# Post ts_109220440279514480

- Post ID: `ts_109220440279514480`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-10-24T00:34:19.538Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109220440279514480/analysis
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## Post text

> A BIG MISTAKE! https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/desantis-endorses-odea-colorado-senate-race-bucking-trump

## Engagement

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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.431Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T23:56:26.204Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: "A BIG MISTAKE!" (2022-10-24)

This terse three-word post links to a Washington Examiner article about Ron DeSantis endorsing Joe O'Dea in the Colorado Senate race, thereby "bucking Trump." O'Dea was a moderate Republican who had distanced himself from Trump; Trump had endorsed no candidate in this race but viewed O'Dea's anti-Trump positioning as disloyal. DeSantis endorsing O'Dea signaled independence from Trump's grip on the party—a direct challenge to Trump's kingmaker status.

### Authorship
Posted at 00:34 UTC on Oct 24. Trump was likely at Mar-a-Lago (having just held a Texas rally on Oct 22). EDT = UTC-4, so this is **8:34 PM local time**. Evening but not late night. The brevity, ALL CAPS, emotional reactivity, and lack of polish strongly suggest authentic Trump.

### Psychological Dynamics
This is a classic narcissistic injury response. DeSantis—an emerging rival whom Trump viewed as his political creation—publicly endorsed a candidate who had criticized Trump. The phrase "A BIG MISTAKE" functions as a threat: DeSantis will regret this. It's a warning shot in what would become the Trump-DeSantis rivalry.

The extreme brevity is notable. Trump often becomes telegraphic when anger is intense—the restraint suggests either strategic calculation or white-hot fury compressed into minimal words. Given the longitudinal context (the previous day's Rush Limbaugh post also obliquely referenced DeSantis via the AP article), this appears to be escalating irritation.

### Rhetorical Function
The post frames DeSantis's independent judgment as an error rather than a legitimate political choice—classic authoritarian framing where dissent equals stupidity or betrayal.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "DeSantis endorsed O'Dea in the Colorado Senate race, bucking Trump" | **True** | DeSantis did endorse Joe O'Dea in October 2022. O'Dea had publicly distanced himself from Trump. |

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- ALL CAPS emotional expression
- extreme brevity/telegraphic style
- evening posting time
- reactive emotional content
- no polished formatting

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Abandonment (Ron DeSantis)

**Rage:** Intensity 60% targeting Ron DeSantis
- Proportionality: 40%

Sentiment: -0.60

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 40%
- Sadism: 20%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- devaluation (immature)
- acting out (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 5%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- implied threat as public spectacle
- loyalty test signaling

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> DeSantis endorsed O'Dea in the Colorado Senate race, bucking Trump

**TRUE**

DeSantis did endorse Joe O'Dea in October 2022. O'Dea had publicly distanced himself from Trump.

Sources: Washington Examiner article linked in post

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Tags

- DeSantis rivalry (90%)
- loyalty enforcement (80%)
- implicit threat (60%)

## That day

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

**Under Legal Siege: Trump Defends Prosecuted Allies While Persecution Narrative Deepens**

Trump spent the evening defending allies facing criminal charges — Bannon, Barrack, Weisselberg — while lashing out at prosecutors, media, and disloyal Republicans. The mood was combative throughout, with a racially charged attack on Mitch McConnell's wife and an agitated response to a 60 Minutes segment where his own former appointees debunked his election fraud claims. More than half the day's posts circled back to the same theme: legal investigations are a coordinated political attack against him. The aggressive tone masked a growing sense of being cornered, with each defense of an ally's legal troubles deepening his own victimhood narrative.

Full digest for 2022-10-24: https://trump.fm/date/2022-10-24/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, October 24). A BIG MISTAKE! https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109220440279514480
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "A BIG MISTAKE! https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campa..." Truth Social, 24 Oct. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109220440279514480. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "A BIG MISTAKE! https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campa...," Truth Social, October 24, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109220440279514480.

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