# Post ts_109558754979666503

- Post ID: `ts_109558754979666503`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-12-22T18:32:12.182Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109558754979666503
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109558754979666503/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109558754979666503.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> So terrible that Republicans would let this happen. Vote No! https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/12/20/omnibus-bill-gives-doj-212-1m-increased-budget-prosecute-january-6-prisoners/

## Engagement

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

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:09:39.056Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: December 22, 2022 – Omnibus Bill / J6 Prosecution Funding

### Context
Posted during a period of intense legal and political pressure: the Jan. 6 committee had just referred Trump for criminal prosecution, and Congress was finalizing the omnibus spending bill. Trump shares a Breitbart article about DOJ receiving $212M in increased budget to prosecute January 6 defendants, framing Republican cooperation as betrayal.

### Authorship
Posted at 1:32 PM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago for holidays). Business hours, relatively polished but brief. The emotional framing ("So terrible") and imperative ("Vote No!") are consistent with Trump's voice. Mixed signals — could be either Trump or aide-directed.

### Psychological Analysis
The post channels narcissistic injury through displacement. The Jan. 6 committee referral is the real wound; this post redirects anger at Republicans rather than addressing the referral directly. The J6 defendants serve as proxies for Trump himself — funding their prosecution is funding *his* prosecution.

### Rhetorical Devices
- Appeal to in-group betrayal ("Republicans would let this happen")
- Imperative command to followers ("Vote No!")
- Emotional framing without substantive argument
- Strategic link-sharing to right-wing source for credibility within base

### Danger Assessment
The framing of J6 defendants as "prisoners" (per the Breitbart headline) rather than defendants normalizes the narrative that they are political prisoners, contributing to ongoing reality distortion about January 6.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Omnibus bill gives DOJ $212.1M increased budget to prosecute January 6 prisoners" | **Half True** | The omnibus did increase DOJ funding, but the framing that the entire increase was specifically for J6 prosecution is misleading. DOJ budget increases covered multiple priorities. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 55%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (1:32 PM ET)
- Brief emotional framing consistent with Trump voice
- Imperative 'Vote No!' is characteristic
- Relatively polished but not overly so

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Jan. 6 committee criminal referral and omnibus bill funding DOJ prosecution)

**Rage:** Intensity 40% targeting Republican legislators supporting omnibus bill
- Proportionality: 50%

Sentiment: -0.60

### Clinical

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

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- displacement (neurotic)
- projection (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 30%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Direct imperative command to followers
- Shared grievance framing

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Framing lawful prosecution as political persecution
- Mobilizing base against Republican cooperation with rule of law

### Gaslighting

- Implicit reframing of January 6 prosecution as unjust persecution
- Framing bipartisan legislative process as betrayal

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Omnibus bill gives DOJ $212.1M increased budget to prosecute January 6 prisoners

**HALF TRUE**

The omnibus did increase DOJ funding, but the framing that the entire increase was specifically for J6 prosecution is misleading. DOJ budget increases covered multiple priorities.

Sources: Breitbart article referenced; FY2023 omnibus appropriations

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- january_6 (90%)
- republican_betrayal (80%)
- omnibus_bill (60%)
- victim_narrative (70%)

## That day

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

**Low-Energy Link Dump Day: Staff-Curated Grievances in Two Tidy Batches**

A quiet day by any measure — just nine posts, almost all bare links with no original commentary, dropped in two rapid-fire batches during the afternoon and early evening from Mar-a-Lago. The only flash of genuine anger came in a brief jab at Republicans for funding January 6 prosecutions in the omnibus spending bill. The rest was a curated buffet of favorable polls, censorship narratives, and self-affirming op-eds. Nothing out of the ordinary — a maintenance day for the brand.

Full digest for 2022-12-22: https://trump.fm/date/2022-12-22/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, December 22). So terrible that Republicans would let this... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109558754979666503
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "So terrible that Republicans would let this happen. Vote..." Truth Social, 22 Dec. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109558754979666503. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "So terrible that Republicans would let this happen. Vote...," Truth Social, December 22, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109558754979666503.

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