# Post ts_109406714029467005

- Post ID: `ts_109406714029467005`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-11-25T22:06:11.467Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109406714029467005/analysis
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## Post text

> Joe Biden said he is running for President, so why isn’t he appointing a Special Counsel to look into the criminal actions of him and his son, Hunter? There has never been anything like it in the history of our Country, and amazingly, it is perfectly documented for all to see. Maybe Trump Hater Jack Smith, who should never be allowed to work on anything having to do with me because of his and his family’s anger, hatred, and bias, should be looking into the Biden Crime Family instead? Great idea!

## Engagement

- Likes: 38,108
- Reposts: 8,910
- Replies: 1,196
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.428Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T00:28:34.255Z (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 post, written one week after Jack Smith's special counsel appointment, exemplifies Trump's characteristic response to narcissistic injury through legal threat. The primary psychological operation is projection-as-deflection: facing criminal investigation himself, he demands the investigative apparatus be turned on his political rival instead. The rhetorical structure—rhetorical question, historical superlative, ad hominem delegitimization, proposed reversal, self-congratulation—is a well-established Trump formula. The parenthetical attack on Smith's family reveals paranoid attribution patterns, constructing a conspiracy of personal animus rather than engaging with the substance of any investigation. "Biden Crime Family" branding applies organized-crime framing to a political opponent, escalating routine political disagreement into criminal narrative. The closing "Great idea!" serves as characteristic grandiose self-endorsement, modeling the desired audience response. While the post shows controlled rather than explosive rage, the systematic delegitimization of legal institutions and investigators represents ongoing erosion of democratic norms through narrative warfare.

## Psychological Analysis: Post ts_109406714029467005

### Context
Posted 5:06 PM EST from Mar-a-Lago on November 25, 2022 (day after Thanksgiving). Jack Smith had been appointed Special Counsel on November 18, one week prior. This post is a direct response to that appointment, deflecting onto Biden.

### Authorship
The post falls in business hours but has several authentic Trump markers: stream-of-consciousness parenthetical asides ("who should never be allowed to work on anything having to do with me because of his and his family's anger, hatred, and bias"), the rhetorical self-endorsement ("Great idea!"), hyperbolic historical framing ("There has never been anything like it in the history of our Country"), and the branded epithet "Trump Hater Jack Smith." The nested clause structure and emotional escalation pattern are characteristic of authentic Trump dictation, possibly typed by aide but clearly his voice.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a textbook narcissistic injury response to the Jack Smith appointment. The post employs **whataboutism** as its primary structure—rather than addressing the investigation into himself, he demands the same mechanism be turned on his political rival. The parenthetical attack on Smith reveals the emotional core: rage at being investigated, dressed up as procedural fairness concerns.

The "Biden Crime Family" branding mirrors organized crime language, dehumanizing political opponents as criminal enterprises. The closing "Great idea!" functions as self-congratulatory supply—Trump applauding his own argument.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Projection**: Accusing Biden of the very pattern (criminal family enterprise) he himself is being investigated for
- **Displacement**: Redirecting from his own legal jeopardy onto Biden/Hunter
- **Rationalization**: Framing Smith's appointment as illegitimate due to alleged "bias"

### Rhetorical Techniques
The post uses a classic Trump rhetorical sequence: rhetorical question → historical superlative → attack on investigator's credibility → deflection to opponent → self-congratulation.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Biden said he is running for President" | **Mostly True** | Biden had indicated intent to run for reelection in 2024 though formal announcement came later in April 2023 |
| "Hunter Biden's activities are 'perfectly documented'" | **Half True** | Hunter Biden was under federal investigation and some activities were documented, but characterizing them as clearly criminal overstates the evidence at this time |
| "Jack Smith has family anger/hatred/bias against Trump" | **Mostly False** | Smith's wife was a documentary filmmaker whose work included a Michelle Obama film, which Trump cited as evidence of bias. This is a tenuous basis for the sweeping claim made |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 80%)

### Indicators

- Stream-of-consciousness nested parenthetical
- Self-congratulatory closing ('Great idea!')
- Branded epithet 'Trump Hater Jack Smith'
- Hyperbolic historical claim
- Business hours but dictation-style voice

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Jack Smith special counsel appointment (Nov 18))

**Rage:** Intensity 60% targeting Jack Smith, Biden family
- Proportionality: 40%

Sentiment: -0.60

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 40%
- Paranoid: 50%
- Sadism: 20%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 55%

Cognitive Markers:
- tangentiality

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Rhetorical questions inviting audience agreement
- Self-congratulation modeling desired audience response

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Frames legitimate legal investigation as product of personal bias
- Implies Smith appointment is inherently illegitimate

## Fact Checks (3)

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

> Biden said he is running for President

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Biden had indicated intent to run for reelection in 2024 though formal announcement came later in April 2023

> Hunter Biden's activities are 'perfectly documented'

**HALF TRUE**

Hunter Biden was under federal investigation and some activities were documented, but characterizing them as clearly criminal overstates the evidence at this time

> Jack Smith has family anger/hatred/bias against Trump

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Smith's wife was a documentary filmmaker whose work included a Michelle Obama film, which Trump cited as evidence of bias. This is a tenuous basis for the sweeping claim made

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- legal-deflection (90%)
- whataboutism (90%)
- jack-smith (80%)
- biden-family (80%)
- special-counsel (85%)
- projection (80%)

## That day

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

**Holiday Damage Control: Two-Post Kanye-Fuentes Defense Reveals Rare Vulnerability as Bipartisan Backlash Bites**

The day after Thanksgiving was dominated by damage control over Trump's dinner with Kanye West and white nationalist Nick Fuentes at Mar-a-Lago. Trump issued two separate defensive statements — unusual for someone who typically punches back rather than explains — claiming ignorance of his own dinner guests and downplaying the evening as "quick and uneventful." Sandwiched between the Kanye cleanup was an aggressive volley at Special Counsel Jack Smith and the Biden family, posted twice within two minutes. The day bookended with lighter self-promotion: a morning Christmas book plug and an evening retweet celebrating record engagement.

Full digest for 2022-11-25: https://trump.fm/date/2022-11-25/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, November 25). Joe Biden said he is running for President, so... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109406714029467005
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Joe Biden said he is running for President, so why isn’t he..." Truth Social, 25 Nov. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109406714029467005. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Joe Biden said he is running for President, so why isn’t he...," Truth Social, November 25, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109406714029467005.

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