# Post ts_109566549715577689

- Post ID: `ts_109566549715577689`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-12-24T03:34:30.418Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109566549715577689
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109566549715577689/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109566549715577689.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> The highly partisan Unselect Committee of political Hacks & Thugs should be ashamed of themselves. I fought terrible Liz Cheney and she lost her House Seat in RECORD fashion. I fought Cryin’ Adam K and he quit. The Committee Dems are the same Russia, Russia, Russia and Impeachment crowd. Of course they don’t want me to run because I beat them twice (they cheated, just look at the FBI Facebook & Twitter Scandals!) and am leading in the polls, by a lot. That’s what this is all about. Scammers!!!

## Engagement

- Likes: 39,840
- Reposts: 8,580
- Replies: 1,463
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.425Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:11:36.950Z (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 late-evening post is a direct narcissistic injury response to the Jan. 6 Committee's unprecedented criminal referral of a former president. Trump deploys a layered defense: devaluation of the committee ("Hacks & Thugs"), grandiose counter-narrative (claiming victories over individual members), and rationalization (reframing the referral as election interference by opponents afraid of his poll numbers). The oscillation between grandiose state ("I beat them twice," "leading by a lot") and vulnerable/persecuted state ("they don't want me to run") is characteristic of narcissistic dynamics under threat. Notable reality distortions include the repeated claim of winning in 2020 and characterizing the bipartisan committee (which included Republicans Cheney and Kinzinger) as purely partisan. The bundling of Jan. 6, Russia investigation, and impeachment into a single persecution narrative represents a firehose technique designed to collapse distinct legal proceedings into undifferentiated "political attacks." The post reinforces epistemic closure by demanding followers accept election denial as prerequisite for group membership. Danger level is elevated due to systematic delegitimization of congressional criminal referral processes, though no direct violent imagery or stochastic terrorism patterns are present.

## Psychological Analysis: Post ts_109566549715577689

### Context
Posted 2022-12-24 at 03:34 UTC. Trump was likely at Mar-a-Lago (EST, UTC-5), making this ~10:34 PM on December 23rd. Late evening posting supports authentic authorship. The Jan. 6 Committee had just voted to refer him for criminal prosecution — a major narcissistic injury.

### Authorship
Late-night timing, emotional reactivity, stream-of-consciousness style, nicknames ("Cryin' Adam K," "Unselect Committee"), exclamation marks, and characteristic grievance-cycling all point strongly to authentic Trump authorship.

### Psychological Dynamics
This post is a textbook narcissistic injury response to the Jan. 6 Committee's criminal referral. The defense strategy layers multiple mechanisms: **denial** (delegitimizing the committee), **devaluation** (nicknames, "Hacks & Thugs"), **projection** ("Scammers"), and **grandiose counternarrative** (reframing as evidence of his threat to opponents). The pivot from defensive to grandiose ("I beat them twice... leading in the polls, by a lot") is classic narcissistic oscillation.

### Rhetorical Analysis
The post follows a clear pattern: delegitimize source → claim victories over individual members → delegitimize broader group → reframe investigation as election interference → conclude with dismissive label. The parenthetical "(they cheated, just look at the FBI Facebook & Twitter Scandals!)" maintains the 2020 election lie while linking it to Twitter Files discourse.

### Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Liz Cheney lost her House seat in RECORD fashion" | **Mostly True** | Lost 2022 primary by ~37 points, one of the largest incumbent primary losses but not a literal record |
| "I beat them twice" | **False** | Won 2016 election, lost 2020 election by 7M+ popular votes and 306-232 electoral votes |
| "Am leading in the polls, by a lot" | **Mostly True** | Trump led most Republican primary polls by significant margins in late 2022 |

Overall Veracity: 53%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Late evening posting (10:34 PM EST)
- Nicknames: 'Unselect Committee', 'Cryin' Adam K'
- Stream-of-consciousness grievance cycling
- ALL CAPS emphasis ('RECORD')
- Exclamation-heavy punctuation

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Mixed State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Jan. 6 Committee criminal referral)

**Rage:** Intensity 70% targeting Jan. 6 Committee members
- Proportionality: 40%

Sentiment: -0.70

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Rapid topic cycling
- Grandiose self-reference
- Elevated combative energy late at night

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 80%
- Antisocial: 40%
- Paranoid: 60%
- Sadism: 30%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- devaluation (immature)
- denial (pathological)
- projection (immature)
- rationalization (neurotic)
- splitting (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 50%

Cognitive Markers:
- tangentiality
- perseveration

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Shared grievance framing
- Implying audience is also victimized by 'Scammers'

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Delegitimizing congressional criminal referral process
- Framing lawful oversight as partisan persecution
- Reinforcing election denial narrative

### Gaslighting

- Claiming he 'beat them twice' (lost 2020)
- Framing criminal referral as purely political persecution
- Implying FBI/social media conspiracy explains 2020 loss

## Fact Checks (3)

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

> Liz Cheney lost her House seat in RECORD fashion

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Lost 2022 primary by ~37 points, one of the largest incumbent primary losses but not a literal record

> I beat them twice

**FALSE**

Won 2016 election, lost 2020 election by 7M+ popular votes and 306-232 electoral votes

> Am leading in the polls, by a lot

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Trump led most Republican primary polls by significant margins in late 2022

Overall Veracity: 53%

## Tags

- narcissistic_injury_response (90%)
- election_denial (80%)
- institution_delegitimization (80%)
- jan6_committee (100%)
- devaluation_cascade (70%)

## 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). The highly partisan Unselect Committee of... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109566549715577689
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "The highly partisan Unselect Committee of political Hacks..." Truth Social, 24 Dec. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109566549715577689. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "The highly partisan Unselect Committee of political Hacks...," Truth Social, December 24, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109566549715577689.

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