# Post ts_111100465016040565

- Post ID: `ts_111100465016040565`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-09-21T01:09:20.424Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111100465016040565
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111100465016040565/analysis

## Post text

> https://www.rsbnetwork.com/news/trump-is-polling-higher-than-ever-ahead-of-his-speech-in-south-dakota/

## Engagement

- Likes: 8,900
- Reposts: 1,900
- Replies: 96
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.397Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T08:38:47.712Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

# Analysis: ts_111100465016040565 — URL Share, Polling Article (2023-09-21)

## Overview

This post consists entirely of a bare URL to RSB Network (Right Side Broadcasting Network), a pro-Trump streaming outlet, linking to an article headlined *"Trump is polling higher than ever ahead of his speech in South Dakota."* There is no accompanying text, caption, or commentary. The post's psychological function is therefore carried entirely by the article title embedded in the URL preview — a low-effort act of **narcissistic supply ingestion and redistribution**.

## Authorship Attribution

**UTC timestamp:** 2023-09-21T01:09:20Z  
**Local time estimate:** Trump's surrounding posts ("THANK YOU IOWA—MAGA!!!") and the known Dubuque, Iowa rally place him in the Midwest on September 20–21. Central Daylight Time (UTC-5) = **8:09 PM CDT** on September 20.

This is early evening — within standard campaign aide working hours. The format of a bare URL with zero text is atypical for authentic Trump posts, which almost invariably include emotional commentary, superlatives, or reactions. A bare URL drop is consistent with a **Scavino-style social media scheduling post** — sharing favorable coverage as part of routine media amplification. Confidence: **medium** for aide authorship.

That said, Trump has occasionally posted bare links when the headline does all the self-aggrandizing work for him, making the post a form of low-effort supply-seeking where the headline is the message.

## Psychological State & Triggers

**Trigger type:** Supply-seeking (maintenance)  
**Narcissistic state:** Grandiose — the article validates the grandiose self-narrative ("higher than ever," peak polling) without requiring Trump to make the claim himself, allowing plausible deniability while still broadcasting the validation.

The choice of RSB Network (a loyalist outlet) as the source is characteristic: information is filtered through epistemic closure channels that reinforce the preferred self-narrative. Mainstream or unfavorable polling would not be shared.

## Defense Mechanisms

- **Denial (pathological):** Implicit in the context. The same day Trump posted about defunding "weaponized government" and his "political prosecutions," this link functions as denial-by-distraction — here, evidence that despite legal jeopardy, the public still supports him at record levels.
- **Rationalization:** The article provides pseudo-empirical scaffolding for grandiosity — polling data as "proof" the persecution narrative is wrong and the people know the truth.

## Narrative Identity (Level 3)

The link serves the redemption/resilience arc: *I am persecuted, but the people are with me more than ever.* The contrasting other is the legal apparatus and Biden administration; the protagonist role is Vindicated Frontrunner. The South Dakota event context (rally or speech) reinforces the Hero/Savior archetype — showing up, drawing crowds, demonstrating popular legitimacy against institutional opposition.

## Rhetorical Techniques

- **Appeal to social proof:** Polling numbers as evidence of mass validation
- **Loyalist media ecosystem amplification:** RSB Network is inside the epistemic closure loop — the audience trusts it precisely because mainstream media is delegitimized
- **Implied contrast:** "Higher than ever" functions as implicit whataboutism — the prosecutions are happening, but *look at the numbers*
- **Hyperbole via proxy:** "Higher than ever" outsourced to the headline

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Trump is polling higher than ever" | **Half True** | In September 2023, Trump held dominant leads in Republican primary polling (40-50+ points over field), arguably the strongest primary position of the 2024 cycle to that point. However, 'higher than ever' in absolute terms overstates — his 2020 general election period had different polling dynamics. In the specific context of the Republican primary race, the claim has significant basis. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Cognitive Assessment

Insufficient data for cognitive analysis — a bare URL provides no speech sample. No markers assessable.

## Danger Assessment

**None.** Routine positive coverage amplification with no threatening, eliminationist, or mobilizing content.

## Summary

Clinically minimal post. Bare URL share of pro-Trump polling coverage functions as low-effort narcissistic supply redistribution. Format suggests possible aide authorship; content serves the grandiose self-narrative by outsourcing the self-aggrandizing claim to a friendly media outlet. No significant psychological deviation from baseline campaign behavior.

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 30%)

### Indicators

- Bare URL with zero accompanying text — atypical for authentic Trump posts which nearly always include emotional commentary
- Early evening CDT (8:09 PM) falls within standard campaign aide working hours
- RSB Network is a regularly amplified loyalist outlet, consistent with scheduled social media management
- Surrounding posts same day show authentic Trump markers (ALL CAPS 'THANK YOU IOWA—MAGA!!!') by contrast

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (RSB Network polling article)

Sentiment: +0.70

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 0%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Validation sharing — inviting the audience to share in the feeling of being on the winning team
- Epistemic closure reinforcement — loyalist outlet as trusted information source

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Trump is polling higher than ever

**HALF TRUE**

In September 2023, Trump held dominant leads in Republican primary polling (40-50+ points over field), arguably the strongest primary position of the 2024 cycle to that point. However, 'higher than ever' in absolute terms overstates — his 2020 general election period had different polling dynamics. In the specific context of the Republican primary race, the claim has significant basis.

Sources: General polling knowledge from training data, September 2023 Republican primary context

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- supply-seeking (90%)
- aide-authored-possible (60%)
- polling-amplification (90%)
- epistemic-closure (70%)
- grandiose-state (50%)
- loyalist-media (80%)

## That day

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

**Post-Rally Grievance Cascade: Iowa Triumph Dissolves Into Five-Hour Attack Session Targeting Koch, Christie, Fox, and Federal Prosecutors**

Trump rode a wave of post-rally energy from Dubuque, Iowa into a five-hour evening posting blitz that mixed self-congratulatory polling links with sharp attacks on Charles Koch, Chris Christie, Mitch McConnell, and Fox News. The mood was mostly triumphant but carried a persistent undercurrent of grievance, particularly around his criminal prosecutions -- he demanded Congressional Republicans use the looming government shutdown to defund the cases against him. A direct threat aimed at Koch ("Watch what happens!") and repeated labeling of opponents and institutions as "fascist monsters" and "enemies of the state" marked the day's most concerning moments. By morning, the energy had largely dissipated, with only a brief flare demanding Fox air a favorable poll before a quiet afternoon.

Full digest for 2023-09-21: https://trump.fm/date/2023-09-21/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, September 21). https://www.rsbnetwork.com/news/trump-is-polling-h... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_111100465016040565
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "https://www.rsbnetwork.com/news/trump-is-polling-higher-than..." Truth Social, 21 Sep. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_111100465016040565. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "https://www.rsbnetwork.com/news/trump-is-polling-higher-than...," Truth Social, September 21, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_111100465016040565.

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