# Post ts_109639446945269593

- Post ID: `ts_109639446945269593`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-01-06T00:33:13.868Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109639446945269593
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109639446945269593/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109639446945269593.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Sadly, Facebook has been doing very poorly since they took me off. It has lost $750 Billion in value, and has become very boring. Hopefully, Facebook will be able to turn it around. Maybe their first step should be to get away from the ridiculous change in name to Meta, and go back to “Facebook.” Whoever made that decision, and the decision to take me off, will go down in the Business Hall of Fame for two of the worst decisions in Business History!

## Engagement

- Likes: 52,182
- Reposts: 8,869
- Replies: 3,588
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.424Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:23:40.538Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

Posted at 7:33 PM EST on the second anniversary of January 6, this post conspicuously avoids any mention of that date's significance, instead processing the narcissistic injury of Facebook deplatforming through grandiose reframing. Trump attributes Meta's ~$750B market cap decline entirely to his removal - a textbook distortion defense that transforms rejection into proof of indispensability. The implicit claim is extraordinary: that one user's presence was worth hundreds of billions in market value. In reality, Meta's decline resulted from the broader tech selloff, Apple's privacy changes, TikTok competition, and costly metaverse investments. The post's structure reveals the narcissistic cycle: injury (deplatforming) → distortion (they failed because they lost me) → grandiosity (worst business decisions in history) → condescending advice (go back to the Facebook name). The "Business Hall of Fame" coinage is characteristic Trump rhetoric - inventing institutions to frame his narrative. The schadenfreude is notable but restrained; this reads more as supply-seeking than rage. The timing on January 6's anniversary, combined with complete avoidance of that topic, suggests either strategic deflection or genuine disinterest in commemorating an event that remains legally and politically dangerous for him.

# Psychological Analysis: Truth Social Post ts_109639446945269593

## Date & Context
**January 5, 2023 at 7:33 PM EST** (Mar-a-Lago). Second anniversary of January 6 Capitol breach. Posted amid the McCarthy speakership battle, which Trump was actively involved in.

## Authorship Attribution
Evening posting from Mar-a-Lago. The voice is distinctly Trump: conversational cadence, grandiose business framing, characteristic superlatives ("worst decisions in Business History"), the coined "Business Hall of Fame." No typos but retains his informal style. Likely authentic, possibly with minor polish.

## Psychological State
The post processes a **narcissistic injury** (deplatforming from Facebook) through **pathological distortion**. Rather than acknowledging the deplatforming as consequence of January 6, Trump inverts the power dynamic: Facebook didn't punish him; Facebook punished itself. The $750B market cap decline becomes proof of his indispensability rather than evidence of unrelated market forces.

## Notable: January 6 Avoidance
This post appears on the second anniversary of January 6, 2023, yet makes zero reference to that date. The choice to discuss Facebook - the platform that banned him *because of* January 6 - while never mentioning the event itself is psychologically significant. This may represent **displacement**: redirecting emotional energy from the dangerous anniversary topic onto the safer business critique.

## Defense Mechanisms
1. **Distortion** (pathological): Entire market decline attributed to his removal
2. **Rationalization** (neurotic): Deplatforming reframed as business incompetence rather than consequence of his actions
3. **Projection**: "Very boring" may project his own diminished reach

## Rhetorical Techniques
- **Post hoc ergo propter hoc**: Temporal correlation (removal → stock decline) presented as causation
- **Hyperbole**: "Worst decisions in Business History"
- **Condescending expertise**: Offering unsolicited advice to a trillion-dollar company
- **Neologism**: "Business Hall of Fame" - invented institution serving his narrative

## Personality Analysis
- **Level 1 (Traits)**: High assertiveness (E), low agreeableness, moderate neuroticism (angry hostility channeled through sardonic tone)
- **Level 2 (Motives)**: Dominant status/power motive. Schema: "I am so important that enterprises collapse without me"
- **Level 3 (Narrative)**: Protagonist as indispensable business genius. Contamination sequence: Facebook was great → removed Trump → became boring and worthless

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Facebook has lost $750 Billion in value" | **Mostly True** | Meta's market cap fell from ~$1T peak in Sept 2021 to ~$300B by late 2022, a decline of ~$700B+. However this was driven by broader tech selloff, Apple privacy changes, TikTok competition, and metaverse spending - not Trump's removal. |
| "Facebook has been doing very poorly since they took me off" | **Mostly False** | Trump was suspended Jan 7, 2021. Meta's stock actually rose significantly through Sept 2021 before declining due to factors unrelated to Trump. Correlation without causation. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Danger Assessment: None
No violent imagery, dehumanization, or mobilization language. Standard grievance-processing post.

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 70%)

### Indicators

- Coherent multi-sentence structure
- Evening posting time (7:33 PM EST)
- Characteristic rhetorical style with superlatives
- Business Hall of Fame flourish is classic Trump
- No typos but conversational tone

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

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

Sentiment: -0.30

### Clinical

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

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 60%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Positioning self as indispensable to a $750B enterprise
- Offering unsolicited business advice to signal superior competence

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Attributes Meta's market decline to his removal, erasing actual causes (tech downturn, privacy changes, metaverse spending)
- Implies Facebook needs him to survive, distorting business reality

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Facebook has lost $750 Billion in value

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Meta's market cap fell from ~$1T peak in Sept 2021 to ~$300B by late 2022, a decline of ~$700B+. However this was driven by broader tech selloff, Apple privacy changes, TikTok competition, and metaverse spending - not Trump's removal.

Sources: Market data 2021-2022

> Facebook has been doing very poorly since they took me off

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Trump was suspended Jan 7, 2021. Meta's stock actually rose significantly through Sept 2021 before declining due to factors unrelated to Trump. Correlation without causation.

Sources: Meta stock price history

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- narcissistic_supply (80%)
- deplatforming_grievance (90%)
- jan6_avoidance (70%)
- business_identity (60%)
- false_causation (80%)

## That day

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

**The Anniversary That Wasn't: Systematic Avoidance of January 6th Reveals a Day-Long Psychological Defense**

Trump spent the second anniversary of the January 6th Capitol attack posting about everything except January 6th. His six posts ranged from claiming Facebook lost $750 billion because it banned him, to vague cheerleading about Republican prospects, to attacking a former Republican congressman who investigated the insurrection. The mood was consistently self-congratulatory, building toward a sharper edge by evening when he targeted Adam Kinzinger by name and demanded governors eliminate mail-in voting -- the very grievance that fueled the original Capitol breach. The day was more notable for what he refused to say than anything he actually said.

Full digest for 2023-01-06: https://trump.fm/date/2023-01-06/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, January 6). Sadly, Facebook has been doing very poorly since... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109639446945269593
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Sadly, Facebook has been doing very poorly since they took..." Truth Social, 6 Jan. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109639446945269593. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Sadly, Facebook has been doing very poorly since they took...," Truth Social, January 6, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109639446945269593.

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