# Post ts_109858526210917046

- Post ID: `ts_109858526210917046`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-02-13T17:07:58.167Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109858526210917046/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109858526210917046.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> I hear that ratings challenged (to put it mildly!) “Mike” and Joe Scarborough do almost nothing but talk trash about “Trump,” but it is just not working anymore. Whether it’s Fake News CNN, or Joe and Mike, together with their ratings collapsed “Network,” MSDNC, people just don’t want to hear Fake News anymore!

## Engagement

- Likes: 21,579
- Reposts: 4,705
- Replies: 748
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.420Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T03:02:51.872Z (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: Anti-Media Attack Post (2023-02-13)

### Overview
A routine media-attack post targeting Morning Joe (Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski) and CNN/MSNBC. This is a familiar pattern — dismissing critical media coverage by attacking their ratings, a classic narcissistic devaluation strategy.

### Authorship
Posted at 12:07 PM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago in February). Business hours, but the style is clearly authentic Trump: the quotation marks around "Mike" (deliberate misgendering/diminutive of Mika), "MSDNC" neologism, stream-of-consciousness sentence structure, and the parenthetical aside "(to put it mildly!)" are all signature patterns.

### Psychological Dynamics
The post is triggered by awareness that media figures are criticizing him. The defensive strategy is pure devaluation — if critics have low ratings, their criticism is rendered meaningless. This is a well-worn narcissistic defense: the critic's opinion only matters if they're successful, and they're not successful, therefore the criticism doesn't land. The circular logic ("it is just not working anymore") serves as self-reassurance.

### Rhetorical Devices
- "MSDNC" — portmanteau insult (MSNBC + DNC) implying partisan capture
- Scare quotes around "Mike" — deliberate name distortion of Mika Brzezinski
- Scare quotes around "Trump" — odd self-distancing, referring to himself as a brand/concept
- "Fake News" repetition — established branding/reality-distortion framework

### Clinical Significance
Low. This is maintenance-level narcissistic supply management — routine devaluation of critics. No escalation from baseline.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Morning Joe ratings are very low" | **Half True** | Morning Joe ratings have declined from peaks but the show remained competitive in cable news morning programming. 'Ratings challenged' is hyperbolic. |
| "MSNBC ratings have collapsed" | **Mostly False** | MSNBC experienced post-Trump-presidency ratings declines common across cable news, but 'collapsed' overstates the situation. The network remained the #2 cable news channel. |

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- MSDNC neologism
- parenthetical aside with exclamation
- scare quotes around Mike
- stream-of-consciousness flow
- but business hours timing

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (Morning Joe critical coverage)

Sentiment: -0.40

### Clinical

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

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- devaluation (immature)
- denial (pathological)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- framing himself as above the criticism
- positioning audience as smart enough to reject fake news

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Labeling all critical coverage as 'Fake News' to undermine epistemic trust
- Claiming criticism 'is just not working anymore' despite no evidence

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Morning Joe ratings are very low

**HALF TRUE**

Morning Joe ratings have declined from peaks but the show remained competitive in cable news morning programming. 'Ratings challenged' is hyperbolic.

> MSNBC ratings have collapsed

**MOSTLY FALSE**

MSNBC experienced post-Trump-presidency ratings declines common across cable news, but 'collapsed' overstates the situation. The network remained the #2 cable news channel.

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Tags

- media-attack (100%)
- devaluation (80%)
- ratings-obsession (70%)
- fake-news-branding (70%)

## That day

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

**Super Bowl Sour Grapes and DeSantis Denial Dominate a Light Posting Day**

Trump spent the day reacting to Super Bowl LVII, starting with a harsh attack on Rihanna's halftime performance and ending with a sarcastic joke tying Arizona's election controversies to a disputed game call. In between, he took shots at Morning Joe's ratings and insisted he never thinks about nicknaming Ron DeSantis -- while using the nickname "DeSanctimonious" in the very same post. Notable for what was absent: no mention of the Georgia grand jury report released that day, the Michigan State mass shooting, or any other major news event. A low-volume, low-stakes day focused entirely on entertainment and media grievances.

Full digest for 2023-02-13: https://trump.fm/date/2023-02-13/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, February 13). I hear that ratings challenged (to put it... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109858526210917046
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "I hear that ratings challenged (to put it mildly!) “Mike”..." Truth Social, 13 Feb. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109858526210917046. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "I hear that ratings challenged (to put it mildly!) “Mike”...," Truth Social, February 13, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109858526210917046.

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