# Post ts_110074606494622431

- Post ID: `ts_110074606494622431`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-03-23T21:00:01.644Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_110074606494622431
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_110074606494622431/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_110074606494622431.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> New Poll: Only 31% Approve of Biden’s handling of the Economy, 68% Disapprove. AP-NORC. Wow, those are really bad numbers. No wonder the Radical Left Democrats are coming after me!

## Engagement

- Likes: 12,018
- Reposts: 3,002
- Replies: 806
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.416Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T03:45:58.032Z (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: Post ts_110074606494622431

### Context
Posted at 5:00 PM ET (Mar-a-Lago time) on March 23, 2023, during the height of anticipation around the Manhattan DA's potential indictment. This post pivots from Biden's poor polling to frame the legal proceedings as politically motivated.

### Authorship
Business hours posting, relatively polished grammar, citation of specific poll (AP-NORC). The "Wow" interjection and final exclamatory sentence add Trumpian flavor, but overall structure suggests aide-drafted or aide-polished content. The strategic pivot from Biden polling to persecution narrative is calculated messaging.

### Psychological Dynamics
The core move here is **rationalization as defense**: Trump reframes legal jeopardy as evidence of his political threat. The implicit logic — "Biden is failing, therefore they must destroy me" — converts narcissistic injury (potential indictment) into narcissistic supply (I'm so dangerous they have to stop me). This is a textbook contamination-to-redemption sequence: bad thing (indictment) is recast as proof of greatness.

### Rhetorical Analysis
The post follows a three-beat structure: (1) cite authoritative data, (2) editorial reaction ("Wow"), (3) conspiratorial conclusion. The causal leap from Biden's poll numbers to "coming after me" is a non sequitur presented as self-evident logic — a propaganda technique combining false causation with persecution framing.

### Longitudinal Note
This post is part of a dense cluster on March 23 all orbiting the indictment threat, alternating between defiance ("HOW DO YOU INDICT..."), alliance-building (Mexico president), and strategic reframing (this post). The oscillation between grandiose and vulnerable narcissistic states is characteristic.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Only 31% approve of Biden's handling of the economy per AP-NORC poll" | **Mostly True** | AP-NORC polling from this period consistently showed Biden's economic approval in the low 30s. The specific numbers are plausible for March 2023. |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 40%)

### Indicators

- Business hours (5 PM ET)
- Correct grammar and punctuation
- Specific poll citation with source
- But includes characteristic 'Wow' and exclamatory style

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Mixed State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Impending Manhattan DA indictment)

Sentiment: -0.30

### Clinical

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

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- sharing insider knowledge
- inviting audience to connect the dots

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Implies legal proceedings are politically motivated retaliation rather than law enforcement
- Frames factual poll data as causal explanation for unrelated legal action

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Only 31% approve of Biden's handling of the economy per AP-NORC poll

**MOSTLY TRUE**

AP-NORC polling from this period consistently showed Biden's economic approval in the low 30s. The specific numbers are plausible for March 2023.

Sources: AP-NORC polling data

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- persecution narrative (80%)
- political deflection (70%)
- indictment response (90%)
- false causation (60%)

## That day

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

**Dehumanization and Mobilization Signals Escalate as Manhattan Indictment Looms**

Trump spent the day in sustained agitation over the approaching Manhattan DA indictment, producing 35 posts — roughly double his normal output. The mood swung between furious all-caps attacks on prosecutors (calling DA Bragg an "animal" and opponents "human scum") and strategic political hits on Ron DeSantis, who had just publicly mocked him over the hush money case. A midday burst of seven article links in ten minutes betrayed frantic behind-the-scenes efforts to build a defense narrative. The most alarming moment came in the afternoon, when Trump combined dehumanizing language with the signal that his supporters "are not going to take it anymore" — echoing his pre-January 6th rhetoric. Throughout it all, he promoted his upcoming Waco rally, chosen as a symbolically loaded venue during the anniversary of the 1993 federal siege.

Full digest for 2023-03-23: https://trump.fm/date/2023-03-23/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, March 23). New Poll: Only 31% Approve of Biden’s handling of... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_110074606494622431
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "New Poll: Only 31% Approve of Biden’s handling of the..." Truth Social, 23 Mar. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_110074606494622431. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "New Poll: Only 31% Approve of Biden’s handling of the...," Truth Social, March 23, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_110074606494622431.

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