# Post ts_109004341046514105

- Post ID: `ts_109004341046514105`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-09-15T20:37:26.926Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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## Post text

> ….Instead, we need a LONG-TERM Continuing Resolution, so we can deal with the real Emergency at hand, the Radical Left’s destruction of America, and once again, put AMERICA First. McConnell is so bad!

## Engagement

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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.435Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T23:00:45.013Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Continuation of McConnell Attack Thread (Part 3/3)

This is the final segment of a multi-part thread attacking Mitch McConnell over a Continuing Resolution. The ellipsis prefix indicates continuation from prior posts.

### Authorship
Posted at 4:37 PM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago or Bedminster). Business hours, but the emotional intensity, capitalization patterns ("LONG-TERM," "AMERICA"), and the blunt closing insult ("McConnell is so bad!") are characteristic of authentic Trump. The thread reads as dictated or typed personally—aide-written content rarely ends with such a childlike evaluative statement.

### Psychological Dynamics
The post completes a narcissistic devaluation arc targeting McConnell. The closing "McConnell is so bad!" is notably simplistic—almost childlike in its evaluative structure, consistent with Trump's tendency toward binary good/bad assessments.

The framing positions Trump as defender against "the Radical Left's destruction of America"—apocalyptic language serving both in-group mobilization and self-aggrandizement as the implied savior.

### Rhetorical Techniques
- Appeal to fear ("destruction of America")
- False dichotomy (AMERICA First vs. Radical Left)
- Ad hominem closing ("McConnell is so bad!")
- Capitalization for emphasis on key brand terms

### Context
This thread coincides with actual legislative maneuvering around the CR and Manchin's energy permitting deal. Trump is positioning himself as the true Republican leader against McConnell's Senate leadership.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "A Continuing Resolution was being debated that included Manchin's energy permitting deal" | **Mostly True** | Schumer attempted to attach Manchin's energy permitting reform to the CR in September 2022; it was ultimately stripped out due to bipartisan opposition |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Business hours but emotionally charged
- Childlike closing insult pattern
- ALL CAPS on brand terms
- Stream-of-consciousness multi-part thread

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Defeat (McConnell acting independently of Trump's wishes on CR/Manchin deal)

**Rage:** Intensity 60% targeting Mitch McConnell
- Proportionality: 40%

Sentiment: -0.70

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 40%
- Sadism: 20%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Positioning self as true voice of Republican base against establishment leader
- Invoking shared identity through AMERICA First

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> A Continuing Resolution was being debated that included Manchin's energy permitting deal

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Schumer attempted to attach Manchin's energy permitting reform to the CR in September 2022; it was ultimately stripped out due to bipartisan opposition

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- mcconnell_devaluation (90%)
- intraparty_conflict (80%)
- america_first (60%)
- continuing_resolution (50%)

## That day

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

**Durham Grievance and McConnell Rage Define a Two-Front Day**

Trump's day split neatly into two grievances. The evening and morning hours were spent relitigating the Russia investigation, seizing on a Durham probe court filing to argue the FBI had framed him. A calm midday interlude included policy takes on the border and electric vehicles, a congressional endorsement, and a lighthearted retweet of Melania. Then the afternoon erupted with a rapid-fire four-post barrage against Mitch McConnell, branding him a "lapdog" and "absolute Loser" over the Continuing Resolution. The mood was mostly combative and self-assured, with the sharpest anger reserved not for Democrats but for a fellow Republican.

Full digest for 2022-09-15: https://trump.fm/date/2022-09-15/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, September 15). ….Instead, we need a LONG-TERM Continuing... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109004341046514105
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "….Instead, we need a LONG-TERM Continuing Resolution, so we..." Truth Social, 15 Sep. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109004341046514105. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "….Instead, we need a LONG-TERM Continuing Resolution, so we...," Truth Social, September 15, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109004341046514105.

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