# Post ts_109327328731301193

- Post ID: `ts_109327328731301193`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-11-11T21:37:27.879Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109327328731301193/analysis
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## Post text

> I had such great success on Endorsements, perhaps success like no one has had before, both for Republican Nominations and the General Election itself, and I continue to get Fake News, RINO, and Radical Left criticism, but seldom congratulations or praise. That’s the way it is, and that’s the way it will always be!

## Engagement

- Likes: 37,933
- Reposts: 8,115
- Replies: 5,428
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.429Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T00:16:01.629Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

Three days after the 2022 midterms—where Trump-endorsed candidates lost key Senate races in PA, GA, NV, and AZ—this post exemplifies narcissistic injury management through reality distortion. Trump claims "perhaps success like no one has had before" on endorsements, directly contradicting documented outcomes. The post deploys pathological denial and distortion, refusing engagement with empirical results while constructing a three-category enemy taxonomy (Fake News, RINO, Radical Left) that delegitimizes all criticism. The oscillation between grandiose self-assessment and wounded victimhood ("seldom congratulations or praise") reflects the grandiose-vulnerable narcissistic cycle. The fatalistic closing functions as a preemptive shield against future accountability. This post is part of a broader pattern visible in the surrounding posts, which share supportive articles and attack critics like Paul Ryan—all aimed at constructing an alternative narrative where the midterms were actually a Trump success. The longitudinal context matters: this defensive posture comes days before his planned November 15 announcement (expected 2024 campaign launch), suggesting urgency in reframing the narrative before that event.

## Psychological Analysis: Post ts_109327328731301193

### Context
Posted November 11, 2022 at ~4:37 PM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago or NYC). Three days after midterm elections where Trump-endorsed candidates significantly underperformed, with losses in key Senate races. DeSantis's landslide victory intensified scrutiny of Trump's kingmaker status.

### Authorship
Business hours, grammatically correct, structured argument—but the emotional content, self-referential grievance, and characteristic capitalizations (Fake News, RINO, Radical Left) are authentically Trump. Likely dictated or self-authored during business hours.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a textbook narcissistic injury response. The post opens with grandiose self-assessment ("perhaps success like no one has had before") that directly contradicts the empirical reality of his endorsement record in competitive races. The defensive pivot is immediate: rather than addressing the actual losses, he reframes the narrative as one of unrecognized greatness persecuted by enemies.

The closing fatalism—"That's the way it is, and that's the way it will always be!"—is notable. It combines vulnerable narcissism (the martyred victim) with a preemptive shield against future criticism. This oscillation between grandiose claims and wounded victimhood is characteristic.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Denial**: Refusing to acknowledge endorsement failures
- **Distortion**: "Such great success" reframes a mixed-to-poor record as unparalleled
- **Projection**: Critics are "Fake News" and "Radical Left"—externalizing the source of accurate criticism

### Rhetorical Techniques
The post uses hyperbole ("perhaps success like no one has had before"), enemy categorization (three distinct enemy groups named), and grievance framing to transform a story about his political losses into one about media unfairness.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Had great success on endorsements, perhaps like no one has had before" | **Mostly False** | In competitive 2022 midterm races, Trump-endorsed candidates lost key Senate seats in PA (Oz), AZ (Masters), NV (Laxalt), and GA (Walker headed to runoff). While many safe-seat endorsees won, his record in contested races was notably poor. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 70%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (~4:37 PM ET)
- Characteristic capitalizations (Fake News, RINO, Radical Left)
- Self-referential grievance pattern
- Grammatically correct but emotionally authentic
- No event announcements or scheduling content

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Mixed State**

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

**Rage:** Intensity 40% targeting Media, RINOs, and the political left
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.40

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 80%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 50%
- Sadism: 10%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared grievance
- in-group validation

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Reframes documented endorsement failures as 'great success'
- Delegitimizes accurate criticism as coming from biased enemies

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Had great success on endorsements, perhaps like no one has had before

**MOSTLY FALSE**

In competitive 2022 midterm races, Trump-endorsed candidates lost key Senate seats in PA (Oz), AZ (Masters), NV (Laxalt), and GA (Walker headed to runoff). While many safe-seat endorsees won, his record in contested races was notably poor.

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

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- narcissistic injury (90%)
- reality distortion (80%)
- midterm fallout (90%)
- victimhood narrative (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). I had such great success on Endorsements, perhaps... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109327328731301193
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "I had such great success on Endorsements, perhaps success..." Truth Social, 11 Nov. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109327328731301193. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "I had such great success on Endorsements, perhaps success...," Truth Social, November 11, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109327328731301193.

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