# Post ts_109322410741989783

- Post ID: `ts_109322410741989783`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-11-11T00:46:45.345Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109322410741989783/analysis
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## Post text

> RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/109311842389599496 He didn’t have my support but Ron DeSanctimonious and RINOS were all in. He could have won, but had a Death Wish. Very little press coverage of his loss!

## Reposted post

Original: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109311842389599496 (2022-11-09T03:59:05.058Z (UTC))

> Joe O’Dea lost BIG! MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!

## Engagement

- Likes: 15,247
- Reposts: 3,452
- Replies: 2,648
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.429Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T00:18:13.337Z (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 post is part of a sustained single-day barrage against Ron DeSantis (6+ posts), triggered by DeSantis's dominant 19-point gubernatorial victory amid widespread underperformance by Trump-endorsed candidates in the 2022 midterms. The narcissistic injury — unfavorable comparison and threat to political dominance — drives a defensive strategy of associating DeSantis with an unnamed losing candidate while implicitly denying his own endorsees' poor showing. The "Death Wish" language is notable: it frames rejection of Trump's support as inherently self-destructive, reinforcing the grandiose self-concept of Trump as indispensable kingmaker. The splitting defense is evident in DeSantis's rapid reclassification from ally to RINO-adjacent figure. The post's reality distortion is significant — DeSantis had just achieved a historic victory, yet Trump frames him in the context of loss. This projection pattern (attributing one's own electoral weakness to a rival) is characteristic of immature defense mechanisms activated under narcissistic threat. The perseverative quality of the multi-post anti-DeSantis campaign suggests difficulty regulating the rage response, consistent with longitudinal patterns of sustained attack sequences when Trump perceives existential political threats.

## Analysis: Post ts_109322410741989783 (2022-11-11)

### Context
This post is a retweet of Trump's own earlier post, adding commentary about an unnamed candidate who lost despite DeSantis and RINO support. Posted at 00:46 UTC on Nov 11 = ~7:46 PM ET Nov 10, consistent with evening posting from Mar-a-Lago. The post continues a sustained multi-post attack on DeSantis visible in the previous posts from the same day.

### Content Analysis
The post's structure: (1) distance self from losing candidate ("didn't have my support"), (2) associate DeSantis with failure, (3) blame the candidate ("Death Wish"), (4) minimize media attention to the loss. This serves to reframe the midterm narrative away from Trump-endorsed candidate losses toward losses among candidates he did NOT endorse.

### Psychological Dynamics
The post is part of a sustained narcissistic rage sequence triggered by DeSantis's massive 19-point victory, which constitutes a severe narcissistic injury through unfavorable comparison. Trump's influence was questioned after midterm underperformance while DeSantis surged. The defensive strategy is to associate DeSantis with losing candidates rather than his own dominant victory.

### Rhetorical Function
"Death Wish" is striking language — it attributes self-destructive intent to the losing candidate while implicitly suggesting that rejecting Trump's support is itself a death wish. The phrase "Very little press coverage of his loss!" deploys selective attention — demanding coverage of losses associated with DeSantis while the press was focused on Trump-endorsed candidate losses.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Projection**: Attributes electoral failure to DeSantis-aligned candidates when Trump's own endorsees underperformed significantly
- **Splitting**: DeSantis grouped with "RINOS" — once an ally, now cast as all-bad
- **Denial**: Implicit denial of his own candidates' poor performance by redirecting to others' losses

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Ron DeSanctimonious and RINOS were all in for this unnamed candidate" | **Unverifiable** | Without identifying the specific candidate, the claim cannot be verified |
| "Very little press coverage of his loss" | **Unverifiable** | Without identifying the candidate, coverage levels cannot be assessed |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Evening posting time (7:46 PM ET)
- Characteristic nickname 'DeSanctimonious'
- Emotional/reactive tone
- Informal style with exclamation marks
- Self-retweeting pattern

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Comparison (DeSantis 19-point victory and media comparisons)

**Rage:** Intensity 60% targeting DeSantis and RINOs
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.60

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Sustained high-volume posting on single topic
- Perseverative focus across 6+ posts

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 40%
- Sadism: 30%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 35%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared enemy construction
- reframing narrative

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Redirecting attention from own candidates' losses to opponents' losses
- Framing DeSantis as associated with failure despite his historic victory margin

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Ron DeSanctimonious and RINOS were all in for this unnamed candidate

**UNVERIFIABLE**

Without identifying the specific candidate, the claim cannot be verified

> Very little press coverage of his loss

**UNVERIFIABLE**

Without identifying the candidate, coverage levels cannot be assessed

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- DeSantis rivalry (90%)
- midterm deflection (80%)
- narcissistic rage sequence (70%)

## That day

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

**Veterans Day Goes Unmentioned as Trump Wages All-Day War to Rewrite Midterm Results**

Trump spent the entire day trying to spin the midterm results into a personal victory, insisting "WE WON" despite his endorsed candidates losing key Senate races. He lashed out at a rotating cast of Republican figures — DeSantis, McConnell, Youngkin, Paul Ryan — while repeatedly claiming vote counts in Arizona and Nevada were rigged. A rapid-fire morning posting burst stood out for its escalating intensity and a racially-charged attack on Mitch McConnell's wife. Notably, he made no mention of Veterans Day, with every post consumed by election grievance.

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

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, November 11). RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109322410741989783
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/1..." Truth Social, 11 Nov. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109322410741989783. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/1...," Truth Social, November 11, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109322410741989783.

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