# Post ts_109015084729466387

- Post ID: `ts_109015084729466387`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-09-17T18:09:42.514Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109015084729466387
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109015084729466387/analysis

## Post text

> https://www.tribtoday.com/opinion/david-skolnick/2022/09/expect-huge-crowd-for-trump-in-youngstown/

## Engagement

- Likes: 12,663
- Reposts: 2,601
- Replies: 123
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.434Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T23:02:22.421Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

# Analysis: Link-Only Rally Hype Post (2022-09-17)

## Overview
A URL-only post sharing a Youngstown Tribune article predicting a huge crowd for Trump's upcoming rally. This is part of a cluster of rally-related shares on the same day, including a WKBN article about supporters camping out.

## Personality Framework

### Level 1 — Traits
- **Extraversion** (high): Crowd-size fixation reflects excitement-seeking and need for social energy
- **Agreeableness** (low): Implicit self-aggrandizement through third-party validation

### Level 2 — Motives
- **Power/status**: Crowd size as metric of political dominance
- **Validation**: Third-party article serves as external confirmation of relevance

### Level 3 — Narrative Identity
- **Protagonist role**: Rock star / movement leader
- **Identity claim**: "I draw massive crowds" — a core identity element since 2015

## Authorship
Saturday, 2:09 PM ET. Link-only, no commentary. Consistent with aide (likely Scavino) managing pre-rally social media buzz, though Trump himself could easily share such content.

## Clinical Significance
Minimal. This is routine rally promotion. The crowd-size fixation is a stable trait, not an acute indicator.

## Danger Assessment
No danger indicators present.

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 30%)

### Indicators

- Link-only post with no commentary
- Business hours (2:09 PM ET)
- Professional formatting

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (upcoming Youngstown rally)

Sentiment: +0.40

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 0%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 0%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- crowd size validation
- social proof

## Tags

- rally-promotion (90%)
- crowd-size-fixation (70%)
- supply-seeking (60%)

## 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). https://www.tribtoday.com/opinion/david-skolnick/2... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109015084729466387
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "https://www.tribtoday.com/opinion/david-skolnick/2022/09/exp..." Truth Social, 17 Sep. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109015084729466387. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "https://www.tribtoday.com/opinion/david-skolnick/2022/09/exp...," Truth Social, September 17, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109015084729466387.

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