# Post ts_109775277449069772

- Post ID: `ts_109775277449069772`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-01-30T00:16:42.877Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109775277449069772
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109775277449069772/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109775277449069772.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> People are wasting money if the support Karl Rove or Club For No Growth. “Club” was only successful when they asked to work with me on Endorsements. We never had a loss, but broke up over J.D. Vance. They said he couldn’t win, and spent a fortune to prove their point. The commercials never ended! I said he would win, Endorsed him, & he won big, and this against a tough opponent. I then continued to do more of the same against them, ended up with 233 WINS out of 253 races in the General Election!

## Engagement

- Likes: 21,857
- Reposts: 5,335
- Replies: 853
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.422Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:59:11.055Z (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: Truth Social Post ts_109775277449069772

### Context
Post from 7:16 PM EST (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago in late January 2023), attacking Karl Rove and Club for Growth while boasting about his endorsement record, particularly the J.D. Vance victory.

### Authorship
Evening post, contains minor grammatical issues ("if the support" likely meant "if they support"), stream-of-consciousness narrative structure, self-aggrandizing content — consistent with authentic Trump composition.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a **supply-seeking/dominance maintenance** post. Trump is relitigating the 2022 midterm endorsement narrative, asserting his kingmaker status against establishment Republican critics. The J.D. Vance example serves as proof-of-concept for his political instincts over institutional Republican judgment.

The "233 WINS out of 253 races" statistic is a characteristic grandiose framing — cherry-picking general election wins while downplaying primary losses and candidates who underperformed. The post follows a clear **redemption narrative**: establishment doubted him → he proved them wrong → vindication through numbers.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Rationalization**: Selective statistics to construct narrative of near-perfect success
- **Devaluation**: Club for Growth rebranded as "Club for No Growth" — characteristic Trumpian diminishment through nickname

### Rhetorical Techniques
The post uses a storytelling structure (setup → conflict → resolution) that is effective for his audience. The "they said he couldn't win" → "he won big" arc is a compressed hero narrative with Trump as the decisive agent.

### Cognitive Notes
The typo "if the support" suggests hasty composition but is minor. Syntax is characteristic of baseline Trump — run-on but followable, with emphasis markers (ALL CAPS for "WINS").

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "233 wins out of 253 races in the General Election" | **Mostly True** | Trump's general election endorsement record in 2022 was strong (most endorsed candidates won), though exact numbers vary by source and how endorsements are counted. The figure is in the right ballpark but likely uses the most favorable counting methodology. |
| "Club for Growth spent a fortune against J.D. Vance in Ohio primary" | **True** | Club for Growth spent millions supporting Josh Mandel against Vance in the 2022 Ohio Republican Senate primary. |
| "J.D. Vance won big" | **Mostly True** | Vance won the general election by ~6.6 points over Tim Ryan, a solid margin though not a blowout. |

Overall Veracity: 87%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Evening posting time (~7:16 PM EST)
- Grammatical error ('if the support')
- Stream-of-consciousness narrative
- Emotional self-aggrandizement
- Characteristic nickname coinage

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Ongoing competition with Republican establishment for party control)

Sentiment: +0.40

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 15%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- devaluation (immature)
- rationalization (neurotic)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 45%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Positioning self as indispensable kingmaker
- Inviting audience to share in vindication narrative

## Fact Checks (3)

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

> 233 wins out of 253 races in the General Election

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Trump's general election endorsement record in 2022 was strong (most endorsed candidates won), though exact numbers vary by source and how endorsements are counted. The figure is in the right ballpark but likely uses the most favorable counting methodology.

Sources: Ballotpedia 2022 endorsement tracking

> Club for Growth spent a fortune against J.D. Vance in Ohio primary

**TRUE**

Club for Growth spent millions supporting Josh Mandel against Vance in the 2022 Ohio Republican Senate primary.

Sources: FEC filings; OpenSecrets

> J.D. Vance won big

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Vance won the general election by ~6.6 points over Tim Ryan, a solid margin though not a blowout.

Sources: Ohio Secretary of State 2022 results

Overall Veracity: 87%

## Tags

- endorsement_record (90%)
- republican_establishment (80%)
- kingmaker_narrative (85%)
- 2022_midterms (70%)

## That day

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

**"You Come After Us, We Come After You": Legal Pressure and Rival Attacks Fuel a Day of Escalating Threats**

Trump spent the day on offense against Republican rivals and defense against mounting legal pressure. The morning featured an escalating multi-post assault on Club for Growth and an implicit broadside against DeSantis, culminating in an explicit retaliatory threat. The Manhattan grand jury investigation loomed large, prompting combative posts comparing his legal situation to Al Capone's and attacking the prosecutor by name. The day closed with a rapid burst of link-sharing — ten posts in five minutes — amplifying favorable polls and supportive media coverage, a clear effort to reassert control of the narrative after a day spent feeling besieged.

Full digest for 2023-01-30: https://trump.fm/date/2023-01-30/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, January 30). People are wasting money if the support Karl Rove... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109775277449069772
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "People are wasting money if the support Karl Rove or Club..." Truth Social, 30 Jan. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109775277449069772. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "People are wasting money if the support Karl Rove or Club...," Truth Social, January 30, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109775277449069772.

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