# Post ts_109542212580206487

- Post ID: `ts_109542212580206487`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-12-19T20:25:15.199Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109542212580206487/analysis
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## Post text

> …But Liz Chaney lost by a record 40 points!

## Engagement

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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.425Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:10:22.901Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: "…But Liz Chaney lost by a record 40 points!"

### Context
Posted the same day the January 6th Committee unanimously voted to refer Trump for criminal prosecution on four charges. This brief, dismissive post is a direct psychological counter to that event — delegitimizing the committee by attacking its most prominent Republican member.

### Authorship
The ellipsis opening ("…But") suggests a continuation of internal thought or a quote-tweet style response. The misspelling "Chaney" (correct: Cheney) is a strong authentic-Trump marker. Posted at 3:25 PM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago), which is business hours — but the brevity, misspelling, and emotional reactivity override timing cues.

### Psychological Dynamics
This is a textbook narcissistic injury response to the Jan 6 criminal referral. Rather than addressing the substance, Trump employs **displacement** (redirecting from the referral to Cheney's electoral loss) and **devaluation** (reducing a congressional criminal referral to the political irrelevance of one member). The implicit logic: if Cheney lost her election, the committee's work is invalid. This is a non-sequitur that functions as emotional reassurance.

The exclamation point and "record" superlative convey **contemptuous glee** — ego-syntonic sadism directed at a perceived betrayer. Cheney is cast as the archetypal traitor who was punished by "the people."

### Cognitive Note
"Chaney" misspelling — likely carelessness rather than a cognitive marker, as Trump has spelled her name correctly elsewhere. The 40-point claim is approximately accurate (she lost by ~37 points in the August 2022 Wyoming primary).

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Liz Cheney lost by a record 40 points" | **Mostly True** | Cheney lost to Harriet Hageman in the August 2022 Wyoming GOP primary by approximately 37 points (66.3% to 28.9%). The 'record' characterization is harder to verify but the margin was historically large for an incumbent. |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Misspelling 'Chaney'
- Brevity and impulsive quality
- Ellipsis opening suggesting stream of consciousness
- Emotional reactivity to same-day Jan 6 referral

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

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

**Rage:** Intensity 40% targeting Liz Cheney
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: +0.40

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 20%
- Sadism: 50%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- displacement (immature)
- devaluation (immature)
- rationalization (neurotic)

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

Cognitive Markers:
- phonemic paraphasia

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared contempt for betrayer
- implicit vindication narrative

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Liz Cheney lost by a record 40 points

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Cheney lost to Harriet Hageman in the August 2022 Wyoming GOP primary by approximately 37 points (66.3% to 28.9%). The 'record' characterization is harder to verify but the margin was historically large for an incumbent.

Sources: 2022 Wyoming Republican primary results

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- deflection (90%)
- jan6_committee (80%)
- liz_cheney (100%)
- schadenfreude (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). …But Liz Chaney lost by a record 40 points! [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109542212580206487
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "…But Liz Chaney lost by a record 40 points!" Truth Social, 19 Dec. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109542212580206487. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "…But Liz Chaney lost by a record 40 points!," Truth Social, December 19, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109542212580206487.

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