# Post ts_109849031828163730

- Post ID: `ts_109849031828163730`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-02-12T00:53:25.467Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109849031828163730
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109849031828163730/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109849031828163730.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> If Fox News treated MAGA and America First supporters the way they should, and if they discussed the biggest story of our time, the Rigged 2020 Presidential Election, people would come back to Fox, maybe! They’ve left CNN and MSDNC, Fox is down 30%, all because the REAL NEWS, is cancelled. We're getting the word out anyway, and we will indeed MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-09/news-corp-says-staff-cuts-necessary-amid-rising-rates

## Engagement

- Likes: 23,059
- Reposts: 5,714
- Replies: 1,106
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.420Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-24T01:48:38.261Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

A routine grievance-maintenance post in grandiose register, directed at Fox News for insufficient coverage of Trump's 2020 election claims. The primary dynamic is narcissistic supply consolidation: Fox's documented ratings decline is reframed as institutional betrayal rather than structural market forces, positioning the subject as the legitimate alternative information axis. The Bloomberg link — citing rising interest rates as the driver of News Corp staff cuts — is repurposed to support a loyalty-betrayal narrative the article itself does not advance, a characteristic distortion move. Stylistically consistent with authentic Trump (MSDNC coinage, ALL CAPS brand close, transactional conditional framing), with mild uncertainty introduced by the atypical Bloomberg citation. The 2020 election denial here is unremarkable by frequency but noteworthy for its persistence: 26+ months post-election, the claim is asserted with identical confidence and zero attenuation, consistent with a fixed belief rather than a strategic rhetorical device — a clinically meaningful distinction. Epistemic closure construction is operating at the ecosystem level: same-day posts span Fox, AT&T/Newsmax, SOTU credit-claiming, and poll sharing, collectively building a sealed information environment. The Trump Truth Social account simultaneously shared an AI-generated racist video depicting the Obamas as apes this week — contextually relevant as it reveals the behavioral envelope within which this post sits. No danger indicators present in this specific post.

# Psychological Analysis — Truth Social, 2023-02-12T00:53:25Z

## Authorship Attribution
**Likely authentic Trump with possible aide URL append (score: 0.68/1.0, medium confidence)**

Post time converts to approximately **7:53 PM EST at Mar-a-Lago** (Feb 11 locally) — an early-evening window that is neither a strong authentic indicator (late-night) nor a clear aide marker (business hours). The stylistic fingerprint is characteristically Trump: the "MSDNC" portmanteau (deliberate fusion of MSNBC and DNC, a recurrent and authenticated coinage), ALL CAPS brand close, and the transactional conditional framing ("If Fox News treated MAGA supporters the way they should...people would come back, *maybe!*") all match authenticated posts. The Bloomberg link is anomalous — Trump rarely self-sources mainstream financial press; aides more typically append supporting URLs. Most probable interpretation: dictated or typed by Trump, with a staff member appending the News Corp article.

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## Psychological State and Triggers

**Trigger:** Narcissistic injury — a key institutional ally (Fox News) is failing to adequately serve Trump's narrative expectations, and its ratings decline registers as a referendum Trump can weaponize.

**Narcissistic state:** Grandiose. The post does not show the wounded-victim register that characterizes vulnerable narcissistic states; instead, it projects confidence ("We're getting the word out anyway") and positions Fox's decline as self-inflicted punishment for insufficient loyalty.

**Rage:** Absent in this post. Affect is elevated and assertive but not hostile. The subject directs conditional disappointment at Fox rather than attack. This is consistent with a *transactional* rather than punitive relationship — Fox is not yet devalued, only warned.

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## Defense Mechanisms

1. **Denial (pathological):** "The Rigged 2020 Presidential Election" is stated as axiomatic fact, 26+ months after exhaustive legal adjudication finding no such evidence. The claim has shifted from strategic assertion to apparent fixed belief — a clinically meaningful distinction.

2. **Rationalization (neurotic):** Fox's 30% decline is attributed to failure of narrative loyalty. The linked Bloomberg article explicitly attributes News Corp's difficulties to rising interest rates and macroeconomic conditions — a structural explanation the post never acknowledges, substituting a personally-organizing loyalty narrative.

