# Post ts_109145001231282844

- Post ID: `ts_109145001231282844`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-10-10T16:49:11.015Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109145001231282844
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109145001231282844/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109145001231282844.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/109144999074599256 It was my great honor to have destroyed the ratings of Late Night “Comedy” shows. There is nothing funny about the shows, the three hosts have very little talent, and when Jimmy Fallon apologized for having humanized “Trump,” and his ratings soared, the Radical Left forced him to apologize—that was effectively the end of The Tonight Show. In any event, congratulations to Greg Gutfield!

## Reposted post

Original: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109144999074599256 (2022-10-10T16:48:38.106Z (UTC))

> https://www.foxnews.com/media/late-night-comedy-flounders-ratings-colbert-kimmel-others-openly-root-democrats-shred-republicans

## Engagement

- Likes: 18,322
- Reposts: 4,375
- Replies: 770
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.432Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T23:38:06.715Z (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: Late Night Comedy Ratings Post (2022-10-10)

### Context
Trump reposts his own earlier Truth Social post celebrating the decline of late night comedy ratings, referencing a Fox News article from the same day's posting activity. He names Jimmy Fallon specifically and congratulates Greg Gutfeld (misspelled as "Gutfield").

### Authorship
Posted at 12:49 PM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago or NYC). The post is a repost of his own content. The original contains a misspelling ("Gutfield" for Gutfeld), stream-of-consciousness structure, and characteristic self-aggrandizement — consistent with authentic Trump composition. The reposting behavior (amplifying his own content) is a well-documented pattern.

### Psychological Dynamics
This is a classic **narcissistic supply-seeking** post with a **grandiose state**. The central claim — "it was my great honor to have destroyed the ratings" — frames cultural damage as a personal achievement. The logic is revealing: Trump takes credit not for building something but for *destroying* something, and frames destruction as honorable.

The Fallon anecdote functions as a parable about the consequences of humanizing Trump: Fallon's ratings rose, but "the Radical Left" punished him, and this was "the end" of The Tonight Show. This narrative serves dual purposes: (1) Trump is so powerful that even acknowledging his humanity boosts ratings, and (2) the left is so tyrannical it punishes success.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Grandiosity/distortion**: Claiming personal credit for industry-wide trends
- **Splitting**: Late night hosts have "very little talent" (total devaluation); Gutfeld is congratulated (idealization of in-group figure)
- **Rationalization**: Ratings decline reframed as Trump's deliberate achievement

### Rhetorical Analysis
The post deploys several techniques: scare quotes around "Comedy" to delegitimize, superlative framing ("great honor"), and the Fallon cautionary tale as implicit threat — humanize Trump and you'll be punished by your own side.

### Cognitive Markers
The misspelling "Gutfield" (for Gutfeld) is a minor error. Sentence structure is intact but rambling — a single long sentence covering multiple narrative beats. This is consistent with baseline Trump communication style rather than indicating decline.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Trump destroyed late night comedy ratings" | **Mostly False** | Late night ratings have declined due to cord-cutting, streaming competition, and audience fragmentation — not one person's influence. While political polarization may have contributed, attributing the decline to Trump is a vast overstatement. |
| "Jimmy Fallon apologized for humanizing Trump and his ratings soared then fell" | **Half True** | Fallon's 2016 hair-ruffling interview drew criticism. He later expressed regret. His ratings were already declining before this incident due to Colbert's rise after Trump's election. The causal chain Trump describes is oversimplified. |
| "Greg Gutfeld's show outperformed late night competitors" | **Mostly True** | By late 2022, Gutfeld! was regularly beating Colbert, Fallon, and Kimmel in total viewers, though demographic breakdowns varied. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Misspelling of 'Gutfield'
- Stream-of-consciousness single-sentence structure
- Self-aggrandizing tone
- Reposting own content
- Midday timing but stylistically authentic

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Fox News article on late night ratings decline)

Sentiment: +0.40

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- grandiose self-attribution of broad cultural trends

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 80%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 20%
- Sadism: 40%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared grievance against liberal media
- positioning audience as winners in cultural war

## Fact Checks (3)

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

> Trump destroyed late night comedy ratings

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Late night ratings have declined due to cord-cutting, streaming competition, and audience fragmentation — not one person's influence. While political polarization may have contributed, attributing the decline to Trump is a vast overstatement.

> Jimmy Fallon apologized for humanizing Trump and his ratings soared then fell

**HALF TRUE**

Fallon's 2016 hair-ruffling interview drew criticism. He later expressed regret. His ratings were already declining before this incident due to Colbert's rise after Trump's election. The causal chain Trump describes is oversimplified.

> Greg Gutfeld's show outperformed late night competitors

**MOSTLY TRUE**

By late 2022, Gutfeld! was regularly beating Colbert, Fallon, and Kimmel in total viewers, though demographic breakdowns varied.

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- media_criticism (90%)
- grandiosity (80%)
- cultural_war (70%)
- supply_seeking (70%)
- splitting (60%)

## That day

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

**Post-Rally Afterglow Fuels Endorsement Blitz Before Late McConnell Jab**

The day opened with a victory lap after a large Arizona rally the night before, followed by a quiet morning of link-sharing and media grievances. The bulk of the afternoon was devoted to a mechanical run of midterm endorsements for congressional candidates across Arizona, Texas, Florida, and Alaska. The only real heat came at the very end, when a pointed attack on Mitch McConnell over Senate spending priorities broke through an otherwise flat, campaign-operations mood.

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

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, October 10). RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109145001231282844
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/1..." Truth Social, 10 Oct. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109145001231282844. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/1...," Truth Social, October 10, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109145001231282844.

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