# Post ts_109587029196719298

- Post ID: `ts_109587029196719298`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-12-27T18:22:42.576Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109587029196719298
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109587029196719298/analysis

## Post text

> https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/rich-noyes/2020/11/24/special-report-stealing-presidency-2020

## Engagement

- Likes: 14,150
- Reposts: 4,322
- Replies: 838
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.425Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:16:32.149Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Bare URL Share — Election Denial Perseveration

This post consists solely of a link to a November 2020 Newsbusters article titled "Special Report: Stealing the Presidency 2020," shared without commentary over two years after the 2020 election.

### Context
Trump was likely at Mar-a-Lago during the holiday period. At 1:22 PM EST, this falls in business hours, suggesting possible aide involvement — though the bare URL format without polished commentary is ambiguous.

### Key Observation: Perseveration on 2020 Election
This is the most psychologically significant feature. Sharing a two-year-old article about the "stolen" 2020 election — with no new hook or context — represents textbook perseveration on a fixed grievance. The post fits within the day's broader pattern: Jan 6 committee defensiveness, FBI complaints, media attacks. The election fraud narrative is the throughline connecting all of these.

### Rhetorical Function
The bare URL serves as a "dog whistle" to followers — no explanation needed. The audience knows the narrative. This is maintenance-level supply-seeking and reality distortion reinforcement, keeping the stolen election frame alive without requiring new argumentation.

### Defense Mechanisms
The link itself functions as externalized validation — outsourcing the argument to a sympathetic media source rather than making claims directly. This is a form of rationalization-by-proxy.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "The 2020 presidency was 'stolen'" | **False** | No credible evidence of fraud sufficient to alter the 2020 election outcome was found by any court, audit, or investigation. Over 60 lawsuits were dismissed. |

Overall Veracity: 0%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 40%)

### Indicators

- bare URL with no commentary is ambiguous
- business hours EST (1:22 PM)
- no typos or emotional language to assess
- could be either Trump or aide sharing curated content

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance

Sentiment: -0.30

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 40%
- Sadism: 0%

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

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

Cognitive Markers:
- perseveration

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared grievance reinforcement
- in-group signal via bare URL

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Promoting narrative that 2020 election was stolen despite exhaustive judicial and investigative refutation

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> The 2020 presidency was 'stolen'

**FALSE**

No credible evidence of fraud sufficient to alter the 2020 election outcome was found by any court, audit, or investigation. Over 60 lawsuits were dismissed.

Sources: Multiple federal and state court rulings; DOJ under Barr found no evidence of widespread fraud

Overall Veracity: 0%

## Tags

- election denial (100%)
- perseveration (80%)
- bare URL share (50%)

## That day

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

**Besieged by January 6 Fallout, Trump Oscillates Between Defiance and Victimhood in 19-Post Day**

Trump spent the day consumed by the January 6 Committee's final report and broader grievances about FBI and DOJ overreach, sharing a steady stream of articles reinforcing his persecution narrative. The evening before kicked off with a blistering personal attack on a New York Magazine reporter, calling her "shaky and unattractive" after an unfavorable interview, before escalating into a combative defense against the Committee's criminal referrals. He also took shots at Mitch McConnell over the omnibus spending bill and immigration policy. The afternoon featured a rapid-fire dump of links from right-wing outlets with almost no original commentary, and the day closed on a quieter note with a self-congratulatory post about Opportunity Zones.

Full digest for 2022-12-27: https://trump.fm/date/2022-12-27/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, December 27). https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/rich-noyes/20... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109587029196719298
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/rich-noyes/2020/11/24/s..." Truth Social, 27 Dec. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109587029196719298. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/rich-noyes/2020/11/24/s...," Truth Social, December 27, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109587029196719298.

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