# Post ts_109515436754353234

- Post ID: `ts_109515436754353234`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-12-15T02:55:48.567Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109515436754353234
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109515436754353234/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109515436754353234.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> How crazy are these people? How bad for our Country! https://nypost.com/2021/06/27/national-archives-task-force-cites-rotunda-as-racism-example/

## Engagement

- Likes: 8,800
- Reposts: 2,578
- Replies: 412
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.426Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:03:21.081Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

This brief post is part of a coordinated two-post attack on the National Archives, sharing an 18-month-old article to frame NARA as a "crazy" radical left institution. The strategic significance is considerable: by December 2022, NARA's referral of Trump's classified document retention had led to an FBI search and active DOJ special counsel investigation. The delegitimization campaign serves to preemptively discredit the institution at the center of his most serious legal exposure. The use of dated culture-war material as ammunition against a current legal adversary reveals calculated strategic thinking beneath the surface of spontaneous outrage.

## Analysis: Post ts_109515436754353234 (2022-12-15)

### Context
Trump shares a **June 2021** NY Post article about the National Archives task force citing the Rotunda as an example of "structural racism." This is part of a coordinated series—the immediately preceding post also attacks the National Archives ("Missing documents, adding documents, stealing documents... A Radical Left Disaster!"). This campaign to delegitimize the National Archives is strategically significant: NARA was the entity that discovered Trump had retained classified documents at Mar-a-Lago, leading to the FBI search in August 2022. By December 2022, the DOJ special counsel investigation was well underway.

### Authorship
Post time converts to ~9:55 PM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago in mid-December). The brevity, rhetorical question format, exclamation points, and emotional tone are consistent with authentic Trump posting during evening hours.

### Psychological Dynamics
The post is part of a **preemptive delegitimization campaign** against the National Archives. By framing NARA as a "crazy," radical left institution, Trump undermines the credibility of the very organization whose document retrieval triggered his legal exposure. Sharing an article from **18 months prior** indicates deliberate opposition research—someone curated these old articles to build a narrative.

### Strategic Pattern
Two consecutive posts attacking the same institution with different angles (institutional radicalism + operational incompetence) suggests coordinated messaging, even if the posts themselves are authentically Trump-written. The rhetorical questions ("How crazy are these people?") invite the audience to pre-conclude that NARA is an illegitimate, politically motivated actor.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "National Archives task force cited Rotunda as example of racism" | **Mostly True** | NARA's internal task force on racism did produce a report discussing structural racism in its displays, though the characterization is somewhat simplified in the NY Post framing |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 70%)

### Indicators

- Late evening posting (9:55 PM ET)
- Brief rhetorical question format
- Exclamation points
- Emotional framing
- But: strategic coordination with adjacent post suggests curated content fed to him

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Preemptive Attack — Exposure (National Archives / DOJ classified documents investigation)

**Rage:** Intensity 40% targeting National Archives
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.60

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 30%
- Antisocial: 40%
- Paranoid: 30%
- Sadism: 10%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 20%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- rhetorical questions inviting shared outrage
- in-group assumption ('our Country')

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Reframing the institution investigating him as politically radical to undermine its legitimacy

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> National Archives task force cited Rotunda as example of racism

**MOSTLY TRUE**

NARA's internal task force on racism did produce a report discussing structural racism in its displays, though the characterization is somewhat simplified in the NY Post framing

Sources: NY Post article referenced

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- institutional-delegitimization (90%)
- national-archives (100%)
- classified-documents (80%)
- culture-war (60%)

## That day

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

**Trump's "MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT" of $99 NFT Trading Cards Caps a Day of Projection, Link-Dumping, and Narcissistic Repair**

Trump spent the day toggling between mass link-sharing and damage control after his much-hyped "MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT" turned out to be $99 digital trading cards featuring AI-generated images of himself as a superhero. The evening before, he'd dumped 16 posts in under 40 minutes — mostly old articles — including a pointed attack on the National Archives that mirrored the exact accusations he himself was facing in the classified documents probe. After the NFT reveal drew mockery from allies and opponents alike, the afternoon and evening shifted to defensive mode: promoting favorable polls, attacking media outlets, and insisting Truth Social was "THE BEST." One immigration post framing border crossings as a "military invasion" was the only item flagged for elevated concern.

Full digest for 2022-12-15: https://trump.fm/date/2022-12-15/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, December 15). How crazy are these people? How bad for our... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109515436754353234
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "How crazy are these people? How bad for our Country!..." Truth Social, 15 Dec. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109515436754353234. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "How crazy are these people? How bad for our Country!...," Truth Social, December 15, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109515436754353234.

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