# Post ts_109598989043646620

- Post ID: `ts_109598989043646620`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-12-29T21:04:15.325Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109598989043646620
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109598989043646620/analysis

## Post text

> https://www.bostonherald.com/2022/12/29/walters-america-needs-trump-now-more-than-ever/

## Engagement

- Likes: 29,304
- Reposts: 7,213
- Replies: 1,915
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.425Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:17:36.662Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Shared Link — "America Needs Trump Now More Than Ever"

This post is a bare URL share of a Boston Herald opinion column by Howie Carr surrogate (likely Kerry Walters or similar columnist) arguing America needs Trump. No original commentary is provided.

### Context
This is the fifth in a series of link-shares on December 29, 2022, all following the same pattern: sharing articles that validate Trump's grievances or support his political position. The series includes climate skepticism, election fraud claims, Jan 6 committee criticism, DOJ criticism, and declining US influence narratives.

### Authorship
Posted at 4:04 PM ET (Trump was at Mar-a-Lago for the holidays). Business hours, no original text, professional link-sharing pattern — consistent with aide (likely Scavino) curating favorable media coverage. The entire day's posting pattern suggests a batch of curated links being shared systematically.

### Psychological Function
Pure narcissistic supply acquisition. The headline itself — "America Needs Trump Now More Than Ever" — is the message. No commentary needed; the headline does the psychological work of affirming indispensability. Within the day's posting sequence, this serves as the capstone: after establishing grievances (election, Jan 6, DOJ, declining influence), the conclusion is that Trump is the solution.

### Rhetorical Function
Appeal to authority (newspaper editorial), third-party validation technique. Having others assert your greatness is more persuasive than self-assertion.

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 20%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (4:04 PM ET)
- Bare URL with no original commentary
- Part of systematic batch of curated links
- Professional content curation pattern

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Favorable media coverage)

Sentiment: +0.50

### Clinical

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

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- third-party validation
- narrative arc construction across posts

## Tags

- supply-seeking (80%)
- link-share (100%)
- third-party-validation (70%)

## That day

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

**Subpoena Vindication Dissolves Into Grievance Spiral and Demands for "Consequences"**

Trump opened the day claiming victory after the January 6 Committee withdrew his subpoena, framing a routine procedural step as personal vindication. The mood quickly soured into familiar territory -- extended grievance about the 2020 election, FBI conspiracy theories, and repeated demands that someone face "consequences" for what he insists was a stolen election. The afternoon brought a scattershot mix of decline-themed posts, a brief nod to Pelé's passing, climate skepticism, and a batch of supportive news links. Two years after the election, the "rigged" narrative remains the gravitational center of his posting.

Full digest for 2022-12-29: https://trump.fm/date/2022-12-29/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, December 29). https://www.bostonherald.com/2022/12/29/walters-am... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109598989043646620
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "https://www.bostonherald.com/2022/12/29/walters-america-need..." Truth Social, 29 Dec. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109598989043646620. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "https://www.bostonherald.com/2022/12/29/walters-america-need...," Truth Social, December 29, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109598989043646620.

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