# Post ts_109235748513319719

- Post ID: `ts_109235748513319719`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-10-26T17:27:24.649Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109235748513319719
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109235748513319719/analysis

## Post text

> https://humanevents.com/2022/10/24/watch-trump-supporters-shut-down-msnbcs-false-narrative-about-jan-6

## Engagement

- Likes: 15,101
- Reposts: 4,279
- Replies: 396
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.431Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T23:51:36.518Z (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-Only Share of Human Events Article on Jan 6 Narrative

This post is a URL-only share of a Human Events article titled "Watch: Trump Supporters Shut Down MSNBC's False Narrative About Jan 6." No original commentary is provided. The post functions as signal-boosting of sympathetic media coverage that frames Trump supporters as successfully challenging mainstream media narratives about January 6.

### Context
Posted during a period when Trump had just been subpoenaed by the January 6 Committee (documents due Nov. 4, testimony Nov. 14) and ally Steve Bannon was sentenced for contempt of Congress for defying the same committee. This share is psychologically consistent with a defensive posture regarding January 6 — elevating content that delegitimizes the narrative rather than engaging with the legal process directly.

### Authorship
Posted at ~1:27 PM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago or traveling for midterm campaign). Business hours, link-only format with no personal commentary — consistent with aide/Scavino curation of the Truth Social feed as part of the midterm push.

### Psychological Function
The post serves as indirect defense against the January 6 subpoena without acknowledging it. By sharing content where supporters "shut down" the "false narrative," Trump's feed maintains the frame that Jan 6 concerns are manufactured media fabrications rather than legitimate legal proceedings.

### Rhetorical Function
The headline itself does the rhetorical work: "false narrative" (reality distortion), "shut down" (dominance/victory framing). Trump's feed amplifies this without needing to make direct claims.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "MSNBC promotes a 'false narrative' about January 6" | **Mostly False** | January 6 was a documented event with extensive video evidence, court proceedings, and over 900 criminal prosecutions. Characterizing media coverage as a 'false narrative' is itself misleading. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Link-only post with no personal commentary
- Business hours posting (1:27 PM ET)
- Clean URL formatting
- Curated media amplification pattern

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (January 6 Committee subpoena and Bannon sentencing)

Sentiment: +0.30

### Clinical

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

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- denial (pathological)
- projection (immature)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- validation of supporter loyalty
- shared enemy framing

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Framing documented Jan 6 events as 'false narrative'
- Attacks on mainstream media perception of events

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> MSNBC promotes a 'false narrative' about January 6

**MOSTLY FALSE**

January 6 was a documented event with extensive video evidence, court proceedings, and over 900 criminal prosecutions. Characterizing media coverage as a 'false narrative' is itself misleading.

Sources: DOJ January 6 prosecution records; Congressional hearing testimony

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- january_6 (90%)
- media_attack (60%)
- narrative_management (80%)
- link_share (100%)
- midterm_campaign (40%)

## That day

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

**Midterm Endorsement Machine: A Low-Intensity Day of Routine Campaign Operations**

A quiet, operationally focused day dominated by midterm endorsements, link sharing, and rally announcements with almost no emotional heat. The only real flash of frustration came in a late-night post criticizing Mitch McConnell for spending millions to re-elect Lisa Murkowski in Alaska instead of backing Trump-aligned candidates. The rest of the day read like a campaign staff clipboard -- endorsements for candidates in Minnesota, Texas, and Georgia, plus a batch of conservative media links shared in rapid succession during the early afternoon. The day ended calmly with a book plug for Ted Cruz.

Full digest for 2022-10-26: https://trump.fm/date/2022-10-26/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, October 26). https://humanevents.com/2022/10/24/watch-trump-sup... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109235748513319719
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "https://humanevents.com/2022/10/24/watch-trump-supporters-sh..." Truth Social, 26 Oct. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109235748513319719. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "https://humanevents.com/2022/10/24/watch-trump-supporters-sh...," Truth Social, October 26, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109235748513319719.

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