# Post ts_109571045331163088

- Post ID: `ts_109571045331163088`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-12-24T22:37:48.071Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109571045331163088
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109571045331163088/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109571045331163088.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> The Unselect Committee’s January 6th Report is a Hoax, no different than RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA, and all of the other Scams that the Disinformation laden Democrats have been planting for years. If I weren’t leading by a lot in the Polls, against both parties, this continuation of falsehoods and lies would end quickly. I won in 2016, did much better in 2020 (RIGGED!), and the Radical Marxists don’t want to run against me or MAGA in 2024. I had almost nothing to do with January 6th. FREE SPEECH!

## Engagement

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

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:14:49.651Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

Christmas Eve post responding to the Jan 6 Committee's final report and criminal referrals represents a textbook narcissistic injury response with layered, contradictory defenses. Trump simultaneously deploys denial (it's a "Hoax"), minimization ("almost nothing to do with January 6th"), and justification ("FREE SPEECH!")—three mutually incompatible frames consistent with the RAND firehose model. The post maintains election denialism as parenthetical established fact ("RIGGED!") and frames criminal referrals as politically motivated persecution driven by fear of his poll numbers. Notable is the rare partial concession embedded in "almost nothing"—a shift from total denial that may reflect legal strategy awareness. The post is one of 5+ Jan 6-related posts on Christmas Eve, suggesting significant psychological preoccupation despite the holiday context. The mixed narcissistic state oscillates between grandiose (poll leader, two-time winner) and vulnerable (persecuted by serial investigations). Gaslighting is present in requiring the audience to accept multiple reality distortions as preconditions for the argument. Cognitively within baseline; logical incoherence appears strategic rather than impaired.

## Psychological Analysis: Post ts_109571045331163088

### Context
Christmas Eve 2022, 5:37 PM EST (Trump at Mar-a-Lago). The Jan 6 Committee had just released its final report and criminal referrals days prior. This is one of several posts that day attacking the committee.

### Authorship
Evening timing (5:37 PM EST) is borderline. However, the stream-of-consciousness style, parenthetical interjections ("RIGGED!"), ALL CAPS passages, and characteristic rhetorical patterns ("RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA") strongly suggest authentic authorship. The post lacks the polish of aide-written content.

### Psychological Analysis
This post is a textbook response to narcissistic injury. The Jan 6 criminal referrals represent an existential legal threat, and the post deploys nearly every available defense mechanism simultaneously: denial ("Hoax"), minimization ("almost nothing to do with January 6th"), externalization (Democrats planting falsehoods), and grandiose self-reference (leading in polls, winning elections).

The logical chain is incoherent: the committee's findings are a "Hoax," but also he "had almost nothing to do with January 6th" (partial admission wrapped in minimization), and also "FREE SPEECH!" (justification). These three frames are mutually contradictory, consistent with the RAND firehose model of flooding with multiple narratives.

The claim "I won in 2016, did much better in 2020 (RIGGED!)" compresses election denialism into a parenthetical as though it's established fact—epistemic closure maintenance.

### Cognitive Notes
"Unselect Committee" is a deliberate pejorative neologism (consistent across posts, not a cognitive error). Perseveration on "RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA" is a characteristic rhetorical device rather than clinical perseveration. Sentence structure and vocabulary are within his baseline range.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "I had almost nothing to do with January 6th" | **False** | The Jan 6 Committee documented extensive involvement including the rally speech, pressure on Pence, and failure to act during the breach. The committee found Trump was the 'central cause' of the attack. |
| "I won in 2016, did much better in 2020" | **Half True** | Won 2016 via Electoral College (lost popular vote). In 2020 he received more raw votes than 2016 but lost both Electoral College and popular vote to Biden. |
| "Leading by a lot in the Polls, against both parties" | **Mostly True** | In late 2022, Trump led Republican primary polls significantly. General election polls were more mixed. |

Overall Veracity: 43%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 85%)

### Indicators

- Stream-of-consciousness structure
- Parenthetical interjections (RIGGED!)
- ALL CAPS passages
- Characteristic phrase repetition (RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA)
- Evening timing consistent with personal posting

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Mixed State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (January 6 Committee final report and criminal referrals)

**Rage:** Intensity 60% targeting Democrats, January 6 Committee
- Proportionality: 40%

Sentiment: -0.70

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Rapid-fire posting (5+ posts on Christmas Eve)
- Pressured quality to writing
- Grandiose self-reference

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 80%
- Antisocial: 50%
- Paranoid: 60%
- Sadism: 20%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 40%

Cognitive Markers:
- perseveration

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Shared grievance framing
- In-group identity reinforcement via MAGA reference
- Implied persecution narrative inviting audience solidarity

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Denial of documented events (Jan 6 involvement minimized)
- Attacks on institutional credibility (committee report = 'Hoax')
- Requires audience to accept 2020 election fraud as established fact

## Fact Checks (3)

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

> I had almost nothing to do with January 6th

**FALSE**

The Jan 6 Committee documented extensive involvement including the rally speech, pressure on Pence, and failure to act during the breach. The committee found Trump was the 'central cause' of the attack.

Sources: Jan 6 Committee Final Report, December 2022

> I won in 2016, did much better in 2020

**HALF TRUE**

Won 2016 via Electoral College (lost popular vote). In 2020 he received more raw votes than 2016 but lost both Electoral College and popular vote to Biden.

Sources: Federal Election Commission results

> Leading by a lot in the Polls, against both parties

**MOSTLY TRUE**

In late 2022, Trump led Republican primary polls significantly. General election polls were more mixed.

Sources: RealClearPolitics polling averages, Dec 2022

Overall Veracity: 43%

## Tags

- jan6 (100%)
- election-denialism (80%)
- persecution-narrative (90%)
- committee-response (100%)
- firehose-of-falsehood (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). The Unselect Committee’s January 6th Report is a... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109571045331163088
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "The Unselect Committee’s January 6th Report is a Hoax, no..." Truth Social, 24 Dec. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109571045331163088. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "The Unselect Committee’s January 6th Report is a Hoax, no...," Truth Social, December 24, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109571045331163088.

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