# Post ts_109758091636866076

- Post ID: `ts_109758091636866076`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-01-26T23:26:08.188Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109758091636866076
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109758091636866076/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109758091636866076.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> If they’d cover the news fairly, this wouldn’t be happening. People don’t want Fake News! https://freebeacon.com/?post_type=post&p=1681851

## Engagement

- Likes: 10,847
- Reposts: 2,707
- Replies: 296
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.422Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:53:54.643Z (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: Post ts_109758091636866076

### Context
This post continues a media-themed posting streak on January 26, 2023, following multiple posts attacking DirecTV/AT&T for dropping Newsmax and calling to "CANCEL CNN & MSDNC." The linked Free Beacon article likely covers declining mainstream media ratings or similar media industry news. The post frames media struggles as deserved consequences of biased coverage.

### Authorship
Posted at 6:26 PM EST (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago). Business hours, relatively polished sentence structure, includes a link—consistent with either aide-assisted or authentic posting during active hours. The emotional framing ("Fake News!") and exclamation point lean authentic, but brevity and coherence suggest possible light editing.

### Psychological Dynamics
This post functions as part of a sustained media-grievance campaign. The causal logic ("If they'd cover the news fairly, this wouldn't be happening") externalizes blame onto media institutions while implying their decline is karmic justice. This is classic narcissistic supply-seeking: positioning oneself as the arbiter of "fair" coverage while celebrating perceived enemies' downfall.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Projection**: Accuses media of unfairness while advocating for cancellation of outlets that don't align with his preferences
- **Splitting**: Binary framework—Newsmax/OAN = good, CNN/MSNBC = "Fake News"

### Rhetorical Techniques
The post uses a simple conditional structure that implies causation: media decline is *because* of bias. This is unfalsifiable—"fair" coverage is implicitly defined as favorable coverage.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Media outlets are declining because of unfair coverage" | **Mostly False** | Media industry declines are driven primarily by cord-cutting, digital disruption, and changing consumption habits, not editorial bias |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 60%)

### Indicators

- Emotional framing with 'Fake News!'
- Exclamation point usage
- Business hours posting (6:26 PM EST)
- Relatively polished but short
- Link sharing common to both aide and authentic

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (Mainstream media coverage perceived as unfair)

Sentiment: -0.40

### Clinical

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

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- projection (immature)
- splitting (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 30%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared grievance framing
- populist appeal via 'People don't want'

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Redefines 'fair coverage' as favorable coverage
- Delegitimizes mainstream media as categorically fake

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Media outlets are declining because of unfair coverage

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Media industry declines are driven primarily by cord-cutting, digital disruption, and changing consumption habits, not editorial bias

Sources: Industry analysis from Pew Research Center; Nielsen ratings data

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- media-grievance (90%)
- fake-news-branding (80%)
- populist-framing (60%)

## 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 they’d cover the news fairly, this wouldn’t be... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109758091636866076
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "If they’d cover the news fairly, this wouldn’t be..." Truth Social, 26 Jan. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109758091636866076. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "If they’d cover the news fairly, this wouldn’t be...," Truth Social, January 26, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109758091636866076.

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