# Post ts_109328939122099122

- Post ID: `ts_109328939122099122`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-11-12T04:27:00.502Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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## Post text

> Now they’re finding all sorts of Ballots in Clark County, Nevada. They are pulling out all stops to steal the Election from Adam Laxalt. Mitch McConnell, the Republicans Broken Down Senate Leader, does nothing about this. He’s too busy spending vast amounts of money on bad Senator Lisa M of Alaska, when Kelly S is FAR better. Should have fought and stopped the steal in 2020. Gave Dems 4 Trillion Dollars, never used Debt Ceiling. He is the WORST!

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# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T00:15:23.288Z (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 late-night post (11:27 PM EST) exemplifies Trump's characteristic response to electoral defeat: a multilayered externalization strategy that eliminates self-reflection. With endorsed candidate Adam Laxalt trailing in Nevada, Trump deploys two simultaneous blame frames—Democrats are "stealing" the election through fraudulent ballot counting, AND Republican leader McConnell is complicit through inaction and misallocation of resources.

The psychological architecture is notable: splitting (McConnell = "the WORST," his preferred candidates = "FAR better"), displacement (rage at losing redirected from voters to party leadership), and denial (routine ballot counting reframed as criminal theft). The post reinforces 2020 election denial as presupposed fact ("Should have fought and stopped the steal"), demanding it as baseline reality for the audience.

The tangential structure—Clark County → McConnell → Alaska → 2020 → debt ceiling—reveals pressured, agitated cognition consistent with narcissistic injury. The abbreviation of names ("Lisa M," "Kelly S") signals contempt and hasty composition.

This post is part of a clear longitudinal pattern visible across the surrounding posts: systematic delegitimization of unfavorable election results combined with intraparty purge rhetoric targeting McConnell. The danger level is elevated not for direct violence incitement but for sustained erosion of democratic legitimacy through repeated framing of normal electoral processes as criminal acts.

## Psychological Analysis: Post ts_109328939122099122

### Context
Posted 11:27 PM EST on November 11, 2022. Trump was likely at Mar-a-Lago preparing for his Nov 15 announcement. This is a late-night post during the period when midterm results were still being tallied in Nevada and Arizona, with Trump-endorsed candidates losing or trailing.

### Authorship
Late-night timing (11:27 PM EST), stream-of-consciousness structure, emotional reactivity, use of nicknames/abbreviations ("Lisa M," "Kelly S"), and the rambling multi-target attack pattern all strongly indicate authentic Trump authorship.

### Psychological Dynamics
This post is a textbook example of narcissistic injury response following electoral defeat of endorsed candidates. Rather than accepting that his endorsed candidate (Laxalt) lost, Trump externalizes blame to two targets: (1) Democrats ("stealing" the election) and (2) Mitch McConnell (the intraparty scapegoat). The splitting is stark—McConnell is "the WORST," Lisa Murkowski is "bad," Kelly Tshibaka is "FAR better."

The pivot from election fraud claims to attacking McConnell reveals the real psychological function: deflecting accountability for his candidates' losses. McConnell becomes the safe target for rage that cannot be directed at voters or his own endorsement choices.

### Rhetorical Note
The abbreviation of names ("Lisa M," "Kelly S") serves a dehumanizing/diminishing function—reducing political figures to initials signals contempt while also suggesting hasty, impulsive composition.

