# Post ts_109373153557217245

- Post ID: `ts_109373153557217245`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-11-19T23:51:19.233Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109373153557217245/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109373153557217245.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Certain International businessmen will never endorse me because I’m for AMERICA FIRST, they are for CHINA FIRST. Likewise, believe it or not, certain politicians, or RINO losers like Karl Rove, a money grabbing machine who does nothing for the good of the Republican Party. If their not for AMERICA FIRST, I’m not for them, and never will be. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!

## Engagement

- Likes: 68,407
- Reposts: 14,306
- Replies: 2,331
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.428Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T00:23:59.892Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Psychological Analysis: Post ts_109373153557217245

### Authorship Attribution
Trump was at Mar-a-Lago in November 2022. 23:51 UTC = 6:51 PM EST — early evening, within aide hours but the grammatical error ("their" for "they're"), stream-of-consciousness structure, personal attack on Karl Rove, and emotional ALL CAPS passages strongly indicate authentic Trump authorship. The error is particularly telling — aides would catch this.

### Psychological Analysis
This post emerges during a period of significant narcissistic injury: the appointment of Jack Smith as special counsel, disappointing midterms, and questions about his viability. The attack on "certain international businessmen" and Karl Rove represents displacement — redirecting anger from the actual threats (legal proceedings, party defections) onto safer targets. The framing of Rove as a "money grabbing machine who does nothing for the good of the Republican Party" is classic devaluation of anyone who fails to provide narcissistic supply through endorsement.

The splitting is stark: AMERICA FIRST (good, Trump-aligned) vs. CHINA FIRST (bad, disloyal). There is no middle ground. The loyalty test is explicit: "If their not for AMERICA FIRST, I'm not for them, and never will be."

### Cognitive Note
The "their/they're" error is a common written-language error and not necessarily indicative of cognitive decline — it appears frequently in informal writing across populations. The post maintains logical coherence and stays on-topic.

### Rhetorical Techniques
The post uses a classic in-group/out-group frame, name-calling ("RINO losers"), ad hominem attacks, and closes with the ritual slogan functioning as a parasocial bonding mechanism. The CHINA FIRST framing leverages xenophobic anxiety and positions critics as quasi-treasonous.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Karl Rove does nothing for the good of the Republican Party" | **Mostly False** | Rove has been a major Republican strategist, fundraiser, and operative for decades, instrumental in George W. Bush's campaigns and ongoing GOP fundraising efforts |
| "Certain international businessmen are for CHINA FIRST" | **Unverifiable** | No specific businessmen named; vague accusation without evidence |

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 90%)

### Indicators

- 'their' for 'they're' grammatical error
- Stream-of-consciousness attack structure
- Personal targeting of Karl Rove by name
- ALL CAPS emotional emphasis
- Evening posting time consistent with authentic patterns

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Abandonment (Loss of endorsements and political support post-midterms, special counsel appointment)

**Rage:** Intensity 50% targeting Karl Rove, unnamed international businessmen, RINOs
- Proportionality: 40%

Sentiment: -0.50

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 40%
- Sadism: 30%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 35%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Ritual slogan (MAGA) as group bonding
- Loyalty test framing
- Us-vs-them identity construction

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Karl Rove does nothing for the good of the Republican Party

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Rove has been a major Republican strategist, fundraiser, and operative for decades, instrumental in George W. Bush's campaigns and ongoing GOP fundraising efforts

Sources: General knowledge of Republican political history

> Certain international businessmen are for CHINA FIRST

**UNVERIFIABLE**

No specific businessmen named; vague accusation without evidence

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Tags

- loyalty_test (80%)
- in_group_out_group (90%)
- RINO_attack (70%)
- displacement (60%)

## That day

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

**Four Days After Campaign Launch, Trump Pivots to Full Special Counsel Defense Mode**

Trump spent the day building a media defense wall against the newly appointed special counsel Jack Smith, sharing a rapid burst of nine supportive articles in just 13 minutes during the afternoon. The mood was mostly controlled and strategic — link-sharing rather than ranting — until the evening, when two original posts showed a brief flash of anger targeting the FBI, the justice system, and Republican critics. Notably, when Elon Musk reinstated his Twitter account to great fanfare, Trump used the moment to promote Truth Social instead. He said nothing about the Club Q mass shooting in Colorado Springs that killed five people.

Full digest for 2022-11-19: https://trump.fm/date/2022-11-19/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, November 19). Certain International businessmen will never... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109373153557217245
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Certain International businessmen will never endorse me..." Truth Social, 19 Nov. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109373153557217245. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Certain International businessmen will never endorse me...," Truth Social, November 19, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109373153557217245.

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