# Post ts_109875247833195004

- Post ID: `ts_109875247833195004`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-02-16T16:00:29.877Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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## Post text

> RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/109854159162847027 So true, thank you to Senator Mike Crapo!

## Reposted post

Original: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109854159162847027 (2023-02-12T22:37:22.349Z (UTC))

> https://www.wsj.com/articles/federal-revenue-collectors-did-well-under-the-trump-tax-cut-reform-gao-report-exempt-corporations-fair-share-11675959323

## Engagement

- Likes: 6,759
- Reposts: 1,696
- Replies: 80
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.420Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T02:58:29.389Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: RT of Own Post with Praise for Senator Mike Crapo

This is a minimal-content post: a retweet/boost of Trump's own earlier Truth Social post with a brief endorsement of Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID). The URL appears malformed (text appended to URL), suggesting either a platform glitch or hasty composition.

### Authorship
Posted at 11:00 AM EST (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago in mid-February). Business hours, brief but informal. The "So true, thank you" phrasing is consistent with Trump's authentic style for quick engagement posts—he frequently uses this exact phrase. Could be either Trump or an aide; the brevity makes attribution difficult.

### Psychological Context
This post fits a pattern of **supply-seeking and alliance maintenance**. During this period, Trump faced the Fulton County grand jury report and Nikki Haley's campaign announcement. Boosting supportive senators serves to reinforce loyalty networks and project continued political dominance.

### Rhetorical Function
Self-amplification via retweeting one's own content is a routine narcissistic maintenance behavior—ensuring the audience sees favorable content twice. The praise for Crapo functions as transactional relationship management typical of Trump's political engagement style.

### Clinical Significance
Minimal. This is a routine maintenance post with no significant psychological indicators beyond baseline narcissistic supply-seeking patterns.

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 50%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (11 AM EST)
- Brief informal phrasing consistent with Trump
- "So true, thank you" is a frequent Trump phrase
- Could equally be aide performing routine engagement

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance

Sentiment: +0.40

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 30%
- Antisocial: 0%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 10%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- alliance signaling

## Tags

- alliance-maintenance (70%)
- self-amplification (50%)

## That day

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

**Besieged on All Legal Fronts, Trump Rewrites Reality — Turning a Grand Jury Report Into "Total Exoneration"**

Trump spent the day playing defense against a barrage of legal threats — leaked audio recordings, the Fulton County grand jury report, and the New York Attorney General's NRA case. After a sharp emotional reaction to unauthorized recordings around midday, he settled into a rapid-fire link-sharing blitz targeting Nikki Haley (who had just announced her presidential bid) and media critics. The day's most striking moment came in the afternoon, when he thanked the Georgia grand jury for its "Patriotism & Courage" and declared "total exoneration" — a breathtaking inversion of a report that actually signaled further legal jeopardy. The overall mood was combative but controlled, with most of the heaviest lifting done by aides crafting legalistic responses.

Full digest for 2023-02-16: https://trump.fm/date/2023-02-16/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, February 16). RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875247833195004
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/1..." Truth Social, 16 Feb. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875247833195004. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/1...," Truth Social, February 16, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875247833195004.

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