# Post ts_109542887163127726 - Post ID: `ts_109542887163127726` - Platform: Truth Social - Posted: 2022-12-19T23:16:48.529Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109542887163127726 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109542887163127726/analysis - Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109542887163127726.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) ## Post text > Think of it! The Radical Left Democrats (Communists), SPIED on my campaign, lied to the FISA COURT, lied to CONGRESS, allowed an INVASION of our COUNTRY on the Southern Border, EMBARRASSED us in Afghanistan, gave away our Energy Independence, killed us on job losing Regulations, wouldn’t use the 10,000 plus soldiers I recommended for Jan 6th, refused to look into Election Fraud-the reason for Jan 6th, Rigged & Stole the 2020 Election, allowed Ballot Stuffing, FBI/Facebook/Twitter & Biden CRIME! ## Engagement - Likes: 33,055 - Reposts: 10,540 - Replies: 2,221 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.425Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:09:00.975Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._ ## Summary Posted the day the Jan 6 Committee made its historic criminal referral, this post exemplifies Trump's characteristic response to major narcissistic injury: a comprehensive counter-reality. Rather than address the referral, he constructs a single breathless sentence cataloguing ~12 grievances that recast Democrats as the true criminals. The DARVO pattern (Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender) is textbook. Key reality distortions include the persistent stolen election claim, the undocumented assertion he recommended 10,000 troops for Jan 6, and the reframing of the Capitol breach as a justified response to fraud. Defense mechanisms are predominantly pathological (denial, distortion) and immature (projection). The mixed narcissistic state oscillates between grandiose self-positioning (he knew better, recommended troops) and vulnerable victimhood (spied on, persecuted). The firehose enumeration technique makes individual claims impossible to address, functioning as propaganda rather than argument. The danger level is elevated: the post continues reinforcing the narrative framework that motivated Jan 6 violence while labeling opponents as existential threats ("Communists"). The "election fraud — the reason for Jan 6th" construction explicitly provides ongoing justification for political violence in response to perceived electoral illegitimacy. ## Psychological Analysis: Post ts_109542887163127726 ### Context Posted December 19, 2022, the same day the Jan. 6 Committee unanimously voted to refer Trump for criminal prosecution on four charges. This post is one of several that day responding to the referral. At 6:16 PM EST (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago), this falls in late afternoon/early evening. ### Authorship The post is almost certainly authentic Trump. The stream-of-consciousness style, lack of paragraph breaks, escalating ALL CAPS usage, the characteristic "Think of it!" opener, and the breathless comma-spliced enumeration of grievances are hallmark Trump. No aide would produce this run-on structure. ### Psychological State This is a comprehensive grievance catalogue triggered by the Jan 6 committee referral — a significant narcissistic injury. Rather than address the referral directly (as he does in adjacent posts), here he deploys a kitchen-sink counter-narrative: the entire Democratic apparatus is criminal, and he is the victim of an enormous conspiracy spanning espionage, election fraud, border invasion, and social media collusion. ### Defense Mechanisms The post is a textbook example of **projection** (Democrats are the real criminals), **denial** (Jan 6 reframed as caused by election fraud, not his actions), and **distortion** (claiming he recommended 10,000 soldiers for Jan 6, rewriting history to cast himself as the responsible actor). The rapid enumeration functions as a **firehose of grievances** — overwhelming the reader so no single claim can be evaluated. ### Rhetorical Analysis The post employs nearly every technique in the propaganda toolkit: whataboutism (redirecting from his referral to Democratic misdeeds), false equivalence, appeal to fear ("INVASION"), and the RAND firehose model (volume and rapid-fire claims). The closing "FBI/Facebook/Twitter & Biden CRIME!" is a fragmented exclamation that collapses multiple institutions into a single conspiratorial entity. ### Cognitive Notes The sentence is a single 100+ word run-on, which is consistent with Trump's baseline written style rather than indicative of cognitive change. The enumeration is coherent within its own logic, even if factually distorted. No word-finding difficulties or paraphasias observed. ### Danger Assessment The post contains eliminationist framing ("INVASION") and reality distortion (stolen