Analysis: Despite a very high popularity and, according to many, among...

12mo ago Aug 25, 2025 at 1:59 AM

Despite a very high popularity and, according to many, among the greatest 8 months in Presidential History, ABC & NBC FAKE NEWS, two of the worst and most biased networks in history, give me 97% BAD STORIES. IF THAT IS THE CASE, THEY ARE SIMPLY AN ARM OF THE DEMOCRAT PARTY AND SHOULD, ACCORDING TO MANY, HAVE THEIR LICENSES REVOKED BY THE FCC. I would be totally in favor of that because they are so biased and untruthful, an actual threat to our Democracy!!! MAGA

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AI Analysis

Machine-generated analysis of the post above on 2026-03-22. Not written by the author of the post.

Danger Level

Elevated

Narcissistic State

Mixed

Authorship

Self-Written

Intensity

75%

This post represents a well-established pattern in Trump's rhetoric: media grievance escalating to authoritarian threat. The psychological sequence is textbook narcissistic injury response—perceived unfairness in coverage triggers rage, which is channeled into a call for punitive government action against the press. The projection is notable: advocating FCC license revocation of critical media while simultaneously claiming those outlets threaten democracy. The post contains a factual error about FCC jurisdiction (the FCC licenses local stations, not networks), suggesting impulsive composition without deliberation. The 97% figure is a perseverative claim recycled since 2017 with minor variation, consistent with rigid cognitive schemas about media persecution. Within the day's posting context, this sits alongside attacks on Judge Engoron, Chris Christie, and Senate customs—a cluster of grievance posts suggesting elevated narcissistic disturbance. The call for license revocation warrants an elevated danger rating not for immediate violence risk but for the normalization of using state power to punish press criticism, a pattern consistent with authoritarian governance frameworks. The mixed narcissistic state—grandiose self-assessment ("greatest 8 months") coupled with victimhood ("97% BAD STORIES")—is characteristic of Trump's oscillating self-presentation.

Authorship Analysis

Self-Written

Indicators:

Late night posting (~10pm ET, likely at Mar-a-Lago or Bedminster in August)
ALL CAPS escalation mid-post
Stream-of-consciousness emotional reactivity
Triple exclamation marks
MAGA sign-off

Psychological Profile

▶ State

Mixed State

Trigger: Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (ABC and NBC negative coverage)

Rage: Intensity 70% targeting ABC, NBC, Democrat Party

Proportionality

20%

Sentiment

-0.75

Mildly Hypomanic

Grandiose self-assessmentRapid escalation from grievance to punitive action demand

▶ Clinical

Malignant Narcissism:

Narcissistic

80%

Antisocial

60%

Paranoid

60%

Sadism

30%

Defense Mechanisms:

projectionsplittingacting out

Cognitive Complexity:

Complexity

40%

Cognitive Markers:

perseveration

Parasocial Techniques:

Inclusive grievance framingAppeal to popular validation ('according to many')MAGA identity marker

Danger Assessment

Elevated

Indicators:

Explicit call for FCC to revoke licenses of networks providing critical coverage
Framing legitimate journalism as existential threat to democracy
Presidential endorsement of punitive government action against press freedom

Gaslighting Detected:

Dismissing factual reporting as 'FAKE NEWS'
Reframing media criticism as partisan attack rather than journalism
Claiming press is 'threat to Democracy' while advocating government censorship

Reality Distortions:

Characterizing critical coverage as 97% negative without credible current sourcing
Claiming FCC can revoke network licenses (FCC licenses local stations, not networks)
Self-assessment of 'greatest 8 months in Presidential History'

Fact Checks (3)

"ABC & NBC give me 97% BAD STORIES"

Mostly False

While studies have shown negative coverage predominates for Trump, the 97% figure is a rounded-up version of older studies and lacks current sourcing. Trump has cited this number repeatedly since 2017 with varying percentages.

"Among the greatest 8 months in Presidential History"

Unverifiable

Subjective claim. Presidential greatness assessments by historians typically require much longer time horizons.

"Networks should have their licenses revoked by the FCC"

Mostly False

The FCC does not license networks like ABC and NBC directly. It licenses individual local broadcast stations. The FCC has no authority to revoke a network's ability to produce content.

Receipts

No contradictions with other posts detected yet.

Psychological Analysis: Media Grievance & License Revocation Threat

Post Context

Sunday evening (~10pm ET), August 24, 2025. Part of a high-volume grievance cluster including attacks on Judge Engoron, Chris Christie, George Stephanopoulos, Senator Grassley, and now broadcast networks. The volume and breadth of targets suggests an activated, aggrieved state.

Authorship: Authentic Trump (High Confidence)

Late-night Sunday posting, emotional escalation pattern, ALL CAPS mid-post shift, triple exclamation marks, MAGA sign-off—all hallmarks of personal composition.

Psychological Dynamics

The post follows a classic narcissistic injury → rage → retaliatory threat sequence. The trigger is negative media coverage, a chronic wound for Trump. The "97% BAD STORIES" figure has been recycled since at least 2017, representing perseverative fixation on a grievance metric. The escalation to demanding FCC action reveals how narcissistic injury transforms into authoritarian impulse—the logic being: if reality contradicts my greatness, reality's messengers must be silenced.

Key Projection

The most psychologically revealing element is calling critical media "an actual threat to our Democracy" while advocating government censorship of that media. This is textbook projection: the authoritarian impulse is disowned and attributed to the target.

Defense Stack

Splitting (media = 97% bad, purely partisan), projection (they threaten democracy, not my censorship proposal), acting out (public threat of punitive action).

Danger Assessment: Elevated

Not for violence per se, but for normalizing state retaliation against press criticism. This rhetoric, from a sitting president, has institutional consequences beyond the post itself.

Fact Verification

Claim	Verdict	Evidence
"ABC & NBC give me 97% BAD STORIES"	Mostly False	While studies have shown negative coverage predominates for Trump, the 97% figure is a rounded-up version of older studies and lacks current sourcing. Trump has cited this number repeatedly since 2017 with varying percentages.
"Among the greatest 8 months in Presidential History"	Unverifiable	Subjective claim. Presidential greatness assessments by historians typically require much longer time horizons.
"Networks should have their licenses revoked by the FCC"	Mostly False	The FCC does not license networks like ABC and NBC directly. It licenses individual local broadcast stations. The FCC has no authority to revoke a network's ability to produce content.

Overall Veracity: 30%