# Post ts_109389022854096037

- Post ID: `ts_109389022854096037`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-11-22T19:07:05.521Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109389022854096037.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Thank you very much Clay, but I don’t expect an apology from Lesley Stahl or 60 Minutes anytime soon.

## Media

- image: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/109/389/022/586/797/828/original/57ffe609741cdfe5.qt

## Engagement

- Likes: 15,744
- Reposts: 5,248
- Replies: 791
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.428Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T00:26:15.660Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Post ts_109389022854096037 (2022-11-22)

### Context
Trump responds to Clay Travis (conservative media figure) who apparently defended Trump against Lesley Stahl/60 Minutes coverage. The attached media likely shows Travis's defense. This comes during a period of significant legal pressure (Jack Smith appointment) and political maneuvering post-midterms.

### Timing & Authorship
Posted 19:07 UTC = ~2:07 PM EST. Trump was at Mar-a-Lago during this period. Business hours posting. The tone is relatively polished but retains Trump's characteristic passive-aggressive style ("Thank you very much... but I don't expect an apology... anytime soon"). The brevity and personal voice suggest authentic Trump, possibly lightly polished.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a supply-seeking post wrapped in grievance. Trump amplifies a defender's praise while maintaining victim positioning — he's the wronged party who won't receive the apology he deserves. The "Thank you very much Clay" functions as rewarding loyalty publicly, a characteristic parasocial management technique.

### Defense Mechanisms
Passive aggression toward Stahl/60 Minutes through the indirect framing. The post doesn't attack directly but implies ongoing injustice through the sarcastic "I don't expect... anytime soon."

### Rhetorical Devices
- Public loyalty reward (naming Clay Travis)
- Implied victimhood without explicit complaint
- Sarcastic understatement

### Clinical Significance
Low. This is routine grievance maintenance — not a significant deviation from baseline patterns.

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 70%)

### Indicators

- Personal voice and first-person framing
- Characteristic passive-aggressive tone
- Business hours posting (2:07 PM EST)
- Relatively polished but authentic-feeling

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking — Criticism (Clay Travis defense against 60 Minutes)

Sentiment: -0.20

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 20%
- Sadism: 5%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- passive aggression (immature)
- projection (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 40%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Public loyalty reward by naming supporter
- Modeling grievance for audience adoption

## Tags

- media-grievance (70%)
- loyalty-reward (60%)
- supply-seeking (50%)

## That day

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

**Legal Siege Mentality: Special Counsel Appointment Triggers Afternoon Escalation from Self-Promotion to Full Devaluation Campaign**

Trump spent the afternoon at Mar-a-Lago posting a mix of favorable poll results and shared articles before pivoting sharply to the Special Counsel investigation. The mood darkened as the day went on, with posts about Jack Smith's appointment growing increasingly conspiratorial -- linking the prosecutor to Eric Holder and Obama and targeting Smith's wife. The day's most aggressive post came in the early evening: a scorched-earth attack on former Attorney General Bill Barr, rewriting Barr's departure as a firing and stripping him of all credibility. Notably absent from the day's posts was any mention of his dinner that evening with Kanye West and white nationalist Nick Fuentes, an event that would soon dominate headlines.

Full digest for 2022-11-22: https://trump.fm/date/2022-11-22/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, November 22). Thank you very much Clay, but I don’t expect an... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109389022854096037
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Thank you very much Clay, but I don’t expect an apology..." Truth Social, 22 Nov. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109389022854096037. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Thank you very much Clay, but I don’t expect an apology...," Truth Social, November 22, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109389022854096037.

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