# Post ts_109340097074781468

- Post ID: `ts_109340097074781468`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-11-14T03:44:37.331Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109340097074781468
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109340097074781468/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109340097074781468.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> “New Poll Shows Trump CRUSHING DeSantis with 50 Point Lead in National Republican Primary Poll” @loudobbs https://bigleaguepolitics.com/new-poll-shows-trump-crushing-desantis-with-50-point-lead-in-national-republican-primary-poll/

## Engagement

- Likes: 24,505
- Reposts: 5,688
- Replies: 2,083
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.429Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T00:19:31.554Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Poll-Sharing Post Re: Trump vs. DeSantis

This post shares a Big League Politics article claiming a 50-point Trump lead over DeSantis in a Republican primary poll. Posted November 14, 2022 at ~10:44 PM ET (Mar-a-Lago time), just days after DeSantis's historic 19-point gubernatorial victory positioned him as Trump's chief 2024 rival.

### Context & Timing
This is the second time Trump shared this exact article within hours (the previous post was just the URL). The repetition and addition of the quote-formatted headline with the Lou Dobbs tag suggests escalating preoccupation with the DeSantis threat. The timing—late evening—is consistent with authentic Trump posting.

### Psychological Dynamics
The post is a textbook narcissistic supply-seeking response to perceived threat. DeSantis's landslide victory generated widespread "DeSantis 2024" media coverage, constituting a narcissistic injury through unfavorable comparison. Trump's response: find and amplify data showing his dominance. The word "CRUSHING" (caps) reveals the aggressive energy behind what is ostensibly just sharing a poll.

### Defense Mechanisms
The post employs **denial** (implicitly denying DeSantis is a real threat) and **grandiosity maintenance** through selective data presentation. Sharing the same article twice signals compulsive reassurance-seeking.

### Rhetorical Note
Tagging Lou Dobbs (a loyal media ally) functions as appeal to authority and in-group signaling. The headline itself uses hyperbolic framing ("CRUSHING," "50 Point Lead") that Trump gravitates toward.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Trump leads DeSantis by 50 points in a national Republican primary poll" | **Half True** | Some early polls showed large Trump leads, but 50-point margins were outliers. Most credible polls at the time showed leads of 20-35 points. Big League Politics is a hyper-partisan outlet likely citing a favorable outlier. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 75%)

### Indicators

- Late evening posting (~10:44 PM ET)
- Emotional emphasis via caps in headline quote
- Repetition of same article from hours earlier suggests personal fixation
- Tagging Lou Dobbs - personal media ally

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Comparison (DeSantis's 19-point victory and emerging 2024 rival narrative)

Sentiment: +0.60

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 20%
- Sadism: 20%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 20%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- sharing validating data to maintain follower confidence in his dominance
- tagging trusted media figure as authority endorsement

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Trump leads DeSantis by 50 points in a national Republican primary poll

**HALF TRUE**

Some early polls showed large Trump leads, but 50-point margins were outliers. Most credible polls at the time showed leads of 20-35 points. Big League Politics is a hyper-partisan outlet likely citing a favorable outlier.

Sources: Big League Politics article (cited)

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- narcissistic_supply (80%)
- rival_diminishment (70%)
- poll_sharing (100%)
- desantis (90%)

## That day

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

**Eve of 2024: Post-Midterm Grievance Machine Runs Full Speed as Announcement Looms**

The day before announcing his 2024 presidential campaign, Trump spent most of his social media energy relitigating the midterm results rather than building anticipation. He bounced between inflating his endorsement record, attacking Republican allies who publicly distanced themselves, and claiming Arizona's ongoing ballot count was election theft. A brief, cryptic tease about "tomorrow" being one of the most important days in American history was the only forward-looking moment in an otherwise backward-facing, defensive day. The overall mood was agitated and blame-heavy, with a notable burst of election fraud rhetoric during the late morning.

Full digest for 2022-11-14: https://trump.fm/date/2022-11-14/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, November 14). “New Poll Shows Trump CRUSHING DeSantis with 50... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109340097074781468
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "“New Poll Shows Trump CRUSHING DeSantis with 50 Point Lead..." Truth Social, 14 Nov. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109340097074781468. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "“New Poll Shows Trump CRUSHING DeSantis with 50 Point Lead...," Truth Social, November 14, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109340097074781468.

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