# Post ts_109553859390467923

- Post ID: `ts_109553859390467923`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-12-21T21:47:11.422Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109553859390467923
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109553859390467923/analysis

## Post text

> https://pjmedia.com/columns/kevindowneyjr/2022/12/19/why-you-need-to-stop-worrying-and-love-trump-again-n1654859

## Engagement

- Likes: 20,509
- Reposts: 5,482
- Replies: 1,621
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.425Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:08:44.334Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Link-Only Share of Supportive PJ Media Article

**Post:** A bare URL to a PJ Media opinion column titled "Why You Need to Stop Worrying and Love Trump Again" by Kevin Downey Jr., published December 19, 2022.

### Context

This post arrives during an extraordinarily high-pressure period: the Jan. 6 Committee had just voted to refer Trump for criminal prosecution, and the House Ways and Means Committee voted to release his tax returns. This is one of several link-only posts on the same day, forming a pattern of curated media sharing — amplifying sympathetic coverage and defensive narratives.

### Authorship

Posted at 4:47 PM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago). Business hours, link-only format with no personal commentary, proper URL formatting — consistent with aide (likely Scavino) curation. The systematic posting of multiple supportive links throughout the day suggests managed media amplification rather than spontaneous engagement.

### Psychological Significance

The article title itself is psychologically revealing: "stop worrying and love Trump again" implies awareness of eroding support and functions as a supply-seeking broadcast. During a period of maximum legal threat, sharing articles that reassure wavering supporters serves as narcissistic supply maintenance — outsourcing the plea for loyalty to third-party validators.

### Pattern in Context

This is the fifth post in a rapid sequence, each sharing links from right-aligned outlets (Gateway Pundit, RealClearInvestigations, Washington Examiner, Just The News, PJ Media). The pattern constitutes a defensive information barrage — the RAND "firehose" model applied to counter-narrative construction during crisis.

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 15%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (4:47 PM ET)
- Link-only format with no personal commentary
- Clean URL formatting
- Part of systematic multi-link posting pattern
- No typos, ALL CAPS, or emotional markers

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking — Criticism (Eroding base support amid Jan 6 referrals and tax return release)

Sentiment: +0.30

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 30%
- Sadism: 0%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 5%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- third-party validation
- loyalty maintenance

## Tags

- supply-seeking (80%)
- aide-posted (85%)
- link-sharing (100%)
- counter-narrative (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). https://pjmedia.com/columns/kevindowneyjr/2022/12/... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109553859390467923
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "https://pjmedia.com/columns/kevindowneyjr/2022/12/19/why-you..." Truth Social, 21 Dec. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109553859390467923. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "https://pjmedia.com/columns/kevindowneyjr/2022/12/19/why-you...," Truth Social, December 21, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109553859390467923.

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