### Cognitive Observation
The post is coherent but shows characteristic tangentiality—starting with Clark County ballots, pivoting to McConnell, then to Alaska Senate race, then to 2020, then to debt ceiling. Five topics in one post reflects pressured, agitated thinking.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "They're finding all sorts of Ballots in Clark County, Nevada" | **Mostly False** | Normal ballot counting continued in Clark County (mail-in and provisional ballots). No evidence of irregular ballot discovery. Nevada law allows mail ballots postmarked by Election Day to arrive up to 4 days later. |
| "McConnell spent vast amounts of money on Lisa Murkowski" | **Mostly True** | McConnell's Senate Leadership Fund did support Murkowski over Trump-endorsed Kelly Tshibaka in Alaska, though 'vast amounts' is hyperbolic. The SLF also notably did NOT fund Blake Masters and other Trump-endorsed candidates in competitive races. |
| "Gave Dems 4 Trillion Dollars" | **Half True** | McConnell supported bipartisan legislation including COVID relief and the infrastructure bill, but characterizing this as 'giving Dems 4 trillion' is a misleading framing of bipartisan legislation. |
| "Should have fought and stopped the steal in 2020" | **False** | Presupposes the 2020 election was stolen. Over 60 court cases, DOJ investigation, and multiple audits found no evidence of fraud sufficient to alter election results. |

Overall Veracity: 38%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 92%)

### Indicators

- Late night posting (11:27 PM EST)
- Stream-of-consciousness multi-topic structure
- Abbreviated names (Lisa M, Kelly S)
- Emotional escalation ending in ALL CAPS superlative
- No polished formatting

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Mixed State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Defeat (Laxalt trailing/losing in Nevada midterm count)

**Rage:** Intensity 70% targeting Mitch McConnell
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.80

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Pressured multi-topic posting
- Late-night agitated composition
- Grandiose certainty

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 40%
- Paranoid: 60%
- Sadism: 20%

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

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

Cognitive Markers:
- tangentiality

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Shared grievance framing
- Insider knowledge implication ('Now they're finding')

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Delegitimizing ongoing democratic vote counting
- Framing normal electoral processes as criminal ('steal')
- Building narrative justification for rejecting election results

### Gaslighting

- Reframes routine ballot counting as evidence of fraud
- Presupposes 2020 steal as established fact

## Fact Checks (4)

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

> They're finding all sorts of Ballots in Clark County, Nevada

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Normal ballot counting continued in Clark County (mail-in and provisional ballots). No evidence of irregular ballot discovery. Nevada law allows mail ballots postmarked by Election Day to arrive up to 4 days later.

Sources: Known events: Trump spreads election fraud claims during midterms

> McConnell spent vast amounts of money on Lisa Murkowski

**MOSTLY TRUE**

McConnell's Senate Leadership Fund did support Murkowski over Trump-endorsed Kelly Tshibaka in Alaska, though 'vast amounts' is hyperbolic. The SLF also notably did NOT fund Blake Masters and other Trump-endorsed candidates in competitive races.

> Gave Dems 4 Trillion Dollars

**HALF TRUE**

McConnell supported bipartisan legislation including COVID relief and the infrastructure bill, but characterizing this as 'giving Dems 4 trillion' is a misleading framing of bipartisan legislation.

> Should have fought and stopped the steal in 2020

**FALSE**

Presupposes the 2020 election was stolen. Over 60 court cases, DOJ investigation, and multiple audits found no evidence of fraud sufficient to alter election results.

Overall Veracity: 38%

## Tags

- election_denial (90%)
- intraparty_attack (80%)
- scapegoating (80%)
- narcissistic_injury (70%)
- midterm_fallout (90%)

## That day

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

**On the Eve of His Daughter's Wedding, a Midnight Rage Spiral Over Midterm Losses**

Trump spent the late hours before his daughter Tiffany's wedding firing off angry posts about election fraud in Arizona and Nevada, blaming voting machine failures, corrupt officials, and Mitch McConnell for Republican losses. The mood was dark and agitated -- four rapid-fire grievance posts in under 40 minutes, culminating in a demand to redo the Arizona election entirely. Then, just after midnight, a warm congratulatory post about Tiffany's wedding at Mar-a-Lago, as if the rage session never happened.

Full digest for 2022-11-12: https://trump.fm/date/2022-11-12/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, November 12). Now they’re finding all sorts of Ballots in Clark... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109328939122099122
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Now they’re finding all sorts of Ballots in Clark County,..." Truth Social, 12 Nov. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109328939122099122. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Now they’re finding all sorts of Ballots in Clark County,...," Truth Social, November 12, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109328939122099122.

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