# Post ts_109337592527319754

- Post ID: `ts_109337592527319754`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-11-13T17:07:40.974Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109337592527319754
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109337592527319754/analysis

## Post text

> https://www.newsmax.com/murdock/ballot-dumps-fetterman/2022/11/11/id/1096000/

## Engagement

- Likes: 27,981
- Reposts: 8,648
- Replies: 1,612
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.429Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T00:20:11.534Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

# Analysis: URL-Only Post Sharing Newsmax Election Integrity Article

## Post Content
A bare URL to a Newsmax opinion piece by Deroy Murdock arguing America's election system is an embarrassment, citing slow counting, mail-in ballots, and early voting as problems, and proposing same-day voting and voter ID reforms.

## Context
This is the fifth post in a weekend-long stream following the 2022 midterm disappointments. Trump-endorsed candidates lost key Senate races (Oz, Walker, Laxalt, Masters), and Democrats retained the Senate. This post sits between blame directed at McConnell and celebration of Tiffany's wedding.

## Authorship
Ambiguous. Sunday ~12:07 PM EST at Mar-a-Lago during Tiffany's wedding weekend. URL-only posts without commentary are common from both Trump and aides. The timing and clean formatting are mildly suggestive of aide involvement, but Trump actively shares election content.

## Psychological Function
This post serves as low-effort externalization. Rather than reckoning with the poor performance of his endorsed candidates, Trump amplifies a narrative that the system itself is broken. This is consistent with the denial-projection pattern visible across his weekend posts: rigged elections (Nov 12), broken machines (Nov 12), McConnell's fault (Nov 13), and now systemically flawed voting procedures.

## Longitudinal Note
The weekend pattern shows classic post-defeat narcissistic coping: rapid cycling through external blame targets (election fraud → officials → McConnell → voting system) while avoiding self-examination.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Article's premise that US elections are uniquely slow/dysfunctional" | **Mostly False** | Mail-in ballot counting timelines are a normal feature of states that don't allow pre-canvassing. Many democracies also take days to finalize results. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 50%)

### Indicators

- URL-only post with no personal commentary
- Sunday afternoon timing (~12:07 PM EST)
- Could be either Trump or aide sharing supportive media

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Defeat (2022 midterm underperformance of Trump-backed candidates)

Sentiment: -0.40

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 50%
- Sadism: 0%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 0%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- signal boosting sympathetic media to validate followers' grievances

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Amplifying narrative that election processes are fundamentally broken, undermining public confidence in legitimate results

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Article's premise that US elections are uniquely slow/dysfunctional

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Mail-in ballot counting timelines are a normal feature of states that don't allow pre-canvassing. Many democracies also take days to finalize results.

Sources: general knowledge of election administration

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- election_fraud_narrative (90%)
- externalization (80%)
- signal_amplification (70%)
- midterm_blame_cycle (80%)

## 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). https://www.newsmax.com/murdock/ballot-dumps-fette... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109337592527319754
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "https://www.newsmax.com/murdock/ballot-dumps-fetterman/2022/..." Truth Social, 13 Nov. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109337592527319754. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "https://www.newsmax.com/murdock/ballot-dumps-fetterman/2022/...," Truth Social, November 13, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109337592527319754.

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