# Post ts_109812535400763075

- Post ID: `ts_109812535400763075`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-02-05T14:11:54.104Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109812535400763075
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109812535400763075/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109812535400763075.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> For all of my many supporters, and the number is higher than ever before, I am pleased to report that “our” Poll numbers are Excellent. Polls are important, but many have proven to be so corrupt, wrong, or incompetent in the past, especially, those of ABC FAKE NEWS/WASHINGTON COMPOST; FOX FAKE NEWS; and NBC FAKE NEWS/GLOBALIST STREET JOURNAL, that they have become somewhat meaningless, just a political weapon. CNN Polls no longer matter in that so few people are watching CNN (and MSDNC) anymore!

## Engagement

- Likes: 29,162
- Reposts: 6,600
- Replies: 1,425
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.421Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T02:05:41.320Z (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_109812535400763075

### Context
Posted February 5, 2023 at 14:11 UTC. Trump was likely at Mar-a-Lago (Palm Beach, FL, EST = UTC-5), making this ~9:11 AM local time — business hours but could be either Trump or aide. The style strongly suggests authentic Trump: stream-of-consciousness, creative insult neologisms ("WASHINGTON COMPOST," "MSDNC," "GLOBALIST STREET JOURNAL"), emotional reactivity, and the characteristic pattern of simultaneously boasting about polls while attacking polling institutions.

### Core Psychological Pattern
This post exhibits a classic **cognitive dissonance management** structure: polls are "Excellent" (when favorable) but also "corrupt, wrong, or incompetent" and "meaningless" (when unfavorable). This simultaneous embrace and dismissal of the same metric reveals **splitting** — polls are all-good when they serve narcissistic supply and all-bad when they threaten it.

### Trigger Analysis
The previous day's posts show heavy sharing of pro-Trump articles, suggesting a **supply-seeking** maintenance mode. The post opens with direct address to "supporters" — parasocial bonding and audience cultivation.

### Rhetorical Devices
- **Neologistic insults**: "WASHINGTON COMPOST," "MSDNC," "GLOBALIST STREET JOURNAL" — Trickster archetype branding enemies with degrading nicknames
- **Epistemic warfare**: Labeling all major media as "FAKE NEWS" constructs an information environment where only Trump-approved sources are valid
- **Parenthetical authority claims**: "the number is higher than ever before" — unverifiable superlative
- **Contradiction as feature**: Polls are both excellent AND meaningless — forces followers to hold both positions simultaneously, a loyalty test

### Defense Mechanisms
Primary defenses: **splitting** (good polls vs. bad polls), **denial** (dismissing unfavorable data sources preemptively), **projection** (calling polls "a political weapon" — precisely how he uses them).

### Cognitive Markers
The sentence structure is characteristically long and digressive but internally coherent. The creative wordplay (COMPOST, MSDNC, GLOBALIST STREET JOURNAL) demonstrates verbal facility. No notable cognitive markers beyond baseline.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Poll numbers are Excellent" | **Unverifiable** | No specific polls cited. Some early 2024 primary polls did show Trump leading the Republican field. |
| "Supporter numbers higher than ever before" | **Mostly False** | Trump's favorability in early 2023 was below his 2020 levels in most polls, and DeSantis was competitive in GOP primary polling. |

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 75%)

### Indicators

- Neologistic insults (WASHINGTON COMPOST, MSDNC, GLOBALIST STREET JOURNAL)
- Stream-of-consciousness sentence structure
- Characteristic ALL CAPS for emphasis
- Self-referential opening to supporters
- 9 AM local time is borderline — could be early Trump or aide

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (polling data)

Sentiment: +0.30

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 40%
- Sadism: 20%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Direct address to supporters
- In-group flattery ('many supporters, higher than ever')
- Shared enemy construction

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Systematic delegitimization of all major polling/media institutions
- Construction of epistemic environment where only Trump-approved information is valid

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Poll numbers are Excellent

**UNVERIFIABLE**

No specific polls cited. Some early 2024 primary polls did show Trump leading the Republican field.

> Supporter numbers higher than ever before

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Trump's favorability in early 2023 was below his 2020 levels in most polls, and DeSantis was competitive in GOP primary polling.

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Tags

- media_attack (80%)
- supply_seeking (70%)
- epistemic_closure (60%)
- polling (70%)

## That day

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

**Balloon Denial and Rival Demolition: A Sunday of Grandiose Self-Defense**

Trump spent a quiet Sunday largely fixated on the Chinese spy balloon that had been shot down the day before, repeatedly insisting China would never have dared such a thing on his watch and flatly denying Pentagon reports that similar incursions happened during his presidency. Between balloon posts, he launched a lengthy personal attack on Chris Christie, systematically dismantling a former ally across every dimension. The mood was predominantly self-congratulatory and defensive rather than angry, with only brief flashes of irritation. Nothing particularly alarming — a low-volume day spent protecting his strongman brand.

Full digest for 2023-02-05: https://trump.fm/date/2023-02-05/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, February 5). For all of my many supporters, and the number is... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109812535400763075
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "For all of my many supporters, and the number is higher..." Truth Social, 5 Feb. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109812535400763075. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "For all of my many supporters, and the number is higher...," Truth Social, February 5, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109812535400763075.

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