# Post ts_108952306401700134

- Post ID: `ts_108952306401700134`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-09-06T16:04:21.264Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_108952306401700134/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_108952306401700134.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> The Fake News Mainstream Media, Democrats, and RINOs are obsessed with pushing the latest Witch Hunt against me.All American Patriots know that I always do everything “by the book” and that this Hoax will fail miserably just like the Russia, Russia, Russia Scam, Impeachment Hoax # 1, Impeachment Hoax #2, and all other attempts, perpetrated by the same people, to weaponize Law Enforcement against the 45th President, me. We have to rescue our great Country.Make America Great Again!

## Engagement

- Likes: 23,440
- Reposts: 6,675
- Replies: 882
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.435Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T22:57:21.222Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

This post exemplifies Trump's standard persecution-defense template, notable primarily for the pathological denial embedded in claiming to always act "by the book" while under active investigation for mishandling classified documents. The post deploys a catalogue of survived investigations as evidence of innocence—a logical fallacy serving as both self-soothing and audience reassurance. The critical psychological move is the self-nation conflation: "We have to rescue our great Country" transforms personal legal jeopardy into patriotic mission, making support for Trump synonymous with love of country. The loyalty test embedded in "All American Patriots know" creates epistemic closure—to question Trump's innocence is to forfeit patriot status. Despite receiving a favorable ruling (special master granted) the same day, the subject cannot shift to a positive register, suggesting the narcissistic injury from the investigation itself overwhelms any partial vindication. The gaslighting dimension is significant: demanding followers accept "by the book" compliance in the face of documented evidence to the contrary constitutes a reality-distortion loyalty test characteristic of shared psychosis dynamics.

## Psychological Analysis: Post ts_108952306401700134

### Context
Posted September 6, 2022 at 12:04 PM EDT (Trump likely at Bedminster, NJ given the season). This falls during business hours, shortly after Judge Cannon granted the special master request—a legal win—and days after Biden's "semi-fascist" speech.

### Authorship
The post has mixed signals. Business-hours timing and structured enumeration of grievances suggest aide involvement, but the run-on sentences, lack of paragraph breaks, and emotional cadence ("Russia, Russia, Russia") are signature Trump. The self-referential "the 45th President, me" is distinctly his. Likely dictated or lightly edited by aide.

### Psychological State
Despite a legal win (special master granted), Trump remains in grievance mode. The post is driven by **narcissistic injury** from the ongoing investigation and Biden's speech framing him as a threat. The "by the book" claim is notable given the classified documents context—a reality-distorting assertion requiring significant denial.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Denial**: "I always do everything 'by the book'"—directly contradicts the factual basis of the investigation
- **Projection**: "weaponize Law Enforcement"—attributes to opponents what he himself attempted (pressure on DOJ)
- **Rationalization**: Listing prior "failed" investigations as proof current one is illegitimate (survivorship bias as defense)

### Rhetorical Techniques
The post uses a **catalogue of persecutions** as credibility device—the more investigations, the more "proven" the witch hunt narrative. "All American Patriots know" is a loyalty test framing dissent as unpatriotic. The closing pivot to "rescue our Country" elevates personal legal jeopardy to national crisis—classic narcissistic inflation of self = nation.

### Narrative Identity
Strong **victim-hero** fusion: persecuted by enemies yet destined to prevail. The enumeration of survived threats constructs a **redemption narrative** (attacked → vindicated, repeatedly). "We have to rescue our great Country" casts himself as indispensable savior.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "I always do everything 'by the book'" | **False** | FBI recovered over 100 classified documents from Mar-a-Lago after Trump failed to comply with subpoena; DOJ found evidence of obstruction of the recovery effort |
| "Russia, Russia, Russia Scam failed" | **Half True** | Mueller investigation did not establish criminal conspiracy but documented extensive Russian interference and multiple contacts; resulted in 34 indictments and several convictions of Trump associates |
| "Attempts perpetrated by the same people" | **Mostly False** | The investigations involved different prosecutors, judges, and congressional bodies across different branches of government |

Overall Veracity: 23%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 65%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (12:04 PM ET)
- Run-on structure and emotional cadence suggest dictation
- "Russia, Russia, Russia" is signature Trump repetition
- "the 45th President, me" is characteristic self-reference
- Scare quotes around "by the book" typical of his style

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Mixed State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Mar-a-Lago documents investigation, Biden's 'semi-fascist' speech)

**Rage:** Intensity 50% targeting Media, Democrats, RINOs, law enforcement
- Proportionality: 40%

Sentiment: -0.55

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 40%
- Paranoid: 60%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- denial (pathological)
- projection (immature)
- rationalization (neurotic)

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

Cognitive Markers:
- perseveration

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Identity fusion (Patriots = Trump supporters)
- Loyalty test via shared belief ('All American Patriots know')
- Personal legal crisis reframed as national emergency

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- 'I always do everything by the book' contradicts documented evidence
- Framing lawful investigation as 'weaponized Law Enforcement'
- Demanding followers accept innocence as precondition of patriotism

## Fact Checks (3)

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

> I always do everything 'by the book'

**FALSE**

FBI recovered over 100 classified documents from Mar-a-Lago after Trump failed to comply with subpoena; DOJ found evidence of obstruction of the recovery effort

Sources: DOJ court filings August 2022; FBI search warrant affidavit

> Russia, Russia, Russia Scam failed

**HALF TRUE**

Mueller investigation did not establish criminal conspiracy but documented extensive Russian interference and multiple contacts; resulted in 34 indictments and several convictions of Trump associates

Sources: Mueller Report 2019

> Attempts perpetrated by the same people

**MOSTLY FALSE**

The investigations involved different prosecutors, judges, and congressional bodies across different branches of government

Overall Veracity: 23%

## Tags

- persecution_narrative (90%)
- self_nation_conflation (70%)
- denial (80%)
- mar_a_lago_documents (90%)
- witch_hunt (80%)

## That day

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

**Concentrated Morning Burst Targets FBI Legitimacy in Coordinated Post-Raid Defense Campaign**

Trump posted 13 times in a focused 90-minute window late morning, with the bulk of the content targeting the FBI over the Mar-a-Lago search. A rapid-fire sequence of five linked articles -- posted roughly one per minute -- attacked the Bureau from constitutional, personnel, procedural, state-political, and evidentiary angles simultaneously. Between the FBI blitz and a few self-congratulatory posts about Truth Social and Jared Kushner's book, the mood was defensive but controlled, with flashes of anger that never fully spiraled. Notably absent was any mention of the major Ukrainian counteroffensive underway the same day.

Full digest for 2022-09-06: https://trump.fm/date/2022-09-06/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, September 6). The Fake News Mainstream Media, Democrats, and... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_108952306401700134
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "The Fake News Mainstream Media, Democrats, and RINOs are..." Truth Social, 6 Sep. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108952306401700134. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "The Fake News Mainstream Media, Democrats, and RINOs are...," Truth Social, September 6, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108952306401700134.

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