# Post ts_109306815040828881 - Post ID: `ts_109306815040828881` - Platform: Truth Social - Posted: 2022-11-08T06:40:33.804Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109306815040828881 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109306815040828881/analysis - Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109306815040828881.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) ## Post text > I am going to be making a very big announcement on Tuesday, November 15th at Mar a Lago—in Palm Beach, Florida! ## Media - image: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/109/306/814/978/819/114/original/38e7022c5de2a048.qt ## Engagement - Likes: 29,176 - Reposts: 6,654 - Replies: 1,338 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.430Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T00:19:46.981Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._ ## Psychological Analysis: "Big Announcement" Teaser (2022-11-08) ### Context & Timing Posted at 6:40 UTC on Election Day 2022, which is 1:40 AM ET. Trump had just held his final midterm rally in Vandalia/Dayton, Ohio. The late-night timing strongly suggests authentic authorship—Trump posting in the early morning hours after a rally, still energized. ### Psychological Significance The timing of this post is the most psychologically revealing element. On the very day voters go to the polls for midterm elections—where dozens of Trump-endorsed candidates are on the ballot—Trump redirects attention to *himself* and a future announcement everyone understands to be his 2024 presidential campaign launch. This is textbook narcissistic supply-seeking behavior: the inability to allow an event to exist without centering himself as protagonist. ### Rhetorical Analysis The post employs classic Trump suspense-building: "very big announcement" without specifics, creating anticipation and ensuring continued media coverage past election night. The geographic specificity ("Mar a Lago—in Palm Beach, Florida") serves as a status marker. The exclamation point conveys grandiose excitement. ### Narrative Identity Trump casts himself as the central figure whose next move matters more than the collective outcome of hundreds of races. The "announcement" framing positions him as a figure of historical consequence—someone whose decisions reshape political reality. ### Clinical Note The inability to share the spotlight on election day—when his endorsed candidates need the focus—reflects the entitlement and self-referential quality characteristic of narcissistic personality features. The timing (1:40 AM after a rally) also suggests hypomanic-range energy levels typical of his rally periods. ## Authorship Analysis **Self-Written** (score: 75%) ### Indicators - 1:40 AM ET posting time after rally - exclamation point - em-dash usage consistent with Trump style - self-promotional content - simple sentence structure ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Supply Seeking Sentiment: +0.60 **Mildly Hypomanic** - 1:40 AM posting after rally - elevated grandiose energy ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 60% - Antisocial: 10% - Paranoid: 0% - Sadism: 0% **Defense Mechanisms:** - idealization (immature) **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 30% **Parasocial Techniques:** - suspense building - implied insider knowledge - invitation to anticipation ## Tags - supply-seeking (80%) - 2024-campaign-tease (90%) - election-day-self-focus (70%) - grandiose (60%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **Election Day Replay: 2020 Fraud Playbook Activated in Real-Time as Midterm Results Threaten Endorsed Candidates** Election Day 2022 split neatly in two. The morning was all swagger — late-night rally energy from Ohio, a teaser about a "very big announcement" (widely expected to be his 2024 run), and confident calls to vote Republican. Then the afternoon arrived, and so did reality. As early reports trickled in from Arizona and Pennsylvania, the tone flipped hard into fraud allegations, claims of broken machines, and accusations that Detroit voters were being told they'd already voted. The day's most alarming moment was a direct call to "Protest, Protest, Protest!" — language uncomfortably close to the rhetoric that preceded January 6. By late afternoon, the posting had settled into a sustained drumbeat of election delegitimization across multiple states, a preemptive defense against what would prove to be a disappointing night for Trump-backed candidates. Full digest for 2022-11-08: https://trump.fm/date/2022-11-08/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, November 8). I am going to be making a very big announcement... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109306815040828881 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "I am going to be making a very big announcement on Tuesday,..." Truth Social, 8 Nov. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109306815040828881. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. 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