# Post ts_109089451823530166

- Post ID: `ts_109089451823530166`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-09-30T21:22:14.320Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109089451823530166
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109089451823530166/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109089451823530166.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/109089446485387988 Congratulations to Ginni Thomas for having the courage of her convictions. Most importantly, she is right. The Election was Rigged and Stolen, and everyone knows it—especially the Radical Left Democrats who are destroying our Country. Cheating on Elections is the only thing they do really well, and that’s because Weak Republicans and RINOs allow them to get away with it. Fortunately, Ginni Thomas is not one of them and, by the way, her husband is Great!

## Reposted post

Original: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109089446485387988 (2022-09-30T21:20:52.865Z (UTC))

> https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/courts/ginni-thomas-stood-2020-election-fraud-claims-jan-6-deposition

## Engagement

- Likes: 16,034
- Reposts: 4,737
- Replies: 377
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.433Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T23:17:33.777Z (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 publicly congratulates Ginni Thomas for maintaining election fraud claims during her January 6 Committee testimony, using the occasion for multi-layered loyalty signaling. The post reinforces the Big Lie through false consensus ("everyone knows it") and deploys a transactional praise/punishment dynamic: allies who uphold the stolen election narrative receive public commendation, while dissenting Republicans are labeled "Weak" or "RINOs." The closing praise of "her husband" — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas — carries implicit institutional significance, publicly rewarding a sitting Justice's spouse for loyalty to Trump's preferred narrative. Defense mechanisms include pathological denial, splitting, and projection. The post exemplifies epistemic closure dynamics, demanding acceptance of disproven claims as a condition of in-group membership.

## Psychological Analysis: Ginni Thomas Praise & Election Denial (2022-09-30)

### Context
Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, testified before the January 6 Committee and maintained her claims about 2020 election fraud. Trump uses this as validation for his own narrative.

### Authorship
Posted at 5:22 PM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago or traveling given Hurricane Ian context). Business hours, but the stream-of-consciousness style, emotional tone, and characteristic patterns (capitalizations, nicknames, self-referential framing) strongly suggest authentic Trump authorship, possibly dictated to an aide for posting.

### Psychological Dynamics
This post is fundamentally **supply-seeking** and **narrative maintenance**. Trump seizes on Ginni Thomas's testimony as external validation for the Big Lie. The phrase "everyone knows it" is classic reality-distortion—asserting universal consensus where none exists. The closing line praising Clarence Thomas ("her husband is Great!") serves a transactional purpose: rewarding a Supreme Court Justice's spouse publicly, reinforcing loyalty expectations.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Projection**: Accuses Democrats of "cheating" and "destroying" the country
- **Splitting**: Clear in-group (Ginni Thomas, strong Republicans) vs. out-group (Radical Left Democrats, Weak Republicans, RINOs)
- **Denial/Distortion**: Continued insistence on a "Rigged and Stolen" election despite no supporting evidence

### Rhetorical Techniques
The post deploys loyalty signaling through praise/punishment dynamics: Ginni Thomas gets "congratulations," RINOs get contempt. This reinforces the in-group compliance mechanism.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "The Election was Rigged and Stolen" | **False** | No credible evidence of widespread fraud sufficient to alter the 2020 election outcome. Over 60 court cases dismissed, multiple audits confirmed results, Trump's own AG Barr stated no fraud affecting outcome. |
| "everyone knows it" | **False** | Polling consistently shows the claim is believed by a subset of Republican voters, not universally accepted. Election officials of both parties have affirmed the 2020 results. |

Overall Veracity: 0%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 80%)

### Indicators

- Stream-of-consciousness style
- Characteristic capitalizations (Rigged, Stolen, Country, Great)
- Emotional reactivity and opinion-laden
- RINOs epithet
- Business hours but stylistically authentic

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Ginni Thomas Jan 6 Committee testimony maintaining election fraud claims)

Sentiment: -0.30

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 50%
- Paranoid: 40%
- Sadism: 20%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- projection (immature)
- splitting (immature)
- denial (pathological)
- distortion (pathological)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Loyalty reward system via public praise
- In-group identity reinforcement
- Demand for shared reality acceptance

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Continued delegitimization of democratic elections
- Implicit pressure on Supreme Court Justice via spousal praise
- Loyalty enforcement mechanism that punishes dissent

### Gaslighting

- 'everyone knows it' — asserting false universal consensus
- Framing documented election results as fraudulent
- Demanding acceptance of disproven narrative as test of loyalty

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> The Election was Rigged and Stolen

**FALSE**

No credible evidence of widespread fraud sufficient to alter the 2020 election outcome. Over 60 court cases dismissed, multiple audits confirmed results, Trump's own AG Barr stated no fraud affecting outcome.

Sources: DOJ investigations; State audit results; Federal court rulings

> everyone knows it

**FALSE**

Polling consistently shows the claim is believed by a subset of Republican voters, not universally accepted. Election officials of both parties have affirmed the 2020 results.

Sources: Multiple national polls 2021-2022

Overall Veracity: 0%

## Tags

- election-denial (100%)
- loyalty-signaling (90%)
- ginni-thomas (80%)
- clarence-thomas (60%)
- jan6-committee (70%)
- splitting (80%)

## 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_109089451823530166
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/1..." Truth Social, 30 Sep. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109089451823530166. 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_109089451823530166.

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