# Post ts_109775208714697257

- Post ID: `ts_109775208714697257`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-01-29T23:59:14.073Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109775208714697257
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109775208714697257/analysis
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## Post text

> The Fake News Media was good yesterday in their coverage of my stops in New Hampshire and South Carolina. Other than The Globalist Street Journal, which is rarely accurate or good, they said the day was really “amazing.” The enthusiasm to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN has never been stronger. The revelations about Ron DeSanctimonious doing FAR WORSE than many other Republican governors, including that he unapologetically shut down Florida and its beaches, was interesting, indeed. DJT leading BIG!!!

## Engagement

- Likes: 20,370
- Reposts: 5,182
- Replies: 1,309
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.422Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:59:18.591Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

This post exemplifies Trump's primary-season strategy of reality distortion against intra-party rivals. The most psychologically significant element is the DeSantis COVID framing — claiming DeSantis "unapologetically shut down Florida and its beaches" directly inverts DeSantis's strongest political credential (early reopening). This is not cognitive confusion but deliberate gaslighting: the word "revelations" frames the distortion as newly uncovered truth. The post follows a characteristic grandiose supply-seeking pattern after successful campaign stops, with narcissistic features prominent in third-person self-reference ("DJT leading BIG!!!") and the binary splitting of media into allies and enemies. The "Globalist Street Journal" nickname for WSJ is strategically loaded, deploying "globalist" — a term with antisemitic undertones in far-right discourse — to delegitimize critical coverage. Defense mechanisms are primarily pathological (distortion of DeSantis record) and immature (splitting, devaluation via nicknames). No danger indicators present; this is standard campaign-mode narcissistic grandiosity with strategic reality manipulation.

## Psychological Analysis: January 29, 2023 Post

### Context
Trump had just completed his first 2024 campaign stops in New Hampshire and South Carolina. This post is a victory-lap recap combining media praise, self-promotion, and an attack on his primary rival Ron DeSantis.

### Timing & Authorship
Late January 2023, Trump was likely at Mar-a-Lago. 23:59 UTC = ~6:59 PM EST — early evening, borderline business hours. The post has hallmarks of authentic Trump: the neologism "DeSanctimonious," stream-of-consciousness flow, ALL CAPS emphasis, exclamation marks, and the personalized "Globalist Street Journal" nickname. However, the sentence structure is relatively coherent and organized, suggesting possible light editing or a focused mental state.

### Psychological Dynamics
The post operates on two axes: narcissistic supply (media validation of his rallies) and preemptive attack (undermining DeSantis before the primary). The phrase "DJT leading BIG!!!" with triple exclamation is classic grandiose self-reference in third person — distancing that serves to make his dominance feel objective rather than self-reported.

The DeSantis attack uses COVID lockdowns — a vulnerability among Republican primary voters — as the weapon. "Unapologetically shut down Florida" reframes DeSantis's strongest credential (Florida's relative openness during COVID) as the opposite of reality. This is a deliberate reality distortion aimed at primary voters.

### Rhetorical Structure
The post follows a classic Trump pattern: (1) praise media that praised him, (2) attack media that didn't, (3) pivot to attacking rival, (4) declare victory. The "Globalist Street Journal" rename signals Wall Street Journal as enemy — notable given WSJ's editorial board had been critical of Trump while sometimes favorable to DeSantis.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "DeSantis unapologetically shut down Florida and its beaches" | **Mostly False** | DeSantis issued a statewide stay-at-home order in April 2020 and closed some beaches, but was among the first governors to reopen (September 2020 full reopening). He became nationally known specifically for resisting prolonged lockdowns. The framing of 'FAR WORSE than many other Republican governors' inverts his widely recognized record. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 80%)

### Indicators

- DeSanctimonious neologism
- Globalist Street Journal nickname
- ALL CAPS MAGA phrase
- triple exclamation marks
- third-person self-reference DJT

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Successful NH/SC campaign stops and favorable media coverage)

Sentiment: +0.60

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Elevated mood following rally events
- Triple exclamation marks
- Grandiose claims about enthusiasm levels

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 80%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 20%
- Sadism: 30%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- distortion (pathological)
- splitting (immature)
- devaluation (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 55%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Third-person self-reference creating pseudo-objectivity
- Inviting audience into shared contempt for rival

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Rewriting DeSantis's COVID record to claim he was a lockdown governor — the opposite of his established brand
- Presenting distorted framing as 'revelations' implying new factual discoveries

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> DeSantis unapologetically shut down Florida and its beaches

**MOSTLY FALSE**

DeSantis issued a statewide stay-at-home order in April 2020 and closed some beaches, but was among the first governors to reopen (September 2020 full reopening). He became nationally known specifically for resisting prolonged lockdowns. The framing of 'FAR WORSE than many other Republican governors' inverts his widely recognized record.

Sources: Florida executive orders 2020; DeSantis reopening timeline

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- primary-rivalry (80%)
- supply-seeking (70%)
- reality-distortion (80%)
- campaign-mode (90%)

## That day

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

**Campaign Afterglow: A Day of Self-Congratulation and a 2 AM Grievance Burst**

Trump spent the day basking in the glow of campaign stops in New Hampshire and South Carolina, mostly reposting his own content and thanking political allies. A burst of activity around 2 AM stood out — five posts in twenty minutes, including a re-up of the "stolen election" narrative. The day ended with an attack on Ron DeSantis that flipped his rival's strongest credential on its head, falsely claiming DeSantis had shut down Florida during COVID. Overall mood was buoyant and self-promotional, with almost no anger and no signs of crisis.

Full digest for 2023-01-29: https://trump.fm/date/2023-01-29/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, January 29). The Fake News Media was good yesterday in their... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109775208714697257
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "The Fake News Media was good yesterday in their coverage of..." Truth Social, 29 Jan. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109775208714697257. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "The Fake News Media was good yesterday in their coverage of...," Truth Social, January 29, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109775208714697257.

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