# Post ts_109752172651767013

- Post ID: `ts_109752172651767013`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-01-25T22:20:51.646Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109752172651767013
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109752172651767013/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109752172651767013.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> FACEBOOK, which has lost Billions of Dollars in value since “deplatforming” your favorite President, me, has just announced that they are reinstating my account. Such a thing should never again happen to a sitting President, or anybody else who is not deserving of retribution! THANK YOU TO TRUTH SOCIAL FOR DOING SUCH AN INCREDIBLE JOB. YOUR GROWTH IS OUTSTANDING, AND FUTURE UNLIMITED!!!

## Engagement

- Likes: 79,406
- Reposts: 14,820
- Replies: 4,521
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.422Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:55:34.982Z (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 Reinstatement Post (2023-01-25)

### Context
Meta announced on January 25, 2023 that it would reinstate Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts, which had been suspended since January 7, 2021 following the Capitol breach. Trump was likely at Mar-a-Lago; 22:20 UTC = 5:20 PM EST — business hours, consistent with either Trump or aide authorship.

### Authorship
The post has mixed signals. The ALL CAPS style, self-referential grandiosity ("your favorite President, me"), and the emotional exclamation marks are authentic Trump markers. The parenthetical self-identification ("your favorite President, me") is a signature Trump construction. However, the timing is business hours and the post serves a strategic communication purpose (acknowledging Facebook while promoting Truth Social). The content reads as Trump-dictated, possibly lightly formatted by staff.

### Psychological Dynamics
This is a **supply-seeking** post wrapped in a **narcissistic victory lap**. The reinstatement serves as external validation — Facebook's reversal is framed as proof that deplatforming was wrong and costly. The phrase "lost Billions of Dollars in value" implies causation (Meta's stock decline was due to removing Trump), a grandiose distortion.

The interesting tension: Trump must simultaneously celebrate being allowed back on Facebook while promoting Truth Social. He resolves this by framing Facebook as the supplicant returning to him, while praising Truth Social's future — maintaining narcissistic supply from both directions.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Distortion**: Meta's stock decline (driven by metaverse spending, ad revenue decline, competition) is attributed to Trump's removal
- **Rationalization**: The reinstatement validates his position rather than representing a routine policy review
- **Splitting**: Facebook is implicitly "bad" (lost billions, shouldn't have deplatformed) while Truth Social is "INCREDIBLE"

### Rhetorical Analysis
The phrase "not deserving of retribution" is notable — he uses "retribution" rather than "punishment" or "censorship," revealing a framework where platform moderation = political vengeance. This word choice foreshadows his later "I am your retribution" campaign theme (announced at CPAC, March 2023).

"Should never again happen to a sitting President" — he was not a sitting president when deplatformed (Jan 7, 2021, post-election loss), suggesting either deliberate reality distortion or temporal blurring.

### Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Facebook has lost Billions of Dollars in value since deplatforming Trump" | **Mostly False** | Meta's stock did decline ~65% in 2022, but this was driven by metaverse spending, iOS privacy changes, TikTok competition, and tech sector downturn — not Trump's removal. No credible analyst attributed the decline to deplatforming. |
| "Truth Social growth is outstanding" | **Mostly False** | Truth Social had modest user growth but remained a niche platform with ~2M monthly active users, far below major social networks. It faced financial difficulties and delayed merger with DWAC. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 75%)

### Indicators

- Self-referential parenthetical ('your favorite President, me')
- ALL CAPS passages
- Hyperbolic superlatives ('INCREDIBLE', 'OUTSTANDING', 'UNLIMITED')
- Business hours timing (5:20 PM EST)
- Strategic dual-purpose messaging suggests some coordination

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Meta reinstatement announcement)

Sentiment: +0.60

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Expansive grandiosity
- ALL CAPS enthusiasm
- Unlimited future projections

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 80%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 20%
- Sadism: 10%

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

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

Cognitive Markers:
- temporal confusion

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Direct address to followers ('your favorite President')
- Gratitude performance ('THANK YOU')
- Shared identity framing (Truth Social as 'our' platform)

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- False causation between deplatforming and Meta stock decline
- Framing platform moderation as illegitimate 'retribution'

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Facebook has lost Billions of Dollars in value since deplatforming Trump

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Meta's stock did decline ~65% in 2022, but this was driven by metaverse spending, iOS privacy changes, TikTok competition, and tech sector downturn — not Trump's removal. No credible analyst attributed the decline to deplatforming.

Sources: Meta Q3 2022 earnings reports; Market analysis consensus

> Truth Social growth is outstanding

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Truth Social had modest user growth but remained a niche platform with ~2M monthly active users, far below major social networks. It faced financial difficulties and delayed merger with DWAC.

Sources: DWAC SEC filings; App store download data

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- supply_seeking (80%)
- grandiosity (80%)
- false_causation (70%)
- platform_politics (90%)
- self_promotion (70%)

## That day

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

**Facebook Reinstatement Sandwiched Between Sadistic Birx Takedown and Georgia Legal Panic**

Trump spent a quiet late evening retweeting allies before launching an afternoon link-dump touting Biden document scandals and favorable poll numbers. The day's sharpest moment was a gleeful, mocking attack on former COVID advisor Deborah Birx, whom he falsely claimed to have fired. Growing anxiety surfaced late in the day as he turned to the Georgia DA investigation, calling his recorded phone call to election officials "PERFECT" and accusing law enforcement of weaponization. A celebratory post about Facebook restoring his account briefly interrupted the legal anxiety but couldn't sustain the mood.

Full digest for 2023-01-25: https://trump.fm/date/2023-01-25/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, January 25). FACEBOOK, which has lost Billions of Dollars in... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109752172651767013
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "FACEBOOK, which has lost Billions of Dollars in value since..." Truth Social, 25 Jan. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109752172651767013. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "FACEBOOK, which has lost Billions of Dollars in value since...," Truth Social, January 25, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109752172651767013.

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