# Post ts_109013612759804834

- Post ID: `ts_109013612759804834`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-09-17T11:55:22.049Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109013612759804834/analysis
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## Post text

> RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/108982016688236039 Thank you American Thinker!

## Reposted post

Original: https://trump.fm/post/ts_108982016688236039 (2022-09-11T22:00:04.258Z (UTC))

> This is an incredible article—must be read by everyone!“The DoJ Argues that the Intelligence Community Overrides the Judiciary”https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2022/09/the_doj_argues_that_the_intelligence_community_overrides_the_judiciary.html

## Engagement

- Likes: 7,739
- Reposts: 2,105
- Replies: 127
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.434Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T23:04:37.770Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: RT with "Thank you American Thinker!"

### Authorship
Low-content retweet of own earlier post with brief gratitude. Posted ~7:55 AM ET. Ambiguous authorship — the brevity is consistent with either Trump or an aide performing routine engagement.

### Psychological State
Routine supply-seeking behavior. Self-retweeting favorable coverage from a sympathetic conservative outlet (American Thinker) serves dual narcissistic functions: (1) recirculating praise to ensure maximum audience exposure, and (2) publicly acknowledging the source, reinforcing the transactional loyalty loop with friendly media.

### Context
This post occurs amid a cluster of self-retweets (five visible in the surrounding posts), suggesting a morning session of scrolling through his own feed and re-amplifying content. This pattern is consistent with narcissistic supply maintenance — a routine behavior rather than a response to any specific trigger.

### Personality Framework
- **Level 1 (Traits):** Low-intensity extraversion (social engagement). No other traits prominently activated.
- **Level 2 (Motives):** Validation-seeking, audience maintenance.
- **Level 3 (Narrative):** Implicitly positions self as someone important media outlets praise.

### Rhetorical Techniques
Minimal. The "Thank you [outlet]!" formula is a standard parasocial technique — public gratitude that functions as both reward for the outlet and signal to followers about approved information sources.

### Clinical Significance
None. This is low-intensity, routine social media behavior with no clinically notable features.

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 40%)

### Indicators

- brief retweet of own post
- simple gratitude formula
- could be either Trump or aide

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (American Thinker article)

Sentiment: +0.40

### Clinical

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 5%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- gratitude display to loyal media

## Tags

- supply-seeking (60%)
- self-retweet (80%)
- media-validation (50%)

## That day

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

**Rally Day in Ohio: 38-Post Blitz of Self-Validation Punctuated by a Single Flash of Stochastic Rage**

Trump spent the day building toward a campaign rally in Youngstown, Ohio, flooding his feed with dozens of supportive articles and rally promotions. The overwhelming mood was self-congratulatory — sharing pieces arguing he must run in 2024, boasting about crowd sizes, and promoting his endorsed candidates. One post broke the pattern sharply, lashing out about a "witch hunt" and warning that the country may not be willing to withstand much more — the only real flash of anger all day. The volume was high but the timing was normal, and the day ended with an upbeat rally arrival.

Full digest for 2022-09-17: https://trump.fm/date/2022-09-17/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, September 17). RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109013612759804834
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/1..." Truth Social, 17 Sep. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109013612759804834. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/1...," Truth Social, September 17, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109013612759804834.

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