# Post ts_109607519580684893

- Post ID: `ts_109607519580684893`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-12-31T09:13:40.946Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109607519580684893
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109607519580684893/analysis
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## Post text

> RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/OAN/statuses/109605049988181601 The “Trump” Tax Cuts MUST BE EXTENDED, OR OUR ECONOMY WILL COME CRASHING DOWN - THE BIG ONE!!!

## Engagement

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- Reposts: 4,882
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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.425Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:20:35.314Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Tax Cuts Extension Warning (2022-12-31)

This post is a retweet of OAN content with Trump's own commentary demanding extension of "Trump" Tax Cuts (the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act), warning of economic catastrophe if not extended.

### Context
Posted the same day his tax returns were released by Congress, showing minimal tax payments. The post reframes the narrative from his personal tax avoidance to the broader economic policy bearing his name—a classic deflection.

### Authorship
Posted at ~4:13 AM EST (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago for New Year's Eve). The early morning timing, ALL CAPS, hyperbolic phrasing ("THE BIG ONE!!!"), and emotional intensity are strongly characteristic of authentic Trump posting. The triple exclamation marks and dramatic catastrophizing are signature stylistic elements.

### Psychological Dynamics
The post functions as supply-seeking (attaching his name to economic policy) and preemptive deflection from the tax return story. By placing "Trump" in quotes, he brands the tax cuts as personally his—a narcissistic ownership claim over legislation. The catastrophic framing ("CRASHING DOWN") creates a false binary: extend his policy or face ruin.

### Rhetorical Features
"THE BIG ONE!!!" evokes apocalyptic imagery—vague enough to be unfalsifiable but emotionally compelling. The all-caps escalation pattern is characteristic of Trump's fear-appeal rhetoric.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Economy will come crashing down without extending Trump tax cuts" | **Mostly False** | The TCJA individual provisions expire in 2025. Economists debate impacts but few predict catastrophic crash; CBO projects modest GDP effects. Framing as 'THE BIG ONE' is hyperbolic. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- 4:13 AM local time posting
- ALL CAPS passages
- Triple exclamation marks
- Hyperbolic catastrophizing
- Stream-of-consciousness quality

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Congressional release of tax returns)

Sentiment: -0.40

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Early morning posting (4 AM)
- Grandiose catastrophic framing
- Multiple exclamation marks

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- displacement (neurotic)
- distortion (pathological)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 25%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Fear appeal to create dependency on his policy legacy
- Positioning self as indispensable economic steward

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Economy will come crashing down without extending Trump tax cuts

**MOSTLY FALSE**

The TCJA individual provisions expire in 2025. Economists debate impacts but few predict catastrophic crash; CBO projects modest GDP effects. Framing as 'THE BIG ONE' is hyperbolic.

Sources: CBO analyses of TCJA expiration; Congressional Research Service reports

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- economic_policy (80%)
- self_branding (70%)
- deflection (60%)
- fear_appeal (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). RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/OAN/statuses/109... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109607519580684893
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/OAN/statuses/1096050499881..." Truth Social, 31 Dec. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109607519580684893. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/OAN/statuses/1096050499881...," Truth Social, December 31, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109607519580684893.

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