# Post ts_111102970801988284 - Post ID: `ts_111102970801988284` - Platform: Truth Social - Posted: 2023-09-21T11:46:35.678Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111102970801988284 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111102970801988284/analysis - Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_111102970801988284.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) ## Post text > Why won’t Fox (Fox & Friends!) show the National Poll that THEY just did. They refuse to put it up, even after spending all of that money. SHOW THE POLL!!! If they don’t show it, I’ll put it up later! ## Engagement - Likes: 32,607 - Reposts: 7,863 - Replies: 1,795 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.397Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T08:42:48.435Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._ ## Summary This post is a textbook narcissistic supply-seeking response to a supply-withholding event. Fox News conducted a national poll presumably showing strong Trump primary numbers and declined to air it on Fox and Friends. For Trump such a poll represents pure narcissistic supply: quantified public proof of dominance and popularity. Its suppression by even a historically allied outlet constitutes both a supply-withholding injury and a status threat. The psychological response is characteristic: rapid escalation from question to demand to ultimatum, with the final threat reasserting control and restoring the grandiose self-image. Defense mechanisms include incipient splitting of Fox from idealized to devalued object, projection of malicious intent onto a routine editorial decision, and post-hoc rationalization via sunk-cost logic. Authorship is high-confidence authentic given 7:46 AM local posting time, ALL CAPS, triple exclamation marks, and stream-of-consciousness escalation. Same-day posts reveal simultaneous Fox ally-rewarding (Watters amplification, Kelly thanks) alongside Fox pressure -- a classic ambivalence pattern consistent with the splitting dynamic in progress. No danger indicators are present. Post is clinically consistent with baseline narcissistic functioning with the notable longitudinal marker of accelerating Fox News ambivalence. # Analysis: Trump Truth Social Post — September 21, 2023 ## Post Overview "Why won't Fox (Fox & Friends!) show the National Poll that THEY just did. They refuse to put it up, even after spending all of that money. SHOW THE POLL!!! If they don't show it, I'll put it up later!" --- ## 1. Authorship Attribution **Local Time Conversion:** On September 21, 2023, Trump's base of operations was likely the New York/Bedminster, NJ area — consistent with the known event that his Meet the Press interview was conducted at his Bedminster golf club during this same period. Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4) places this post at **7:46 AM local time.** Early morning posting (pre-8 AM) falls squarely in the authentic-Trump window. The stylistic fingerprints are unmistakable: ALL CAPS command ("SHOW THE POLL!!!"), triple exclamation marks, parenthetical interjection ("(Fox & Friends!)"), emphatic capitalization of "THEY," an implicit competitive threat ("I'll put it up later"), and the stream-of-consciousness escalation from question to demand to ultimatum — all within three sentences. No aide would produce this. **Confidence: High** this is authentic Trump. --- ## 2. Psychological State and Trigger **Primary Trigger: Narcissistic injury via supply-withholding.** The post reveals that Fox News conducted a national poll presumably favorable to Trump (he explicitly references "THEY just did" — emphasis indicating the irony that they commissioned it themselves), then declined to broadcast it. For Trump, a favorable poll is a pure narcissistic supply vehicle — quantified proof of dominance, approval, and superiority over rivals. Fox's refusal to air it functions as a double injury: (a) withholding the supply itself, and (b) the humiliation of being suppressed by a historically allied outlet. **Narcissistic State: Mixed grandiose/vulnerable.** - Grandiose pole: "I'll put it up later!" — reasserts control; I will expose the truth; I have the power to release it. - Vulnerable pole: The underlying wound is that even his "own" media ecosystem is denying him validation. **Rage Assessment:** Present at low-to-moderate intensity. The triple exclamation marks and ALL CAPS constitute a stylized tantrum. The rage is disproportionate to the trigger (a poll not being aired is not a substantive grievance), consistent with Kohutian narcissistic rage triggered by frustration of entitlement rather than proportionate cause. --- ## 3. Defense Mechanisms **Splitting (immature, Level 2):** Fox News has historically occupied an idealized position in Trump's object relations. This post represents an incremental movement of Fox toward the devalued pole. The emphasis on "THEY" doing their own poll and then refusing to air it frames Fox as betraying Trump specifically, not as acting neutrally. **Projection (immature, Level 2):** "They refuse to put it up" attributes deliberate suppressive intent to Fox's decision. There is no evidence of conspiracy; editorial decisions not to air polls are routine. **Rationalization (neurotic, Level 3):** "Even after spending all of that money" introduces a quasi-logical sunk-cost argument to legitimize the entitlement demand. --- ## 4. Multi-Level Personality Framework ### Level 1 — Big Five High extraversion (assertiveness, direct confrontation), very low agreeableness (combative, no modesty), low conscientiousness (impulsive, reactive), elevated neuroticism (angry hostility), low openness (rigid, transactional view of media relationships). ### Level 2 — Characteristic Adaptations Dominant motive: Validation/Status (agency cluster). The entire