# Post ts_109218418311303021

- Post ID: `ts_109218418311303021`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-10-23T16:00:06.752Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109218418311303021
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109218418311303021/analysis

## Post text

> https://www.rsbnetwork.com/news/trump-drives-crowd-wild-when-he-says-hell-probably-have-to-run-in-2024/

## Engagement

- Likes: 15,876
- Reposts: 3,432
- Replies: 430
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.431Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T23:51:59.932Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Link Share — "Trump Drives Crowd Wild" (2022-10-23)

This is a URL-only post sharing a Right Side Broadcasting Network article about Trump teasing a 2024 run at his Robstown, Texas rally. No original text accompanies the link.

### Authorship
Sunday noon ET (Trump was in Texas for his Save America rally). The format—a simple link share with no commentary—is consistent with aide/social media manager activity during event hours. Staff commonly amplify favorable coverage from friendly outlets like RSBN.

### Psychological Analysis
The post functions as **narcissistic supply maintenance**—sharing media coverage that frames Trump as generating crowd enthusiasm. The headline itself ("drives crowd wild") provides external validation of his power and desirability. The framing of "probably have to run" positions a 2024 candidacy as duty rather than ambition—a classic **rationalization** defense that reframes personal desire as reluctant obligation.

### Rhetorical Function
Sharing from RSBN (a reliably favorable outlet) rather than mainstream media reflects epistemic ecosystem curation. The headline does the rhetorical work: hyperbole ("drives crowd wild"), positioning Trump as reluctant savior compelled by circumstances.

### Longitudinal Context
This post fits the day's pattern: multiple posts asserting dominance (the "quicksand" warning, the "90% of the party" claim). Together they form a coherent supply-seeking cluster, likely energized by the rally environment and contextualized against the J6 subpoena (demonstrating continued power despite legal pressure).

### Danger Assessment
No danger indicators in this link share itself.

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 20%)

### Indicators

- URL-only post with no original text
- Business hours posting (noon ET Sunday, rally day)
- Clean formatting
- Amplification of friendly media coverage

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Rally coverage and crowd response)

Sentiment: +0.60

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- rationalization (neurotic)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 10%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- sharing flattering coverage to reinforce leader-crowd bond

## Tags

- supply_seeking (70%)
- link_share (100%)
- 2024_candidacy (80%)
- rally (90%)

## That day

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

**Post-Rally Grandiosity Gives Way to J6 Subpoena Anxiety as Day Ends in Defensive Victimhood**

Trump spent most of the day basking in the glow of his Texas rally the night before, sharing favorable coverage and polling numbers for midterm candidates. The mood was celebratory and self-congratulatory through the afternoon, with a burst of link-sharing touting Republican momentum ahead of the midterms. By evening, however, the looming January 6 Committee subpoena broke through, producing the day's most intense posts -- one warning that anyone who crosses him enters "Trump Quicksand," and a closing post reframing January 6 as a "tremendous protest" while deflecting blame onto Pelosi and alleging voter fraud.

Full digest for 2022-10-23: https://trump.fm/date/2022-10-23/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, October 23). https://www.rsbnetwork.com/news/trump-drives-crowd... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109218418311303021
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "https://www.rsbnetwork.com/news/trump-drives-crowd-wild-when..." Truth Social, 23 Oct. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109218418311303021. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "https://www.rsbnetwork.com/news/trump-drives-crowd-wild-when...," Truth Social, October 23, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109218418311303021.

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