# Post ts_109337688942050471

- Post ID: `ts_109337688942050471`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-11-13T17:32:12.153Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109337688942050471/analysis
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## Post text

> Agree with this 100%! Mitch McConnell is a disaster for the Republican Party and the Country. He should have improved Infrastructure to fix it, not the Green New Deal, wrapped up like Infrastructure. He gave the Democrats 4 Trillion Dollars to throw out the window, and backed bad candidates like Lisa Murkowski. https://thefederalist.com/2022/11/11/after-epic-failure-growing-chorus-of-senators-signals-its-time-for-mcconnell-to-go/

## Engagement

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# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T00:18:28.489Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

Post exemplifies narcissistic externalization following the 2022 midterm underperformance. With Trump-endorsed candidates losing multiple Senate races (Oz, Walker, Laxalt, Masters), Trump's kingmaker narrative faces direct threat. McConnell becomes the displacement target through a constructed causal chain: his support for the bipartisan infrastructure bill (misleadingly labeled "Green New Deal") and funding decisions caused GOP losses. The spending figure is inflated roughly 3x ("4 Trillion Dollars" vs. ~$1.2T actual). This is the second McConnell attack post within hours, indicating sustained processing of narcissistic injury. The post shares a validating article before adding amplified grievances — a characteristic technique of borrowing external authority to legitimize personal attacks. Defense stack: projection (own candidate failures → McConnell's fault), splitting (McConnell as total "disaster"), and rationalization (pseudo-policy arguments masking personal blame avoidance). Clinically significant as part of a longitudinal pattern of intensifying intra-party purge rhetoric following perceived defeats.

## Psychological Analysis: Post ts_109337688942050471

### Context
This post, one of at least two McConnell-focused attacks on 2022-11-13, shares a Federalist article calling for McConnell's ouster and adds Trump's own framing. Posted two days after Democrats secured Senate control via Nevada, this is part of a sustained blame-displacement campaign following the midterm underperformance of Trump-endorsed candidates.

### Authorship
Posted at 12:32 PM ET (Trump at Mar-a-Lago for Tiffany's wedding weekend). The post has authentic Trump markers: personal voice ("Agree with this 100%!"), characteristic rhetorical patterns, specific grievances. However, the grammar is clean and the structure is organized — suggesting possible light editing or a composed-but-authentic post. The companion McConnell post from the same day with "Coco Chow" is more clearly unfiltered Trump.

### Psychological Dynamics
This is textbook **externalization of blame** following narcissistic injury. Trump-backed candidates (Masters, Oz, Walker, Laxalt) lost key races, threatening Trump's narrative of kingmaker status. Rather than absorb this, he redirects causation to McConnell — specifically for (1) infrastructure bill support, (2) insufficient funding of Trump's candidates, and (3) backing Murkowski over Trump-preferred candidates.

The "4 Trillion Dollars to throw out the window" is characteristic hyperbolic distortion — the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was ~$1.2T, and the framing conflates it with climate provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act.

### Defense Architecture
**Projection** is primary: Trump's own candidate selections are widely cited as the reason for underperformance, yet he attributes the failure entirely to McConnell. **Externalization** protects the grandiose self-concept. **Rationalization** provides a pseudo-logical causal chain (McConnell's spending choices → losses).

### Rhetorical Techniques
- Hyperbole ("4 Trillion Dollars," "disaster")
- False causation (McConnell's actions → all GOP losses)
- Appeal to authority (citing The Federalist article as validation)
- Scapegoating (single-target blame attribution)

### Longitudinal Note
This post is part of an intensifying pattern of McConnell attacks observable across this period. The companion post uses the racially loaded "Coco Chow" for McConnell's wife Elaine Chao, while this post maintains a more policy-focused frame — suggesting strategic layering of messaging.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "McConnell gave Democrats 4 Trillion Dollars for the Green New Deal wrapped up as Infrastructure" | **Mostly False** | The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was ~$1.2T over 5 years with ~$550B in new spending. It was a bipartisan bill focused on roads, bridges, broadband. The Inflation Reduction Act (~$370B in climate/energy provisions) passed separately via reconciliation without Republican votes. Neither constitutes '4 Trillion' or the 'Green New Deal.' |
| "McConnell backed Lisa Murkowski" | **True** | McConnell's Senate Leadership Fund supported Murkowski's reelection in Alaska over Trump-backed Kelly Tshibaka. |

Overall Veracity: 60%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 70%)

### Indicators

- Personal voice ('Agree with this 100%!')
- Characteristic grievance specificity (Masters, Murkowski, infrastructure)
- Clean grammar and organized structure suggest possible light editing
- Midday posting during wedding weekend
- Consistent with companion post's themes but more polished

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Defeat (Midterm election underperformance of Trump-backed candidates)

**Rage:** Intensity 50% targeting Mitch McConnell
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.65

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 20%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- projection (immature)
- rationalization (neurotic)
- splitting (immature)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Inviting audience agreement ('Agree with this 100%!')
- Shared grievance framing
- Positioning self as arbiter of party direction

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Reframing bipartisan infrastructure bill as 'Green New Deal'
- Inflating spending figure from ~$1.2T to '4 Trillion Dollars'
- Attributing GOP losses entirely to McConnell while omitting own role in candidate selection

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> McConnell gave Democrats 4 Trillion Dollars for the Green New Deal wrapped up as Infrastructure

**MOSTLY FALSE**

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was ~$1.2T over 5 years with ~$550B in new spending. It was a bipartisan bill focused on roads, bridges, broadband. The Inflation Reduction Act (~$370B in climate/energy provisions) passed separately via reconciliation without Republican votes. Neither constitutes '4 Trillion' or the 'Green New Deal.'

Sources: Congressional Budget Office scoring of IIJA and IRA

> McConnell backed Lisa Murkowski

**TRUE**

McConnell's Senate Leadership Fund supported Murkowski's reelection in Alaska over Trump-backed Kelly Tshibaka.

Sources: FEC filings; Senate Leadership Fund spending records

Overall Veracity: 60%

## Tags

- blame_displacement (90%)
- mcconnell_attack (80%)
- midterm_fallout (90%)
- party_purge (60%)

## 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). Agree with this 100%! Mitch McConnell is a... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109337688942050471
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Agree with this 100%! Mitch McConnell is a disaster for the..." Truth Social, 13 Nov. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109337688942050471. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Agree with this 100%! Mitch McConnell is a disaster for the...," Truth Social, November 13, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109337688942050471.

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