# Post ts_109880956321072370

- Post ID: `ts_109880956321072370`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-02-17T16:12:14.533Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109880956321072370
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109880956321072370/analysis

## Post text

> https://thepostmillennial.com/trump-leads-in-2024-primary-beats-desantis-pence-in-favorability-poll

## Engagement

- Likes: 17,520
- Reposts: 4,073
- Replies: 1,127
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.420Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T03:01:15.240Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Link-Only Poll Share (2023-02-17)

This post is a URL-only share of an article from The Post Millennial reporting that Trump leads in 2024 Republican primary polling and beats DeSantis and Pence in favorability. No original commentary is provided.

### Context

This is one of at least six link-shares on the same day, all from right-leaning outlets. The pattern suggests a curated media dump — likely aide-managed content distribution. The post arrives days after Nikki Haley announced her 2024 candidacy and amid the partial release of the Fulton County grand jury report.

### Authorship

Posted at 11:12 AM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago in February). Business-hours timing, no original text, professional URL formatting — consistent with aide/Scavino content curation. The sheer volume of link-shares this day reinforces this.

### Psychological Function

Pure narcissistic supply distribution. Sharing favorable polling data serves to: (1) reinforce grandiose self-image, (2) signal dominance over emerging rivals (DeSantis, Haley, Pence), and (3) maintain audience engagement during a period of legal threat (Georgia grand jury). The timing — amid legal pressure — suggests the poll share also functions as a defensive counter-narrative: "I'm winning despite persecution."

### Rhetorical Note

The headline itself does the rhetorical work — appeal to authority (polling data), favorable comparison framing. Trump adds nothing, letting the headline speak.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Trump leads in 2024 primary and beats DeSantis and Pence in favorability" | **Mostly True** | Multiple polls in early-mid February 2023 showed Trump leading the GOP primary field, though margins varied by pollster. |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 15%)

### Indicators

- Business hours (11:12 AM ET)
- No original text or commentary
- Clean URL formatting
- Part of multi-post link dump pattern
- Professional content curation style

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

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

Sentiment: +0.60

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- rationalization (neurotic)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 0%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- sharing third-party validation as implicit self-praise

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Trump leads in 2024 primary and beats DeSantis and Pence in favorability

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Multiple polls in early-mid February 2023 showed Trump leading the GOP primary field, though margins varied by pollster.

Sources: referenced Post Millennial article

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- supply-seeking (80%)
- aide-posted (85%)
- polling (90%)
- 2024-primary (80%)

## That day

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

**Low-Key Day of Link Dumps and Legal Grievance, Punctuated by Grandiose Golf Course Promotion**

Trump spent a quiet morning sharing political articles through what appeared to be staff-curated link dumps, covering border security, the Fulton County grand jury, and favorable polling. The afternoon turned personal when he posted a boastful tribute to his Doral golf course, then pivoted sharply into legal grievance mode — attacking the DOJ as weaponized, labeling investigations as "Witch Hunts," and casting himself as a persecuted figure whose growing popularity explains the prosecutions. The day's only real heat came in that late-afternoon window, where brief flashes of anger over the Manhattan DA and Fulton County probes broke through an otherwise low-energy day.

Full digest for 2023-02-17: https://trump.fm/date/2023-02-17/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, February 17). https://thepostmillennial.com/trump-leads-in-2024-... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109880956321072370
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "https://thepostmillennial.com/trump-leads-in-2024-primary-be..." Truth Social, 17 Feb. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109880956321072370. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "https://thepostmillennial.com/trump-leads-in-2024-primary-be...," Truth Social, February 17, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109880956321072370.

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