# Post ts_109534805391262572

- Post ID: `ts_109534805391262572`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-12-18T13:01:30.474Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109534805391262572
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109534805391262572/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109534805391262572.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/109532522743126327 The Democrats will do anything not to run against me, MAGA, and putting AMERICA FIRST. Remember, they are the Party of MISINFORMATION, constantly saying the opposite of what they really want. I am beating everybody in the REAL Polls, by a lot, so they say, “Gee, we want to run against Trump,” at the same time they spend $Millions to try and beat me, hoping for another candidate. I devoured them in 2016, and again, with much bigger numbers, in 2020, but that Election was RIGGED. MUST DO IT AGAIN!

## Reposted post

Original: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109532522743126327 (2022-12-18T03:21:00.019Z (UTC))

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- image: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/109/532/522/730/123/920/original/5f9956f8e1682f31.jpg

## Engagement

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- Reposts: 7,181
- Replies: 1,989
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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.425Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:05:01.763Z (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 self-repost exemplifies Trump's characteristic defensive grandiosity under pressure from the January 6th Committee's criminal referral deliberations. The post's central psychological operation is a projection-laden reframing: Democrats become the "Party of MISINFORMATION" while Trump asserts demonstrably false claims (winning 2020 "with much bigger numbers"). The gaslighting structure is notable - he instructs followers to interpret opponents' stated preferences as meaning the opposite, creating an unfalsifiable framework where any Democratic statement confirms his dominance. The Big Lie receives continued maintenance repetition ("that Election was RIGGED"), now 25 months post-election, suggesting this narrative has become load-bearing for his identity construction. The contamination sequence (legitimate victory → stolen by corrupt forces) remains the master narrative. Pathological-level denial and distortion defenses are employed to maintain the grandiose self-concept against accumulating legal threats. The closing "MUST DO IT AGAIN!" functions both as rallying cry and as psychological self-soothing - reasserting agency and forward momentum against the reality of criminal referrals and legal jeopardy.

## Psychological Analysis: December 18, 2022 Truth Social Post

### Context
This is a self-repost (RT of his own earlier post) during a period of intense pressure: the January 6th Select Committee was preparing criminal referral recommendations, and Trump had recently announced his 2024 candidacy amid mixed Republican enthusiasm.

### Authorship Attribution
**Score: 0.85 (likely authentic)**. Posted at 8:01 AM ET on a Sunday from Mar-a-Lago. The stream-of-consciousness construction, liberal ALL CAPS usage, and emotional reactivity pattern are consistent with authentic Trump composition. The self-repost behavior (amplifying his own earlier statement) is a characteristic supply-seeking behavior.

### Psychological Dynamics
The post is driven by **narcissistic injury** from the Jan 6 Committee proceedings and media questioning of his electoral viability. The response follows a predictable pattern: (1) assert dominance via polls, (2) project own characteristics onto opponents ("Party of MISINFORMATION"), (3) rewrite history to maintain grandiose narrative, (4) close with forward-looking rallying cry.

The most psychologically significant feature is the **unfalsifiable interpretive framework**: Democrats saying they want to run against Trump is reframed as proof they fear him. This eliminates any possible disconfirming evidence - a hallmark of delusional-adjacent reasoning.

### Defense Mechanisms
Pathological defenses dominate: **denial** of the 2020 loss, **distortion** of electoral results ("much bigger numbers"), and **projection** of misinformation onto Democrats. These are layered over **rationalization** (opponent spending = proof of fear).

### Reality Distortion
The claim of winning 2020 "with much bigger numbers" is factually false (lost 232-306 EC, -7M popular vote). This represents continued Big Lie maintenance - now a core identity-sustaining narrative rather than a strategic claim.

### Narrative Identity
The protagonist casts himself as an unstoppable force persecuted by a corrupt system - the Warrior-Victim dual archetype. The contamination sequence (rightful victory → stolen election) remains the organizing narrative.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "I am beating everybody in the REAL Polls, by a lot" | **Mostly True** | In Dec 2022 Trump led most Republican primary polls, though margins varied and DeSantis was competitive in several |
| "I devoured them in 2016" | **Mostly True** | Trump won the 2016 election with 304 electoral votes to Clinton's 227, though lost popular vote |
| "again, with much bigger numbers, in 2020" | **False** | Trump lost to Biden 306-232 in the Electoral College and by 7 million popular votes |
| "that Election was RIGGED" | **False** | No credible evidence of fraud sufficient to change the 2020 outcome; over 60 court challenges failed |

Overall Veracity: 40%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 85%)

### Indicators

- Stream-of-consciousness style
- ALL CAPS emphasis throughout
- Emotional reactivity
- Complex run-on sentences
- 8am ET Sunday morning (Mar-a-Lago)

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (Jan 6 Committee criminal referrals, media skepticism of candidacy)

**Rage:** Intensity 60% targeting Democrats, media
- Proportionality: 40%

Sentiment: -0.40

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Pressured, rapid-fire argumentation
- Grandiose self-assessment
- Call to action energy

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 80%
- Antisocial: 40%
- Paranoid: 60%
- Sadism: 20%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- projection (immature)
- denial (pathological)
- distortion (pathological)
- rationalization (neurotic)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 50%

Cognitive Markers:
- tangentiality

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Direct address to followers
- Shared grievance construction
- Call to action (MUST DO IT AGAIN)

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Claims Democrats are 'Party of MISINFORMATION' while repeating Big Lie
- Asserts he won 2020 with bigger numbers (he lost)
- Frames opponents' statements as meaning the opposite of what they say

## Fact Checks (4)

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

> I am beating everybody in the REAL Polls, by a lot

**MOSTLY TRUE**

In Dec 2022 Trump led most Republican primary polls, though margins varied and DeSantis was competitive in several

> I devoured them in 2016

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Trump won the 2016 election with 304 electoral votes to Clinton's 227, though lost popular vote

> again, with much bigger numbers, in 2020

**FALSE**

Trump lost to Biden 306-232 in the Electoral College and by 7 million popular votes

> that Election was RIGGED

**FALSE**

No credible evidence of fraud sufficient to change the 2020 outcome; over 60 court challenges failed

Overall Veracity: 40%

## Tags

- big-lie (90%)
- projection (80%)
- grandiosity (80%)
- 2024-campaign (70%)
- DARVO (70%)

## 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). RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109534805391262572
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/1..." Truth Social, 18 Dec. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109534805391262572. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/1...," Truth Social, December 18, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109534805391262572.

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