3. **Distortion (pathological):** "REAL NEWS is cancelled" inverts an observable landscape in which MAGA-aligned alternative media (Newsmax, OAN, Rumble, Truth Social itself) was simultaneously expanding. Suppression is imposed as the explanatory frame over documented growth.

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## Multi-Level Personality Analysis

### Level 1: Traits (Big Five)
- **Extraversion high (0.82):** Assertive, dominant register; imperious conditional framing
- **Agreeableness very low (0.12):** No deference, institutional contempt for Fox leadership
- **Conscientiousness low (0.28):** Loose sequential logic; associative rather than deliberate
- **Neuroticism moderate-high (0.58):** Grievance-reactive, angry hostility proximate but not erupting
- **Openness very low (0.18):** Rigid schema; media ecosystem sorted into compliant/non-compliant

### Level 2: Characteristic Adaptations
- **Dominant motive: Power/Agency (0.81):** Seeking to direct Fox's editorial choices via audience-pressure threat
- **Schema:** Institutions exist in relationship to Trump's narrative needs; failure to serve those needs causes institutional decline. This schema is self-confirming: Fox declines → *because* insufficient loyalty → Trump vindicated.

### Level 3: Narrative Identity
- **Protagonist role:** Lone truth-bearer continuing mission despite institutional betrayal
- **Narrative sequence:** Contamination (Fox was good, is now failing due to disloyalty)
- **Contrasting other:** Fox News leadership (ungrateful, self-defeating ally)
- **Identity claims:** Custodian of suppressed truth; defiant continuator; avatar of MAGA constituency

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## Rhetorical Techniques

- **False causation:** Fox ratings decline → insufficient Trump coverage. The Bloomberg article linked contradicts this, citing rising rates.
- **Epistemic binary:** "REAL NEWS" vs. cancelled news — forecloses middle ground
- **Inclusive 'we':** Fuses speaker and audience into unified resistance formation
- **Brand ritual close:** "MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN" functions as communal affirmation, not information
- **RAND Firehose element:** This post is one of 5+ same-day posts across Fox, AT&T/Newsmax, SOTU, and poll content — volume operates as reality saturation

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## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Fox is down 30%" | **Mostly True** | Fox News prime-time viewership declined significantly from 2020-2022 peaks. In late 2022 post-midterm period, Fox fell roughly 25-35% from its peak 2020 election-night audiences by some metrics. The '30%' figure is consistent with reported declines, though the precise figure varies by measure and comparison period. |
| "The Rigged 2020 Presidential Election [was rigged]" | **False** | Over 60 courts, including Trump-appointed judges, dismissed election fraud claims for lack of evidence. Republican-led audits in Arizona and Georgia confirmed Biden's margins. The Department of Justice, FBI, and CISA (led by a Trump appointee) found no evidence of widespread fraud sufficient to affect the outcome. |
| "People have left CNN and MSNBC" | **Mostly True** | CNN and MSNBC both experienced significant viewership declines from their 2020-2021 peaks by early 2023, with CNN particularly struggling following its post-Trump engagement drop. This is well-documented. |
| "REAL NEWS is cancelled" | **Mostly False** | Right-wing alternative media (Newsmax, One America News, Truth Social, Rumble) was simultaneously expanding during this period. The claim of cancellation inverts a reality in which Trump-aligned media ecosystems were growing, not shrinking. The News Corp staff cuts cited in the linked Bloomberg article were attributed to rising interest rates and macroeconomic pressures, not narrative suppression. |

Overall Veracity: 45%

## Contemporaneous Context Note

The subject's Truth Social account shared an AI-generated racist video depicting the Obamas as primates during this same weekly window, remaining online for 12 hours. This post does not reference that incident, but the behavioral envelope is relevant context for assessing overall regulatory capacity and impulse control during this period.

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## Danger Assessment: **None**
No eliminationist language, no target-grievance-action triad, no dehumanizing language, no violent imagery. Post is grievance maintenance/supply consolidation without mobilization function.

