# Post ts_109441530625228013

- Post ID: `ts_109441530625228013`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-12-02T01:40:30.487Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109441530625228013
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109441530625228013/analysis

## Post text

> https://www.newsmax.com/murdock/electors-pelosi-waters/2022/11/23/id/1097730/

## Engagement

- Likes: 17,170
- Reposts: 4,765
- Replies: 914
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.427Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T00:37:00.661Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

# Analysis: Link-Only Share of Newsmax Whataboutism Article

## Post Overview
Trump shares a Newsmax opinion piece by Deroy Murdock arguing that Democratic politicians (Pelosi, Waters, Jeffries) who previously objected to electoral certifications faced no consequences while Republican "election deniers" are vilified. This is one of several link-only shares in this period.

## Context
This post arrives amid significant pressure from multiple fronts: the Fuentes dinner controversy drawing bipartisan condemnation, ongoing NYC legal proceedings, and the approaching Georgia runoff. The article selection serves as indirect rebuttal to the "election denier" label being applied to Trump-aligned candidates.

## Psychological Function
The post functions primarily as **deflection through whataboutism**—rather than addressing direct criticisms, Trump amplifies content that reframes the narrative around perceived hypocrisy. This is consistent with the **projection** defense mechanism: attributing election denial to political opponents.

The link-only format is notable—no personal commentary, no ALL CAPS, no emotional markers. This restraint may reflect aide curation or a deliberate strategy of letting partisan media carry the argument.

## Longitudinal Pattern
Consistent with the broader pattern of this period: rotating between legal grievance posts (NYC prosecution), media attacks (AP/Jill Colvin), and election narrative maintenance. The perseverative return to 2020 election themes continues despite two years having passed.

## Epistemic Closure
Sharing Newsmax content to a Truth Social audience represents a closed information loop—reinforcing existing beliefs within an ideologically sealed ecosystem.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Democrats like Pelosi and Waters objected to electoral certifications without consequences" | **Half True** | Some Democrats did object to electoral vote certifications (e.g., 2001, 2005, 2017), but the scale, duration, and nature of these objections differed substantially from the sustained post-2020 campaign. The 'no consequences' framing ignores that the comparison itself is a false equivalence. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 30%)

### Indicators

- Link-only post with no commentary
- Posted at 8:40 PM ET (Mar-a-Lago time)
- No typos or emotional language to assess
- Professional content curation style

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (Media criticism over election denial narrative and Fuentes dinner)

Sentiment: -0.30

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 30%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 40%
- Sadism: 10%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 20%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared grievance framing
- in-group validation through partisan media

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Democrats like Pelosi and Waters objected to electoral certifications without consequences

**HALF TRUE**

Some Democrats did object to electoral vote certifications (e.g., 2001, 2005, 2017), but the scale, duration, and nature of these objections differed substantially from the sustained post-2020 campaign. The 'no consequences' framing ignores that the comparison itself is a false equivalence.

Sources: Congressional Record

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- election-denial (80%)
- whataboutism (90%)
- link-share (100%)
- media-ecosystem (70%)

## That day

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

**A Day of Displacement: Link Dumps and Escalating Rage Mask the Fuentes Fallout**

Trump spent the day flooding his feed with shared links rather than original commentary, a pattern consistent with deflection during uncomfortable news cycles — in this case, the ongoing backlash over his dinner with white nationalist Nick Fuentes. The morning was quiet link-sharing, but as afternoon turned to evening, he latched onto newly surfacing FBI-Big Tech testimony and worked himself into genuine anger, culminating in his one original post of the day: a furious demand that someone "DO SOMETHING" about the "rigged" 2020 election. The elephant in the room — the Fuentes controversy — went entirely unaddressed.

Full digest for 2022-12-02: https://trump.fm/date/2022-12-02/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, December 2). https://www.newsmax.com/murdock/electors-pelosi-wa... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109441530625228013
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "https://www.newsmax.com/murdock/electors-pelosi-waters/2022/..." Truth Social, 2 Dec. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109441530625228013. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "https://www.newsmax.com/murdock/electors-pelosi-waters/2022/...," Truth Social, December 2, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109441530625228013.

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