# Post ts_111398345975976462 - Post ID: `ts_111398345975976462` - Platform: Truth Social - Posted: 2023-11-12T15:44:23.156Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111398345975976462 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111398345975976462/analysis ## Post text > https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/ufc/donald-trump-ufc-295-crowd-b2445853.html ## Engagement - Likes: 14,457 - Reposts: 2,955 - Replies: 273 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.391Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T10:51:57.537Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._ ## Analytical Commentary ### Post Overview This post consists entirely of a single URL to *The Independent*'s coverage of Trump's attendance at UFC 295 at Madison Square Garden on November 11, 2023. There is no accompanying text. The post sits within a same-day cluster of five nearly identical link-shares, all amplifying favorable coverage of the UFC crowd reception ("crowd goes wild," "hero's welcome," "crowd chants USA"). The content itself is a pure amplification act — zero original language to analyze linguistically or rhetorically. --- ### Authorship Attribution **Local time:** UTC 15:44 → EST 10:44 AM (Trump was in New York for both the trial and the UFC event at MSG). This is mid-morning on a Sunday — business/daytime hours. **Signals pointing to aide (Scavino):** - Daytime posting window - No text, no personal commentary, no typos, no emotional markers - Part of a systematic batch: five nearly identical link-share posts within a short window, all covering the same event from different outlets - Methodical outlet selection (Gateway Pundit → Post Millennial → Breitbart → TalkSport → The Independent) suggests a curated media sweep, not spontaneous personal expression - The inclusion of *The Independent* (a UK-based, center-left publication) is notably strategic — it signals crossover reach beyond partisan echo chambers, a media-relations calculation more consistent with staff curation than personal impulse **Signals pointing to authentic Trump:** - None assessable without original text **Assessment:** High probability aide-written/aide-posted (Scavino signature). Confidence: medium-high. --- ### Psychological Analysis Despite the absence of original text, the behavioral pattern of the post cluster is psychologically informative. **Trigger:** The UFC 295 appearance provided substantial *narcissistic supply* — a crowd of thousands chanting "USA," a hero's reception at one of the most prominent entertainment venues in America, flanked by Tucker Carlson and Dana White. This occurred within days of the November 6 civil fraud trial testimony (where Judge Engoron told his lawyer to "control him" and told him "this isn't a political rally") and one day after the incendiary Veterans Day "vermin" speech. The UFC event functioned as a supply *reset* following legal and rhetorical stress. **Narcissistic state:** Grandiose. The systematic amplification of crowd-approval coverage — five posts, five outlets — reflects the grandiose pole of the narcissistic oscillation: the self-narrative of the beloved warrior-king validated by "the people" even as institutions attempt to constrain him. **Motivational pattern (Level 2):** Pure agency/status motive. The posts collectively construct a counter-narrative to the courtroom context: *the legal system attacks me, the people love me.* This is not coincidental timing. **Narrative identity (Level 3):** - *Protagonist role:* The People's Champion — welcomed at a working-class, combat-sports venue by ordinary Americans, in contrast to elite persecution in Manhattan courtrooms - *Contrasting other:* Implicitly, Judge Engoron and Letitia James (the persecutors) vs. the UFC crowd (the validators) - *Redemption sequence:* Trial humiliation → crowd redemption at MSG **Defense mechanisms:** The link-sharing pattern functions as *distortion through selective amplification* — curating a reality of universal adulation while the legal proceedings are entirely absent from the day's posting activity. --- ### Cognitive Assessment Unassessable from URL-only content. No language produced. --- ### Rhetorical Analysis No original rhetoric is present. The rhetorical work is performed by *outlet selection and repetition* — a volume-based amplification strategy consistent with RAND Firehose principles: flood the zone with a singular positive frame (crowd love) from multiple credibility-diverse sources (partisan → mainstream). The inclusion of *The Independent* specifically extends the perceived validation beyond the base. --- ### Danger Assessment None. No language, no targeting, no eliminationist content. --- ### Fact Verification | Claim | Verdict | Evidence | |-------|---------|----------| | "Trump received notable crowd reception at UFC 295 at Madison Square Garden" | **True** | Corroborated by multiple independent outlets across political spectrum and consistent with provided event context | Overall Veracity: 100% ## Authorship Analysis **Aide-Written** (score: 15%) ### Indicators - Daytime posting (10:44 AM EST Sunday) - No original text — pure URL share - Part of systematic 5-post batch from multiple outlets covering same event - Methodical outlet curation from partisan to mainstream (Gateway Pundit → Breitbart → The Independent) suggests staff media sweep - Inclusion of center-left UK outlet (The Independent) signals strategic crossover calculation atypical of impulsive personal posting ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Supply Seeking (UFC 295 crowd reception at Madison Square Garden) Sentiment: +0.65 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 40% - Antisocial: 0% - Paranoid: 0% - Sadism: 0% **Defense Mechanisms:** - distortion (pathological) **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 0% **Parasocial Techniques:** - Indirect validation-seeking via third-party coverage - Crowd-as-proxy for public endorsement narrative ## Fact Checks (1) _The model's verdicts from 2026-03-20._ > Trump received notable crowd reception at UFC 295 at Madison Square Garden **TRUE** Corroborated by multiple independent outlets across political spectrum and consistent with provided event context Sources: The Independent; TalkSport; Breitbart; The Post Millennial; Gateway Pundit Overall Veracity: 100% ## Tags - supply_seeking (85%) - aide_authored (78%) - crowd_validation (90%) - selective_amplification (80%) - UFC_295 (100%) - narcissistic_supply (75%) - adverse_stimulus_avoidance (70%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **UFC Crowd Worship Masks Legal Anxiety in Carefully Curated Sunday** Trump spent Sunday morning flooding his feed with links to coverage of his UFC 295 appearance at Madison Square Garden the night before, sharing seven articles about the crowd reaction from outlets ranging from Breitbart to The Sun. A sharp midday shift broke the self-congratulatory tone when he posted a lengthy, personal grievance about his ongoing legal cases, naming specific judges and prosecutors and calling himself a victim of a corrupt system. By afternoon he had recovered, closing the day with a swipe at Ron DeSantis and a signature "MAGA" sign-off. The day's rhythm -- triumph, then grievance, then dominance -- followed a familiar pattern of using crowd adulation as armor against legal stress. Full digest for 2023-11-12: https://trump.fm/date/2023-11-12/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, November 12). https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/ufc/donald-tru... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_111398345975976462 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/ufc/donald-trump-ufc-295..." Truth Social, 12 Nov. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_111398345975976462. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. 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