# Post ts_109484385522880552

- Post ID: `ts_109484385522880552`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-12-09T15:19:04.330Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109484385522880552
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109484385522880552/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109484385522880552.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> “Biden approval rating holds underwater, just 28% say America heading in the right direction: poll” https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-approval-rating-holds-underwater-just-28-say-america-heading-right-direction-poll

## Engagement

- Likes: 7,937
- Reposts: 2,308
- Replies: 791
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.427Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T00:41:59.097Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Fox News Biden Approval Poll Share

A straightforward repost of a Fox News headline about Biden's underwater approval ratings. The post consists entirely of a quoted headline and link with no original commentary, making it one of the least psychologically revealing post types in Trump's repertoire.

### Context
This appears amid a highly active posting day (Dec 9, 2022) featuring multiple posts about the Twitter Files, the Trump Organization conviction, the Mar-a-Lago raid, and perceived Jewish disloyalty. Against that backdrop of intense narcissistic injury and rage, this post functions as contrast-building: "Biden is failing while they persecute me."

### Authorship
Posted at 10:19 AM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago). Business hours, no original text, clean formatting — consistent with aide/Scavino posting or a quick share. The lack of any editorializing (no "SAD!" or "WORST EVER!") is atypical for authentic Trump engagement with polling data.

### Psychological Function
This is supply-maintenance content. By sharing Biden's poor numbers, Trump implicitly argues his own superiority without stating it directly. In the context of the day's other posts — which show significant distress over legal threats — this functions as a brief pivot to grandiose positioning via contrast.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Biden approval rating underwater, 28% say right direction" | **Mostly True** | Various polls in late 2022 showed Biden approval in low 40s and right-track numbers around 25-30%. The 28% right direction figure is plausible for this period. |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 20%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (10:19 AM ET)
- No original commentary added
- Clean formatting, just headline + link
- No emotional markers (ALL CAPS, exclamation points, epithets)
- Contrast with other posts from same day which are clearly authentic

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Biden polling weakness)

Sentiment: -0.30

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 30%
- Antisocial: 0%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- devaluation (immature)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- implicit comparison
- letting data speak for self-aggrandizement

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Biden approval rating underwater, 28% say right direction

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Various polls in late 2022 showed Biden approval in low 40s and right-track numbers around 25-30%. The 28% right direction figure is plausible for this period.

Sources: Fox News/Beacon Research polling

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- Biden criticism (60%)
- polling data (80%)
- Fox News share (70%)
- implicit self-elevation (40%)

## That day

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

**Under Siege on All Fronts, Trump Builds a Persecution Cathedral From the Twitter Files**

Trump spent the day besieged by his company's fraud conviction, fallout from dining with white supremacists, and the expanding classified documents probe — but addressed almost none of it head-on. Instead, he seized on the Twitter Files as proof the 2020 election was stolen, hammering the theme from morning to evening. The most alarming moment came when he accused Jewish leaders of disloyalty for criticizing the Fuentes dinner, warning their ingratitude was costing Israel support in Congress. He also dismissed the newly freed Brittney Griner as an "America hating basketball player," turning a hostage release into a grievance competition. The afternoon devolved into a rapid-fire dump of favorable links, suggesting the morning's emotional fuel had burned out.

Full digest for 2022-12-09: https://trump.fm/date/2022-12-09/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, December 9). “Biden approval rating holds underwater, just 28%... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109484385522880552
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "“Biden approval rating holds underwater, just 28% say..." Truth Social, 9 Dec. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109484385522880552. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "“Biden approval rating holds underwater, just 28% say...," Truth Social, December 9, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109484385522880552.

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