# Post ts_109532007012797091

- Post ID: `ts_109532007012797091`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-12-18T01:09:50.682Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109532007012797091
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109532007012797091/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109532007012797091.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Just like it was in 2016 where FoxNews, the shrinking Wall Street Journal, and the no longer readable or salvageable N.Y. Post, we’re strongly against me and my candidacy for President. They did phony stories and put out phony polls. They said I couldn’t win, and I WON BIG. They had their “pets,” like low energy Jeb, but how did that work out? Not good for them. Then I did even better the second time around, getting MILLIONS MORE VOTES, but BAD things went on. This field is much weaker, WATCH!

## Engagement

- Likes: 27,577
- Reposts: 6,547
- Replies: 1,342
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.425Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:00:53.530Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Psychological Analysis: Post ts_109532007012797091

### Context
Posted 2022-12-18 at ~8:09 PM EST (Mar-a-Lago). This places it in evening hours — consistent with authentic Trump posting but not the classic late-night window. Trump had announced his 2024 candidacy roughly a month prior (Nov 15, 2022) and was facing skepticism from traditional conservative media allies.

### Content Analysis
The post is a grievance-laden attack on Fox News, Wall Street Journal, and New York Post — all Murdoch properties — for perceived insufficient loyalty to his 2024 candidacy. He frames this as a repeat of 2016, claims vindication through past victory, alludes obliquely to 2020 election fraud ("BAD things went on"), and dismisses the 2024 Republican field as weak.

### Authorship
The post reads as authentic Trump: stream-of-consciousness structure, characteristic nicknames ("low energy Jeb"), grammatical error ("we're" for "were"), emotional escalation, ALL CAPS emphasis on key words. The evening timing is plausible for personal posting. The grammar error is particularly telling — an aide would not make this mistake.

### Psychological Dynamics
The post is triggered by perceived betrayal from media allies. The Murdoch empire supported Trump through most of his presidency but began hedging after 2020. This constitutes narcissistic injury from abandonment/disloyalty. The response pattern is classic: (1) devalue the source, (2) invoke past triumph, (3) threaten future dominance.

The phrase "BAD things went on" is a compressed reference to his stolen-election narrative, inserted without elaboration — suggesting it has become a perseverative fixture requiring no explanation for his audience.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Devaluation**: "shrinking," "no longer readable or salvageable," dismissing outlets
- **Splitting**: Media allies become enemies; no middle ground
- **Grandiosity as defense**: "I WON BIG," "MILLIONS MORE VOTES"
- **Denial**: Implicit denial of 2020 loss via "BAD things went on"

### Rhetorical Techniques
The post follows a contamination-then-redemption arc: enemies opposed him → he won anyway → they betrayed him again → he will win again. The closing "WATCH!" functions as both threat and promise, a signature move creating anticipatory tension.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Fox News, WSJ, and NY Post were strongly against his 2016 candidacy" | **Half True** | These outlets were skeptical early in 2016 but Fox gave substantial airtime and the NY Post endorsed him. WSJ editorial board was more consistently critical. |
| "He got MILLIONS MORE VOTES the second time around" | **True** | Trump received ~74.2M votes in 2020 vs ~63M in 2016, roughly 11 million more votes. |
| "BAD things went on (implying election fraud caused his loss)" | **False** | No evidence of fraud sufficient to change the 2020 election outcome was found by courts, DOJ, or state officials including Trump appointees. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 92%)

### Indicators

- Grammar error ('we're' for 'were')
- Stream-of-consciousness structure
- Characteristic nicknames ('low energy Jeb')
- ALL CAPS emphasis pattern
- Evening posting time at Mar-a-Lago

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Abandonment (Murdoch media properties (Fox, WSJ, NY Post))

**Rage:** Intensity 50% targeting Fox News, WSJ, NY Post (Murdoch empire)
- Proportionality: 40%

Sentiment: -0.50

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Grandiose confidence about future victory
- Rapid topic shifting within single post

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 80%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 50%
- Sadism: 30%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 40%

Cognitive Markers:
- perseveration
- tangentiality

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Shared grievance narrative
- Insider knowledge framing ('WATCH!')
- Us-vs-them bonding against media

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Implicit claim 2020 was stolen ('BAD things went on')
- Dismissal of legitimate polling as 'phony'

## Fact Checks (3)

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

> Fox News, WSJ, and NY Post were strongly against his 2016 candidacy

**HALF TRUE**

These outlets were skeptical early in 2016 but Fox gave substantial airtime and the NY Post endorsed him. WSJ editorial board was more consistently critical.

> He got MILLIONS MORE VOTES the second time around

**TRUE**

Trump received ~74.2M votes in 2020 vs ~63M in 2016, roughly 11 million more votes.

> BAD things went on (implying election fraud caused his loss)

**FALSE**

No evidence of fraud sufficient to change the 2020 election outcome was found by courts, DOJ, or state officials including Trump appointees.

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- media_grievance (90%)
- election_denial (50%)
- 2024_campaign (70%)
- murdoch_split (80%)
- narcissistic_injury (80%)

## That day

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

**On Eve of Criminal Referrals, a Daylong Defensive Siege Reveals Deep Narcissistic Injury**

Trump spent the day in a sustained defensive posture as the January 6th Committee prepared to vote on criminal referrals against him. The evening before began with a long, layered attack on the committee, followed by a rapid-fire morning burst of nine posts in under three hours -- nearly all focused on delegitimizing the investigation, the FBI, and the DOJ. The mood swung between defiant grandiosity and wounded victimhood, with repeated returns to the 2020 election fraud narrative now 25 months old. Several posts contained outright false claims, including that the committee had no Republican members and that the FBI shut down his Twitter account.

Full digest for 2022-12-18: https://trump.fm/date/2022-12-18/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, December 18). Just like it was in 2016 where FoxNews, the... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109532007012797091
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Just like it was in 2016 where FoxNews, the shrinking Wall..." Truth Social, 18 Dec. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109532007012797091. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Just like it was in 2016 where FoxNews, the shrinking Wall...," Truth Social, December 18, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109532007012797091.

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