election claims) but no direct calls to action. The persistent "reason for Jan 6th" framing — asserting election fraud caused the Capitol breach — continues to provide justification narrative for political violence. Elevated but not acute. ## Fact Verification | Claim | Verdict | Evidence | |-------|---------|----------| | "Radical Left Democrats spied on my campaign" | **Mostly False** | FBI investigation into Russian election interference (Crossfire Hurricane) was authorized by DOJ, not Democrats. Inspector General found the investigation was properly predicated, though FISA applications contained errors. | | "I recommended 10,000 plus soldiers for Jan 6th" | **Mostly False** | No contemporaneous documentation supports Trump authorizing or formally requesting 10,000-20,000 troops. Former acting Defense Secretary Miller's testimony was ambiguous. Jan 6 Committee found no evidence of such an order. | | "Election Fraud - the reason for Jan 6th" | **False** | Over 60 court cases found no evidence of fraud sufficient to change election outcomes. Trump's own AG Barr stated DOJ found no evidence of widespread fraud. | | "Rigged & Stole the 2020 Election" | **False** | No credible evidence of systematic fraud. Election certified by all 50 states, upheld by courts at every level including Trump-appointed judges. | Overall Veracity: 10% ## Authorship Analysis **Self-Written** (score: 92%) ### Indicators - "Think of it!" opener characteristic of Trump - Single run-on sentence with comma-spliced grievances - Escalating ALL CAPS on key words - Stream-of-consciousness enumeration - No formatting, no links, no polish ## Psychological Profile ### State **Mixed State** **Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Jan 6 Committee criminal referral) **Rage:** Intensity 75% targeting Democrats, FBI, social media companies, Biden - Proportionality: 30% Sentiment: -0.82 **Mildly Hypomanic** - Pressured, rapid-fire enumeration - Grandiose counter-narrative scope - Elevated emotional intensity ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 80% - Antisocial: 60% - Paranoid: 75% - Sadism: 20% **Defense Mechanisms:** - projection (immature) - denial (pathological) - distortion (pathological) **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 25% Cognitive Markers: - tangentiality **Parasocial Techniques:** - shared grievance framing - us-vs-them mobilization - epistemic closure demands ## Danger Assessment **ELEVATED** ### Indicators - Continued promotion of stolen election narrative that motivated Jan 6 violence - Framing Jan 6 as justified response to fraud provides ongoing justification for political violence - Labeling opponents as 'Communists' frames conflict as existential - INVASION language regarding immigration ### Gaslighting - Reframes Jan 6 as caused by election fraud rather than his own actions - Claims he recommended troops for Jan 6 (undocumented) - Asserts 2020 election was stolen despite universal judicial rejection - Labels legitimate investigation as political persecution ## Fact Checks (4) _The model's verdicts from 2026-03-20._ > Radical Left Democrats spied on my campaign **MOSTLY FALSE** FBI investigation into Russian election interference (Crossfire Hurricane) was authorized by DOJ, not Democrats. Inspector General found the investigation was properly predicated, though FISA applications contained errors. Sources: DOJ Inspector General Horowitz Report, Dec 2019 > I recommended 10,000 plus soldiers for Jan 6th **MOSTLY FALSE** No contemporaneous documentation supports Trump authorizing or formally requesting 10,000-20,000 troops. Former acting Defense Secretary Miller's testimony was ambiguous. Jan 6 Committee found no evidence of such an order. Sources: Jan 6 Committee Final Report > Election Fraud - the reason for Jan 6th **FALSE** Over 60 court cases found no evidence of fraud sufficient to change election outcomes. Trump's own AG Barr stated DOJ found no evidence of widespread fraud. Sources: AP News court case tracker; Barr Dec 2020 statements > Rigged & Stole the 2020 Election **FALSE** No credible evidence of systematic fraud. Election certified by all 50 states, upheld by courts at every level including Trump-appointed judges. Sources: CISA statement; Multiple federal and state court rulings Overall Veracity: 10% ## Tags - jan6_committee_referral (100%) - stolen_election_narrative (95%) - DARVO (90%) - grievance_catalogue (85%) - firehose_of_falsehood (80%) ## 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). Think of it! The Radical Left Democrats... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109542887163127726 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Think of it! The Radical Left Democrats (Communists), SPIED..." Truth Social, 19 Dec. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109542887163127726. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Think of it! 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