# Post ts_109309997632707850

- Post ID: `ts_109309997632707850`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-11-08T20:09:56.305Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109309997632707850
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109309997632707850/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109309997632707850.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> They are now saying that about 20% of the so-called Voting Machines in Maricopa County are not counting the Votes that have been placed in the Machine. Only Republican areas? WOW! Kari Lake, Blake Masters, and all others are being greatly harmed by this disaster. Can’t let this happen, AGAIN!!! I believe Attorney General Mark Brnovich is on the case, big time. He has a chance to be the biggest hero of them all, and at the same time save our Country from this Cancer from within!!!

## Engagement

- Likes: 38,658
- Reposts: 10,883
- Replies: 1,941
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.429Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T00:14:32.664Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

This election-day post reveals the real-time activation of Trump's 2020 election fraud narrative framework, now applied to the 2022 midterms as his endorsed candidates face potential defeat. The psychological core is preemptive narcissistic defense: by attributing losses to fraud before results are final, he insulates his self-concept from the injury of rejection. The explicit "AGAIN!!!" connects this to his unresolved 2020 wound, confirming the contamination narrative (victory stolen → repeated betrayal) remains his dominant identity frame. Most notable is the instrumentalization of AG Brnovich — offering conditional idealization ("biggest hero of them all") as incentive for intervention, a textbook manipulation pattern. The "Cancer from within" metaphor warrants monitoring: disease framing of democratic processes historically precedes eliminationist rhetoric. Factually, the post distorts real but minor tabulator issues into a conspiracy, presenting unverified claims as established fact. The post's danger level is elevated not for direct incitement but for its systematic delegitimization of election infrastructure — the same rhetorical groundwork that preceded January 6. The pattern of same-day escalation across multiple posts (Detroit, Pennsylvania, Arizona) suggests hypomanic reactivity to perceived threat.

## Psychological Analysis: Truth Social Post (2022-11-08)

### Context
Posted at approximately 3:10 PM EST on Election Day 2022, from likely Mar-a-Lago. This is one of several rapid-fire posts throughout the day as Trump-endorsed candidates face potential defeat in Arizona and elsewhere.

### Authorship Attribution
**High confidence authentic Trump.** The post exhibits hallmark features: rhetorical questions, stream-of-consciousness escalation, ALL CAPS emphasis, triple exclamation marks, and emotionally reactive conspiracy framing. While posted during business hours, the content is far too volatile and specific to be aide-crafted.

### Psychological State
The dominant dynamic is **preemptive narcissistic defense against defeat**. With endorsed candidates Lake and Masters losing ground, Trump activates his established fraud narrative to externalize blame. The "AGAIN!!!" is psychologically revealing — it confirms the 2020 election remains an open narcissistic wound, and any subsequent electoral setback is processed through that same injury schema.

### Defense Mechanisms
1. **Denial** (pathological): Refuses to accept candidates may be legitimately losing
2. **Projection**: Own desire to manipulate outcomes projected onto election systems
3. **Splitting**: Pure good (Republican voters) vs. pure evil (corrupt machines)
4. **Conditional idealization**: Brnovich offered hero status contingent on compliance

### Rhetorical Architecture
The post follows a deliberate escalation structure: alarming statistic → conspiracy implication → named victims → historical pattern → deputized authority → apocalyptic framing. The "Cancer from within" disease metaphor is the most concerning element — it frames domestic political processes as pathology requiring excision.

### Danger Assessment
**Elevated.** Not for direct incitement, but for systematic real-time delegitimization of election infrastructure using the identical playbook that preceded January 6, 2021. The recruitment of a state AG to intervene represents an attempt to convert rhetoric into institutional action.

### Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "About 20% of voting machines in Maricopa County are not counting votes" | **Mostly False** | Some Maricopa County tabulators had printer issues causing ballots to be set aside for later counting — not discarded. All votes were ultimately counted. The 20% figure referred to affected locations, not lost votes. |
| "Only Republican areas affected" | **False** | Tabulator issues occurred across Maricopa County regardless of partisan lean. The county is politically mixed. |
| "AG Mark Brnovich is 'on the case'" | **Unverifiable** | Brnovich was outgoing AG (lost primary to Abe Hamadeh). No evidence of formal investigation launched on election day. |

Overall Veracity: 23%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Stream-of-consciousness style
- ALL CAPS emphasis
- Multiple exclamation marks
- Emotional reactivity
- Characteristic sentence fragments like 'Only Republican areas?'

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Mixed State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Defeat (Potential defeat of Trump-endorsed candidates in Arizona midterms)

**Rage:** Intensity 60% targeting Election systems / Maricopa County
- Proportionality: 20%

Sentiment: -0.70

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Rapid-fire posting throughout the day
- Escalating emotional intensity
- Grandiose framing of stakes

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 80%
- Antisocial: 50%
- Paranoid: 70%
- Sadism: 20%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 50%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Shared victimhood ('Can't let this happen')
- Hero narrative recruitment (Brnovich)
- In-group alarm ('save our Country')

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- 'Cancer from within' — disease/excision framing of democratic processes
- Mobilization language ('Can't let this happen')
- Delegitimization of election results in real time
- Echoes 2020 post-election rhetoric that preceded Jan 6

### Gaslighting

- Presents unverified claims as established fact ('They are now saying')
- Implies systemic conspiracy without evidence ('Only Republican areas?')
- Frames normal election processes as 'disaster'

**Dehumanizing Language Present**

## Fact Checks (3)

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

> About 20% of voting machines in Maricopa County are not counting votes

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Some Maricopa County tabulators had printer issues causing ballots to be set aside for later counting — not discarded. All votes were ultimately counted. The 20% figure referred to affected locations, not lost votes.

Sources: Maricopa County official statements; AP reporting on 2022 midterm tabulation

> Only Republican areas affected

**FALSE**

Tabulator issues occurred across Maricopa County regardless of partisan lean. The county is politically mixed.

Sources: Maricopa County election officials

> AG Mark Brnovich is 'on the case'

**UNVERIFIABLE**

Brnovich was outgoing AG (lost primary to Abe Hamadeh). No evidence of formal investigation launched on election day.

Overall Veracity: 23%

## Tags

- election_fraud_claims (100%)
- narcissistic_injury (80%)
- delegitimization (90%)
- manipulation_recruitment (70%)
- disease_metaphor (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). They are now saying that about 20% of the... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109309997632707850
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "They are now saying that about 20% of the so-called Voting..." Truth Social, 8 Nov. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109309997632707850. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "They are now saying that about 20% of the so-called Voting...," Truth Social, November 8, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109309997632707850.

## For agents

- Site overview: https://trump.fm/llms.txt
- API specification: https://trump.fm/openapi.json
- MCP server: https://trump.fm/mcp (search and fetch tools, no auth)
- This post as JSON: https://trump.fm/api/posts/ts_109309997632707850
- Analysis as JSON: https://trump.fm/api/analysis/ts_109309997632707850
- All citation formats: https://trump.fm/api/cite/ts_109309997632707850
- Same day: https://trump.fm/date/2022-11-08
- The record alone, without the analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109309997632707850.md?analysis=false

_Markdown view of a trump.fm page. Post, analysis, date, feed, contradictions, search and about pages answer in markdown at their URL with `.md` appended (`/index.md` for the home page), or when sent `Accept: text/markdown`._