# Post ts_109789435943086057

- Post ID: `ts_109789435943086057`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-02-01T12:17:24.344Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109789435943086057
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109789435943086057/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109789435943086057.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Wow! Ratings on my former friends show, Morning Joe, with his calm, steady, and lovely wife, “Mike,” have really gone “down the drain.” I know them both very well. They’ll probably be back, it’s only a question of “is it too late?”

## Engagement

- Likes: 10,715
- Reposts: 2,629
- Replies: 341
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.422Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T02:01:41.206Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

# Analysis: Morning Joe Devaluation Post (2023-02-01)

## Overview
A moderate-intensity post targeting former allies Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski. The post is a textbook example of narcissistic devaluation of formerly idealized figures, delivered with sadistic humor and grandiose self-positioning.

## Authorship
High confidence authentic Trump. Posted at 7:17 AM EST (likely Mar-a-Lago), within his characteristic early morning window. Style markers — scare quotes, personal knowledge claims, stream-of-consciousness — all consistent.

## Psychological Dynamics
The post enacts a classic idealization-devaluation cycle. The Scarboroughs were once allies ("former friends"), now targets. The deliberate misgendering of Mika as "Mike" is a recurring Trump move — petty, memorable, and designed to humiliate. The "calm, steady, and lovely" descriptors are pure sarcasm.

The closing rhetorical question is the psychological core: "is it too late?" positions Trump as the one whose favor determines media success. This is grandiose fantasy — he is the sun around which their ratings orbit.

## Narcissistic Features
- **Ego-syntonic sadism**: Evident pleasure in their declining fortunes
- **Grandiosity**: Implicit claim that their ratings depend on his approval
- **Entitlement**: Assumes right to publicly mock former associates

## Rhetorical Techniques
Heavy use of scare quotes as a weapon (four instances), backhanded compliments, and the false-surprise opener "Wow!" The question format at the end creates engagement bait while reinforcing the power dynamic.

## Context
This post fits a broader pattern on this day of attacking perceived enemies (Alvin Bragg post) while endorsing allies (Jim Banks), consistent with splitting dynamics.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Morning Joe ratings have gone 'down the drain'" | **Half True** | Morning Joe ratings did decline from peaks but remained competitive in cable news. Trump routinely exaggerates ratings declines of critics. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 90%)

### Indicators

- Stream-of-consciousness style
- Sarcastic nicknames ('Mike' for Mika)
- Personal knowledge claims
- Mocking tone
- 7:17 AM EST timing consistent with early morning authentic posting

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Morning Joe ratings decline)

Sentiment: -0.40

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 50%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 40%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Insider knowledge claims
- Condescending pity framing

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Morning Joe ratings have gone 'down the drain'

**HALF TRUE**

Morning Joe ratings did decline from peaks but remained competitive in cable news. Trump routinely exaggerates ratings declines of critics.

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- devaluation (80%)
- media_feud (90%)
- sadistic_humor (50%)
- grandiosity (60%)

## That day

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

**Multi-Front Offensive Day Escalates from Grandiose Dominance Display to Death Penalty Rhetoric Against FBI**

Trump spent the day firing in every direction -- attacking DeSantis, the Manhattan DA, cable news, Mitch McConnell, Nikki Haley, and the FBI across 19 posts. The mood was overwhelmingly combative and self-congratulatory, with rapid-fire morning bursts and a darker afternoon turn. The most alarming moment came in the final post, where he floated the death penalty for an FBI figure accused of election interference. Immigration rhetoric was especially aggressive, describing the country as being "poisoned to death" -- a preview of language that would intensify throughout 2023.

Full digest for 2023-02-01: https://trump.fm/date/2023-02-01/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, February 1). Wow! Ratings on my former friends show, Morning... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109789435943086057
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Wow! Ratings on my former friends show, Morning Joe, with..." Truth Social, 1 Feb. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109789435943086057. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Wow! Ratings on my former friends show, Morning Joe, with...," Truth Social, February 1, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109789435943086057.

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