# Post ts_115256938634035559

- Post ID: `ts_115256938634035559`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-09-24T02:35:14.648Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115256938634035559/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_115256938634035559.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> I can't believe ABC Fake News gave Jimmy Kimmel his job back. The White House was told by ABC that his Show was cancelled! Something happened between then and now because his audience is GONE, and his "talent" was never there. Why would they want someone back who does so poorly, who's not funny, and who puts the Network in jeopardy by playing 99% positive Democrat GARBAGE. He is yet another arm of the DNC and, to the best of my knowledge, that would be a major Illegal Campaign Contribution. I think we're going to test ABC out on this. Let's see how we do. Last time I went after them, they gave me $16 Million Dollars. This one sounds even more lucrative. A true bunch of losers! Let Jimmy Kimmel rot in his bad Ratings.

## Engagement

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# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T04:43:05.671Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

This post reveals a sitting president publicly threatening legal action against a television network because a late-night comedian criticizes him politically. The psychological architecture is textbook narcissistic rage: Trump had internalized Kimmel's alleged cancellation as a personal triumph, and its reversal constitutes a narcissistic injury triggering a retaliatory cascade. The escalation follows a rigid pattern — disbelief, devaluation, criminalization, threat, dominance display, dismissal — suggesting a well-worn psychological groove rather than deliberate strategy. Most concerning is the framing of political satire as an "Illegal Campaign Contribution," which criminalizes protected speech and implies executive enforcement. The reference to extracting $16M from a prior action against ABC signals that litigation is understood as both weapon and profit center. The closing "Let Jimmy Kimmel rot" carries sadistic undertones rare even by Trump's standards. The post exemplifies the convergence of narcissistic personality dynamics with presidential power — personal grievance becomes state action, and media criticism becomes criminal liability. This represents an elevated danger level not for violence but for authoritarian erosion of press freedom through chilling effects.

## Psychological Analysis: Post ts_115256938634035559

### Context
Posted at 10:35 PM ET on September 23, 2025. Trump was likely in New York for UNGA. Late evening post, stream-of-consciousness, emotionally reactive — strongly indicates authentic authorship.

### Trigger Analysis
This post is triggered by news that ABC renewed Jimmy Kimmel's show after Trump was reportedly told it was cancelled. This represents a **narcissistic injury** — Trump interpreted the cancellation as a personal victory (likely viewing it as punishment for Kimmel's anti-Trump content), and the reversal undermines that narrative. The injury is compounded by Kimmel's role as a persistent critic.

### Psychological Dynamics
The post follows a characteristic escalation pattern: (1) expression of disbelief, (2) devaluation of the target ("talent was never there," "not funny"), (3) legal threat framed as retaliation, (4) reference to prior "victory" ($16M settlement), and (5) dismissive closing ("Let Jimmy Kimmel rot"). The legal threat is notable — Trump frames potential litigation as both punishment and profit, revealing the instrumental use of the legal system as a dominance tool.

The phrase "Let Jimmy Kimmel rot in his bad Ratings" carries particular sadistic coloring — pleasure in imagined suffering of a critic.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Devaluation**: Kimmel's talent, audience, and worth are systematically diminished
- **Rationalization**: Frames personal grudge as a legal/campaign-finance issue
- **Acting out**: Public threat of litigation as emotional discharge

### Rhetorical Devices
The post deploys classic propaganda techniques: the "illegal campaign contribution" claim reframes criticism as criminality; the $16M reference serves as both threat and boast; "99% positive Democrat GARBAGE" uses hyperbole to delegitimize media.

### Danger Assessment
The threat to "test ABC out on this" represents weaponization of executive power against media critics — a sitting president threatening legal/regulatory action against a network because of a late-night host's political content. This is authoritarian signaling but falls short of violence incitement.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "ABC told the White House that Kimmel's show was cancelled" | **Unverifiable** | No public reporting confirms ABC communicated this to the White House. Likely distortion or fabrication. |
| "Last time I went after them, they gave me $16 Million Dollars" | **Mostly True** | ABC/Disney settled Trump's defamation lawsuit over George Stephanopoulos comments for approximately $15-16 million in 2024. |
| "Playing 99% positive Democrat GARBAGE" | **Mostly False** | While late-night shows skew liberal in political commentary, 99% is extreme hyperbole. Shows cover many non-political topics. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- 10:35 PM ET posting time
- Stream-of-consciousness structure
- Emotional reactivity and ALL CAPS
- Characteristic insult patterns
- Impulsive legal threats

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Defeat (ABC renewing Jimmy Kimmel's show after reportedly telling White House it was cancelled)

**Rage:** Intensity 70% targeting Jimmy Kimmel / ABC
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.75

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Late-night posting
- Grandiose litigation threats
- Rapid topic shifts within single post

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 80%
- Antisocial: 50%
- Paranoid: 40%
- Sadism: 50%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- devaluation (immature)
- rationalization (neurotic)
- acting out (immature)
- projection (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 45%

Cognitive Markers:
- tangentiality

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Inclusive language ('Let's see how we do')
- Positioning audience as co-participants in retaliation
- Framing personal vendetta as shared cause

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Sitting president threatening litigation against network over political comedy content
- Framing media criticism as criminal activity (illegal campaign contribution)
- Pattern of using executive power to punish media critics

### Gaslighting

- Claim that 'The White House was told by ABC that his Show was cancelled' — unverifiable insider claim used to construct betrayal narrative
- Assertion that Kimmel's audience is 'GONE' — likely exaggeration presented as fact

**Dehumanizing Language Present**

## Fact Checks (3)

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

> ABC told the White House that Kimmel's show was cancelled

**UNVERIFIABLE**

No public reporting confirms ABC communicated this to the White House. Likely distortion or fabrication.

> Last time I went after them, they gave me $16 Million Dollars

**MOSTLY TRUE**

ABC/Disney settled Trump's defamation lawsuit over George Stephanopoulos comments for approximately $15-16 million in 2024.

> Playing 99% positive Democrat GARBAGE

**MOSTLY FALSE**

While late-night shows skew liberal in political commentary, 99% is extreme hyperbole. Shows cover many non-political topics.

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- media_attack (90%)
- litigation_threat (80%)
- narcissistic_rage (80%)
- press_freedom (70%)
- revenge_motive (70%)

## That day

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

**From Media Threats to UN "Sabotage": A Day of Scattered Grievances Darkening Into Paranoid Persecution Narratives**

Trump spent the day cycling through unrelated grievances, from attacking Jimmy Kimmel's return to television, to rejecting government shutdown negotiations with Democrats, to exploiting a real shooting at an ICE office to label political opponents as terrorists. The most alarming moment came when he used the Dallas ICE shooting to announce executive orders against "Domestic Terrorism Networks" and demand that Democrats stop all criticism of government agencies. The day ended on a bizarre note, with Trump claiming three equipment malfunctions at the United Nations were coordinated sabotage requiring a Secret Service investigation. Throughout, the mood was combative and increasingly paranoid, with routine events consistently recast as evidence of personal persecution.

Full digest for 2025-09-24: https://trump.fm/date/2025-09-24/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2025, September 24). I can't believe ABC Fake News gave Jimmy Kimmel... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_115256938634035559
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "I can't believe ABC Fake News gave Jimmy Kimmel his job..." Truth Social, 24 Sep. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115256938634035559. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "I can't believe ABC Fake News gave Jimmy Kimmel his job...," Truth Social, September 24, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115256938634035559.

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