# Post ts_109436848784590294

- Post ID: `ts_109436848784590294`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-12-01T05:49:51.268Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109436848784590294/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109436848784590294.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> ….Also 12-0 in Senate Endorsements against the Broken Old Crow, Mitch McConnell, who has, by the way, a 6 % Approval Rating - Not exactly great news for the Republican Party!

## Engagement

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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.427Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T00:33:53.336Z (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_109436848784590294

### Context
Posted at 12:49 AM ET (Trump at Mar-a-Lago in early December), this continues a thread (note the leading "….Also") attacking Mitch McConnell. The timing aligns with McConnell's public criticism of Trump's dinner with Nick Fuentes days earlier.

### Authorship
Late-night posting, emotional content, characteristic nicknames ("Broken Old Crow"), and the casual interjection "by the way" all point to authentic Trump authorship. The ellipsis opening suggests this was part of a multi-post thread composed in real time.

### Psychological Dynamics
The post is a retaliatory strike against McConnell, triggered by McConnell's public statement that "anyone meeting with white supremacists" is unlikely to be elected president. Rather than addressing the Fuentes dinner criticism directly, Trump deflects to his endorsement record and McConnell's low approval rating — classic displacement and counterattack.

The "12-0" claim functions as a dominance display: framing the relationship as a competition Trump is winning decisively. The approval rating citation serves to devalue McConnell's standing to issue any criticism.

### Rhetorical Notes
The nickname "Broken Old Crow" combines devaluation with a suggestion of age-related decline — projection given Trump's own age (76). The "by the way" insertion mimics casual speech, suggesting the low approval is so obvious it barely needs mentioning — a rhetorical minimization technique that actually emphasizes the point.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "12-0 in Senate Endorsements against McConnell" | **Mostly True** | Trump's Senate endorsement record in 2022 primaries was strong, though the '12-0 against McConnell' framing is misleading — McConnell did not formally oppose most of these candidates. The previous post about Karl Rove uses the same 12-0 figure. |
| "McConnell has a 6% approval rating" | **Mostly True** | McConnell has consistently polled as one of the least popular politicians in America. A Morning Consult poll showed his net approval among Republicans at very low levels, though 6% likely refers to a specific poll or overall national favorability. |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 92%)

### Indicators

- Late night posting (12:49 AM ET)
- Characteristic nickname 'Broken Old Crow'
- Ellipsis opening suggesting stream-of-consciousness thread
- Casual interjection 'by the way'
- Emotional/combative tone

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (Mitch McConnell's public criticism re: Fuentes dinner)

**Rage:** Intensity 50% targeting Mitch McConnell
- Proportionality: 40%

Sentiment: -0.55

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 30%
- Sadism: 30%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- scoreboard framing (12-0)
- insider knowledge claim (approval rating)

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> 12-0 in Senate Endorsements against McConnell

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Trump's Senate endorsement record in 2022 primaries was strong, though the '12-0 against McConnell' framing is misleading — McConnell did not formally oppose most of these candidates. The previous post about Karl Rove uses the same 12-0 figure.

> McConnell has a 6% approval rating

**MOSTLY TRUE**

McConnell has consistently polled as one of the least popular politicians in America. A Morning Consult poll showed his net approval among Republicans at very low levels, though 6% likely refers to a specific poll or overall national favorability.

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- intra-party conflict (80%)
- McConnell feud (90%)
- endorsement record (70%)
- retaliatory post (70%)

## That day

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

**Legal Anxiety Dominates as Trump Org Trial Triggers Three-Post Defensive Barrage**

Trump's day was dominated by anxiety over the Trump Organization criminal tax fraud trial, which he attacked in three rapid-fire posts that grew increasingly heated before pulling back. He opened the evening before with self-congratulatory endorsement posts and late-night shots at Karl Rove and Mitch McConnell, but the morning shift to the trial revealed real vulnerability underneath the bravado. He closed with a lengthy deflection of the Kanye West–Nick Fuentes dinner controversy, attacking the AP reporter by name while conspicuously avoiding any mention of Fuentes or white nationalism.

Full digest for 2022-12-01: https://trump.fm/date/2022-12-01/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, December 1). ….Also 12-0 in Senate Endorsements against the... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109436848784590294
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "….Also 12-0 in Senate Endorsements against the Broken Old..." Truth Social, 1 Dec. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109436848784590294. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "….Also 12-0 in Senate Endorsements against the Broken Old...," Truth Social, December 1, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109436848784590294.

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