# Post ts_109337173935798278

- Post ID: `ts_109337173935798278`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-11-13T15:21:13.780Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109337173935798278/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109337173935798278.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> It’s Mitch McConnell’s fault. Spending money to defeat great Republican candidates instead of backing Blake Masters and others was a big mistake. Giving 4 Trillion Dollars to the Radical Left for the Green New Deal, not Infrastructure, was an even bigger mistake. He blew the Midterms, and everyone despises him and his otherwise lovely wife, Coco Chow!

## Engagement

- Likes: 46,233
- Reposts: 12,351
- Replies: 5,088
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.429Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T00:14:40.413Z (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 clinically significant for its demonstration of ego-syntonic sadism—the deployment of a racial slur ("Coco Chow" for Elaine Chao) wrapped in performative civility ("otherwise lovely wife"). This rhetorical construction reveals pleasure in cruelty: the sarcastic compliment exists solely to frame the racial mockery as casual wit rather than hostility. This is consistent with the sadism component of malignant narcissism (Kernberg). The post represents day two of sustained externalization following narcissistic injury from midterm losses. Trump-endorsed candidates lost key Senate races, threatening his self-concept as political kingmaker. Rather than self-reflect, the subject constructs an elaborate alternative causality: McConnell's spending decisions and legislative votes caused all losses. The factual distortions (mischaracterizing a $1.2T bipartisan infrastructure bill as a "$4 Trillion Green New Deal") serve defensive rather than cognitive functions—they are motivated misrepresentations rather than confusion. The racial targeting of a specific individual before a large audience meets criteria for elevated danger. By modeling ethnic mockery of a former Cabinet secretary, the subject normalizes racial hostility and implicitly grants permission for similar behavior. The false consensus claim ("everyone despises him") is a parasocial bonding technique that recruits the audience into shared contempt. Longitudinally, this continues the pattern of attacking Republican allies who fail to subordinate themselves completely to Trump's interests.

## Psychological Analysis: Post ts_109337173935798278

### Context
Two days after the 2022 midterms produced disappointing results for Republicans, Trump continues his campaign to blame Mitch McConnell. This post escalates from the previous day's attacks by adding a racial slur targeting McConnell's wife, Elaine Chao ("Coco Chow").

### Authorship
Posted at 10:21 AM EST (Trump at Mar-a-Lago for Tiffany's wedding weekend). Business hours timing and relatively structured argument suggest possible aide involvement, but the racial slur, personal cruelty, and escalating emotional tone are strongly characteristic of authentic Trump. The sarcastic "otherwise lovely wife" construction is a signature Trump rhetorical move. Likely authentic, possibly dictated.

### Psychological Dynamics
This is textbook externalization of blame following narcissistic injury. Trump-endorsed candidates (Masters, Oz, Walker, Laxalt) lost key races, threatening his image as kingmaker. Rather than acknowledge his role, he constructs McConnell as the sole cause. The post follows a clear escalation pattern from the previous day's attacks.

### The "Coco Chow" Slur
The racial mockery of Elaine Chao (former Transportation Secretary, born in Taiwan) serves multiple functions: devaluation of McConnell by attacking his spouse, sadistic humiliation, and signaling to nativist elements of his base. The framing "otherwise lovely wife" is deliberately cruel—feigning courtesy while delivering a racial slur. This is ego-syntonic sadism: cruelty deployed with apparent pleasure.

### Defense Mechanisms
Projection and displacement dominate. Trump's own candidates lost, but McConnell "blew the Midterms." The claim about "4 Trillion Dollars" for the "Green New Deal" distorts the bipartisan infrastructure bill McConnell supported.

### Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "McConnell spent money to defeat great Republican candidates instead of backing Blake Masters" | **Mostly True** | McConnell's Senate Leadership Fund did pull $8M in planned Arizona spending for Masters, redirecting to other races. However, framing it as 'defeating' Republican candidates is misleading—they chose not to fund candidates they saw as unviable. |
| "Giving 4 Trillion Dollars to the Radical Left for the Green New Deal" | **False** | The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was $1.2 trillion (not $4 trillion), was bipartisan (McConnell voted for it), and was an infrastructure bill, not the Green New Deal. The Inflation Reduction Act contained climate provisions but was approximately $370B in energy/climate spending. |
| "Everyone despises him and his wife" | **False** | McConnell was reelected as Senate Republican leader and maintained significant support within the Republican caucus. This is hyperbolic false consensus. |

Overall Veracity: 27%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 80%)

### Indicators

- Racial slur 'Coco Chow'
- Sarcastic 'otherwise lovely wife' construction
- Emotional escalation from previous day
- Stream of grievance
- Business hours timing slightly argues against

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Defeat (Midterm losses of Trump-endorsed candidates)

**Rage:** Intensity 75% targeting Mitch McConnell and Elaine Chao
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.80

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Sustained high-volume posting over 24+ hours
- Escalating intensity of attacks

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 80%
- Antisocial: 60%
- Paranoid: 40%
- Sadism: 80%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- projection (immature)
- displacement (immature)
- splitting (immature)
- devaluation (immature)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared grievance framing ('everyone despises him')
- in-group validation of anger
- permission-granting for racial hostility via modeling

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Racial targeting of specific individual (Elaine Chao)
- Modeling racial hostility for large audience
- Dehumanizing language via ethnic mockery

### Gaslighting

- Gross mischaracterization of bipartisan infrastructure bill as 'Green New Deal'
- False consensus claim that 'everyone despises' McConnell
- Rewriting midterm narrative to erase Trump's role in candidate selection

**Dehumanizing Language Present**

## Fact Checks (3)

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

> McConnell spent money to defeat great Republican candidates instead of backing Blake Masters

**MOSTLY TRUE**

McConnell's Senate Leadership Fund did pull $8M in planned Arizona spending for Masters, redirecting to other races. However, framing it as 'defeating' Republican candidates is misleading—they chose not to fund candidates they saw as unviable.

Sources: Known events context

> Giving 4 Trillion Dollars to the Radical Left for the Green New Deal

**FALSE**

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was $1.2 trillion (not $4 trillion), was bipartisan (McConnell voted for it), and was an infrastructure bill, not the Green New Deal. The Inflation Reduction Act contained climate provisions but was approximately $370B in energy/climate spending.

Sources: General knowledge of legislation

> Everyone despises him and his wife

**FALSE**

McConnell was reelected as Senate Republican leader and maintained significant support within the Republican caucus. This is hyperbolic false consensus.

Sources: General knowledge

Overall Veracity: 27%

## Tags

- scapegoating (90%)
- racial_mockery (90%)
- midterm_blame (80%)
- mcconnell_attack (90%)
- sadistic_devaluation (80%)
- factual_distortion (70%)

## That day

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

**Mar-a-Lago Wedding Day Fails to Suppress McConnell Blame Campaign**

A relatively quiet day by Trump's standards, with only six posts from mid-morning through early evening. The dominant mood was blame -- two heated posts attacked Mitch McConnell for Republican midterm losses, including a racial slur directed at McConnell's wife Elaine Chao. Between the grievances, Trump shared feel-good links about his daughter Tiffany's wedding rehearsal, a favorable poll against DeSantis, and a Jon Voight endorsement. The anger cooled noticeably as the day went on, suggesting the morning venting served its purpose.

Full digest for 2022-11-13: https://trump.fm/date/2022-11-13/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, November 13). It’s Mitch McConnell’s fault. Spending money to... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109337173935798278
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "It’s Mitch McConnell’s fault. Spending money to defeat..." Truth Social, 13 Nov. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109337173935798278. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "It’s Mitch McConnell’s fault. Spending money to defeat...," Truth Social, November 13, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109337173935798278.

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