# Post ts_114744949125614209

- Post ID: `ts_114744949125614209`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-06-25T16:29:34.743Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114744949125614209/analysis
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## Post text

> We just caught the Failing New York Times, working with Fake News CNN, cheating again! They tried to demean the great work our B-2 pilots did, and they were wrong in doing so. These reporters are just BAD AND SICK PEOPLE. You would think they would be proud of the great success we had, instead of trying to always make our Country look bad. TOTAL OBLITERATION!

## Engagement

- Likes: 5,093
- Reposts: 1,352
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- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.307Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T02:20:33.403Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

Trump attacks NYT and CNN for critical coverage of B-2 strike operations on Iranian nuclear facilities, calling reporters "BAD AND SICK PEOPLE" who are "cheating" and trying to make America "look bad." The post is triggered by narcissistic injury — media questioning his triumphalist "TOTAL OBLITERATION" narrative threatens his self-concept as wartime leader. Key patterns: (1) narcissistic fusion of self with nation, where media criticism of strikes = personal attack = unpatriotic; (2) dehumanization of journalists during active military operations, an elevated danger indicator given heightened national tensions; (3) splitting defense — pilots/country all-good, media all-bad, no legitimate middle ground for scrutiny; (4) the closing "TOTAL OBLITERATION!" perseverates from earlier posts and serves as both narrative assertion and dominance display. The gaslighting frame is notable: redefining normal press oversight of military operations as "cheating" and moral sickness. This continues Trump's longitudinal pattern of escalating press delegitimization during moments when independent reporting most threatens his preferred narrative.

## Psychological Analysis: Post ts_114744949125614209

### Context
This post follows Trump's series of posts about the U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities ("Operation Midnight Hammer"). Here he attacks NYT and CNN for allegedly negative coverage of the B-2 pilots' performance, framing media criticism of the strikes as an attack on the military itself.

### Authorship
Posted at 12:29 PM ET (Trump likely in D.C./East Coast given the national address period). Business hours, but the emotional intensity, ALL CAPS, stream-of-consciousness quality, and characteristic phrases ("Failing New York Times," "Fake News CNN," "BAD AND SICK PEOPLE") are strongly authentic Trump. The exclamation-heavy style and rage tone point to personal authorship despite daytime posting.

### Psychological Dynamics
The trigger is narcissistic injury: media questioning the success of the strikes threatens his narrative of "TOTAL OBLITERATION." He reframes any journalistic scrutiny as anti-American ("make our Country look bad"), fusing his ego with national identity — a consistent pattern where criticism of Trump = criticism of America.

"BAD AND SICK PEOPLE" is characteristic dehumanizing language applied to journalists, pathologizing dissent. The closing "TOTAL OBLITERATION!" serves double duty: asserting strike success and implicitly threatening the media targets of the post.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Splitting**: Media = all-bad, military/Trump = all-good
- **Projection**: Accuses media of "cheating" and demeaning, while he routinely distorts coverage
- **Externalization**: Any negative framing is others' moral failure, not legitimate reporting

### Rhetorical Techniques
The post deploys a classic Trump rhetorical sequence: (1) identify enemy, (2) attribute malice, (3) claim victimhood on behalf of a sympathetic group (pilots/country), (4) assert dominance via caps-lock declaration.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "NYT working with CNN to demean B-2 pilots" | **Unverifiable** | No specific article or collaboration cited; likely refers to critical coverage of strike effectiveness which is standard journalism, not 'cheating' |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 85%)

### Indicators

- Characteristic nicknames (Failing NYT, Fake News CNN)
- ALL CAPS emotional passages
- Exclamation-heavy punctuation
- BAD AND SICK PEOPLE — recurring phrase
- Stream-of-consciousness anger

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (NYT/CNN coverage questioning strike success)

**Rage:** Intensity 70% targeting NYT and CNN reporters
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.60

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Rapid-fire posting sequence about strikes
- Grandiose framing
- Elevated emotional intensity

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 50%
- Sadism: 30%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- splitting (immature)
- projection (immature)
- denial (pathological)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 35%

Cognitive Markers:
- perseveration

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Fusing self with nation/military so criticism of him = unpatriotic
- You would think they would be proud — inviting audience to share his indignation

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Dehumanizing language ('BAD AND SICK PEOPLE') directed at named media organizations
- Pattern of targeting specific media outlets during period of heightened national tension
- Framing journalists as enemies of the state during wartime

### Gaslighting

- Reframes media scrutiny of military operations as 'cheating'
- Claims media is trying to 'make our Country look bad' rather than performing oversight function
- Delegitimizes journalistic inquiry as moral deficiency

**Dehumanizing Language Present**

## Fact Checks (1)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-22._

> NYT working with CNN to demean B-2 pilots

**UNVERIFIABLE**

No specific article or collaboration cited; likely refers to critical coverage of strike effectiveness which is standard journalism, not 'cheating'

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- media_attack (90%)
- iran_strikes (80%)
- narcissistic_injury (70%)
- press_delegitimization (80%)
- military_nationalism (60%)

## That day

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

**Obsessive "OBLITERATION" Narrative Consumes NATO Summit Day as Rage Escalates Against Media Scrutiny**

Trump spent the day at a NATO summit in the Netherlands but was almost entirely consumed by defending his Iran strike narrative. He obsessively repeated the word "OBLITERATION" across more than a dozen posts, marshaling quotes from officials, allies, and Israeli sources to validate the strikes' success. As media skepticism from CNN and the New York Times mounted through the afternoon, his tone escalated sharply — culminating in a vicious personal attack on a CNN reporter and a call to shut down Voice of America. He closed the night by projecting his own legal grievances onto Netanyahu, demanding Israel drop corruption charges against its prime minister.

Full digest for 2025-06-25: https://trump.fm/date/2025-06-25/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2025, June 25). We just caught the Failing New York Times,... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_114744949125614209
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "We just caught the Failing New York Times, working with..." Truth Social, 25 Jun. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_114744949125614209. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "We just caught the Failing New York Times, working with...," Truth Social, June 25, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_114744949125614209.

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