# Post ts_109617003756333232

- Post ID: `ts_109617003756333232`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-01-02T01:25:37.983Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109617003756333232
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109617003756333232/analysis

## Post text

> https://rumble.com/v23ht4a-eric-bolling-the-most-ridiculous-political-witch-hunt-in-u.s.-history.html

## Engagement

- Likes: 24,441
- Reposts: 5,864
- Replies: 1,192
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.425Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:20:50.612Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

# Analysis: URL-Only Share of Sympathetic Media Segment

## Overview
A low-effort signal-boost post sharing an Eric Bolling segment that frames Trump's legal troubles as "the most ridiculous political witch hunt in U.S. history." No original text accompanies the link.

## Context
Posted during a period of heightened legal exposure: the House Ways and Means Committee had just released six years of Trump's tax returns, and J6 committee activity was recent. The share functions as a defensive response — letting a media ally articulate the persecution narrative rather than doing so directly.

## Authorship
Ambiguous. The 8:25 PM ET timing (assuming Mar-a-Lago) falls in a window where either Trump or an aide could post. The URL-only format is used by both. Scored at 0.4 (leaning aide but uncertain).

## Psychological Dynamics
The post reflects **supply-seeking through third-party validation** — a common pattern where Trump amplifies sympathetic coverage rather than generating original defensive content. The choice to share rather than compose suggests either low energy/engagement or a strategic preference for letting allies carry the narrative.

The underlying dynamic is **vulnerable narcissistic state**: legal exposure (tax returns, investigations) constitutes narcissistic injury through exposure, and the "witch hunt" framing is a well-established denial defense.

## Rhetorical Note
The "witch hunt" metaphor has become so persistent in Trump's communication ecosystem that its mere presence in a shared URL title functions as ideological shorthand for his audience.

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 40%)

### Indicators

- URL-only post with no original text
- 8:25 PM ET timing (Mar-a-Lago) is evening but not late night
- Could be either Trump or aide sharing supportive media

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Tax return release and ongoing legal scrutiny)

Sentiment: -0.40

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 40%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- denial (pathological)
- projection (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 10%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- third-party validation
- media ally amplification

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Endorses framing of legal processes as illegitimate 'witch hunt'

## Tags

- witch-hunt-narrative (80%)
- media-amplification (70%)
- legal-exposure (60%)

## That day

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

**A Quiet Post-New Year's Day of Self-Congratulation, Punctuated by Border Rage**

A low-volume day with just five posts, mostly focused on self-congratulation and revisiting old grievances. Trump praised himself for NATO achievements and celebrated Facebook's stock losses after banning him, treating the company's broader market decline as personal vindication. The one notable flare-up was a midday post about the southern border that used dehumanizing contamination language about immigrants, continuing a pattern from the day before. Otherwise, the mood was self-satisfied and relatively calm for a holiday-adjacent day at Mar-a-Lago.

Full digest for 2023-01-02: https://trump.fm/date/2023-01-02/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, January 2). https://rumble.com/v23ht4a-eric-bolling-the-most-r... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109617003756333232
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "https://rumble.com/v23ht4a-eric-bolling-the-most-ridiculous-..." Truth Social, 2 Jan. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109617003756333232. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "https://rumble.com/v23ht4a-eric-bolling-the-most-ridiculous-...," Truth Social, January 2, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109617003756333232.

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