# Post ts_109089443514500095

- Post ID: `ts_109089443514500095`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-09-30T21:20:07.533Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109089443514500095/analysis
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## Post text

> RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/109089439692959827 Trevor Noah was a waste of time, no talent, no anything. Jon Stewart was only slightly better, but highly overrated. Comedy Central should focus on comedy and not politics, because they’re not very good at it. If these characters ever went neutral or Conservative, they’d double and triple up the ratings—but nobody’s figured that out except me! Congratulations to John Nolte for his unique brilliance and insight.

## Reposted post

Original: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109089439692959827 (2022-09-30T21:19:09.221Z (UTC))

> https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2022/09/30/nolte-trevor-noah-slinks-off-daily-show-after-losing-75-of-audience/

## Engagement

- Likes: 11,133
- Reposts: 2,585
- Replies: 404
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.433Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T23:18:18.079Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

Trump's post celebrating Trevor Noah's departure from The Daily Show during the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Ian — a Category 4 storm devastating his home state of Florida — is psychologically noteworthy for its prioritization of media grievance over humanitarian concern. The post employs a characteristic devaluation cascade (Noah worthless, Stewart overrated) culminating in grandiose self-elevation ("nobody's figured that out except me!"). The idealization of Breitbart writer Nolte ("unique brilliance") for validating Trump's worldview illustrates the splitting defense: critics are worthless, loyalists are brilliant. The narcissistic supply-seeking pattern — consuming an opponent's departure as vindication — is typical but the contextual timing during a major disaster affecting his own community highlights limited empathic range and narcissistic preoccupation.

## Psychological Analysis: Trump on Trevor Noah/Comedy Central (2022-09-30)

This post is a self-retweet of commentary on Trevor Noah's departure from The Daily Show, referencing a Breitbart article by John Nolte about Noah losing 75% of his audience. The post devalues Noah ("waste of time, no talent, no anything"), offers grudging but diminishing praise to Jon Stewart ("only slightly better, but highly overrated"), then pivots to a grandiose claim of unique insight ("nobody's figured that out except me!").

### Context
Hurricane Ian had just devastated Florida as a Cat 4 hurricane, killing 149 people. Putin was annexing Ukrainian territory. Trump chose to post about a late-night comedy host's departure — a notable prioritization reflecting narcissistic preoccupation over civic concern.

### Timing & Authorship
5:20 PM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago or nearby given Hurricane Ian context). Business hours posting, but the content style — stream-of-consciousness, emotional reactivity, grandiose self-reference, exclamation points — is strongly authentic Trump. The self-retweet pattern and casual dismissiveness are characteristic.

### Psychological Dynamics
The post is supply-seeking through vindication. Noah's departure is framed as validation of Trump's longstanding contempt for political comedy that targets him. The hierarchical ranking (Noah < Stewart, both bad) and the concluding grandiose claim reveal characteristic narcissistic patterns: "nobody's figured that out except me!" is textbook grandiosity.

The praise for Nolte functions as reward for idealization — Nolte validated Trump's worldview, earning "unique brilliance" attribution, a projection of how Trump sees his own insight.

### Notable Absence
No mention whatsoever of Hurricane Ian devastating his home state of Florida, where he resides. This is psychologically significant — the narcissistic focus on media grievance during a major humanitarian crisis affecting his own community suggests limited empathic capacity.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Trevor Noah lost 75% of The Daily Show audience" | **Mostly True** | Noah's Daily Show ratings were significantly lower than Stewart's peak, with reports of substantial audience decline, though exact percentages vary by measurement period |
| "Going neutral or conservative would double/triple ratings" | **Unverifiable** | Speculative counterfactual with no supporting evidence. Conservative comedy shows have historically struggled with ratings. |

Overall Veracity: 65%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 85%)

### Indicators

- Self-retweet pattern
- Stream-of-consciousness devaluation cascade
- Grandiose self-reference ('nobody figured that out except me!')
- Exclamation points
- Casual dismissive tone ('no talent, no anything')

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Trevor Noah departing The Daily Show, validating Trump's grievance against political comedy)

Sentiment: -0.30

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 80%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 30%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Positioning self as uniquely insightful leader
- Rewarding loyal media figures publicly
- Creating in-group validation narrative

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Trevor Noah lost 75% of The Daily Show audience

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Noah's Daily Show ratings were significantly lower than Stewart's peak, with reports of substantial audience decline, though exact percentages vary by measurement period

Sources: Nielsen ratings data; Breitbart/Nolte article referenced

> Going neutral or conservative would double/triple ratings

**UNVERIFIABLE**

Speculative counterfactual with no supporting evidence. Conservative comedy shows have historically struggled with ratings.

Overall Veracity: 65%

## Tags

- media_grievance (80%)
- narcissistic_supply (70%)
- devaluation (70%)
- grandiosity (60%)
- empathy_deficit (50%)

## That day

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

**Morning Book Grievance Spirals Into "Death Wish" Attack on McConnell as Hurricane Ian Goes Unmentioned**

Trump started the day attacking Maggie Haberman's new book, then spent hours sharing favorable media links before launching a rapid evening posting spree. The mood darkened steadily through the evening, moving from gloating over Trevor Noah's departure to praising Ginni Thomas's election fraud testimony and escalating attacks on Mitch McConnell. The day's most alarming moment came in a late post using the phrase "death wish" aimed at McConnell and a racist nickname for his wife Elaine Chao, which drew bipartisan condemnation. Strikingly absent from all 19 posts: any mention of Hurricane Ian, which was actively devastating his home state of Florida.

Full digest for 2022-09-30: https://trump.fm/date/2022-09-30/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, September 30). RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109089443514500095
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/1..." Truth Social, 30 Sep. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109089443514500095. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/1...," Truth Social, September 30, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109089443514500095.

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