# Post ts_109537425533723368

- Post ID: `ts_109537425533723368`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-12-19T00:07:50.669Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109537425533723368
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109537425533723368/analysis

## Post text

> https://townhall.com/columnists/marklewis/2022/12/18/why-do-liberals-hate-trump-so-much-n2617265

## Engagement

- Likes: 12,344
- Reposts: 3,081
- Replies: 1,190
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.425Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:07:45.933Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Shared Article Link — "Why Do Liberals Hate Trump So Much"

### Context
This post is a bare URL share of a Townhall opinion column titled "Why Do Liberals Hate Trump So Much" by Mark Lewis, posted the same day the Jan. 6 Committee voted to refer Trump for criminal prosecution. The post contains no original commentary — just the link.

### Authorship
Posted at 7:07 PM EST (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago in December). This is evening but not late-night. The bare-link format with no commentary could be either Trump or an aide. The timing and simplicity lean slightly toward aide-managed content curation, though Trump does share bare links. The article's defensive framing aligns with the emotional tenor of surrounding posts.

### Psychological Analysis
The article selection is telling: on the day of historic criminal referrals, the chosen share reframes the narrative from "accountability" to "hatred." This is classic DARVO — reversing victim and offender. The implicit message is: "They don't have legitimate concerns; they just hate me."

This fits a pattern with surrounding posts: "I'M JUST FIGHTING TO SAVE OUR COUNTRY" (victim-hero), attacks on media ratings (devaluation), and references to "the REAL insurrection" (projection). Together these form a coherent defensive wall against the Jan. 6 referral.

### Rhetorical Function
By sharing rather than writing, Trump lets a third party make the argument, lending it perceived objectivity while maintaining deniability. The article title itself performs the rhetorical work — most followers will never click through.

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 40%)

### Indicators

- Bare URL with no commentary
- Evening posting time (7:07 PM EST)
- Content curation style common to both Trump and aides
- No typos or emotional outbursts to confirm authenticity

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Jan. 6 Committee criminal referral)

Sentiment: -0.30

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 40%
- Sadism: 10%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 10%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- victimhood signaling
- in-group validation through shared media

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Reframes criminal referral as irrational hatred
- Implicitly denies legitimacy of Jan. 6 investigation

## Tags

- DARVO (80%)
- jan6_referral_response (90%)
- link_share (100%)
- victimhood (70%)

## That day

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

**Historic Criminal Referral Triggers Sustained Multi-Front Defensive Campaign**

Trump spent the day responding to the Jan. 6 Committee's unprecedented vote to criminally refer him to the Justice Department on four charges. The evening before and the evening of saw the most intense posting clusters, with sharp attacks on the committee, the FBI, and individual members like Adam Schiff and Liz Cheney. He also mounted a preemptive defense of his tax returns ahead of their expected release by Congress. Late-night posts after 2 AM suggest disrupted sleep, and the day ended with a rapid-fire burst of six posts in just over an hour that grew increasingly agitated.

Full digest for 2022-12-19: https://trump.fm/date/2022-12-19/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, December 19). https://townhall.com/columnists/marklewis/2022/12/... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109537425533723368
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "https://townhall.com/columnists/marklewis/2022/12/18/why-do-..." Truth Social, 19 Dec. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109537425533723368. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "https://townhall.com/columnists/marklewis/2022/12/18/why-do-...," Truth Social, December 19, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109537425533723368.

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