post is organized around obtaining public display of data that confirms superiority. Communion motives are entirely absent. Schema: favorable information about him belongs in the public domain; suppression is injustice/betrayal. ### Level 3 — Narrative Identity Protagonist role: The suppressed truth-holder whose victories are hidden by self-interested institutions. Contamination sequence: poll exists (proof of dominance) to Fox suppresses it (betrayal). Identity claim: "I know the truth and I have the power to release it myself." Contrasting other: Fox News/Fox & Friends, previously an ally, now cast as suppressor. --- ## 5. Rhetorical Techniques Direct imperative command (SHOW THE POLL!!!), implied threat and ultimatum, caps emphasis for ironic indictment (THEY), sunk-cost logical appeal, parenthetical specificity to personalize target, escalating punctuation as emotional amplifier. Reality distortion framing: editorial decision recast as deliberate conspiratorial suppression without evidence. No dehumanizing language, no violent imagery. --- ## 6. Longitudinal Context Same-day posts reveal a consistent pattern: "Thank you Greg Kelly!" (rewarding allies), Jesse Watters quote amplification (using Fox voices while pressuring the network), "Chris Christie is a grifter!" (rival devaluation). Trump simultaneously idealizes Fox voices (Watters, Kelly) and pressures the institution — a classic ambivalence pattern consistent with active splitting dynamics. --- ## 7. Fact Check Fox News does operate a regular polling unit. September 2023 polls generally showed Trump with commanding primary leads, making a favorable result plausible. Whether a specific poll was deliberately withheld is unverifiable. Trump's characterization of non-airing as deliberate suppression is his interpretive frame, not established fact. --- ## Summary This post is a textbook narcissistic supply-seeking response to a supply-withholding event. Fox's failure to air a presumably favorable poll constitutes both a supply injury and a status threat. The psychological response is characteristic: rapid escalation from question to demand to ultimatum, with the final threat reasserting control and restoring the grandiose self-image. Defense mechanisms include incipient Fox splitting, projection of malicious intent onto a routine editorial decision, and sunk-cost rationalization. Authorship is high-confidence authentic. No danger indicators are present. Post is clinically consistent with baseline narcissistic functioning with the notable longitudinal marker of accelerating Fox News ambivalence. ## Fact Verification | Claim | Verdict | Evidence | |-------|---------|----------| | "Fox News conducted a national poll that they then refused to air on Fox and Friends" | **Unverifiable** | Fox News operates a regular polling unit and conducts national polls. September 2023 polls generally showed Trump with commanding primary leads making a favorable result plausible. Whether a specific poll was deliberately withheld from a specific broadcast cannot be verified. Trump characterization of non-airing as deliberate suppression is his interpretive frame not established fact. | Overall Veracity: 50% ## Authorship Analysis **Self-Written** (score: 95%) ### Indicators - Posted at 7:46 AM Eastern - early morning authentic Trump window - ALL CAPS command: SHOW THE POLL!!! - Triple exclamation marks - Parenthetical interjection: (Fox & Friends!) - Emphatic capitalization of THEY for ironic emphasis ## Psychological Profile ### State **Mixed State** **Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (Fox News / Fox and Friends) **Rage:** Intensity 55% targeting Fox News / Fox and Friends - Proportionality: 20% Sentiment: -0.55 **Mildly Hypomanic** - Triple exclamation marks indicating pressured urgency - Rapid escalation from question to demand to ultimatum within three sentences - Early morning posting consistent with reduced sleep and elevated activation - ALL CAPS passage indicating emotional pressure ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 72% - Antisocial: 10% - Paranoid: 45% - Sadism: 0% **Defense Mechanisms:** - splitting (immature) - projection (immature) - rationalization (neurotic) **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 32% **Parasocial Techniques:** - Invites audience to share outrage at poll suppression - Creates anticipatory intrigue: I will put it up later - Positions self as fighting on behalf of truth against institutional suppression ## Fact Checks (1) _The model's verdicts from 2026-03-20._ > Fox News conducted a national poll that they then refused to air on Fox and Friends **UNVERIFIABLE** Fox News operates a regular polling unit and conducts national polls. September 2023 polls generally showed Trump with commanding primary leads making a favorable result plausible. Whether a specific poll was deliberately withheld from a specific broadcast cannot be verified. Trump characterization of non-airing as deliberate suppression is his interpretive frame not established fact. Sources: General knowledge of Fox News polling operations; September 2023 Republican primary polling landscape Overall Veracity: 50% ## Tags - narcissistic-supply-seeking (90%) - splitting-fox-news (80%) - media-grievance (90%) - supply-withholding-injury (85%) - authentic-trump (95%) - early-morning-post (90%) - entitlement-demand (80%) - fox-news-antagonism (75%) ## 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). Why won’t Fox (Fox & Friends!) show the... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_111102970801988284 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Why won’t Fox (Fox & Friends!) show the National Poll..." Truth Social, 21 Sep. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_111102970801988284. 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