive Markers:
- perseveration

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- In-group signaling through shared enemy shorthand

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Fox News is run by Paul Ryan

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Paul Ryan joined Fox Corporation's board of directors in 2019. The network was run by CEO Suzanne Scott and chaired by Rupert/Lachlan Murdoch. Ryan had board influence but did not run the network.

Sources: General knowledge of Fox News corporate structure

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- media_grievance (90%)
- devaluation (80%)
- fox_news (90%)
- perseveration (40%)

## That day

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

**Post-Rally Glow Dominates a Low-Intensity Day, Briefly Interrupted by Fox News Grievance**

Trump spent the day basking in the afterglow of his Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania rally from the night before. Most of the day's posts celebrated the crowd and shared favorable polling, projecting a buoyant, self-congratulatory mood. The only real disruption came in the late afternoon when he turned on Fox News and Karl Rove with a brief flash of anger that fizzled quickly. A quiet day by his standards -- seven posts, no real escalation, and no danger signals.

Full digest for 2022-09-04: https://trump.fm/date/2022-09-04/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, September 4). Karl Rove is the new Chris Stirewalt of the Paul... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_108942377705088389
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Karl Rove is the new Chris Stirewalt of the Paul Ryan run..." Truth Social, 4 Sep. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108942377705088389. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Karl Rove is the new Chris Stirewalt of the Paul Ryan run...," Truth Social, September 4, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108942377705088389.

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