# Post ts_109519942570878272

- Post ID: `ts_109519942570878272`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-12-15T22:01:41.828Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109519942570878272
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109519942570878272/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109519942570878272.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/109518217605072580 This is the McLaughlin & Associates POLL that just came out and which got it right in 2016 & 2020 (with margins for theft and cheating), unlike The WSJ, NBC Fake News, ABC Fake News, Fake Polling FOX NEWS, the dying and very sickly USA Today, and most others in the LameStream Media. In other words, it is REAL POLLING. As you can see, we are leading by a lot, despite the never ending Communist (Democrat) WEAPONIZED ATTACKS on me and the GREAT PATRIOTS OF MAGA. More to come!!!

## Reposted post

Original: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109518217605072580 (2022-12-15T14:43:00.980Z (UTC))

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- image: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/109/518/217/538/157/453/original/adb7a0ffd5d4affe.jpg

## Engagement

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- Reposts: 5,158
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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.426Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:02:02.317Z (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 post functions as narcissistic repair on a day when Trump's NFT trading card announcement drew widespread mockery, even from allies. By retweeting his own favorable poll and systematically delegitimizing every unfavorable information source (WSJ, NBC, ABC, Fox News, USA Today), Trump restores epistemic closure where only confirming data is "REAL." The casual parenthetical asserting 2020 election fraud as settled fact—"(with margins for theft and cheating)"—represents ongoing normalization of the Big Lie through repetition rather than argument. The identity fusion technique ("WEAPONIZED ATTACKS on me and the GREAT PATRIOTS OF MAGA") merges personal narcissistic injury with collective grievance, ensuring supporters experience criticism of Trump as attacks on themselves. The "Communist (Democrat)" label continues routine political dehumanization. Psychologically, the splitting is total: one pollster is real, all others are fake; one group are great patriots, opponents are communists. This binary worldview, combined with persecution framing and grandiose self-assessment, is consistent with the malignant narcissism construct. The post is clinically unremarkable relative to Trump's baseline—it deploys his standard defensive repertoire without notable escalation.

## Psychological Analysis: Post ts_109519942570878272

### Context
This is a retweet of his own earlier post about a McLaughlin & Associates poll showing him leading. Posted 5:01 PM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago in December). This follows his earlier post criticizing WSJ and Fox News polling, and notably the NFT trading card announcement that was widely mocked.

### Authorship
Business hours timing and the "RT:" format suggest possible aide involvement in resharing, but the content itself—stream-of-consciousness, parenthetical asides, ALL CAPS, escalating emotional intensity—is characteristic authentic Trump.

### Psychological Analysis
The post is a textbook narcissistic supply-seeking exercise combined with defensive reaction. The NFT announcement earlier that day was met with widespread ridicule (even from allies), making this poll-boosting retweet likely a compensatory move to reassert dominance and relevance.

The splitting is stark: McLaughlin (got it right) vs. every other pollster/outlet (fake, dying, sickly). The parenthetical "(with margins for theft and cheating)" casually asserts election fraud as settled fact—a maintenance-level reality distortion requiring no evidence.

"Communist (Democrat)" is routine dehumanizing conflation. "WEAPONIZED ATTACKS on me and the GREAT PATRIOTS OF MAGA" merges his personal grievance with collective identity—classic parasocial fusion where an attack on him is an attack on all supporters.

### Rhetorical Techniques
Heavy use of credential-by-track-record (McLaughlin "got it right"), mass delegitimization of all other sources, and victimhood-as-strength framing. "More to come!!!" serves as both promise and threat.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "McLaughlin & Associates got it right in 2016 & 2020" | **Mostly False** | McLaughlin was Trump's internal pollster and was notably inaccurate in 2020, projecting a Trump win. Their 2016 record was mixed. |
| "We are leading by a lot" | **Half True** | Trump led some early 2024 GOP primary polls but margins varied widely; 'by a lot' is characteristic exaggeration |

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 75%)

### Indicators

- ALL CAPS emphasis patterns
- parenthetical asides '(with margins for theft and cheating)'
- stream-of-consciousness structure
- emotional escalation
- business hours timing suggests possible aide reshare of authentic content

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (Widespread mockery of NFT trading card announcement; unfavorable polling coverage)

**Rage:** Intensity 50% targeting Media outlets and pollsters
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.40

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Triple exclamation marks
- Grandiose self-assessment
- Rapid topic-chaining within single sentence

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 50%
- Sadism: 20%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- splitting (immature)
- projection (immature)
- denial (pathological)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 35%

Cognitive Markers:
- tangentiality

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Identity fusion—'me and the GREAT PATRIOTS OF MAGA' merges leader grievance with follower identity
- Shared victimhood framing

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Casual assertion of election theft as fact ('margins for theft and cheating')
- Mass delegitimization of independent information sources
- Redefining 'REAL POLLING' as only polls showing favorable results

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> McLaughlin & Associates got it right in 2016 & 2020

**MOSTLY FALSE**

McLaughlin was Trump's internal pollster and was notably inaccurate in 2020, projecting a Trump win. Their 2016 record was mixed.

Sources: General knowledge of 2020 polling accuracy

> We are leading by a lot

**HALF TRUE**

Trump led some early 2024 GOP primary polls but margins varied widely; 'by a lot' is characteristic exaggeration

Sources: General knowledge of Dec 2022 polling

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Tags

- narcissistic_repair (80%)
- epistemic_closure (70%)
- election_denial (60%)
- media_delegitimization (80%)
- identity_fusion (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). RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109519942570878272
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/1..." Truth Social, 15 Dec. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109519942570878272. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/1...," Truth Social, December 15, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109519942570878272.

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