# Post ts_109671709059254037

- Post ID: `ts_109671709059254037`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-01-11T17:17:54.661Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109671709059254037
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109671709059254037/analysis
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## Post text

> The unselect committee is a pipeline to low ratings CNN! https://www.foxnews.com/media/adam-kinzinger-joins-cnn-days-after-leaving-congress-sparking-viral-mockery

## Engagement

- Likes: 7,061
- Reposts: 1,882
- Replies: 292
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.424Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:25:56.677Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: "The unselect committee is a pipeline to low ratings CNN!"

### Context
Posted January 11, 2023 at 12:17 PM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago). The post mocks Adam Kinzinger's move from Congress to CNN after serving on the January 6th Select Committee, using the recurring "unselect committee" wordplay.

### Authorship
Midday posting, includes a Fox News link, relatively brief and punchy. The neologism "unselect" is a signature Trump coinage he has used repeatedly. The brevity, mocking tone, and characteristic wordplay suggest authentic composition, though the clean formatting and link-sharing pattern could indicate aide assistance. Mixed signals — likely Trump-directed, possibly aide-posted.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a maintenance/supply-seeking post with mild devaluation. Trump frames the J6 committee as illegitimate ("unselect") and reduces its members' motivations to career opportunism — implying Kinzinger's participation was merely a stepping stone to a CNN gig. This delegitimizes the committee's work without engaging its substance.

The "low ratings" modifier is classic Trumpian devaluation — reducing institutional credibility to a popularity metric where he perceives himself as dominant.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Devaluation**: Reducing the committee and CNN to objects of mockery
- **Denial**: Implicit dismissal of committee findings by attacking members' motives
- **Rationalization**: Reframing committee participation as careerism rather than civic duty

### Rhetorical Devices
The post uses ad hominem (attacking Kinzinger's motives rather than committee findings), neologism as ridicule ("unselect"), and guilt by association (committee → CNN pipeline implies partisan coordination).

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "The January 6th committee is a pipeline to CNN" | **Mostly False** | One member (Kinzinger) joined CNN. Liz Cheney did not join any media outlet. The 'pipeline' framing vastly overgeneralizes from a single data point. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 60%)

### Indicators

- Signature 'unselect' neologism
- Midday posting time
- Brief mocking tone consistent with Trump style
- Clean formatting suggests possible aide involvement
- Fox News link sharing pattern

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance — Criticism (Kinzinger joining CNN)

Sentiment: -0.50

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 20%
- Sadism: 30%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- devaluation (immature)
- denial (pathological)
- rationalization (neurotic)

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

Cognitive Markers:
- neologism

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared contempt for outgroup
- insider language (unselect)

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> The January 6th committee is a pipeline to CNN

**MOSTLY FALSE**

One member (Kinzinger) joined CNN. Liz Cheney did not join any media outlet. The 'pipeline' framing vastly overgeneralizes from a single data point.

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- j6-committee (80%)
- media-mockery (60%)
- devaluation (70%)
- delegitimization (70%)

## That day

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

**Classified Documents Double Standard Fuels Morning Rage Before Aide-Curated Link Barrage**

Trump spent the morning focused on the newly revealed Biden classified documents story, arguing his own document situation was fundamentally different and legal. He lashed out at Karl Rove for drawing comparisons between the two cases and used racially charged language to attack Mitch McConnell's wife in an attempt to tie Biden's documents to China. After a two-hour gap, a rapid-fire batch of over a dozen conservative news links was posted in under five minutes — almost certainly by staff — reinforcing themes of Biden weakness, January 6 blame-shifting, and pro-Trump loyalty. The overall mood was combative but controlled, with anger front-loaded and propaganda curation filling the rest of the day.

Full digest for 2023-01-11: https://trump.fm/date/2023-01-11/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, January 11). The unselect committee is a pipeline to low... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109671709059254037
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "The unselect committee is a pipeline to low ratings CNN!..." Truth Social, 11 Jan. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109671709059254037. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "The unselect committee is a pipeline to low ratings CNN!...," Truth Social, January 11, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109671709059254037.

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