# Post ts_115064840755804065

- Post ID: `ts_115064840755804065`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-08-21T04:22:13.602Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115064840755804065
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115064840755804065/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_115064840755804065.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> MSNBC IS DOING SO POORLY IN THE RATINGS THAT THEY ARE LOOKING TO CHANGE THEIR NAME IN ORDER TO GET AWAY FROM THE STENCH OF THEIR FAKE NEWS PRODUCT. SO MUCH FUN TO WATCH THEIR WEAK AND INEFFECTIVE OWNER, "CONCAST," HEADED BY DOPEY BRIAN ROBERTS, HOPELESSLY AND AIMLESSLY FLAILING IN THE WIND IN AN ATTEMPT TO DISASSOCIATE ITSELF FROM THE GARBAGE THAT THEY CREATED! MSNBC IS A FAILURE BY ANY NAME!!!

## Engagement

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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.299Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T03:43:38.315Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Psychological Analysis: MSNBC/Comcast Attack Post

### Context
Posted at ~12:22 AM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago or White House in August 2025). Late-night timing, ALL CAPS, stream-of-consciousness style, creative nicknames ("Concast," "Dopey Brian Roberts") — all strongly indicate authentic Trump authorship.

### Trigger Analysis
This appears to be a supply-seeking and maintenance post. MSNBC had been exploring rebranding/restructuring under Comcast, providing Trump an opportunity for schadenfreude. The post coincides with a strong news day for Trump (NY fraud penalty voided, Ukraine summit, Texas legislative wins), suggesting a grandiose high from which he attacks a familiar target.

### Personality Observations
The post is a textbook example of Trump's devaluation style: creative insult nicknames, sensory disgust language ("stench," "garbage"), and dominance framing (watching enemies "flail"). The pleasure taken in the target's suffering is notable — "SO MUCH FUN TO WATCH" is explicit about enjoyment of others' distress.

### Rhetorical Devices
- Dehumanizing metaphor: "stench," "garbage"
- Nickname branding: "Concast," "Dopey Brian Roberts"
- Schadenfreude framing: positioning self as amused spectator
- Finality declaration: "MSNBC IS A FAILURE BY ANY NAME!!!"

### Defense Mechanisms
Devaluation of perceived media enemy; projection of failure onto others during a period of personal legal/political success.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "MSNBC is looking to change their name" | **Mostly True** | Comcast was exploring rebranding/restructuring MSNBC as part of broader cable news strategy changes in 2025 |
| "MSNBC is doing poorly in ratings" | **Mostly True** | MSNBC ratings declined significantly after 2024 election, losing substantial viewership |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 95%)

### Indicators

- ALL CAPS throughout
- Late night posting (~12:22 AM ET)
- Creative nicknames (Concast, Dopey Brian Roberts)
- Stream-of-consciousness structure
- Emotional expressiveness (SO MUCH FUN)

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (MSNBC rebranding news)

Sentiment: -0.60

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Late-night posting during period of multiple wins
- Elevated mood with pleasure in enemy suffering
- High energy ALL CAPS

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 60%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- devaluation (immature)
- projection (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 40%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared schadenfreude
- entertainment framing of political conflict

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> MSNBC is looking to change their name

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Comcast was exploring rebranding/restructuring MSNBC as part of broader cable news strategy changes in 2025

Sources: general knowledge of 2025 media industry developments

> MSNBC is doing poorly in ratings

**MOSTLY TRUE**

MSNBC ratings declined significantly after 2024 election, losing substantial viewership

Sources: general knowledge of cable news ratings trends

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- media-attack (100%)
- schadenfreude (90%)
- devaluation (80%)
- grandiosity (70%)

## That day

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

**Partial Legal Win Declared "Total Victory" as Trump Threatens Colorado Officials Over Tina Peters**

Trump spent the day in a celebratory mood, claiming wins on multiple fronts — from Texas redistricting to a New York appeals court ruling that tossed his fraud penalty, which he declared a "total victory" despite the court upholding the underlying fraud finding. The most alarming moment came in a morning post demanding the release of convicted election tamperer Tina Peters, where he threatened "harsh measures" against Colorado state officials — a striking use of presidential authority against state-level justice. The day bookended with late-night partisan cheerleading and an evening visit to federal agents and National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., projecting strength and control. The overall tone was overwhelmingly triumphant, with fabricated statistics and inflated claims peppered throughout posts on voting, polls, and legal outcomes.

Full digest for 2025-08-21: https://trump.fm/date/2025-08-21/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2025, August 21). MSNBC IS DOING SO POORLY IN THE RATINGS THAT THEY... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_115064840755804065
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "MSNBC IS DOING SO POORLY IN THE RATINGS THAT THEY ARE..." Truth Social, 21 Aug. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115064840755804065. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "MSNBC IS DOING SO POORLY IN THE RATINGS THAT THEY ARE...," Truth Social, August 21, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115064840755804065.

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