# Post ts_109888049129438544

- Post ID: `ts_109888049129438544`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-02-18T22:16:02.156Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109888049129438544
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109888049129438544/analysis

## Post text

> https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/02/17/harvard-poll-donald-trump-doubles-ron-desantis-potential-gop-primary-matchup/

## Engagement

- Likes: 17,278
- Reposts: 3,745
- Replies: 649
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.420Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T02:59:14.759Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Poll-Sharing Post (Link Only)

This post consists solely of a URL to a Breitbart article about a Harvard poll showing Trump doubling DeSantis in a potential GOP primary matchup. No original text accompanies the link.

### Context
Posted at 5:16 PM EST (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago in February 2023). This is one of several link-share posts in sequence, suggesting a batch posting session—consistent with either aide curation or Trump scrolling favorable coverage.

### Psychological Function
The post serves as **narcissistic supply maintenance**—sharing external validation of dominance over a rising rival. The choice of a poll showing him "doubling" DeSantis is notable given the competitive dynamic; DeSantis was widely discussed as Trump's most serious potential challenger at this point.

### Pattern Note
The previous posts in this session share links about East Palestine (positioning Trump as showing leadership vs. Biden). This poll post fits a broader narrative arc: Trump as both more competent leader AND more popular candidate.

### Limitations
Link-only posts offer minimal linguistic or cognitive data. The psychological signal is in the *selection* of content rather than original expression.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Harvard poll shows Trump doubling DeSantis in GOP primary matchup" | **Mostly True** | Harvard-Harris polls from this period consistently showed Trump with significant leads over DeSantis, typically in the range of 2:1 among GOP primary voters. |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 35%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (5:16 PM EST)
- Link-only format with no original text
- Part of batch posting pattern
- Professional content curation

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking — Comparison (DeSantis as emerging rival)

Sentiment: +0.40

### Clinical

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- sharing validation metrics to reinforce leader status

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Harvard poll shows Trump doubling DeSantis in GOP primary matchup

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Harvard-Harris polls from this period consistently showed Trump with significant leads over DeSantis, typically in the range of 2:1 among GOP primary voters.

Sources: Harvard-Harris polling February 2023

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- poll_sharing (100%)
- desantis_rivalry (80%)
- supply_seeking (70%)

## That day

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

**Late-Night Venting Yields to Calculated Self-Promotion as Trump Claims Credit for East Palestine Response**

Trump started the day well after midnight with a burst of combative posts attacking globalists, DeSantis, and Bill Maher before apparently getting a few hours of sleep. The morning and afternoon shifted to calmer self-promotion — touting poll numbers, taking credit for pressuring Biden into sending FEMA to East Palestine, and lamenting inflation. The evening wrapped with a rapid-fire batch of link shares and a gratuitous attack on Chris Cuomo over his disclosed mental health struggles. Overall, a uniformly self-congratulatory day with flashes of cruelty concentrated in the small hours.

Full digest for 2023-02-18: https://trump.fm/date/2023-02-18/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, February 18). https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/02/17/harv... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109888049129438544
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/02/17/harvard-poll-d..." Truth Social, 18 Feb. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109888049129438544. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/02/17/harvard-poll-d...," Truth Social, February 18, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109888049129438544.

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