# Post ts_109320238285279076

- Post ID: `ts_109320238285279076`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-11-10T15:34:16.263Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109320238285279076
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109320238285279076/analysis
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## Post text

> RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/109318186008274878 Despite having picked so many winners, I have to put up with the Fake News. For me, Fox News was always gone, even in 2015-16 when I began my “journey,” but now they’re really gone. Such an opportunity for another media outlet to make an absolute fortune, and do good for America. Let’s see what happens?

## Reposted post

Original: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109318186008274878 (2022-11-10T06:52:20.993Z (UTC))

> …219 WINS against 16 LOSSES IN THE GENERAL ELECTION, and yet the Fake News writes only unrecognizable junk. No wonder they are all doing sooo badly!

## Engagement

- Likes: 24,496
- Reposts: 6,201
- Replies: 1,575
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.429Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T00:19:54.638Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Post ts_109320238285279076 (2022-11-10)

### Context
Two days after the 2022 midterms, where Trump-endorsed candidates significantly underperformed, Trump retweets himself defending his endorsement record and attacking Fox News. This is part of a sustained post-midterm blame-deflection campaign visible across multiple posts on this date.

### Authorship
Posted at 15:34 UTC = 10:34 AM EST. Trump was likely at Mar-a-Lago preparing for his Nov 15 announcement. Business hours, but the content style (stream-of-consciousness, emotional reactivity, rhetorical question ending) is consistent with authentic Trump. The RT of his own post is a characteristic self-amplification behavior.

### Psychological Analysis
The post reveals classic narcissistic injury management. The midterm results threatened his image as a kingmaker, so he simultaneously claims credit ("picked so many winners") while preemptively discarding the source of negative coverage ("Fox News was always gone"). The phrase "I have to put up with" signals vulnerable narcissistic positioning—the persecuted winner.

The pivot to framing Fox News's criticism as a business opportunity ("absolute fortune") is a characteristic devaluation move: what rejects me is worthless, and its replacement will thrive.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Denial**: Minimizes midterm losses by asserting he "picked so many winners"
- **Devaluation**: Fox News dismissed as "really gone"
- **Projection**: Implies Fox is the one with the problem, not him
- **Splitting**: Media divided into fake/real based solely on favorable coverage

### Rhetorical Devices
"Let's see what happens?" is a signature Trump construction—vague threat/promise that maintains audience engagement while committing to nothing.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Picked so many winners in midterm endorsements" | **Half True** | Trump's overall endorsement record was 219-16 but this includes many safe seats. In competitive races, his record was far weaker: losses in PA Senate, AZ Senate, NV Senate, and other high-profile races. |
| "Fox News was always gone, even in 2015-16" | **Mostly False** | Fox News gave Trump extensive favorable coverage during 2015-16 campaign. While some Fox hosts were initially skeptical, the network broadly amplified his candidacy and became his most reliable media ally. |

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 75%)

### Indicators

- Self-RT behavior typical of Trump
- Stream-of-consciousness style
- Rhetorical question ending
- Emotional content about personal grievance
- Business hours posting

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Mixed State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (Midterm election results and media criticism of endorsement record)

**Rage:** Intensity 50% targeting Fox News, Fake News media
- Proportionality: 40%

Sentiment: -0.45

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Rapid-fire posting throughout the day
- Grandiose self-assessment despite contrary evidence

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 80%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 50%
- Sadism: 10%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 40%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Shared grievance against media
- Vague promise of future vindication
- In-group bonding through shared enemy

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Reframes endorsement record to obscure significant competitive losses
- Claims Fox News 'was always gone' contradicting documented reality of extensive favorable coverage

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Picked so many winners in midterm endorsements

**HALF TRUE**

Trump's overall endorsement record was 219-16 but this includes many safe seats. In competitive races, his record was far weaker: losses in PA Senate, AZ Senate, NV Senate, and other high-profile races.

Sources: Known events: Trump-Endorsed Candidates Underperform in Midterms

> Fox News was always gone, even in 2015-16

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Fox News gave Trump extensive favorable coverage during 2015-16 campaign. While some Fox hosts were initially skeptical, the network broadly amplified his candidacy and became his most reliable media ally.

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Tags

- blame-deflection (90%)
- media-attack (85%)
- fox-news-devaluation (80%)
- midterm-fallout (90%)
- endorsement-record (70%)

## That day

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

**Two Days After Midterm Losses, Trump Launches Multi-Front War on Media, Election Systems, and His Own Rising Rival**

Trump spent the day in sustained damage-control mode following his endorsed candidates' midterm losses, insisting he was "not at all angry" while firing off 17 posts attacking the media, alleging voter fraud in multiple states, and launching his first major assault on Ron DeSantis. The morning began with late-night rage at the New York Times and a defensive pseudo-apology to Melania and Sean Hannity for reports he'd blamed them for the Dr. Oz loss. By evening, the mood shifted from defensive to offensive as he unleashed a six-post thread rewriting DeSantis's political history to cast himself as the sole architect of DeSantis's career — a clear opening salvo ahead of his own 2024 announcement five days later. The day's most notable feature was the sheer range of deflection: media conspiracies, corrupt voting systems, disloyal allies, and an ungrateful protégé — everyone was to blame but Trump himself.

Full digest for 2022-11-10: https://trump.fm/date/2022-11-10/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, November 10). RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109320238285279076
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/1..." Truth Social, 10 Nov. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109320238285279076. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/1...," Truth Social, November 10, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109320238285279076.

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