# Post ts_109860287422484660

- Post ID: `ts_109860287422484660`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-02-14T00:35:52.129Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109860287422484660/analysis
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## Post text

> Every time Joe Scarborough and his sidekick, “Mike,” hit me with their Fake News, I’m going to hit them with NEWS of their REALLY BAD RATINGS. Same goes for their sick and dying cable platform, MSDNC, and the Chairman of “CONCAST,” Brian Roberts, who proudly allows FAKE NEWS to be reported at a level that few, just a short time ago,  would have thought even possible. Bad reporting and FAKE NEWS is absolutely “KILLING” the USA!

## Engagement

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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.420Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T03:03:03.447Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

This post exemplifies Trump's retaliatory media attack pattern, escalating from a previous day's observation about Morning Joe into an explicit threat of ongoing counterattack. The conditional structure ("every time... I'm going to...") signals sustained campaign intent. Notable features include deliberate misgendering of Mika Brzezinski as "Mike," characteristic name distortions (MSDNC, CONCAST), and the signature rhetorical move of transforming personal narcissistic injury into existential national threat ("KILLING the USA"). The expanding target list — from hosts to network to parent company CEO — demonstrates characteristic rage diffusion. Defense mechanisms are predominantly immature: devaluation, projection, and acting out. The post is consistent with narcissistic rage triggered by perceived criticism, with grandiose positioning as the aggrieved party who nevertheless holds power to retaliate.

## Psychological Analysis: Attack on Morning Joe / MSNBC (Feb 14, 2023)

This post is a continuation of the previous day's attack on Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski ("Mike" — a deliberate feminization/diminution of Mika's name). The escalation pattern is notable: the Feb 13 post was observational ("I hear that..."), while this post shifts to explicit threat-framing ("every time... I'm going to...").

### Authorship
Posted at 7:35 PM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago in February). Evening timing is consistent with authentic posting. The stylistic markers — ALL CAPS emphasis, deliberate misspellings ("MSDNC," "CONCAST"), stream-of-consciousness structure, and personal grievance tone — strongly indicate authentic authorship.

### Psychological Dynamics
This is a classic retaliatory narcissistic rage post. The trigger is perceived criticism from Morning Joe. The response follows a predictable pattern: (1) minimize the critic ("sidekick"), (2) attack their competence/success (ratings), (3) expand the attack to their institutional support (MSNBC, Comcast), (4) frame personal grievance as national harm ("KILLING the USA").

The deliberate misgendering of Mika Brzezinski as "Mike" serves dual functions: dominance display and dehumanization through name distortion. The scare quotes around "Mike" signal intentionality.

### Rhetorical Escalation
The conditional threat structure ("every time X, I'm going to Y") establishes an ongoing campaign rather than a single outburst. The broadening of targets from individuals to network to parent company to the nation itself follows a characteristic expansion pattern where personal injury becomes existential national threat.

### Defense Mechanisms
Projection is prominent: accusing media of "KILLING" the USA while engaging in sustained attacks on press institutions. The post attributes destructive agency to critics while framing his attacks as defensive responses.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Morning Joe has 'REALLY BAD RATINGS'" | **Half True** | Morning Joe consistently ranks lower than Fox News morning programming but remains competitive in the cable news landscape and holds a solid position in the MSNBC lineup. |
| "MSNBC is a 'sick and dying cable platform'" | **Mostly False** | While cable news viewership generally declined post-2020 election cycle, MSNBC remained a major cable news network with significant viewership in early 2023. |

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 92%)

### Indicators

- Evening posting (7:35 PM ET)
- Deliberate misspellings: MSDNC, CONCAST
- ALL CAPS emphasis pattern
- Personal grievance tone
- Stream-of-consciousness escalation

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski / Morning Joe coverage)

**Rage:** Intensity 65% targeting Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, MSNBC, Brian Roberts/Comcast
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.75

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Grandiose threat-making
- Expansive targeting across multiple individuals and institutions

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 40%
- Paranoid: 50%
- Sadism: 50%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared grievance framing
- positioning personal attacks as national defense

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Blanket 'FAKE NEWS' framing to delegitimize all critical coverage
- Framing press criticism as destructive to the nation

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Morning Joe has 'REALLY BAD RATINGS'

**HALF TRUE**

Morning Joe consistently ranks lower than Fox News morning programming but remains competitive in the cable news landscape and holds a solid position in the MSNBC lineup.

Sources: Nielsen ratings data

> MSNBC is a 'sick and dying cable platform'

**MOSTLY FALSE**

While cable news viewership generally declined post-2020 election cycle, MSNBC remained a major cable news network with significant viewership in early 2023.

Sources: Industry viewership reports

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Tags

- media-attack (90%)
- morning-joe (80%)
- fake-news (70%)
- retaliatory-threat (70%)
- press-delegitimization (80%)

## That day

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

**Valentine's Day Siege Mentality: Legal Anxiety Fuels Grandiose-Vulnerable Oscillation as Haley Enters the Race**

Trump spent Valentine's Day in a defensive crouch over his legal troubles, mixing poll-number boasting with extended rationalizations about the classified documents seized from Mar-a-Lago. The morning was dominated by a rapid-fire sequence comparing the FBI to the Gestapo, claiming seized folders were empty office supplies, and warning prosecutors to "be careful." He broke up the legal anxiety with characteristic media-ratings schadenfreude aimed at Morning Joe, Bill Maher, and Paul Ryan. Notably absent was any mention of Nikki Haley's same-day presidential campaign announcement, the deadly Turkey-Syria earthquake, or the East Palestine train derailment — the day's concerns were entirely inward-facing.

Full digest for 2023-02-14: https://trump.fm/date/2023-02-14/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, February 14). Every time Joe Scarborough and his sidekick,... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109860287422484660
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Every time Joe Scarborough and his sidekick, “Mike,” hit me..." Truth Social, 14 Feb. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109860287422484660. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Every time Joe Scarborough and his sidekick, “Mike,” hit me...," Truth Social, February 14, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109860287422484660.

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