# Post ts_109565801795644631

- Post ID: `ts_109565801795644631`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-12-24T00:24:18.061Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109565801795644631
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109565801795644631/analysis

## Post text

> https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/12/23/poll-trump-favorability-soars-mitch-mcconnell/

## Engagement

- Likes: 19,009
- Reposts: 4,162
- Replies: 948
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.425Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:12:53.150Z (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 Breitbart Share — Favorability Poll vs. McConnell

### Post Overview
This is a bare URL share of a Breitbart article reporting that Trump's favorability "soars" compared to Mitch McConnell's. No commentary is added. The post is one in a series of rapid-fire link shares from right-wing outlets on December 23-24, 2022.

### Context
This post arrives during a period of significant political pressure: the Jan. 6 committee criminal referral, imminent release of tax returns, and ongoing intra-Republican tensions. The choice to share a favorability comparison with McConnell—a long-standing intraparty rival—serves as narcissistic supply and implicit devaluation of a Republican establishment figure.

### Authorship
Posted at 7:24 PM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago for Christmas Eve). The evening timing and link-dump pattern are consistent with either Trump or an aide. The lack of any personal commentary or typos leans toward aide-managed content curation, though Trump himself engages in link-sharing behavior.

### Psychological Function
The post functions as indirect self-aggrandizement through favorable polling data while simultaneously devaluing McConnell. This is classic splitting (good self vs. bad other) wrapped in the veneer of objective data sharing. The timing—amid the Jan. 6 referral and tax return release—suggests supply-seeking behavior to counterbalance narcissistic injuries from those events.

### Rhetorical Note
Letting Breitbart's headline do the rhetorical work (appeal to authority via favorable polling, implicit contrast/devaluation) while maintaining plausible deniability of direct attack on McConnell.

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 35%)

### Indicators

- Link-only post with no personal commentary
- Part of rapid-fire link-sharing pattern
- Evening timing (7:24 PM ET) is ambiguous
- No typos, caps, or emotional markers

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Favorable polling data as counterweight to Jan. 6 referral and tax disclosures)

Sentiment: +0.40

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- splitting (immature)
- idealization (immature)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- implied consensus via polling data

## Tags

- supply-seeking (70%)
- McConnell-devaluation (50%)
- link-share (90%)
- polling (80%)

## That day

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

**Christmas Eve Consumed by Jan. 6 Fury: Criminal Referrals Dominate Holiday Posting**

Trump spent Christmas Eve preoccupied with the January 6 Committee's criminal referrals, devoting half his posts to attacking the committee, its members, and its findings. The day opened with self-congratulatory poll links but quickly pivoted to a late-night cluster of angry posts defending himself against the referrals, blaming Pelosi, and calling the committee partisan. After a quiet morning, the afternoon and evening brought more of the same — another attack on the committee's report, a brief MAGA slogan, and a signature passive-aggressive "Merry Christmas to my enemies" post that cataloged his grievances against the FBI, prosecutors, and Democrats. The holiday context made the agitation more conspicuous than usual.

Full digest for 2022-12-24: https://trump.fm/date/2022-12-24/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, December 24). https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/12/23/poll... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109565801795644631
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/12/23/poll-trump-fav..." Truth Social, 24 Dec. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109565801795644631. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/12/23/poll-trump-fav...," Truth Social, December 24, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109565801795644631.

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