# Post ts_109462304115605769 - Post ID: `ts_109462304115605769` - Platform: Truth Social - Posted: 2022-12-05T17:43:28.803Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109462304115605769 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109462304115605769/analysis - Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109462304115605769.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) ## Post text > The Fake News is actually trying to convince the American People that I said I wanted to “terminate” the Constitution. This is simply more DISINFORMATION & LIES, just like RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA, and all of their other HOAXES & SCAMS. What I said was that when there is “MASSIVE & WIDESPREAD FRAUD & DECEPTION,” as has been irrefutably proven in the 2020 Presidential Election, steps must be immediately taken to RIGHT THE WRONG. Only FOOLS would disagree with that and accept STOLEN ELECTIONS. MAGA! ## Engagement - Likes: 48,381 - Reposts: 15,110 - Replies: 3,994 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.427Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T00:34:43.808Z (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 bipartisan condemnation over his December 3 Truth Social post calling for "termination" of Constitutional rules to overturn the 2020 election. This follow-up deploys textbook DARVO: he denies making the statement (despite it being publicly accessible on the same platform), attacks the media as purveyors of "DISINFORMATION & LIES," and reverses victim/offender roles by casting himself as the target of hoaxes. The gaslighting is unusually brazen — denying a written, timestamped statement made 48 hours prior on the same platform. The post sustains multiple layers of reality distortion: the Constitution statement didn't happen, the 2020 election was "irrefutably" stolen, and anyone who disagrees is a "FOOL." The narcissistic injury driving this response is severe — condemnation came from Democrats, Republicans, and the White House alike. Defense mechanisms stack denial, distortion, projection, and splitting. The continued framing of elections as "STOLEN" and demand to "RIGHT THE WRONG" through immediate steps sustains implicit authorization of extralegal action, elevating danger indicators. This post is clinically significant for the degree of reality distortion applied to the subject's own documented words — a qualitative escalation in gaslighting from disputing others' claims to denying his own published statements. ## Psychological Analysis: Post ts_109462304115605769 ### Context This post is a damage-control response to widespread condemnation after Trump explicitly called for the "termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution" on Truth Social on December 3, 2022. The original post was prompted by the Twitter Files release. This follow-up attempts to reframe what he said. ### Authorship Posted at 12:43 PM ET (Trump was at Mar-a-Lago in early December 2022). Business hours, but the emotional intensity, ALL CAPS patterns, stream-of-consciousness quality, and characteristic phrases ("RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA," "HOAXES & SCAMS," "MAGA!") strongly suggest authentic Trump composition — possibly dictated or typed with awareness of the political damage. ### Psychological Analysis This is a textbook DARVO response to narcissistic injury. Trump was widely condemned — including by fellow Republicans — for the Constitution statement. The post deploys **denial** ("I said I wanted to 'terminate' the Constitution" — framed as a Fake News fabrication when it is a direct quote), **distortion** (rewriting what he actually said into a more palatable version about "righting wrongs"), and **projection** (accusing media of "DISINFORMATION & LIES" while actively engaging in disinformation about his own words). The **gaslighting** is particularly stark: he is denying something he wrote on the same platform days earlier, accessible to anyone. The rhetorical move of putting "terminate" in scare quotes treats his own documented words as enemy fabrication. ### Narcissistic Dynamics The trigger is a severe narcissistic injury — bipartisan condemnation including from his own party. The response oscillates between **vulnerable narcissism** (victimized by lies, persecuted by fake news) and **grandiose narcissism** (only FOOLS disagree, the election was "irrefutably proven" stolen). The closing "MAGA!" functions as a rallying cry to consolidate in-group loyalty around the distorted version of events. ### Rhetorical Techniques - **DARVO**: Deny (didn't say it), Attack (Fake News lying), Reverse Victim/Offender (he's the victim of disinformation) - **Firehose of falsehood**: stacking "RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA" with "HOAXES & SCAMS" to overwhelm - **Epistemic closure**: framing documented quotes as enemy propaganda - **Appeal to ridicule**: "Only FOOLS would disagree" - **Big Lie maintenance**: "irrefutably proven" fraud (no such proof exists) ### Cognitive Notes Language is coherent and syntactically organized. The perseverative "RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA" is a well-established rhetorical tic rather than a cognitive marker. No notable deviation from baseline. ### Danger Assessment The post maintains the delegitimization of elections and now adds denial of having attacked the Constitution — normalizing both the original statement and the revisionism. The "STOLEN ELECTIONS" framing and implication that immediate action is required to "RIGHT THE