# Post ts_109128150757895839

- Post ID: `ts_109128150757895839`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-10-07T17:23:53.197Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109128150757895839
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109128150757895839/analysis
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## Post text

> Great job Bret—You were right. Many rigged votes!https://www.mediaite.com/news/bret-baier-reportedly-pushed-fox-news-brass-to-retract-arizona-call-amid-pressure-from-trump-campaign/

## Engagement

- Likes: 7,647
- Reposts: 2,163
- Replies: 313
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.432Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T23:37:04.208Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Post ts_109128150757895839

Trump praises Bret Baier for reportedly pushing Fox News to retract its early Arizona call in the 2020 election, asserting "Many rigged votes!" This post, nearly two years after the 2020 election, continues the "stolen election" narrative.

**Timing & Authorship:** October 7, 2022, 1:23 PM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago or traveling for midterm rallies). Business hours posting. The brevity and emotional charge ("Many rigged votes!") suggest authentic Trump, though the link-sharing pattern is consistent with either.

**Psychological Dynamics:** This post serves dual functions: (1) rewarding loyalty (Baier pushing back on the Arizona call) and (2) reinforcing the election fraud narrative. The praise of Baier is transactional—he is valued precisely because he aligned with Trump's position. The exclamatory "Many rigged votes!" is asserted without evidence, functioning as a loyalty litmus test for followers.

**Context:** This falls within a high-volume posting day with multiple link shares to sympathetic media. The pattern suggests maintenance-level supply-seeking and continued narrative reinforcement ahead of 2022 midterms.

**Reality Distortion:** The claim "Many rigged votes!" regarding Arizona 2020 has been thoroughly investigated and debunked by multiple audits, including the Republican-commissioned Cyber Ninjas audit which confirmed Biden's win in Maricopa County.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Many rigged votes in Arizona 2020 election" | **False** | Multiple audits including the Republican-commissioned Cyber Ninjas audit of Maricopa County confirmed Biden's win and found no evidence of widespread fraud. The audit actually found Biden gained 99 additional votes. |

Overall Veracity: 0%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 60%)

### Indicators

- Brief personal commentary + link (common Trump pattern)
- Exclamation mark emphasis
- Business hours posting suggests possible aide
- Direct address 'Bret' is personal/authentic

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance (Mediaite article about Baier's reported pushback on Arizona call)

Sentiment: +0.30

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 40%
- Paranoid: 30%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- distortion (pathological)
- idealization (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 20%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Loyalty reward modeling
- Shared grievance reinforcement

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Presenting debunked election fraud claims as established fact
- Framing Baier's pushback on the Arizona call as vindication rather than political pressure

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Many rigged votes in Arizona 2020 election

**FALSE**

Multiple audits including the Republican-commissioned Cyber Ninjas audit of Maricopa County confirmed Biden's win and found no evidence of widespread fraud. The audit actually found Biden gained 99 additional votes.

Sources: Maricopa County Cyber Ninjas audit results (September 2021); Arizona Attorney General investigation

Overall Veracity: 0%

## Tags

- election_denial (90%)
- loyalty_reward (70%)
- reality_distortion (80%)
- midterm_strategy (50%)

## That day

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

**A Quiet Afternoon of Curated Grievance and Self-Promotion**

Trump spent the afternoon sharing a rapid-fire barrage of favorable news links, mostly focused on the FBI's Mar-a-Lago raid and the 2020 election. The mood was calm and self-congratulatory, with no anger or notable outbursts -- more like a campaign newsletter than a social media tirade. He endorsed two congressional candidates, promoted Truth Social, and closed the evening by sharing a Bolsonaro quote praising him on Ukraine. A low-intensity, staff-managed kind of day.

Full digest for 2022-10-07: https://trump.fm/date/2022-10-07/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, October 7). Great job Bret—You were right. Many rigged... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109128150757895839
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Great job Bret—You were right. Many rigged..." Truth Social, 7 Oct. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109128150757895839. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Great job Bret—You were right. Many rigged...," Truth Social, October 7, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109128150757895839.

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