# Post ts_109423993618726493

- Post ID: `ts_109423993618726493`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-11-28T23:20:37.042Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109423993618726493
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109423993618726493/analysis
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## Post text

> The Maricopa Supervisors are far worse than the Democrats ever were! The only question is, why? https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/11/breaking-corrupt-maricopa-county-supervisors-vote-unanimously-certify-rigged-2022-election/

## Engagement

- Likes: 24,918
- Reposts: 9,004
- Replies: 3,025
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.428Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T00:33:09.836Z (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 targets the Republican-majority Maricopa County Board of Supervisors for certifying the 2022 election, declaring them "far worse than the Democrats." The psychological significance lies in the intensified devaluation of in-group members — a hallmark of splitting where betrayal by allies provokes greater narcissistic rage than opposition from acknowledged enemies. The post appears within a day-long pattern of grievance posting that may serve as deflection from the widely condemned Fuentes dinner controversy. The rhetorical question "The only question is, why?" presupposes corruption as fact and invites conspiratorial theorizing, functioning as an open-ended prompt for followers to generate their own explanations. This technique maintains plausible deniability while encouraging increasingly extreme interpretations. The link to Gateway Pundit (a low-credibility source) reinforces epistemic closure. The danger assessment is elevated due to the targeting of specific officials performing lawful duties, the delegitimization of electoral processes, and the implicit suggestion of corrupt motives — though no direct calls to action are present.

## Psychological Analysis: Maricopa Supervisors Certification Attack

### Context
On November 28, 2022, Maricopa County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to certify the 2022 midterm election results. Trump-backed candidate Kari Lake lost the Arizona governor's race. Trump shares a Gateway Pundit article framing the certification as corrupt and attacks the Republican-majority board.

### Key Observation: Intra-Party Aggression
The most psychologically significant element is "far worse than the Democrats ever were!" — attacking fellow Republicans who certified an election. This fits a pattern visible across the day's posts (Republican judges going "ROGUE," etc.) where perceived betrayal by in-group members triggers more intense rage than out-group opposition.

### Narcissistic Dynamics
The post deflects from the Fuentes dinner controversy dominating news coverage. Rather than addressing bipartisan condemnation of his dinner with a white nationalist, Trump floods the zone with election grievance content — classic firehose-of-falsehood technique.

### Rhetorical Note
"The only question is, why?" is a rhetorical device implying dark, conspiratorial motives without stating them explicitly, inviting followers to fill in their own theories — a form of stochastic suggestion.

### Gateway Pundit Source
Sharing from Gateway Pundit (a low-credibility, conspiratorial outlet) as authoritative reinforces epistemic closure dynamics.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "The 2022 Maricopa County election was rigged" | **False** | Maricopa County conducted a lawful election with no evidence of systematic fraud. The Republican-majority Board of Supervisors certified results after standard review. Election day printer issues affected some locations but did not prevent voting. |

Overall Veracity: 0%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 70%)

### Indicators

- Emotional reactivity
- Short punchy sentences
- Rhetorical question style
- Evening posting ~6:20 PM EST (Mar-a-Lago)

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Defeat (Maricopa County Board of Supervisors certifying election)

**Rage:** Intensity 60% targeting Maricopa County Board of Supervisors
- Proportionality: 20%

Sentiment: -0.70

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 40%
- Paranoid: 60%
- Sadism: 20%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- splitting (immature)
- projection (immature)
- denial (pathological)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 30%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared grievance
- conspiratorial invitation via rhetorical question

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Delegitimization of election certification process
- Targeting specific named government body
- Conspiratorial framing inviting follower action

### Gaslighting

- Framing lawful certification as corrupt act
- Presupposing election was 'rigged' as established fact

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> The 2022 Maricopa County election was rigged

**FALSE**

Maricopa County conducted a lawful election with no evidence of systematic fraud. The Republican-majority Board of Supervisors certified results after standard review. Election day printer issues affected some locations but did not prevent voting.

Sources: Maricopa County Board of Supervisors certification vote; Arizona election officials statements

Overall Veracity: 0%

## Tags

- election_delegitimization (90%)
- ingroup_betrayal (80%)
- deflection (60%)
- splitting (80%)
- conspiratorial_framing (70%)

## That day

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

**The Dog That Didn't Bark: 14 Posts of Deflection as Trump Ignores Fuentes Firestorm**

Trump spent the day under bipartisan fire for dining with white nationalist Nick Fuentes but never once mentioned it. Instead, he flooded his feed with attacks on special counsel Jack Smith, Manhattan prosecutors, election officials, and CNN -- classic deflection through volume. The most notable stretch came in the late afternoon, when he fired off a rapid barrage calling Smith a "weaponized monster" and a "hit man," attacked Republican judges as cowards, and demanded Kari Lake be "installed" as Arizona governor. A pair of 2 AM posts hinted at restless nights at Mar-a-Lago, though a long quiet stretch before the afternoon burst suggests he eventually slept.

Full digest for 2022-11-28: https://trump.fm/date/2022-11-28/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, November 28). The Maricopa Supervisors are far worse than the... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109423993618726493
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "The Maricopa Supervisors are far worse than the Democrats..." Truth Social, 28 Nov. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109423993618726493. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "The Maricopa Supervisors are far worse than the Democrats...," Truth Social, November 28, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109423993618726493.

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