# Post ts_109439391275266443

- Post ID: `ts_109439391275266443`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-12-01T16:36:26.605Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109439391275266443/analysis
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## Post text

> The story in AP, written by the untalented and very unreliable Jill Colvin, who I unfortunately got to know at the White House, is Fake News. We have very strong security, especially with the extremely talented Secret Service Agents on premises, but when I know someone, as I did Ye, we’re not going to have my guests strip searched, thrown against walls, and otherwise physically beaten. The anonymous sources don’t exist. Stories to the contrary are FAKE NEWS!

## Engagement

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

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T00:31:48.759Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

Trump responds to AP reporting on the Fuentes dinner controversy by deploying a layered deflection strategy. Rather than addressing why white nationalist Nick Fuentes was at his table—the actual source of bipartisan condemnation—he attacks reporter Jill Colvin personally, disputes anonymous sourcing, and constructs a straw man equating security vetting with physical abuse of guests. The post reveals classic narcissistic injury response to exposure: deny, attack the messenger, distort the narrative. The framing of himself as a gracious host protecting guests from abuse inverts the actual concern (poor judgment in hosting extremists) into a virtue (hospitality). This deflection pattern is clinically significant as it demonstrates the characteristic inability to acknowledge error or poor judgment, instead externalizing all fault onto media figures. The post functions as damage control during a period of intense Republican criticism over the dinner, yet notably avoids any mention of Fuentes by name or any disavowal of white nationalism—the omission itself being psychologically revealing.

## Psychological Analysis: Response to AP Report on Ye/Fuentes Dinner Security

### Context
This post is Trump's direct response to AP reporting (by Jill Colvin) about the controversial dinner at Mar-a-Lago with Kanye West ("Ye") and white nationalist Nick Fuentes. The dinner drew widespread Republican condemnation. Rather than addressing the substance—why a white nationalist was at his table—Trump attacks the reporter and disputes security procedures.

### Authorship
Posted at 11:36 AM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago). The post is coherent but emotionally charged, with characteristic personal attacks on named journalists, ALL CAPS emphasis, and the defensive "FAKE NEWS" framing. The mix of polished structure with emotional reactivity suggests authentic Trump, possibly with light editing. The personal detail about knowing Colvin "at the White House" is characteristic of his personalized attacks.

### Psychological Dynamics
The post is a textbook deflection from the Fuentes controversy. Rather than addressing why a white supremacist dined with him, Trump reframes the story as being about security procedures and attacks the messenger. The claim that guests shouldn't be "strip searched, thrown against walls, and otherwise physically beaten" is a straw man—no one suggested this. It transforms a question about judgment into a question about hospitality.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Denial**: "anonymous sources don't exist"
- **Displacement**: Redirecting from Fuentes controversy to reporter credibility
- **Distortion**: Exaggerating what security screening would entail to absurd extremes

### Rhetorical Analysis
The ad hominem on Colvin ("untalented and very unreliable") follows Trump's standard pattern of discrediting journalists by name. The phrase "I unfortunately got to know" signals contempt while implying insider knowledge that undermines her credibility. The straw man about physical abuse of guests is designed to make any security concerns seem unreasonable.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "AP story written by Jill Colvin is Fake News" | **Mostly False** | AP is a major wire service with editorial standards; Colvin is a veteran White House correspondent. The dinner with Fuentes is well-documented by multiple sources. |
| "When I know someone, as I did Ye, we're not going to have my guests strip searched, thrown against walls" | **Half True** | While Trump likely did know Ye, no one suggested guests should be physically abused. The concern was about vetting unknown plus-ones like Fuentes, not about abusing known guests. |

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 70%)

### Indicators

- Personal attack naming specific journalist
- ALL CAPS emphasis on FAKE NEWS
- Personal anecdote about knowing Colvin at White House
- Emotionally reactive but structurally coherent
- Mid-morning posting time suggests possible collaboration

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (AP report on Fuentes dinner / widespread Republican condemnation)

**Rage:** Intensity 50% targeting Jill Colvin / AP
- Proportionality: 40%

Sentiment: -0.60

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 40%
- Sadism: 30%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- denial (pathological)
- distortion (pathological)
- displacement (immature)
- projection (immature)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Framing guests as deserving protection from abuse
- Praising Secret Service to signal his own importance

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Denying existence of anonymous sources
- Reframing legitimate security concerns as physical abuse of guests
- Labeling documented reporting as FAKE NEWS

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> AP story written by Jill Colvin is Fake News

**MOSTLY FALSE**

AP is a major wire service with editorial standards; Colvin is a veteran White House correspondent. The dinner with Fuentes is well-documented by multiple sources.

Sources: Associated Press reporting; Multiple corroborating news outlets

> When I know someone, as I did Ye, we're not going to have my guests strip searched, thrown against walls

**HALF TRUE**

While Trump likely did know Ye, no one suggested guests should be physically abused. The concern was about vetting unknown plus-ones like Fuentes, not about abusing known guests.

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Tags

- deflection (90%)
- media-attack (80%)
- fuentes-dinner (100%)
- straw-man (70%)
- fake-news-label (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). The story in AP, written by the untalented and... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109439391275266443
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "The story in AP, written by the untalented and very..." Truth Social, 1 Dec. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109439391275266443. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "The story in AP, written by the untalented and very...," Truth Social, December 1, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109439391275266443.

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