# Post ts_109276270187917217

- Post ID: `ts_109276270187917217`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-11-02T21:12:36.410Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109276270187917217
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109276270187917217/analysis

## Post text

> https://thefederalist.com/2022/11/02/liz-cheneys-endorsement-is-the-political-kiss-of-death/

## Engagement

- Likes: 9,045
- Reposts: 2,156
- Replies: 490
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.430Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T00:02:05.945Z (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 — Liz Cheney "Kiss of Death" Article

### Overview
This is a URL-only post sharing a Federalist article titled "Liz Cheney's Endorsement Is The Political Kiss Of Death." No original commentary is provided — Trump lets the headline do the work. This is a passive-aggressive devaluation technique: sharing hostile coverage of a rival without adding words, maintaining plausible deniability while ensuring the attack circulates.

### Context
Six days before the 2022 midterms. Liz Cheney had been endorsing Democratic candidates in swing races as part of her anti-Trump stance following January 6. Trump had successfully backed her primary challenger (Harriet Hageman) in August 2022, defeating Cheney by 37 points. This post is a victory lap and continued devaluation of a defeated rival.

### Authorship
Posted at ~4:12 PM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago or campaigning). Business hours, polished link-share format with no commentary — consistent with aide/Scavino posting. The lack of any editorial commentary (no ALL CAPS, no nicknames, no exclamation points) contrasts sharply with the adjacent posts where Trump uses nicknames like "Peekaboo" and "McMuffin."

### Psychological Significance
The post is low-intensity but reveals continued grudge-bearing toward Cheney, a figure who represents narcissistic injury (public criticism, January 6 accountability). Even after her decisive primary defeat, she remains a target — consistent with the paranoid feature of bearing grudges and the narcissistic need to ensure total defeat of critics.

### Rhetorical Function
Letting a third-party source deliver the attack is a common technique — it provides social proof while keeping Trump's hands clean. The Federalist is a reliably sympathetic outlet, making this effectively an echo-chamber reinforcement.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Liz Cheney's endorsement is the 'kiss of death' for candidates" | **Half True** | While Cheney-endorsed candidates in 2022 had mixed results, the framing as universally toxic is editorial opinion from a sympathetic outlet |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- URL-only post with no personal commentary
- Business hours posting (4:12 PM ET)
- Clean formatting, no typos or ALL CAPS
- No nicknames or emotional language unlike adjacent posts

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance — Criticism (Liz Cheney's ongoing anti-Trump endorsements)

Sentiment: -0.40

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 30%
- Sadism: 20%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- third-party validation
- in-group media amplification

## Fact Checks (1)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-20._

> Liz Cheney's endorsement is the 'kiss of death' for candidates

**HALF TRUE**

While Cheney-endorsed candidates in 2022 had mixed results, the framing as universally toxic is editorial opinion from a sympathetic outlet

Sources: The Federalist article headline

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- Liz Cheney (90%)
- midterm campaigning (70%)
- link share (100%)
- proxy attack (80%)

## That day

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

**Six Days Out: A Disciplined Midterm Endorsement Blitz With a 2 AM Prologue**

A campaign-operations day dominated by midterm endorsements and favorable article sharing six days before the election. Trump posted a flurry of boilerplate candidate endorsements for congressional races across Missouri, Indiana, Oklahoma, and Mississippi, most of which bore the hallmarks of staff-written content. The mood was uniformly self-assured and promotional, with only a brief flash of irritation directed at New York Attorney General Letitia James. A small cluster of posts in the early morning hours hints at disrupted sleep, though the day was otherwise unremarkable in tone and intensity.

Full digest for 2022-11-02: https://trump.fm/date/2022-11-02/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, November 2). https://thefederalist.com/2022/11/02/liz-cheneys-e... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109276270187917217
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "https://thefederalist.com/2022/11/02/liz-cheneys-endorsement..." Truth Social, 2 Nov. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109276270187917217. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "https://thefederalist.com/2022/11/02/liz-cheneys-endorsement...," Truth Social, November 2, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109276270187917217.

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