# Post ts_109479388705170301

- Post ID: `ts_109479388705170301`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-12-08T18:08:18.940Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109479388705170301
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109479388705170301/analysis

## Post text

> https://www.westernjournal.com/5-years-ago-trump-clinton-bush-obama-couldnt/

## Engagement

- Likes: 17,500
- Reposts: 4,209
- Replies: 388
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.427Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T00:41:18.865Z (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 Share — Western Journal Article on Jerusalem Recognition

This post is a bare URL share from the Western Journal, likely about Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital five years prior (December 6, 2017). This is one of at least five posts on the same day, several of which are similarly link-only shares to right-leaning outlets.

### Context

This post appears during a period of significant legal and political setbacks: the Trump Organization was convicted on all counts of tax fraud, Herschel Walker lost the Georgia runoff, and Trump had just generated controversy by calling for "termination" of the Constitution. The Jerusalem recognition share fits a pattern of curating favorable legacy narratives to counterbalance negative news cycles.

### Authorship

Bare URL share during business hours (1:08 PM ET), consistent with aide/Scavino posting pattern. The post lacks any personal commentary, emotional language, or stylistic markers of authentic Trump authorship.

### Psychological Function

This is supply-maintenance behavior — circulating content that reinforces the "promises kept" narrative. The Jerusalem recognition was one of Trump's most unambiguous policy achievements and is being deployed here as a contrast to the day's negative coverage. The clustering of multiple link shares on a single day suggests a coordinated content strategy rather than spontaneous posting.

### Rhetorical Function

The article title ("5 years ago Trump... Clinton, Bush, Obama couldn't") positions Trump as uniquely capable where predecessors failed — standard achievement-contrast framing.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Trump recognized Jerusalem as capital of Israel, which Clinton, Bush, and Obama did not do" | **True** | Trump formally recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital on December 6, 2017. Previous presidents Clinton, Bush, and Obama all signed waivers delaying the move despite the 1995 Jerusalem Embassy Act. |

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Bare URL with no commentary
- Business hours posting (1:08 PM ET)
- Professional content curation pattern
- Part of batch of similar link shares

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking — Defeat (Negative news cycle (tax fraud conviction, Walker loss, Constitution controversy))

Sentiment: +0.40

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 0%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- legacy narrative curation
- favorable comparison to predecessors

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Trump recognized Jerusalem as capital of Israel, which Clinton, Bush, and Obama did not do

**TRUE**

Trump formally recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital on December 6, 2017. Previous presidents Clinton, Bush, and Obama all signed waivers delaying the move despite the 1995 Jerusalem Embassy Act.

Sources: Historical record

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Tags

- legacy-narrative (80%)
- supply-maintenance (70%)
- aide-authored (85%)
- jerusalem-recognition (90%)

## 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.westernjournal.com/5-years-ago-trump-c... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109479388705170301
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "https://www.westernjournal.com/5-years-ago-trump-clinton-bus..." Truth Social, 8 Dec. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109479388705170301. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "https://www.westernjournal.com/5-years-ago-trump-clinton-bus...," Truth Social, December 8, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109479388705170301.

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