# Post ts_109479387578771783

- Post ID: `ts_109479387578771783`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-12-08T18:08:01.754Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109479387578771783
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109479387578771783/analysis

## Post text

> https://www.rsbnetwork.com/news/promises-made-promises-kept-5-years-ago-trump-recognized-jerusalem-as-capital-of-israel/

## Engagement

- Likes: 16,655
- Reposts: 3,965
- Replies: 305
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.427Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T00:40:39.903Z (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 Post – Jerusalem Recognition Anniversary

This post shares an RSB Network article commemorating the 5th anniversary of Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, framed under the "Promises Made, Promises Kept" branding.

### Context
This post appears during a period of significant legal and political setbacks: the Trump Organization tax fraud conviction, the Georgia Senate runoff loss, backlash from his "termination of the Constitution" statement, and new classified documents discoveries. The post is a textbook **deflection to past achievement** — redirecting attention from current adversity to a signature foreign policy accomplishment.

### Authorship
Posted at 1:08 PM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago), business hours, link-only with no personal commentary — classic aide/Scavino content curation.

### Psychological Function
The post serves as **narcissistic supply maintenance** during a period of intense narcissistic injury. By surfacing a policy achievement that was broadly praised (even by critics), it functions as a psychological counterweight to the cascade of negative news. The "Promises Made, Promises Kept" framing reinforces the protagonist-as-dealmaker identity.

### Rhetorical Note
The link-only format with no added commentary is notable — it lets the headline do the work without exposing the subject to further controversy, which is strategically prudent given the "termination of Constitution" backlash still unfolding.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Trump recognized Jerusalem as capital of Israel 5 years ago (from Dec 2022)" | **True** | Trump formally recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel on December 6, 2017, making the timing approximately correct. |

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 15%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (1:08 PM ET)
- Link-only with no personal commentary
- Polished campaign branding in headline
- Strategic content curation pattern

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Multiple concurrent narcissistic injuries requiring ego stabilization)

Sentiment: +0.50

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 0%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- displacement (neurotic)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 0%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Nostalgia for past accomplishments
- Implicit comparison to current leadership

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Trump recognized Jerusalem as capital of Israel 5 years ago (from Dec 2022)

**TRUE**

Trump formally recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel on December 6, 2017, making the timing approximately correct.

Sources: Historical record

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Tags

- supply-seeking (70%)
- aide-written (85%)
- deflection (60%)
- foreign-policy (80%)

## That day

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

**Under Siege on All Fronts, Trump Fires a 30-Minute Defensive Barrage from Mar-a-Lago**

Trump posted eight times in a concentrated half-hour midday burst, mostly sharing links to sympathetic articles defending his record. The session opened and closed with flashes of anger — first dismissing the New York Times, then attacking the Brittney Griner prisoner swap as a terrible deal. In between, he rapid-fired links on the Jerusalem embassy anniversary, election fraud claims, and the Kanye dinner controversy. The overall mood was defensive deflection, with Trump conspicuously avoiding the Trump Organization fraud conviction and his widely condemned call to "terminate the Constitution" from earlier in the week.

Full digest for 2022-12-08: https://trump.fm/date/2022-12-08/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, December 8). https://www.rsbnetwork.com/news/promises-made-prom... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109479387578771783
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "https://www.rsbnetwork.com/news/promises-made-promises-kept-..." Truth Social, 8 Dec. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109479387578771783. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "https://www.rsbnetwork.com/news/promises-made-promises-kept-...," Truth Social, December 8, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109479387578771783.

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