# Post ts_114882829212997531

- Post ID: `ts_114882829212997531`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-07-20T00:54:17.912Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114882829212997531
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114882829212997531/analysis

## Post text

> https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/gregg-jarrett-how-obama-cronies-created-trump-russia-hoax-what-happens-next

## Engagement

- Likes: 1,294
- Reposts: 483
- Replies: 316
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.305Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T02:56:25.963Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Link-Only Share of Fox News Opinion on "Russia Hoax"

This post is a bare URL share of a Gregg Jarrett Fox News opinion piece about Obama associates creating the "Trump-Russia hoax." No commentary is added. This continues a concentrated multi-day campaign around the Russia investigation narrative, following posts about Harrison Fields on Fox, Obama "thugs," and a quote about "treasonous conspiracy."

### Authorship
Posted at 8:54 PM ET (likely Bedminster or Mar-a-Lago in July). Evening timing is consistent with either Trump or an aide. The bare-link format without commentary leans slightly toward aide-curated content sharing, though Trump does share links without comment. The lack of emotional editorializing is notable given his other posts on this topic the same day were highly charged.

### Psychological Context
This is part of a sustained narrative offensive around the Russia investigation, likely triggered by the DNI Gabbard memo and broader momentum Trump sees for reframing 2016 events. The post functions as supply-chain maintenance — feeding followers a steady stream of validating media.

### Rhetorical Function
The URL itself contains the propaganda: "Obama cronies created Trump-Russia hoax" is embedded in the headline. Sharing without comment treats the framing as self-evident truth requiring no elaboration.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Obama cronies created the Trump-Russia hoax" | **Half True** | The Russia investigation had legitimate intelligence basis (Five Eyes intercepts, Papadopoulos contacts) but the Steele dossier was funded by Clinton campaign and some FBI actions (FISA warrant issues) were criticized by the IG. The Durham investigation found no conspiracy to fabricate the probe but criticized FBI judgment. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 35%)

### Indicators

- bare URL with no commentary
- evening timing consistent with either
- fits aide content-curation pattern
- lacks emotional markers of authentic posts

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (DNI Gabbard memo / Russia investigation vindication narrative)

Sentiment: -0.30

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 40%
- Sadism: 10%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- content curation as narrative control
- outsourcing argumentation to media allies

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Obama cronies created the Trump-Russia hoax

**HALF TRUE**

The Russia investigation had legitimate intelligence basis (Five Eyes intercepts, Papadopoulos contacts) but the Steele dossier was funded by Clinton campaign and some FBI actions (FISA warrant issues) were criticized by the IG. The Durham investigation found no conspiracy to fabricate the probe but criticized FBI judgment.

Sources: Durham Report 2023; DOJ IG Horowitz Report 2019

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- russia-investigation (100%)
- media-share (90%)
- obama (80%)
- vindication-narrative (70%)

## That day

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

**Six-Month Victory Lap Derailed by Epstein Defense, Obama Revenge Fantasy, and Afternoon Rage Spiral**

Trump tried to make the day about celebrating six months in office, but the narrative quickly shifted to damage control over the Epstein files and an all-day campaign to relitigate the Obama-era Russia investigation. The afternoon brought the sharpest edges — a demand to prosecute Adam Schiff, dehumanizing language aimed at immigrants after a CBP officer was shot, and a pointed attack on the Wall Street Journal for suggesting his Treasury Secretary had to explain things to him. A recurring thread about restoring the Washington Redskins name escalated into a threat to withhold a government stadium deal. The overall mood was combative self-congratulation laced with defensive grievance.

Full digest for 2025-07-20: https://trump.fm/date/2025-07-20/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2025, July 20). https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/gregg-jarrett-how-... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_114882829212997531
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/gregg-jarrett-how-obama-cron..." Truth Social, 20 Jul. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_114882829212997531. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/gregg-jarrett-how-obama-cron...," Truth Social, July 20, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_114882829212997531.

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