# Post ts_111637334803918981

- Post ID: `ts_111637334803918981`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-12-24T20:42:23.312Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111637334803918981
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111637334803918981/analysis

## Post text

> Thank you Tucker!

## What the media says

**Video transcript** (1:22), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his:

> - I mean, I've always agreed with Trump's policies, always. And I lost friends over it. And I've never really actively supported anybody 'cause it's not my job to actively support people. I watch, you know, I like to watch. But I'm a voyeur. But I became an active Trump supporter when they raided Mar-a-Lago last summer, the summer of 2022. That can't stand. - No, that can't, I'm with something. - Agree with Trump on a lot. But even if I disagreed with Trump on a lot, I'd still be a Trump supporter because you cannot allow that. You cannot allow the, you know, the regime, the president of the United States to use the Justice Department to knock the front-runner out of the race. You can't do that. - No, you can't do that. - So it's bigger than Trump, it's bigger than Biden. It's a question of, you know, do you want to live in a free country with a functioning justice system? You know? - That's exactly right. - And so I'm voting for Trump. And if they convict him, I will send him the max donations and I will lead protests. That's how I feel. - That's how I feel. - Because, and by the way, if I thought that he had committed some real crime, I wouldn't feel that way, but he didn't. He and Biden are both found with classified documents at home, along with every other former high-level federal official in history. But only Trump has indicted? Like, tell me how that works. Oh, shut up! - And Biden is the one who did it illegally because he was never president when he did it. - Do you think Dick Cheney brought home any classified or rock war documents and showed them to his wife in 2003? Yes, is the answer.

## Media

- video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/111/637/334/622/462/513/original/e0d6d44573a1e4f6.mp4

## Engagement

- Likes: 20,367
- Reposts: 6,393
- Replies: 866
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.381Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-04-03T19:57:25.425Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: "Thank you Tucker!" — December 24, 2023

### Authorship Attribution
**Confidence: Low | Lean: Slightly authentic (0.55)**

Post was published at 20:42 UTC = **3:42 PM EST** at Mar-a-Lago, where Trump typically spends Christmas. This falls within aide-active business hours, making attribution ambiguous. However, the extreme brevity, informal register, and warm directness ("Thank you Tucker!") are consistent with Trump personally watching a Tucker Carlson segment and impulsively sharing appreciation in real time. No typos or grammatical errors — but the post is only four words, offering no surface for such errors to appear. Cannot resolve without viewing the attached video content. Low-confidence lean toward authentic impulsive sharing.

### Psychological State
Subject displays a **grandiose, stable** narcissistic state. No acute narcissistic injury is visible despite the highly threatening legal context of the preceding week (Colorado ballot disqualification, immunity appeal). This is consistent with the documented pattern of psychic compartmentalization during managed holiday media cycles — legal threats are absorbed by attorney activity while the public persona projects confidence and validation-seeking.

The post's psychological function is **narcissistic supply maintenance** through **allied media amplification**. Tucker Carlson, having departed Fox News in April 2023 and launched independent content, represents an ideologically aligned validator with significant reach. Publicly thanking Carlson serves three purposes simultaneously: (1) rewards the ally and reinforces the relationship; (2) signals to followers that respected figures endorse the subject; (3) primes the audience to consume the video positively.

### Narrative Identity
The subject casts himself as a **gracious winner receiving tribute** from a newly independent media figure — one who broke free from establishment media (Fox) just as Trump frames himself as breaking free from establishment politics. The implicit contrasting other is institutional media (CNN, MSNBC, legacy Fox), whose hostility frames Tucker's support as more authentic and meaningful.

### Rhetorical Technique
Minimal overt rhetoric. The persuasive function is **structural rather than verbal** — the social mechanics of the repost do the work. No dehumanizing language, violent imagery, or danger indicators present.

### Contextual Note
The December 24 post cluster (Christmas greetings, favorable poll shares, slogan promotion, Tucker appreciation) reflects a disciplined holiday maintenance pattern. The conspicuous absence of any reference to the Colorado Supreme Court ruling — the most significant legal event of the prior week — is itself informative, consistent with Trump's documented tendency to avoid acknowledging defeats that lack a ready rhetorical counter-framing.

### Clinical Significance
**Not clinically significant in isolation.** Four words are insufficient to assess cognitive status. Post is low-intensity baseline behavior with no deviation warranting extended analysis.

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 55%)

### Indicators

- afternoon posting time (3:42 PM EST) overlaps aide-active window
- extreme brevity consistent with both authentic impulsive appreciation and aide shorthand
- single exclamation point and informal register are Trumpian
- no typos or grammatical errors present (but only 4 words — no surface for errors)
- Christmas Eve context — Trump known to be at Mar-a-Lago, may be personally active on platform

## Psychological Profile

### Traits

**Big Five:**
- Extraversion: 65%
- Agreeableness: 45%
- Conscientiousness: 30%
- Neuroticism: 10%
- Openness: 20%

Strongest facet: positive affect / warmth (contextual)

**Motives:**
- Agency: 35%
- Communion: 40%

Primary drive: validation

### Narrative

- **Role:** grateful winner receiving tribute from allied media figure
- **Arc:** neutral
- **Contrasting:** institutional media (Fox News, mainstream press) — Tucker's independence from which frames his endorsement as more meaningful

**Identity Claims:**
- someone Tucker Carlson endorses and supports
- gracious recipient of public praise

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Tucker Carlson (allied media figure))

Sentiment: +0.72

### Clinical

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 5%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- social proof amplification — broadcasting Tucker's endorsement to followers
- alliance maintenance — publicly rewarding media ally

## Tags

- Tucker Carlson (90%)
- media amplification (80%)
- supply maintenance (70%)
- Christmas Eve (50%)
- allied media (70%)
- video share (60%)

## That day

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

**Christmas Eve at Mar-a-Lago: Holiday Cheer Dissolves Into Escalating Legal Rage Spiral**

Trump spent Christmas Eve at Mar-a-Lago oscillating between holiday pleasantries and intense legal grievances. The morning started with a defensive post about presidential immunity, followed by a midday stretch of "Merry Christmas" and flattering article shares. But by late afternoon, the dam broke: three rapid-fire posts of escalating fury targeting Jack Smith, the January 6th Committee, and the Colorado Supreme Court's ballot disqualification ruling. The rage built noticeably across the trio, culminating in an all-caps grievance cascade before a final poll share cooled things down. The day's arc was unmistakably shaped by legal pressure — the Colorado ruling and the immunity appeal filed days earlier clearly weighed on him even as he tried to project holiday normalcy.

Full digest for 2023-12-24: https://trump.fm/date/2023-12-24/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, December 24). Thank you Tucker! [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_111637334803918981
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Thank you Tucker!" Truth Social, 24 Dec. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_111637334803918981. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Thank you Tucker!," Truth Social, December 24, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_111637334803918981.

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