# Post ts_109065190772412675

- Post ID: `ts_109065190772412675`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-09-26T14:32:20.063Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109065190772412675
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109065190772412675/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109065190772412675.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> 96% Approval Rating in the Republican Party. Very high numbers on fighting crime, the economy (Inflation), foreign relations (Russia/Ukraine - should have never happened!). Thank you!

## Engagement

- Likes: 27,525
- Reposts: 6,769
- Replies: 1,291
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.434Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T23:12:49.749Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Psychological Analysis: Post ts_109065190772412675

### Context
Posted at 10:32 AM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago or NYC), during a period of significant legal pressure: NY AG fraud lawsuit, 11th Circuit ruling against him on classified docs, and Special Master Dearie pressing on declassification claims.

### Authorship
Business hours, polished formatting, correct grammar, structured presentation of polling data—consistent with aide-drafted content. The parenthetical editorial comment "(Russia/Ukraine - should have never happened!)" has a more authentic Trump feel, possibly inserted or dictated.

### Psychological Analysis
This post is notable for what it *doesn't* address. With multiple major legal setbacks in the same week, the choice to post approval ratings is a textbook supply-seeking maneuver. The post functions as narcissistic reassurance during threat—"my base still loves me" as a shield against legal reality.

The parenthetical on Russia/Ukraine serves dual purpose: claiming foreign policy competence and implicitly blaming Biden. The "Thank you!" is parasocial intimacy maintenance.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Denial**: No acknowledgment of any legal developments
- **Grandiosity as defense**: Retreating to approval numbers when under siege

### Rhetorical Devices
Appeal to popularity (96% approval), implicit contrast with Biden on all three policy areas, parenthetical editorializing to inject opinion into what appears to be objective reporting of poll results.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "96% Approval Rating in the Republican Party" | **Mostly True** | Various polls during this period showed Trump with approval ratings among Republicans in the 85-96% range depending on methodology. The 96% figure likely comes from a favorable internal or online poll. |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (10:32 AM ET)
- Structured format with parentheticals
- Correct grammar and punctuation
- Professional presentation of polling data
- Parenthetical editorial comments suggest some Trump input

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

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

Sentiment: +0.70

### Clinical

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

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 40%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Thanking supporters to maintain bond
- Sharing approval ratings as shared validation

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> 96% Approval Rating in the Republican Party

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Various polls during this period showed Trump with approval ratings among Republicans in the 85-96% range depending on methodology. The 96% figure likely comes from a favorable internal or online poll.

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- supply-seeking (80%)
- denial-of-legal-threat (70%)
- approval-ratings (90%)
- aide-drafted (60%)

## That day

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

**Morning Bravado Gives Way to Evening "Whataboutism" Barrage on Documents**

A quiet day with only five posts, split into two distinct moods. The morning opened with a self-congratulatory boast about Republican approval numbers, but the evening brought a rapid-fire dump of four news links -- all about past presidents mishandling documents or emails. The message was unmistakable: "they all did it too." No anger, no name-calling, just a carefully curated legal defense posted to social media. The low effort and staff-like curation suggest this was more strategy than spontaneity.

Full digest for 2022-09-26: https://trump.fm/date/2022-09-26/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, September 26). 96% Approval Rating in the Republican Party. Very... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109065190772412675
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "96% Approval Rating in the Republican Party. Very high..." Truth Social, 26 Sep. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109065190772412675. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "96% Approval Rating in the Republican Party. Very high...," Truth Social, September 26, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109065190772412675.

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