# Post ts_109549035686210382

- Post ID: `ts_109549035686210382`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-12-21T01:20:27.540Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109549035686210382/analysis
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## Post text

> “The FBI and Twitter COLLUDED to elect Joe Biden.” Jesse Watters. In other words, the 2020 Presidential Election was RIGGED & STOLEN. It all began a long time ago, they SPIED on my campaign, and tried to “RIGG” the 2016 Election, but failed. Remember, our government is doing this, not a person or party. What should be done about such a terrible thing, or should we let someone who was elected by cheating and fraud stay in office and continue to destroy our Country?

## Engagement

- Likes: 45,712
- Reposts: 15,040
- Replies: 6,657
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.425Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:12:11.458Z (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, authored during a week of severe legal threats (Jan. 6 criminal referrals, tax return release), represents a characteristic narcissistic injury response through perseverative return to the "stolen election" narrative. The post employs pathological denial and distortion to maintain the Big Lie, while projecting anti-democratic behavior onto opponents. Most clinically significant is the closing rhetorical question — "What should be done about such a terrible thing, or should we let someone who was elected by cheating and fraud stay in office?" — which fits the stochastic terrorism pattern: identified target (Biden/government), articulated grievance (stolen election), and implied need for action while maintaining plausible deniability. The oscillation between grandiose ("they tried and failed in 2016") and vulnerable ("continue to destroy our Country") narcissistic states is characteristic of mixed-state presentation under threat. Five distinct reality distortions are asserted as fact within a single paragraph. The perseverative quality — two years of identical claims despite comprehensive judicial rejection — is notable. The attempt to frame partisan grievance as systemic ("our government is doing this, not a person or party") represents a sophisticated legitimizing move that broadens the implied conspiracy beyond political opponents to governmental institutions themselves, potentially lowering inhibition thresholds for followers who might act on the implied call.

## Psychological Analysis: Post ts_109549035686210382

### Context
Posted December 20, 2022 at 8:20 PM EST (Trump at Mar-a-Lago). This falls during the week the Jan. 6 Committee voted criminal referrals and the House voted to release his tax returns — a period of extraordinary legal/political pressure.

### Authorship
Evening post, emotional, contains misspelling ("RIGG" instead of "RIG"), stream-of-consciousness, rhetorical questions — strongly authentic. The typo "RIGG" is characteristic.

### Psychological Analysis
This post is a textbook example of narcissistic injury response. The Jan. 6 referrals and tax return release constitute dual threats of exposure and legal consequence. Rather than address these, Trump returns to the 2020 election grievance — a perseverative pattern. The post oscillates between grandiose ("they tried and failed in 2016") and vulnerable ("our Country is being destroyed") narcissistic states.

The closing rhetorical question — "What should be done about such a terrible thing" — is notable. It externalizes agency while implicitly calling for action, fitting the stochastic terrorism pattern: target identified (Biden/government), grievance articulated (stolen election), action implied but not specified.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Projection**: "our government is doing this" — displacing his own anti-democratic actions onto opponents
- **Denial/Distortion**: Reframing documented election loss as theft
- **Displacement**: Redirecting from Jan. 6 referrals to 2020 grievance

### Rhetorical Techniques
The Jesse Watters quote provides attribution cover. ALL CAPS for emotional keywords. The closing question is a classic call-to-action disguised as inquiry. The phrase "not a person or party" attempts to frame partisan claims as systemic — a legitimizing move.

