Analysis: RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/1...

3y ago Dec 15, 2022 at 10:01 PM

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 Dec 15, 2022 at 2:43 PM

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AI Analysis

Machine-generated analysis of the post above on 2026-03-20. Not written by the author of the post.

Danger Level

None

Narcissistic State

Grandiose

Authorship

Self-Written

Intensity

65%

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.

Authorship Analysis

Self-Written

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 marksGrandiose self-assessmentRapid topic-chaining within single sentence

▶ Clinical

Malignant Narcissism:

Narcissistic

70%

Antisocial

30%

Paranoid

50%

Sadism

20%

Defense Mechanisms:

splittingprojectiondenial

Cognitive Complexity:

Complexity

35%

Cognitive Markers:

tangentiality

Parasocial Techniques:

Identity fusion—'me and the GREAT PATRIOTS OF MAGA' merges leader grievance with follower identityShared victimhood framing

Danger Assessment

None

Gaslighting Detected:

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

Reality Distortions:

2020 election involved theft and cheating
All unfavorable polls are fake
Only McLaughlin produces real polling

Fact Checks (2)

"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

Receipts

No contradictions with other posts detected yet.

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%