# Post ts_109733648619615928

- Post ID: `ts_109733648619615928`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-01-22T15:49:57.389Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109733648619615928
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109733648619615928/analysis

## Post text

> https://spectator.org/53935_never-ignore-donald-trump/

## Engagement

- Likes: 9,365
- Reposts: 2,384
- Replies: 241
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.423Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:51:00.754Z (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 Share — "Never Ignore Donald Trump" (Spectator, 2013)

## Overview
A minimal-content post consisting solely of a link to a 2013 American Spectator article by Jeffrey Lord praising Trump as a serious figure who should not be dismissed. No personal commentary is added.

## Context
This post appears amid a cluster of activity on January 22, 2023, during a period of significant legal pressure: Trump had just withdrawn lawsuits against NY AG Letitia James, was fined nearly $1M by a federal judge, and was actively attacking the classified documents investigation. Surrounding posts that day show defensive posturing about the documents case and grievance-laden commentary about January 6th.

## Psychological Function
Sharing a decade-old flattering article during a period of legal adversity serves a clear supply-seeking function. The article's thesis — that Trump is too important and successful to ignore — directly counters the implicit threat of legal accountability and political irrelevance. This is **idealization as defense**: deploying external validation to shore up self-regard under stress.

## Authorship
The ~10:49 AM ET posting time and URL-only format are consistent with either aide curation or Trump's own habit of sharing flattering media. Confidence is moderate; the lack of personal commentary and clean formatting lean slightly toward aide involvement.

## Longitudinal Note
This post is notably low-intensity compared to the surrounding posts from the same day, which feature ALL CAPS, exclamation marks, and strong emotional content. The contrast suggests this may be an aide-curated share interspersed among Trump's more emotionally charged authentic posts.

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 40%)

### Indicators

- URL-only post with no personal commentary
- Midday posting time (~10:49 AM ET)
- Curated self-promotional content

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking — Criticism (Ambient negative coverage from legal setbacks and document investigations)

Sentiment: +0.40

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 0%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- idealization (immature)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- third-party validation
- appeal to authority

## Tags

- supply-seeking (70%)
- self-promotion (80%)
- url-only (100%)

## That day

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

**Documents Defense Gives Way to Biden Deflection Blitz as Retribution Promise Surfaces**

Trump spent most of Sunday sharing links attacking Biden over classified documents and boosting favorable polls -- a fairly typical low-effort day dominated by curated article drops. The notable exception was a morning post that instrumentalized the Monterey Park mass shooting and Atlanta protests to defend January 6 participants, while promising to "rectify" their legal situations if re-elected. The rest of the day was calm by his standards, with no further original outbursts and a steady stream of narcissistic supply-seeking. Posting hours were unremarkable, running from evening through late afternoon with a normal overnight gap.

Full digest for 2023-01-22: https://trump.fm/date/2023-01-22/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, January 22). https://spectator.org/53935_never-ignore-donald-tr... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109733648619615928
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "https://spectator.org/53935_never-ignore-donald-trump/" Truth Social, 22 Jan. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109733648619615928. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "https://spectator.org/53935_never-ignore-donald-trump/," Truth Social, January 22, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109733648619615928.

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