### Cognitive Notes
"RIGG" as past tense of "rig" suggests either a typo or morphological error. Tangential leap from 2020 to 2016 spying claims within a single paragraph shows loose associative chaining typical of baseline Trump.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "The FBI and Twitter colluded to elect Joe Biden" | **Mostly False** | Twitter Files showed FBI flagged content to Twitter but no evidence of coordinated conspiracy to elect Biden. FBI sent requests about potential foreign influence; Twitter made independent moderation decisions. |
| "They SPIED on my campaign in 2016" | **Half True** | FBI obtained FISA warrant on Carter Page (a campaign adviser) as part of Russia investigation. Inspector General found the investigation was properly predicated but identified significant FISA process errors. |
| "Someone who was elected by cheating and fraud" | **False** | No evidence of systematic fraud affecting 2020 outcome. Over 60 court cases dismissed. Trump's own AG Barr, DHS officials, and multiple state election officials confirmed election integrity. |

Overall Veracity: 23%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 92%)

### Indicators

- Evening posting time (8:20 PM EST)
- Misspelling 'RIGG'
- Stream-of-consciousness structure
- Emotional ALL CAPS usage
- Rhetorical question ending

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Mixed State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Jan. 6 Committee criminal referrals and tax return release vote)

**Rage:** Intensity 70% targeting FBI, Twitter, Biden, 'our government'
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.80

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Grandiose framing of personal grievance as national crisis
- Rapid escalation across two elections in single post

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 85%
- Antisocial: 60%
- Paranoid: 75%
- Sadism: 20%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 40%

Cognitive Markers:
- perseveration
- phonemic paraphasia

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Rhetorical question creating sense of shared agency
- Inclusive 'our Country' framing
- Quoting Fox News personality as authority figure

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

**Stochastic Terrorism Pattern Detected**

### Indicators

- Rhetorical question 'What should be done about such a terrible thing' implies need for action against identified targets
- Frames sitting president as illegitimate occupant
- Pattern: target (Biden/government) + grievance (stolen election) + implied action needed

### Gaslighting

- Asserts as fact that 2020 election was stolen despite no supporting evidence
- Claims government 'SPIED on my campaign' — distorted version of FISA warrant on Carter Page
- Frames documented election loss as 'cheating and fraud'

## Fact Checks (3)

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

> The FBI and Twitter colluded to elect Joe Biden

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Twitter Files showed FBI flagged content to Twitter but no evidence of coordinated conspiracy to elect Biden. FBI sent requests about potential foreign influence; Twitter made independent moderation decisions.

Sources: Twitter Files reporting by Matt Taibbi et al.

> They SPIED on my campaign in 2016

**HALF TRUE**

FBI obtained FISA warrant on Carter Page (a campaign adviser) as part of Russia investigation. Inspector General found the investigation was properly predicated but identified significant FISA process errors.

Sources: DOJ Inspector General Horowitz Report 2019

> Someone who was elected by cheating and fraud

**FALSE**

No evidence of systematic fraud affecting 2020 outcome. Over 60 court cases dismissed. Trump's own AG Barr, DHS officials, and multiple state election officials confirmed election integrity.

Sources: DOJ statements; Court rulings; CISA statements

Overall Veracity: 23%

## Tags

- stolen_election_narrative (100%)
- stochastic_terrorism (70%)
- deep_state_conspiracy (80%)
- narcissistic_injury_response (90%)
- implicit_call_to_action (70%)

## That day

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

**Cornered by Criminal Referrals, Trump Oscillates Between Rage and Retreat**

Trump spent the day reacting to a mounting legal crisis — the Jan. 6 Committee's criminal referrals and the vote to release his tax returns — but mostly avoided addressing either one directly. The evening before featured a heated election-fraud rant with an implied call to action, but the next afternoon he shifted to immigration grievances and a barrage of shared links, most from sympathetic outlets dismissing his legal exposure. The mood drifted from combative to defensive as the day wore on, with most content outsourced to staff-curated link drops rather than original posts. It was a day of avoidance dressed up as activity.

Full digest for 2022-12-21: https://trump.fm/date/2022-12-21/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, December 21). “The FBI and Twitter COLLUDED to elect Joe... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109549035686210382
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "“The FBI and Twitter COLLUDED to elect Joe Biden.” Jesse..." Truth Social, 21 Dec. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109549035686210382. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "“The FBI and Twitter COLLUDED to elect Joe Biden.” Jesse...," Truth Social, December 21, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109549035686210382.

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