# Post ts_109620771813071648

- Post ID: `ts_109620771813071648`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-01-02T17:23:53.966Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109620771813071648
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109620771813071648/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109620771813071648.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Facebook has lost over 80 Billion Dollars in Value since “deplatforming” President Donald J. Trump. Also, it has gotten very BORING and UNINTERESTING. That stupid, unnecessary, and probably illegal move is now considered a major business mistake. I agree!

## Engagement

- Likes: 34,271
- Reposts: 7,490
- Replies: 2,252
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.424Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:17:09.807Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Psychological Analysis: Facebook Deplatforming Post (2023-01-02)

### Content Summary
Trump comments on Facebook's market value decline, attributing it to his deplatforming, calling the platform "BORING and UNINTERESTING" without him, and labeling the ban "stupid, unnecessary, and probably illegal."

### Authorship
Posted at 12:23 PM EST (Trump at Mar-a-Lago for holidays). Business hours, relatively polished prose, complete sentences. However, the emotional content ("BORING," "stupid"), third-person self-reference, and the punchy "I agree!" closer are characteristic Trump voice. Likely Trump-authored or minimally edited.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a textbook narcissistic supply-seeking post with revenge fantasy elements. The core dynamic: reframing his deplatforming (a narcissistic injury—being deemed unworthy of a platform) into evidence of his indispensability. Facebook didn't reject him; Facebook *needs* him. The $80B loss becomes cosmic punishment for the transgression.

The closing "I agree!" is notable—Trump positions himself as an outside expert validating a consensus that already exists, simultaneously claiming the role of subject and authority.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Distortion**: Facebook's stock decline had multiple causes (iOS privacy changes, metaverse spending, ad market contraction). Attributing it solely to his removal is gross reality distortion.
- **Reaction formation**: Being banned → "They need me more than I need them"
- **Projection**: Calling Facebook "boring" projects his own sense of loss/exclusion

### Rhetorical Devices
Classic grievance-to-triumph narrative. The "probably illegal" insertion plants a legal frame without commitment. ALL CAPS for emotional emphasis on subjective judgments (BORING, UNINTERESTING).

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Facebook has lost over 80 Billion Dollars in Value since deplatforming Trump" | **Half True** | Meta's market cap did decline significantly in 2022 (losing over $600B from peak), but this was driven primarily by iOS privacy changes, metaverse spending, ad market contraction, and broader tech selloff—not Trump's deplatforming in Jan 2021. |
| "The deplatforming move was probably illegal" | **Mostly False** | Section 230 and First Amendment jurisprudence give private platforms broad discretion over content moderation. No court has ruled Trump's deplatforming illegal. |

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 70%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (12:23 PM EST)
- Relatively complete sentences
- But emotional ALL CAPS passages
- Characteristic 'I agree!' closer
- Third-person self-reference typical of Trump

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Defeat (Facebook/Meta deplatforming)

Sentiment: +0.40

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 80%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 20%
- Sadism: 30%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- distortion (pathological)
- reaction formation (neurotic)
- projection (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 50%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Inviting audience to share in schadenfreude at Facebook's losses
- Positioning self as the essential ingredient others lack

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Implying consensus ('now considered a major business mistake') where causation is disputed
- Framing multi-causal stock decline as punishment for deplatforming

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Facebook has lost over 80 Billion Dollars in Value since deplatforming Trump

**HALF TRUE**

Meta's market cap did decline significantly in 2022 (losing over $600B from peak), but this was driven primarily by iOS privacy changes, metaverse spending, ad market contraction, and broader tech selloff—not Trump's deplatforming in Jan 2021.

Sources: Meta quarterly earnings reports 2021-2022; General market knowledge

> The deplatforming move was probably illegal

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Section 230 and First Amendment jurisprudence give private platforms broad discretion over content moderation. No court has ruled Trump's deplatforming illegal.

Sources: Section 230 of Communications Decency Act; First Amendment case law

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Tags

- narcissistic_supply (80%)
- deplatforming_grievance (90%)
- schadenfreude (70%)
- big_tech (80%)

## 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). Facebook has lost over 80 Billion Dollars in... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109620771813071648
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Facebook has lost over 80 Billion Dollars in Value since..." Truth Social, 2 Jan. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109620771813071648. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Facebook has lost over 80 Billion Dollars in Value since...," Truth Social, January 2, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109620771813071648.

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