# Post ts_109565802635727466

- Post ID: `ts_109565802635727466`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-12-24T00:24:30.880Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109565802635727466
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109565802635727466/analysis

## Post text

> https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/12/23/poll-trump-holds-24-point-lead-in-hypothetical-2024-republican-primary/

## Engagement

- Likes: 19,382
- Reposts: 4,166
- Replies: 807
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.425Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:09:35.207Z (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 Polling Post (Christmas Eve 2022)

## Overview
A low-intensity, link-only post sharing a Breitbart article about Trump holding a 24-point lead in a hypothetical 2024 GOP primary. No personal commentary is provided. This is one of several rapid-fire link shares on this date.

## Context
This post arrives during an extraordinarily pressured period: the Jan. 6 committee has just referred Trump for criminal prosecution and the House Ways and Means Committee voted to release his tax returns. Rather than addressing these threats directly, this post and the surrounding cluster of link-shares maintain a counter-narrative of strength and dominance through favorable polling.

## Psychological Function
The post functions as narcissistic supply—external validation of dominance and popularity—deployed as implicit counterweight to simultaneous narcissistic injuries. The pattern of sharing multiple favorable links in sequence suggests a coping strategy: flooding the feed with positive signals to offset threatening developments.

## Authorship
Link-only with no editorial voice makes attribution difficult. The 7:24 PM ET timing is ambiguous. Slightly favors aide-posted but confidence is low.

## Longitudinal Note
This is part of a cluster of link-only posts on Dec 23-24, all from right-leaning outlets, covering themes of: FBI/CIA infiltration of tech, election integrity concerns, population loss, favorable polling. The pattern suggests a curated information diet being broadcast to followers—consistent with both Trump's personal media consumption habits and aide-managed posting.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Trump holds 24-point lead in hypothetical 2024 Republican primary" | **Mostly True** | Multiple polls in late 2022 showed Trump with significant leads over DeSantis and other GOP contenders, though margins varied by pollster. A 24-point lead is plausible for certain polls during this period. |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 40%)

### Indicators

- Link-only post with no commentary
- 7:24 PM ET if at Mar-a-Lago (evening, not late night)
- No typos or emotional language to assess
- Could be either Trump or aide sharing favorable polling

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Favorable polling data)

Sentiment: +0.60

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 0%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 0%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- sharing validation metrics as proof of worth

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Trump holds 24-point lead in hypothetical 2024 Republican primary

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Multiple polls in late 2022 showed Trump with significant leads over DeSantis and other GOP contenders, though margins varied by pollster. A 24-point lead is plausible for certain polls during this period.

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- supply-seeking (80%)
- polling (90%)
- link-only (100%)

## 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_109565802635727466
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/12/23/poll-trump-hol..." Truth Social, 24 Dec. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109565802635727466. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/12/23/poll-trump-hol...," Truth Social, December 24, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109565802635727466.

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