# Post ts_109043513429167446

- Post ID: `ts_109043513429167446`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-09-22T18:39:30.052Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109043513429167446
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109043513429167446/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109043513429167446.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/109043078407948434“Top Pollster: Biden’s Rhetoric Has Created ‘Submerged Voters’ Who Will Drive The 2022 Election” https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/09/top-pollster-bidens-rhetoric-created-submerged-voters-will-drive-2022-election/

## Reposted post

Original: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109043078407948434 (2022-09-22T16:48:52.192Z (UTC))

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- image: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/109/043/078/343/924/439/original/28bb3de2dc3c2159.jpg

## Engagement

- Likes: 11,985
- Reposts: 3,066
- Replies: 399
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.434Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T23:12:05.781Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

# Analysis: Repost of "Submerged Voters" Article (2022-09-22)

## Overview
A low-intensity repost of Trump's own earlier Truth Social post linking to a Gateway Pundit article about "submerged voters." This is one of several posts on this date amplifying favorable polling and media narratives amid major legal developments.

## Context
This post occurs on a day when Trump faced the NY AG's $250M civil fraud lawsuit and adverse rulings in the Mar-a-Lago documents case. Rather than addressing these legal threats, this repost maintains a counter-narrative of electoral strength.

## Authorship
Likely aide-generated or aide-amplified. Business hours timing (~2:39 PM ET), no original commentary, and clean formatting all suggest Scavino or staff managing the feed.

## Psychological Pattern
The "submerged voters" concept is psychologically notable — it posits a hidden population afraid to express support, which serves multiple functions: validates the persecution narrative, promises future vindication, and frames opponents' actions as counterproductive. This is consistent with the broader pattern this day of defensive counter-programming against legal setbacks.

## Epistemic Note
Gateway Pundit is a hyper-partisan source. The "submerged voters" thesis was not borne out by the 2022 midterms, where Democrats outperformed expectations significantly.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Biden's rhetoric has created 'submerged voters' who will drive the 2022 election" | **Unverifiable** | This is an opinion/prediction from a pollster amplified by Gateway Pundit, not a factual claim. The 2022 midterms ultimately saw Democrats perform better than expected, contradicting the implied prediction. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- repost of own earlier post
- business hours (2:39 PM ET)
- no original commentary added
- clean formatting

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance

Sentiment: +0.30

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 30%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 20%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- rationalization (neurotic)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 10%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- implied shared persecution via 'submerged voters' concept

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Biden's rhetoric has created 'submerged voters' who will drive the 2022 election

**UNVERIFIABLE**

This is an opinion/prediction from a pollster amplified by Gateway Pundit, not a factual claim. The 2022 midterms ultimately saw Democrats perform better than expected, contradicting the implied prediction.

Sources: 2022 midterm election results

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- polling (70%)
- midterms (60%)
- repost (90%)
- silent majority narrative (50%)

## That day

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

**Rapid-Fire Media Blitz Builds Defensive Wall Against AG Lawsuit Fallout**

Trump spent the early afternoon carpet-bombing Truth Social with over 30 posts in roughly half an hour, almost all of them links to favorable press coverage. The burst was clearly a response to the New York Attorney General's massive fraud lawsuit filed the day before. The mood was overwhelmingly self-congratulatory — including sharing a months-old article calling him "the greatest man alive" — but flashes of real anger surfaced when he attacked AG Letitia James directly and warned the country "won't stand for an indictment." The day's most notable moment was his explicit argument that the Vice President should have had the power to overturn the 2020 election results.

Full digest for 2022-09-22: https://trump.fm/date/2022-09-22/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, September 22). RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109043513429167446
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/1..." Truth Social, 22 Sep. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109043513429167446. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/1...," Truth Social, September 22, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109043513429167446.

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