# Post ts_109758087978632397

- Post ID: `ts_109758087978632397`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-01-26T23:25:12.415Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109758087978632397/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109758087978632397.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> If DirecTV has really cut Newsmax, which is doing well in the ratings, I’m cutting DirecTV—I don’t want them anymore, and that includes parent company AT&T. https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/11/directv-lays-off-staffers-as-cord-cutting-accelerates-.html

## Engagement

- Likes: 14,603
- Reposts: 4,365
- Replies: 845
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.422Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:53:44.087Z (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: DirecTV/Newsmax Boycott Post (2023-01-26)

### Context
This is the third post in a rapid sequence about the DirecTV/Newsmax dispute on the same day. The earlier posts were in ALL CAPS with escalating demands; this one shifts to a more measured, personal tone — "I'm cutting DirecTV." The sequence shows a classic escalation pattern: collective grievance → demand → personal action modeling.

### Authorship
Posted at 6:25 PM ET (Trump was at Mar-a-Lago in this period). The relatively polished sentence structure, inclusion of a CNBC link, and use of the hedge "If DirecTV has really cut Newsmax" suggest possible aide involvement or at minimum a more composed state than the ALL CAPS posts earlier in the day. However, the personal "I'm cutting DirecTV—I don't want them anymore" has authentic Trump cadence.

### Psychological Dynamics
This post functions as **narcissistic supply-seeking through parasocial modeling** — by announcing his personal boycott, Trump positions himself as leader of a consumer revolt while punishing a corporation for disloyalty to his preferred media ecosystem. The earlier posts demanded action from AT&T; this one models action for followers.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Splitting**: Newsmax = good (doing well in ratings), DirecTV/AT&T = bad
- **Acting out**: Threatening corporate punishment via personal boycott announcement

### Rhetorical Function
The CNBC link about DirecTV layoffs serves as schadenfreude ammunition — implying DirecTV is already failing and this boycott will accelerate their demise. The parenthetical "which is doing well in the ratings" reinforces the narrative that dropping Newsmax is irrational.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "DirecTV has cut Newsmax" | **True** | DirecTV dropped Newsmax on January 24, 2023 after failing to reach a carriage agreement |
| "Newsmax is doing well in the ratings" | **Half True** | Newsmax saw ratings growth in 2022-2023 but remained far behind Fox News; 'doing well' is relative |

Overall Veracity: 75%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 55%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (6:25 PM ET)
- Included external CNBC link
- Hedging language ('If DirecTV has really')
- But personal cadence in 'I don't want them anymore'
- Mix of polished structure with authentic voice

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Abandonment (DirecTV dropping Newsmax (perceived attack on allied media))

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

Sentiment: -0.50

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 20%
- Sadism: 20%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Modeling desired follower behavior
- Personal action as call to collective action

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> DirecTV has cut Newsmax

**TRUE**

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

Sources: Contemporary news reporting

> Newsmax is doing well in the ratings

**HALF TRUE**

Newsmax saw ratings growth in 2022-2023 but remained far behind Fox News; 'doing well' is relative

Sources: Nielsen ratings data

Overall Veracity: 75%

## Tags

- media_ecosystem (90%)
- corporate_punishment (80%)
- boycott_modeling (70%)

## 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). If DirecTV has really cut Newsmax, which is doing... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109758087978632397
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "If DirecTV has really cut Newsmax, which is doing well in..." Truth Social, 26 Jan. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109758087978632397. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "If DirecTV has really cut Newsmax, which is doing well in...," Truth Social, January 26, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109758087978632397.

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