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 68%)

### Indicators

- 'MSDNC' deliberate nickname consistent with authenticated Trump lexicon
- ALL CAPS emphasis on 'REAL NEWS' and 'MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN' matches authentic style
- Conditional hypothetical structure ('If Fox News treated...people would come back') reflects Trump's transactional framing
- Stream-of-consciousness pivot from Fox → CNN → MSDNC → broader mission
- Bloomberg link is atypical — aides more commonly append sourced URLs; Trump prefers right-wing outlet links or none

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (Fox News declining ratings and perceived insufficient coverage of 2020 election claims)

Sentiment: -0.32

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- ALL CAPS emphasis ('REAL NEWS,' 'MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN') signals elevated affect
- Grandiose mission framing ('biggest story of our time')
- Defiant confidence ('We will indeed MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN') despite adversarial media environment

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 72%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 45%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- denial (pathological)
- rationalization (neurotic)
- distortion (pathological)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 38%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Direct address ('We're getting the word out anyway') fuses speaker and audience into unified MAGA 'we'
- Shared grievance framing positions Fox as betrayer of in-group, strengthening parasocial bond with Truth Social base
- Brand chant close ('MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN') functions as communal affirmation ritual

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- 'The Rigged 2020 Presidential Election' stated as established fact, collapsing a litigated and adjudicated claim into an axiom demanding audience acceptance
- 'REAL NEWS is cancelled' inverts observable media landscape in which MAGA-aligned alternatives were expanding
- News Corp's rate-driven staff cuts reframed as consequence of insufficient Trump coverage — substituting a loyalty narrative for documented economic causation

## Fact Checks (4)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-24._

> Fox is down 30%

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Fox News prime-time viewership declined significantly from 2020-2022 peaks. In late 2022 post-midterm period, Fox fell roughly 25-35% from its peak 2020 election-night audiences by some metrics. The '30%' figure is consistent with reported declines, though the precise figure varies by measure and comparison period.

Sources: General knowledge: documented cable news viewership trends 2021-2023

> The Rigged 2020 Presidential Election [was rigged]

**FALSE**

Over 60 courts, including Trump-appointed judges, dismissed election fraud claims for lack of evidence. Republican-led audits in Arizona and Georgia confirmed Biden's margins. The Department of Justice, FBI, and CISA (led by a Trump appointee) found no evidence of widespread fraud sufficient to affect the outcome.

Sources: Multiple federal and state court rulings 2020-2021; CISA 'most secure election' statement Nov 2020

> People have left CNN and MSNBC

**MOSTLY TRUE**

CNN and MSNBC both experienced significant viewership declines from their 2020-2021 peaks by early 2023, with CNN particularly struggling following its post-Trump engagement drop. This is well-documented.

Sources: General knowledge: cable news ratings trends 2022-2023

> REAL NEWS is cancelled

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Right-wing alternative media (Newsmax, One America News, Truth Social, Rumble) was simultaneously expanding during this period. The claim of cancellation inverts a reality in which Trump-aligned media ecosystems were growing, not shrinking. The News Corp staff cuts cited in the linked Bloomberg article were attributed to rising interest rates and macroeconomic pressures, not narrative suppression.

Sources: Bloomberg, Feb 9 2023: News Corp staff cuts / rising rates

Overall Veracity: 45%

## Tags

- 2020-election-denial (90%)
- media-grievance (85%)
- maga-branding (80%)
- epistemic-closure (75%)
- reality-distortion (70%)
- supply-maintenance (65%)
- fox-news-pressure (70%)
- denial-defense (72%)

## That day

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

**While America Watches the Super Bowl, Trump Wages a Quiet Media War From Mar-a-Lago**

Trump had a relatively low-key Sunday dominated by two short bursts of posting — one in the evening prior and one in the late afternoon. The day opened with a single furious post alleging a vast conspiracy between federal agencies and Biden to cover up classified documents, but the anger dissipated quickly into a long string of shared articles celebrating his poll numbers and mocking media competitors. Notably, he made no mention of the Super Bowl — the most-watched TV event in American history — or the dramatic military shootdowns of unidentified aerial objects that dominated national news. The overall mood was smug and self-congratulatory, with the media ecosystem itself serving as both battlefield and trophy case.

Full digest for 2023-02-12: https://trump.fm/date/2023-02-12/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, February 12). If Fox News treated MAGA and America First... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109849031828163730
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "If Fox News treated MAGA and America First supporters the..." Truth Social, 12 Feb. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109849031828163730. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "If Fox News treated MAGA and America First supporters the...," Truth Social, February 12, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109849031828163730.

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