WRONG" sustain an implicit call to extralegal action. ## Fact Verification | Claim | Verdict | Evidence | |-------|---------|----------| | "The Fake News is trying to convince people he said he wanted to terminate the Constitution" | **False** | Trump's December 3, 2022 Truth Social post explicitly called for 'the termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution.' Media accurately reported his own words. | | "MASSIVE & WIDESPREAD FRAUD & DECEPTION has been irrefutably proven in the 2020 Presidential Election" | **False** | Over 60 court cases, multiple audits (including partisan ones like Arizona's Cyber Ninjas), DOJ investigations, and Trump's own AG William Barr found no evidence of fraud sufficient to change election outcomes. | | "This is like RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA and other HOAXES & SCAMS" | **Mostly False** | The Russia investigation resulted in 34 indictments and documented extensive Russian interference. The Senate Intelligence Committee (Republican-led) confirmed Russian interference. Characterizing it as a 'hoax' is misleading. | Overall Veracity: 7% ## Authorship Analysis **Self-Written** (score: 80%) ### Indicators - ALL CAPS emotional emphasis pattern - RUSSIA RUSSIA RUSSIA signature phrase - Stream-of-consciousness escalation - MAGA! closing rallying cry - Characteristic ampersand usage in HOAXES & SCAMS ## Psychological Profile ### State **Mixed State** **Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (Bipartisan condemnation of Constitution termination statement) **Rage:** Intensity 70% targeting Fake News media, critics of his Constitution statement - Proportionality: 30% Sentiment: -0.70 **Mildly Hypomanic** - Pressured, rapid-fire rhetorical escalation - Grandiose certainty ('irrefutably proven') ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 85% - Antisocial: 70% - Paranoid: 60% - Sadism: 30% **Defense Mechanisms:** - denial (pathological) - distortion (pathological) - projection (immature) - splitting (immature) **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 55% Cognitive Markers: - perseveration **Parasocial Techniques:** - In-group solidarity via MAGA - Shared victimhood narrative - Epistemic closure — only trust his version ## Danger Assessment **ELEVATED** ### Indicators - Continued delegitimization of elections as STOLEN - Call to immediately RIGHT THE WRONG implies extralegal action - Normalization of attacking Constitutional order through denial - Epistemic closure demands — dissenters are FOOLS ### Gaslighting - Denies making a statement that is publicly documented on the same platform - Frames direct quote as Fake News fabrication - Uses scare quotes around 'terminate' to cast his own word as enemy invention - Substitutes sanitized version of what he said for the actual statement ## Fact Checks (3) _The model's verdicts from 2026-03-20._ > The Fake News is trying to convince people he said he wanted to terminate the Constitution **FALSE** Trump's December 3, 2022 Truth Social post explicitly called for 'the termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution.' Media accurately reported his own words. Sources: Trump's own Truth Social post, December 3, 2022 > MASSIVE & WIDESPREAD FRAUD & DECEPTION has been irrefutably proven in the 2020 Presidential Election **FALSE** Over 60 court cases, multiple audits (including partisan ones like Arizona's Cyber Ninjas), DOJ investigations, and Trump's own AG William Barr found no evidence of fraud sufficient to change election outcomes. Sources: Federal and state court rulings; DOJ statements; William Barr statements December 2020 > This is like RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA and other HOAXES & SCAMS **MOSTLY FALSE** The Russia investigation resulted in 34 indictments and documented extensive Russian interference. The Senate Intelligence Committee (Republican-led) confirmed Russian interference. Characterizing it as a 'hoax' is misleading. Sources: Senate Intelligence Committee Report; Mueller Report Overall Veracity: 7% ## Tags - DARVO (95%) - gaslighting (95%) - election_denial (90%) - constitution_crisis (85%) - media_attack (70%) - damage_control (80%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **After calling to "terminate" the Constitution, Trump denies it — then restates the demand in softer terms** Trump spent the afternoon in damage-control mode after his weekend call to "terminate" the Constitution drew condemnation from both parties. He accused the media of fabricating his words, then proceeded to restate essentially the same demand — that elections should be overturned with no time limit — in slightly softer language. The day opened with a quiet endorsement repost in the evening prior, but the real action was a tight cluster of three defensive posts over about an hour at midday, all driven by the same wound. With the Georgia Senate runoff one day away and his company's tax fraud trial in jury deliberations, it was a day of deflection and doubling down. Full digest for 2022-12-05: https://trump.fm/date/2022-12-05/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, December 5). The Fake News is actually trying to convince the... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109462304115605769 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "The Fake News is actually trying to convince the American..." Truth Social, 5 Dec. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109462304115605769. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. 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