# Post ts_109048990512867165

- Post ID: `ts_109048990512867165`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-09-23T17:52:23.722Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109048990512867165
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109048990512867165/analysis
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## Post text

> “Survey: 68% of Americans Felt Safer 2 Years Ago with Trump in Office” https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/09/22/survey-68-americans-felt-safer-two-years-ago-trump-office/

## Engagement

- Likes: 33,221
- Reposts: 7,984
- Replies: 1,548
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.434Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T23:13:01.308Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Breitbart Safety Poll Share (2022-09-23)

A straightforward supply-seeking post sharing a Breitbart article about a poll claiming 68% of Americans felt safer under Trump. Posted during a period of extraordinary legal pressure (NY AG fraud lawsuit, 11th Circuit ruling against him, Special Master challenges), this post functions as narcissistic counter-programming—deflecting from threat by amplifying validation.

### Authorship
Posted at ~1:52 PM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago or in the NY/NJ area given legal proceedings). Business hours, clean formatting, simple link share with quoted headline—consistent with aide/Scavino posting. No typos, no emotional reactivity, no ALL CAPS.

### Psychological Function
The timing is key: amid multiple simultaneous legal threats, this post ignores all of them in favor of a validating statistic. This is classic **avoidance + supply-seeking**. The implicit message: "Never mind the lawsuits—the people love me and feel safe with me." The 68% figure serves as narcissistic supply, reinforcing grandiosity under siege.

### Rhetorical Techniques
- Appeal to authority (poll/survey)
- Implicit contrast (Biden era = unsafe, Trump era = safe)
- Third-person self-reference via headline

### Context
The previous posts from this day show Trump sharing articles defending his declassification authority and an FBI whistleblower story—all part of a coordinated defensive narrative against the Mar-a-Lago documents case.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "68% of Americans felt safer 2 years ago with Trump in office" | **Half True** | Breitbart cites a Trafalgar Group poll. Trafalgar is a partisan pollster with mixed accuracy ratings. The question framing ('felt safer 2 years ago') conflates nostalgia bias with actual safety metrics. Without seeing methodology, the 68% figure likely reflects partisan sample or leading question design. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 20%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (~1:52 PM ET)
- Clean formatting with quoted headline
- Simple link share without personal commentary
- No typos or emotional markers

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Multiple legal threats (NY AG lawsuit, 11th Circuit ruling, Special Master pressure))

Sentiment: +0.50

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 0%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 15%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Implicit alliance with the 68% who feel safer
- Positioning self as source of safety/security

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> 68% of Americans felt safer 2 years ago with Trump in office

**HALF TRUE**

Breitbart cites a Trafalgar Group poll. Trafalgar is a partisan pollster with mixed accuracy ratings. The question framing ('felt safer 2 years ago') conflates nostalgia bias with actual safety metrics. Without seeing methodology, the 68% figure likely reflects partisan sample or leading question design.

Sources: Breitbart/Trafalgar Group poll

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- supply-seeking (80%)
- legal-deflection (70%)
- poll-sharing (60%)
- nostalgia-appeal (50%)

## That day

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

**Under Legal Siege, Trump Launches All-Day Counteroffensive Against NY AG James**

Trump spent the day in full defensive mode following New York Attorney General Letitia James's civil fraud lawsuit filed two days earlier. The morning started with late-night attacks on James — calling her "racist" and promoting her election opponent — before drifting into a rambling CNN grievance post around midnight. After a roughly nine-hour sleep break, the afternoon brought a rapid-fire dump of links building a legal defense narrative, a relitigating of January 6th, and rally promotion for a North Carolina event. The day closed with a politically charged post about the death of a young Republican, weaponizing the tragedy to reinforce a persecution narrative.

Full digest for 2022-09-23: https://trump.fm/date/2022-09-23/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, September 23). “Survey: 68% of Americans Felt Safer 2 Years Ago... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109048990512867165
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "“Survey: 68% of Americans Felt Safer 2 Years Ago with Trump..." Truth Social, 23 Sep. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109048990512867165. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "“Survey: 68% of Americans Felt Safer 2 Years Ago with Trump...," Truth Social, September 23, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109048990512867165.

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