# Post ts_109089468298115834

- Post ID: `ts_109089468298115834`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-09-30T21:26:25.702Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109089468298115834/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109089468298115834.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Manchin hurt West Virginia, and McConnell hurt our County. Fortunately, they hate each other or, it would probably even be worse. McConnell could have stopped everything had he used the Debt Ceiling, but now Trillions of Dollars are being wasted on nonsense. The Broken Crow is so bad at what he does, which seems to be, working for the Democrat Party….

## Engagement

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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.433Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T23:18:16.111Z (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_109089468298115834

### Context
Posted 5:26 PM ET on September 30, 2022. Trump was likely at Mar-a-Lago (Hurricane Ian had just devastated Florida). The post attacks Joe Manchin and Mitch McConnell over the Inflation Reduction Act passage, which Manchin enabled by breaking from GOP expectations and McConnell failed to block.

### Authorship
Business hours posting, but the content is clearly Trump-authentic: the "Broken Crow" nickname (a characteristic Trumpian derisive play on "Old Crow"), the stream-of-consciousness structure, the emotional grievance tone, and the typo "County" for "Country" — a classic Trump error.

### Psychological Analysis
The post is driven by narcissistic injury over legislative defeats. McConnell's failure to use the debt ceiling as leverage is framed as personal betrayal. The splitting is pronounced: Manchin and McConnell are both all-bad, but their mutual hatred is presented as the only saving grace — a darkly transactional worldview.

"The Broken Crow" nickname combines devaluation with sadistic pleasure in diminishment. The claim McConnell works "for the Democrat Party" (note the deliberate use of "Democrat" rather than "Democratic") is projection and an loyalty purity test.

### Cognitive Note
"County" for "Country" — likely a typo rather than a cognitive marker, consistent with Trump's frequent typing errors. The phrase "which seems to be, working for the Democrat Party" has awkward comma placement but is syntactically coherent.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Trillions of Dollars are being wasted on nonsense" | **Half True** | The Inflation Reduction Act was approximately $740B in spending with $370B for energy/climate. 'Trillions' is hyperbolic, and 'nonsense' is subjective. |
| "McConnell could have stopped everything had he used the Debt Ceiling" | **Half True** | Republicans could have attempted to use debt ceiling leverage, but the Democrats ultimately passed the IRA through reconciliation. The debt ceiling was raised in December 2021 with McConnell allowing some GOP senators to vote for cloture. Whether this would have 'stopped everything' is debatable. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 90%)

### Indicators

- Typo 'County' for 'Country'
- 'Broken Crow' derisive nickname
- Stream-of-consciousness grievance style
- Emotional reactivity about legislative defeats
- Characteristic 'Democrat Party' usage

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Defeat (McConnell's failure to block Democratic legislation using debt ceiling leverage)

**Rage:** Intensity 60% targeting Mitch McConnell (primary), Joe Manchin (secondary)
- Proportionality: 50%

Sentiment: -0.70

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 40%
- Sadism: 40%

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

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

Cognitive Markers:
- semantic paraphasia

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- positioning self as uniquely insightful about McConnell's failures
- implying only Trump-aligned strategy would have worked

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Trillions of Dollars are being wasted on nonsense

**HALF TRUE**

The Inflation Reduction Act was approximately $740B in spending with $370B for energy/climate. 'Trillions' is hyperbolic, and 'nonsense' is subjective.

> McConnell could have stopped everything had he used the Debt Ceiling

**HALF TRUE**

Republicans could have attempted to use debt ceiling leverage, but the Democrats ultimately passed the IRA through reconciliation. The debt ceiling was raised in December 2021 with McConnell allowing some GOP senators to vote for cloture. Whether this would have 'stopped everything' is debatable.

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- intra-party conflict (90%)
- McConnell devaluation (80%)
- legislative grievance (70%)
- splitting (70%)

## 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). Manchin hurt West Virginia, and McConnell hurt... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109089468298115834
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Manchin hurt West Virginia, and McConnell hurt our County...." Truth Social, 30 Sep. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109089468298115834. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Manchin hurt West Virginia, and McConnell hurt our County....," Truth Social, September 30, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109089468298115834.

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