# Post ts_109474401947683670

- Post ID: `ts_109474401947683670`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-12-07T21:00:07.060Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109474401947683670
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109474401947683670/analysis
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## Post text

> Weaponization like never before. So terrible! https://thefederalist.com/2022/12/02/merrick-garland-ignores-calls-for-hunter-biden-probe-to-instead-interfere-with-trumps-2024-chances/

## Engagement

- Likes: 10,752
- Reposts: 3,355
- Replies: 302
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.427Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T00:40:04.145Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

# Analysis: "Weaponization like never before"

## Context
December 7, 2022 — Trump was likely at Mar-a-Lago (Palm Beach, FL, EST). 21:00 UTC = 4:00 PM EST, business hours.

This post shares a Federalist article about AG Garland allegedly ignoring Hunter Biden probe while pursuing Trump. It fits a pattern of rapid-fire link-sharing on this day, all reinforcing a "persecution" narrative.

## Key Observations

The post is extremely brief — two sentence fragments plus a link. "Weaponization like never before" is a compressed grievance claim. "So terrible!" is an emotional intensifier. The pattern of sharing multiple conservative media links in sequence with minimal commentary suggests either aide-assisted curation or Trump scanning sympathetic media and reposting.

This post occurs amid extraordinary context: Trump had just called for "termination" of the Constitution days prior, the Trump Organization was convicted on all counts of tax fraud, and Herschel Walker lost the Georgia runoff. The pivot to "weaponization" framing is a classic deflection from these significant defeats.

## Psychological Dynamics
The post channels narcissistic injury from multiple simultaneous legal and political defeats into a persecution narrative. Rather than addressing the Organization's conviction or the Constitution statement backlash, the subject redirects attention to alleged double standards in DOJ treatment — a whataboutism structure comparing his treatment to Hunter Biden's.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Weaponization like never before" | **Mostly False** | DOJ investigations followed standard procedures. Special counsel appointment is a routine mechanism. Trump Organization trial resulted in conviction on all counts based on evidence. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 50%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (4 PM EST)
- Very brief commentary consistent with Trump's style
- Emotional intensifier 'So terrible!'
- But part of a curated link-sharing burst suggesting aide involvement

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (DOJ investigation, Trump Organization conviction)

**Rage:** Intensity 40% targeting Merrick Garland / DOJ
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.70

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 60%
- Sadism: 10%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 10%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared victimhood
- information curation

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Frames legitimate legal proceedings as 'weaponization'
- Implies DOJ selectively targets him while ignoring others

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Weaponization like never before

**MOSTLY FALSE**

DOJ investigations followed standard procedures. Special counsel appointment is a routine mechanism. Trump Organization trial resulted in conviction on all counts based on evidence.

Sources: Manhattan DA office court records; DOJ special counsel regulations

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- persecution-narrative (80%)
- whataboutism (70%)
- link-sharing-burst (60%)

## That day

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

**Besieged on All Fronts, Trump Floods the Zone With Defensive Link Barrages**

Trump spent the day under siege from multiple directions — his company's criminal conviction, Herschel Walker's Georgia runoff loss, and bipartisan backlash over his call to "terminate" the Constitution. He opened the evening before with an all-caps "witch hunt" outburst that included a veiled warning that people "aren't going to take it much longer." The next afternoon brought a frantic barrage of shared links: first gloating over media industry layoffs, then curating sympathetic conservative outlets to rewrite the Constitution controversy as fake news. The day closed with a cherry-picked claim about his midterm endorsement record and an attack on RINOs. The overall mood was embattled and compulsively defensive, with staff-assisted link dumps doing the heavy lifting.

Full digest for 2022-12-07: https://trump.fm/date/2022-12-07/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, December 7). Weaponization like never before. So terrible!... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109474401947683670
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Weaponization like never before. So terrible!..." Truth Social, 7 Dec. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109474401947683670. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Weaponization like never before. So terrible!...," Truth Social, December 7, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109474401947683670.

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