# Post ts_109753423326216737

- Post ID: `ts_109753423326216737`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-01-26T03:38:55.424Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109753423326216737/analysis
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## Post text

> WOW. AT&T DIRECTV REMOVES NEWSMAX FROM ITS CHANNEL LINEUP. This disgusting move comes after “deplatforming” OAN last year. The Radical Left seems to have taken over the mind and soul of AT&T. This is a big blow to the Republican Party, and to America itself. For DIRECTV to drop very popular NEWSMAX, without explanation, will not be accepted. I, for one, will be dropping all association with AT&T and DIRECTV, and I have plenty. This is just one of many reasons why we must WIN IN 2024!!!

## Engagement

- Likes: 44,086
- Reposts: 12,834
- Replies: 3,994
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.422Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:51:44.279Z (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: AT&T/DirecTV Newsmax Post (2023-01-26)

### Context & Authorship
Posted at 10:38 PM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago). Late evening timing, emotional reactivity, ALL CAPS opener, stream-of-consciousness escalation from corporate grievance to existential threat — strongly suggests authentic Trump authorship.

### Psychological Dynamics
This post follows a pattern of rallying supporters around perceived media persecution. The trigger is not personal narcissistic injury but rather an opportunity for **supply-seeking** and **political mobilization**. The Newsmax removal is reframed from a business dispute into an ideological war: "Radical Left" has "taken over the mind and soul" of AT&T — classic **splitting** (corporate decision = leftist conspiracy).

The escalation sequence is notable: corporate decision → disgusting → blow to Republican Party → blow to America itself → personal boycott → 2024 campaign pitch. This telescoping from specific grievance to existential stakes is a hallmark rhetorical pattern.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Splitting**: AT&T = enemy/radical left; Newsmax = "very popular" (idealized)
- **Projection**: Frames deplatforming as ideological when it was a carriage fee dispute
- **Acting out**: Declares personal boycott as immediate retaliation

### Rhetorical Techniques
The "WOW" opener creates urgency. "Without explanation" is misleading — carriage disputes are well-documented. The personal sacrifice claim ("I have plenty") serves dual function: demonstrating wealth and modeling desired follower behavior. The 2024 pivot converts grievance into campaign energy.

### Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "AT&T DirecTV removed Newsmax from its channel lineup" | **True** | DirecTV dropped Newsmax on January 24, 2023 after failing to reach a carriage fee agreement |
| "This came after deplatforming OAN last year" | **Mostly True** | DirecTV dropped OAN in April 2022, though framing it as 'deplatforming' is editorializing — OAN's contract was not renewed |
| "Removal was without explanation" | **Mostly False** | The dispute was publicly reported as a failed carriage fee negotiation. Both sides issued statements. Newsmax acknowledged the contract dispute. |

Overall Veracity: 67%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 85%)

### Indicators

- Late evening posting (10:38 PM ET)
- ALL CAPS opener
- Emotional escalation pattern
- Personal declaration of boycott
- Campaign pivot at end

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (AT&T/DirecTV removing Newsmax)

**Rage:** Intensity 50% targeting AT&T/DirecTV
- Proportionality: 40%

Sentiment: -0.70

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Rapid escalation from specific event to grand political narrative
- Impulsive public boycott declaration

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 40%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- splitting (immature)
- acting out (immature)
- distortion (pathological)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Modeling behavior (personal boycott for followers to emulate)
- Framing corporate dispute as attack on supporters' identity
- Converting grievance into shared mission (2024)

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Reframes known commercial dispute as ideological persecution
- Claims removal was 'without explanation' when both parties publicly discussed the carriage fee dispute

## Fact Checks (3)

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

> AT&T DirecTV removed Newsmax from its channel lineup

**TRUE**

DirecTV dropped Newsmax on January 24, 2023 after failing to reach a carriage fee agreement

Sources: Contemporary news reporting

> This came after deplatforming OAN last year

**MOSTLY TRUE**

DirecTV dropped OAN in April 2022, though framing it as 'deplatforming' is editorializing — OAN's contract was not renewed

Sources: Contemporary news reporting

> Removal was without explanation

**MOSTLY FALSE**

The dispute was publicly reported as a failed carriage fee negotiation. Both sides issued statements. Newsmax acknowledged the contract dispute.

Sources: Contemporary news reporting

Overall Veracity: 67%

## Tags

- media_grievance (90%)
- political_mobilization (80%)
- corporate_boycott (60%)
- 2024_campaign (50%)

## That day

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

**Media Rage Spiral Over Newsmax Deplatforming Dominates Day, Ends in Legal Persecution Fears**

Trump spent much of the day fixated on AT&T's DirecTV dropping Newsmax, returning to the topic five times with escalating fury -- at one point demanding CNN and MSNBC be cancelled in retaliation while defending Newsmax from the same treatment. An early-morning post on Ukraine tank deliveries claimed the war could easily be ended, framing Western aid as a path to nuclear war. The evening closed with a burst of nine posts in thirty minutes, mixing self-congratulatory poll and Facebook reinstatement links with a final angry post alleging a coordinated legal conspiracy involving Hillary Clinton, Chuck Schumer's brother, and the Manhattan DA's office.

Full digest for 2023-01-26: https://trump.fm/date/2023-01-26/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, January 26). WOW. AT&T DIRECTV REMOVES NEWSMAX FROM ITS... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109753423326216737
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "WOW. AT&T DIRECTV REMOVES NEWSMAX FROM ITS CHANNEL..." Truth Social, 26 Jan. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109753423326216737. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "WOW. AT&T DIRECTV REMOVES NEWSMAX FROM ITS CHANNEL...," Truth Social, January 26, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109753423326216737.

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