# Post ts_109257680485225563

- Post ID: `ts_109257680485225563`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-10-30T14:24:59.982Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109257680485225563/analysis
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## Post text

> “Chris Wallace Ratings Plummet As CNN Staffers Are Warned Of 'Unsettling' Changes” https://radaronline.com/p/chris-wallace-ratings-plummet-cnn-show-viewership-tanks/

## Engagement

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- Reposts: 3,079
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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.430Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T23:59:19.436Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Chris Wallace Ratings Post (2022-10-30)

Trump shares a Radar Online article about Chris Wallace's declining CNN ratings. This is a brief, link-sharing post with minimal original commentary — the headline itself serves as the message.

### Context
Chris Wallace left Fox News in late 2021 for CNN+, which was shut down shortly after launch. Wallace moved to CNN's linear programming but struggled with ratings. Trump has long feuded with Wallace, who moderated the contentious first 2020 presidential debate.

### Authorship
Posted at 10:24 AM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago). Business hours, minimal original text, simple link share — consistent with either aide curation or Trump's own media monitoring. The schadenfreude content is very on-brand for Trump personally.

### Psychological Pattern
This is a routine schadenfreude/supply-seeking post. Wallace is a perceived adversary who left Fox News (implicitly rejecting the Trump-friendly ecosystem). His failure validates Trump's worldview that disloyalty and opposition lead to ruin. Part of a cluster of CNN-critical posts (see adjacent CNN layoffs post).

### Rhetorical Function
The post lets the headline do the work — no editorializing needed. The implicit message: those who oppose or challenge Trump suffer consequences (ratings, career decline). This is consistent with the "everything I touch turns to gold; everything that opposes me fails" narrative.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Chris Wallace's ratings plummeted at CNN" | **Mostly True** | Wallace's CNN show struggled with low ratings after CNN+ shutdown; his show was eventually canceled in 2023 |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 40%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (~10:24 AM ET)
- Minimal original text, just headline + link
- No typos or emotional language
- Simple share format typical of aide curation
- But schadenfreude target selection is very Trump

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Chris Wallace's declining ratings)

Sentiment: -0.30

### Clinical

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

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared schadenfreude with audience
- implicit loyalty narrative

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Chris Wallace's ratings plummeted at CNN

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Wallace's CNN show struggled with low ratings after CNN+ shutdown; his show was eventually canceled in 2023

Sources: General knowledge of CNN programming changes 2022-2023

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- schadenfreude (70%)
- media_criticism (60%)
- devaluation (50%)

## That day

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

**Midterm Machine Hums Along With Brief Morning Legal Grievance and Afternoon Golf at Doral**

A moderately busy Sunday split between midterm electioneering, media schadenfreude, and hosting LIV Golf at Doral. The day's only real flash of anger came in a pair of early-morning posts about his upcoming fraud trial and the broader "witch hunt," including dark language about the electric chair and the country being "evil." He moved on quickly, spending the rest of the day rapid-fire sharing links celebrating CNN's decline and his candidates' momentum, then wrapping up by cheerfully promoting the golf tournament on his property. Notably, he made no mention of the Paul Pelosi attack from two days earlier — an elephant-sized silence in a room full of conspiracy theories.

Full digest for 2022-10-30: https://trump.fm/date/2022-10-30/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, October 30). “Chris Wallace Ratings Plummet As CNN Staffers... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109257680485225563
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "“Chris Wallace Ratings Plummet As CNN Staffers Are Warned..." Truth Social, 30 Oct. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109257680485225563. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "“Chris Wallace Ratings Plummet As CNN Staffers Are Warned...," Truth Social, October 30, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109257680485225563.

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