# Post ts_109538145644224572

- Post ID: `ts_109538145644224572`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-12-19T03:10:58.687Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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## Post text

> All of the so-called experts who think that they know so much about my very successful private company, actually know almost nothing. It is a GREAT COMPANY, with lots of cash, some of the greatest assets anywhere in the World, and very little debt. Also, strong on deductions and depreciation. You will be seeing these numbers soon, but not all from my tax returns, which show relatively little. EVERYONE will be impressed, but the Fake News Media will not be happy, so against their narrative!

## Engagement

- Likes: 26,176
- Reposts: 6,128
- Replies: 816
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.425Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:08:05.013Z (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 represents a textbook preemptive narcissistic defense against anticipated exposure. With Congress poised to release his tax returns, Trump mounts a layered defensive campaign: devaluing critics, asserting grandiosity about his company, providing technical rationalization for low reported income, promising future vindication, and preemptively blaming media. The mixed narcissistic state is notable—oscillating between grandiose claims ("GREAT COMPANY," "greatest assets anywhere in the World") and the vulnerable implicit acknowledgment that the returns will be underwhelming ("show relatively little"). The rationalization via "deductions and depreciation" represents a neurotic-level defense attempting to reframe potential embarrassment as financial sophistication. The promise that "EVERYONE will be impressed" functions as a grandiose fantasy buffering against anticipated narcissistic injury. This post, combined with the same-day post noting "you can't learn much from tax returns, but it is illegal to release them," reveals a multi-pronged defensive strategy: minimize significance, assert illegality, and promise the real numbers will vindicate. The pattern is consistent with anticipatory anxiety about exposure of the gap between the grandiose self-image and documented reality.

## Psychological Analysis: Post ts_109538145644224572

### Context
Posted at 10:10 PM ET on December 18, 2022 (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago). The Jan. 6 Committee had just voted to refer him for criminal charges, and his tax returns were about to be released by the House Ways and Means Committee. This post is a preemptive defense of his financial reputation.

### Authorship
Late evening posting (10:10 PM ET), stream-of-consciousness structure, emotional reactivity, capitalized emphasis words (GREAT, EVERYONE), and the characteristic closing pivot to attack "Fake News Media" all point to authentic Trump composition.

### Psychological Dynamics
The post is clearly triggered by the impending release of his tax returns—a narcissistic injury through exposure. The defensive structure is layered: (1) devalue the critics ("so-called experts"), (2) assert grandiosity ("GREAT COMPANY"), (3) preemptively reframe ("tax returns show relatively little" is spun as a feature), and (4) promise future vindication ("EVERYONE will be impressed"). The closing attack on media serves as displacement.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Denial/Distortion**: Reshaping the narrative around tax returns from potential embarrassment to proof of success
- **Devaluation**: "So-called experts" who "know almost nothing"
- **Projection**: Media framed as biased actors with a "narrative" rather than acknowledging legitimate scrutiny
- **Rationalization**: Low tax return numbers explained away via "deductions and depreciation"

### Rhetorical Analysis
Classic anticipatory spin: acknowledging the returns will show "relatively little" while framing this as savvy business practice rather than concerning. The promise that "you will be seeing these numbers soon" attempts to seize narrative control before others define the story.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Company has very little debt" | **Half True** | Trump Organization had significant debt obligations on various properties, though some had been paid down. 'Very little debt' is misleading for a real estate empire of that scale. |
| "Tax returns show relatively little" | **Mostly True** | When released, Trump's tax returns showed he paid minimal federal income taxes in several years, consistent with heavy use of deductions and depreciation common in real estate. |

Overall Veracity: 65%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Late evening posting (10:10 PM ET)
- ALL CAPS emphasis on key words
- Stream-of-consciousness multi-clause sentences
- Characteristic closing pivot to Fake News Media attack
- Emotional/defensive tone

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Mixed State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Impending release of tax returns by House Ways and Means Committee)

Sentiment: -0.30

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 80%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 40%
- Sadism: 10%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Promise of future revelation to maintain audience investment
- Framing audience as insiders who will see the 'real' numbers

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Reframing low tax returns as evidence of business acumen rather than potential concern
- Preemptively discrediting media interpretation before data is public

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Company has very little debt

**HALF TRUE**

Trump Organization had significant debt obligations on various properties, though some had been paid down. 'Very little debt' is misleading for a real estate empire of that scale.

Sources: Public financial disclosures; Property records

> Tax returns show relatively little

**MOSTLY TRUE**

When released, Trump's tax returns showed he paid minimal federal income taxes in several years, consistent with heavy use of deductions and depreciation common in real estate.

Sources: House Ways and Means Committee release

Overall Veracity: 65%

## Tags

- tax-returns (100%)
- preemptive-defense (90%)
- narcissistic-injury-exposure (80%)
- business-identity (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). All of the so-called experts who think that they... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109538145644224572
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "All of the so-called experts who think that they know so..." Truth Social, 19 Dec. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109538145644224572. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "All of the so-called experts who think that they know so...," Truth Social, December 19, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109538145644224572.

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