# Post ts_109009299566785023

- Post ID: `ts_109009299566785023`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-09-16T17:38:27.942Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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## Post text

> Chris Christie at a Roy Rogers at 11 PM in the evening trying to console himself.

## Media

- image: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/109/009/299/533/222/659/original/24f93f5d61bb6483.jpg

## Engagement

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# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T23:04:22.007Z (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 ego-syntonic sadism — a hallmark of the malignant narcissism construct. Trump shares an unflattering photo of Chris Christie eating at a fast food restaurant late at night, captioning it to imply Christie is emotionally devastated and seeking comfort food. The implicit body-shaming leverages Christie's well-known weight struggles, adding cruelty. The post serves dual functions: punishing a former ally who became a critic post-January 6th, and deterring other potential critics by demonstrating the public humiliation that awaits dissenters. The casual, amused tone — rather than angry — indicates grandiose narcissistic state with sadistic satisfaction. No policy content exists; this is pure dominance maintenance through social cruelty.

## Analysis: Chris Christie Roy Rogers Post (2022-09-16)

This post shares a photo of Chris Christie eating at a Roy Rogers fast food restaurant late at night, framed as pathetic consolation-seeking. It is a classic Trump bullying post — brief, image-based, and designed to humiliate a political rival through body-shaming innuendo.

### Authorship
Posted at 1:38 PM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago or Bedminster in September). The brevity, cruelty, and mocking tone are strongly authentic Trump. No aide would post this kind of personal attack with an unflattering photo.

### Psychological Dynamics
Christie had been increasingly critical of Trump post-January 6th. This is a devaluation attack on a former ally turned critic — a textbook narcissistic response to perceived betrayal. The implicit fat-shaming (Roy Rogers, late night eating) is ego-syntonic sadism: pleasure in public humiliation.

The post contains no policy content whatsoever. It is pure dominance display — reducing a former governor and presidential candidate to a sad figure eating fast food alone at night.

### Rhetorical Function
The "trying to console himself" framing implies Christie is emotionally wounded (by Trump's dominance) and pathetically coping. This projects vulnerability onto the target while Trump occupies the position of amused superiority.

### Context
Christie's criticism of Trump and potential 2024 rivalry makes him a threat requiring preemptive diminishment. The casual cruelty signals to other potential critics what awaits them.

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 95%)

### Indicators

- Personal cruelty/mockery
- Brief mocking caption style
- Sharing unflattering photo
- No aide would post body-shaming content
- Afternoon timing consistent with authentic posting

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Preemptive Attack — Criticism (Chris Christie's post-Jan 6 criticism and potential 2024 rivalry)

Sentiment: -0.50

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 40%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 80%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared mockery — inviting audience to laugh at target together
- in-group bonding through cruelty

## Tags

- bullying (90%)
- devaluation (80%)
- sadism (70%)
- Christie (100%)

## That day

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

**Rally Eve in Ohio: Steady Grandiosity With a Side of Christie Body-Shaming**

A quiet Friday of campaign maintenance ahead of a Saturday rally in Ohio. The day featured staff-drafted endorsements of two Ohio ballot measures, a cruel personal attack on Chris Christie eating alone at a fast food restaurant, and a brief flare of anger toward Lisa Murkowski and Mitch McConnell. The evening wound down with a rapid-fire cluster of retweets and supportive shout-outs — routine rally-prep energy, nothing out of the ordinary.

Full digest for 2022-09-16: https://trump.fm/date/2022-09-16/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, September 16). Chris Christie at a Roy Rogers at 11 PM in the... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109009299566785023
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Chris Christie at a Roy Rogers at 11 PM in the evening..." Truth Social, 16 Sep. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109009299566785023. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Chris Christie at a Roy Rogers at 11 PM in the evening...," Truth Social, September 16, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109009299566785023.

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