# Post ts_109401215091815217

- Post ID: `ts_109401215091815217`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-11-24T22:47:44.274Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109401215091815217
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109401215091815217/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109401215091815217.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> When a Republican Judge or Justice is proudly appointed by a Republican, he or she will ALMOST always go out of their way to make a point, even in a decision, that they are in no way “beholden” to the person or party that gave them this great honor. When a Democrat Judge or Justice, especially a Radical Left one, is proudly appointed by a Democrat, he or she just doesn’t care, it is ALMOST impossible to get a fair decision on a case if you are a Republican. Sorry, but that's just the way it is!

## Engagement

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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.428Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T00:25:36.857Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

This Thanksgiving Day post systematically delegitimizes the judiciary in anticipation of adverse legal rulings from multiple investigations. Posted days after Jack Smith's appointment as special counsel, it establishes a preemptive narrative framework: any unfavorable ruling from a Democrat-appointed judge is partisan bias, while Republican-appointed judges who rule against Trump are disloyal ingrates. The psychological function is dual—managing narcissistic vulnerability by externalizing blame onto a "rigged" system, and inoculating his base against future legal accountability. The projection is notable: Trump accuses Democratic judges of transactional loyalty while implicitly demanding exactly that from Republican appointees. The splitting defense creates a world where judicial independence is reframed as either betrayal (when Republican judges rule against him) or corruption (when Democratic judges do). The "Sorry, but that's just the way it is" closing deploys faux resignation that masks an active delegitimization campaign. This post is part of a clear pattern on this date—three of five posts attack the legal system—suggesting sustained preoccupation with legal threats. The elevated danger rating reflects not immediate violence risk but the longer-term erosion of institutional legitimacy that this rhetoric produces.

## Psychological Analysis: Judicial Bias Grievance (2022-11-24)

### Context
Posted Thanksgiving Day at ~5:47 PM ET from Mar-a-Lago. This is one of several posts that day attacking the legal system, alongside posts about Jack Smith's appointment and the Manhattan DA case. The timing—business hours on a holiday—and the relatively structured prose suggest possible aide involvement, though the emotional content and rhetorical patterns are characteristically Trump.

### Personality Analysis

**Level 1 (Traits):** Low agreeableness dominates—trust is essentially absent regarding out-group judges. Neuroticism (angry hostility) is moderate but controlled. The post reflects rigid categorical thinking characteristic of low openness to values.

**Level 2 (Motives):** The post reveals a schema of systemic unfairness: Republican-appointed judges are disloyal while Democrat-appointed judges are tribal. This "rigged system" schema serves both grievance-building and preemptive delegitimization of adverse legal rulings—highly relevant given Jack Smith's appointment days earlier.

**Level 3 (Narrative):** Trump casts himself as victim of structural bias. The "Sorry, but that's just the way it is!" framing positions him as truth-teller delivering an uncomfortable reality.

### Strategic Function
This post is best understood as legal battlefield preparation. With multiple investigations closing in, delegitimizing the judiciary preemptively inoculates his base against future adverse rulings. The framing that Republican judges are insufficiently loyal while Democratic judges are reliably partisan encodes a demand: judges I appointed owe me loyalty.

### Defense Mechanisms
Projection is central—accusing Democratic judges of partisan bias while simultaneously demanding partisan loyalty from Republican judges. Splitting structures the entire argument (Republican judges = disloyal ingrates vs. Democratic judges = reliable partisans).

### Rhetorical Analysis
The post employs false equivalence, in-group/out-group framing, and the "just telling it like it is" populist truth-teller device. The parenthetical "ALMOST" qualifier provides deniability while the overall message is absolute.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Republican-appointed judges almost always go out of their way to show independence from the appointing party" | **Half True** | Some Republican appointees have notably ruled against Republican interests (e.g., Roberts on ACA, Trump-appointed judges rejecting election challenges), but characterizing this as 'almost always' is an exaggeration driven by selection bias from cases that personally affected Trump. |
| "It is almost impossible to get a fair decision from a Democrat-appointed judge if you are Republican" | **Mostly False** | Studies of judicial behavior show some partisan patterns but nothing approaching 'almost impossible' unfairness. Many Democrat-appointed judges have ruled favorably for Republican litigants across various cases. |

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 55%)

### Indicators

- Thanksgiving holiday timing but ~5:47 PM ET during dinner hours
- Relatively structured paragraph with complete sentences
- Emotional content and ALL CAPS emphasis characteristic of Trump
- Thematic consistency with other posts that day about legal grievances
- No typos or incomplete thoughts

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Preemptive Attack — Exposure (Multiple legal investigations (Jack Smith appointment, Manhattan DA case))

Sentiment: -0.55

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 60%
- Sadism: 10%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 45%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Confiding tone ('Sorry, but that's just the way it is')
- Shared grievance framing implying audience also victimized by biased judges

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Systematic delegitimization of judicial independence
- Framing legal system as structurally biased against Republicans—precursor to non-compliance narratives

### Gaslighting

- Frames judicial independence as betrayal
- Presents distorted view of judicial behavior as self-evident truth

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Republican-appointed judges almost always go out of their way to show independence from the appointing party

**HALF TRUE**

Some Republican appointees have notably ruled against Republican interests (e.g., Roberts on ACA, Trump-appointed judges rejecting election challenges), but characterizing this as 'almost always' is an exaggeration driven by selection bias from cases that personally affected Trump.

Sources: General judicial record

> It is almost impossible to get a fair decision from a Democrat-appointed judge if you are Republican

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Studies of judicial behavior show some partisan patterns but nothing approaching 'almost impossible' unfairness. Many Democrat-appointed judges have ruled favorably for Republican litigants across various cases.

Sources: Judicial behavior research literature

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Tags

- judicial-delegitimization (90%)
- legal-threat-response (80%)
- preemptive-framing (80%)
- splitting (70%)
- projection (70%)

## That day

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

**Thanksgiving Consumed by Legal Grievance as Jack Smith Appointment Triggers Escalating Persecution Spiral**

Trump spent Thanksgiving 2022 at Mar-a-Lago, where what should have been a quiet holiday was overtaken by mounting anxiety about the newly appointed special counsel Jack Smith. After a quiet morning -- possibly spent at a family dinner -- he began posting in the mid-afternoon with a burst of grievances about the Manhattan DA case, the judiciary, and the DOJ. The mood started with brief flashes of defiance and self-promotion but darkened steadily through the evening, culminating in a rapid-fire sequence attacking federal law enforcement and ending with a two-word all-caps outburst. Notably absent was any mention of the Kanye West and Nick Fuentes dinner controversy from two days earlier, suggesting deliberate avoidance of that topic.

Full digest for 2022-11-24: https://trump.fm/date/2022-11-24/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, November 24). When a Republican Judge or Justice is proudly... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109401215091815217
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "When a Republican Judge or Justice is proudly appointed by..." Truth Social, 24 Nov. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109401215091815217. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "When a Republican Judge or Justice is proudly appointed by...," Truth Social, November 24, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109401215091815217.

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