# Post ts_108996981890297171

- Post ID: `ts_108996981890297171`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-09-14T13:25:55.120Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_108996981890297171
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_108996981890297171/analysis
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## Post text

> Congratulations to General Don Bolduc, a great gentleman who started his military service as a Private, and ended it as a General - and now his BIG WIN in New Hampshire. WOW! Great going Don.

## Engagement

- Likes: 30,476
- Reposts: 5,978
- Replies: 337
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.435Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T22:56:06.391Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Congratulations to Don Bolduc (2022-09-14)

A relatively routine congratulatory post for Don Bolduc's Republican primary win in New Hampshire. The post highlights Bolduc's military career arc (Private to General) as a narrative of achievement, then celebrates the primary victory.

### Authorship
Posted at 9:25 AM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago or Bedminster). Business hours, polished grammar, proper formatting — consistent with aide-drafted content, though the "WOW!" interjection and casual "Great going Don" add authentic Trump flavor. Likely aide-drafted with Trump input or approval.

### Psychological Context
This post sits amid a series of highly agitated posts about FBI raids, "weaponized police state," and election grievances. The tonal shift to a warm congratulatory message is notable — it serves as narcissistic supply-seeking through association (endorsement validation) and political positioning.

### Rhetorical Techniques
The Private-to-General narrative arc is a classic American meritocracy appeal. "BIG WIN" and "WOW!" are trademark Trump superlatives. The post implicitly claims credit for the victory through the congratulatory framing.

### Personality Indicators
Agency motive dominant — associating with winners, claiming reflected glory. The protagonist role here is kingmaker/patron.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Bolduc started military service as a Private and ended as a General" | **True** | Don Bolduc enlisted as a private and rose to Brigadier General over a 33-year Army career, primarily in Special Forces. |

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 35%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (9:25 AM ET)
- Proper grammar and punctuation
- Polished structure
- But contains characteristic 'WOW!' and casual sign-off

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Bolduc primary victory)

Sentiment: +0.85

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 30%
- Antisocial: 0%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 40%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- reflected glory
- kingmaker positioning

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Bolduc started military service as a Private and ended as a General

**TRUE**

Don Bolduc enlisted as a private and rose to Brigadier General over a 33-year Army career, primarily in Special Forces.

Sources: Public military record

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Tags

- endorsement (80%)
- supply_seeking (60%)
- kingmaker (70%)

## That day

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

**FBI Persecution Narrative Dominates as Trump Oscillates Between Victimhood and Victory Laps**

Trump spent the day cycling between two modes: raging against the FBI and DOJ over the Lindell phone seizure and Durham investigation developments, and celebrating allied primary wins in New Hampshire. The evening began with a Ken Starr tribute that quickly pivoted to self-validation, then escalated through increasingly alarmed posts about a "Weaponized Police State" before a normal overnight sleep break. The morning brought a brief burst of congratulatory posts for New Hampshire winners, but by afternoon the persecution theme returned with claims that DOJ subpoenas were political retaliation. The day's most striking feature was the sheer volume of law-enforcement delegitimization — over half the posts attacked the FBI or DOJ — punctuated by a charged call to "TAKE BACK AMERICA."

Full digest for 2022-09-14: https://trump.fm/date/2022-09-14/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, September 14). Congratulations to General Don Bolduc, a great... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_108996981890297171
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Congratulations to General Don Bolduc, a great gentleman..." Truth Social, 14 Sep. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108996981890297171. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Congratulations to General Don Bolduc, a great gentleman...," Truth Social, September 14, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108996981890297171.

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