# Post ts_109607284710883801

- Post ID: `ts_109607284710883801`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-12-31T08:13:57.123Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109607284710883801
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109607284710883801/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109607284710883801.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> The Failing New York Times is Fake and Corrupt News. Their motto should be, ALL THE FAKE NEWS THAT’S UNFIT TO PRINT. They are the Enemy of the People!

## Engagement

- Likes: 27,534
- Reposts: 6,424
- Replies: 1,176
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.425Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:17:32.841Z (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 3:13 AM post from Mar-a-Lago is a perseverative anti-NYT attack almost certainly triggered by the congressional release of Trump's tax returns days earlier. Rather than address the substance of unfavorable coverage, Trump deploys his well-worn template: derogatory epithet ("Failing") + blanket delegitimization ("Fake and Corrupt") + existential threat framing ("Enemy of the People"). The "Enemy of the People" language, borrowed from authoritarian traditions, remains the most clinically and socially significant element. It transforms institutional media criticism into a populist threat narrative, positioning journalists as adversaries of democratic society rather than participants in it. Psychologically, the post reflects narcissistic injury processing through devaluation and projection—the institution exposing uncomfortable truths is recast as the corrupt actor. The rigid, formulaic quality of the attack (virtually identical to hundreds of prior posts) suggests both perseveration and an automated defensive response that requires minimal cognitive engagement. The vulnerable narcissistic state is evident: this is not grandiose self-promotion but reactive aggression against a perceived threat. Danger level is elevated due to the continued normalization of "Enemy of the People" framing directed at specific media organizations, which empirical research has linked to increased threats against journalists.

## Psychological Analysis: Anti-NYT "Enemy of the People" Post (2022-12-31)

### Context
Posted at 3:13 AM EST (Trump at Mar-a-Lago for New Year's Eve). The timing—deep early morning—strongly suggests authentic Trump authorship. This is a well-worn attack template he has deployed hundreds of times against the NYT since at least 2017.

### Trigger Analysis
The most likely proximate trigger is the NYT's coverage of his tax returns, released by Congress days earlier, revealing he paid minimal or zero federal income tax. This represents a narcissistic injury through exposure of information he fought years to conceal.

### Psychological Dynamics
This post is a textbook persecutory response: rather than addressing the substance of any reporting, Trump attacks the institution's legitimacy wholesale. The phrase "Enemy of the People"—a Stalinist formulation—escalates beyond media criticism into eliminationist framing. The mock motto ("ALL THE FAKE NEWS THAT'S UNFIT TO PRINT") is a direct inversion of the NYT's actual motto, a characteristic projection technique.

### Rhetorical Pattern
The post follows a rigid three-beat structure: (1) label + devaluation ("Failing," "Fake and Corrupt"), (2) mockery/ridicule, (3) existential threat framing ("Enemy of the People"). This is a perseverative template—nearly identical posts appear dozens of times across his social media history.

### Danger Assessment
"Enemy of the People" language directed at specific media organizations has been empirically linked to threats against journalists. While routine for Trump, the normalization of this framing is itself the danger mechanism.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "The New York Times is 'Failing'" | **False** | The NYT had record subscription numbers exceeding 9 million digital subscribers by late 2022 and strong financial performance. |
| "NYT is 'Fake and Corrupt News'" | **False** | Blanket characterization without specific factual basis. The NYT maintains standard journalistic practices and has won numerous Pulitzer Prizes. |

Overall Veracity: 0%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 90%)

### Indicators

- 3:13 AM EST posting time
- ALL CAPS passages
- Emotional reactivity
- Formulaic attack pattern consistent with authentic style
- No links or event announcements

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (New York Times / tax return coverage)

**Rage:** Intensity 70% targeting New York Times
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.85

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 50%
- Sadism: 30%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- devaluation (immature)
- projection (immature)
- splitting (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 20%

Cognitive Markers:
- perseveration

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared enemy construction
- in-group validation through out-group attack

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- 'Enemy of the People' language targeting specific media organization
- Dehumanizing framing of journalists as adversaries of the populace

### Gaslighting

- Blanket dismissal of all NYT reporting as 'Fake'
- Attacks on institutional credibility to undermine unfavorable coverage

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> The New York Times is 'Failing'

**FALSE**

The NYT had record subscription numbers exceeding 9 million digital subscribers by late 2022 and strong financial performance.

Sources: NYT quarterly earnings reports 2022

> NYT is 'Fake and Corrupt News'

**FALSE**

Blanket characterization without specific factual basis. The NYT maintains standard journalistic practices and has won numerous Pulitzer Prizes.

Overall Veracity: 0%

## Tags

- media-attack (100%)
- enemy-of-people (90%)
- press-delegitimization (90%)
- narcissistic-injury-response (80%)
- perseveration (60%)
- tax-returns (70%)

## That day

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

**New Year's Eve Consumed by Media Attacks and Grievance While Tax Return Release Goes Unmentioned**

Trump spent New Year's Eve posting from Mar-a-Lago in a restless, combative mood that stretched from late night into the early morning hours. The day's most striking feature was what he didn't say -- despite Congress releasing his tax returns just days earlier, he never acknowledged them, instead lashing out at the New York Times as "Enemy of the People" and attacking every major cable network including Fox News. The afternoon brought a rapid-fire dump of curated articles painting Biden's America as failing. Overall, the day felt like a grievance inventory disguised as year-end reflection, with late-night posting hinting at disrupted sleep.

Full digest for 2022-12-31: https://trump.fm/date/2022-12-31/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, December 31). The Failing New York Times is Fake and Corrupt... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109607284710883801
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "The Failing New York Times is Fake and Corrupt News. Their..." Truth Social, 31 Dec. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109607284710883801. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "The Failing New York Times is Fake and Corrupt News. Their...," Truth Social, December 31, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109607284710883801.

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