# Post ts_115324116995053528

- Post ID: `ts_115324116995053528`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-10-05T23:19:35.045Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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## Post text

> I knew Al Sharpton for many years, not that it matters, but he was a major "TRUMP" fan. He'd ask me to go to his fake Rallies all the time, because I brought BIG Crowds, and he couldn't get anybody to come without me. Then he did the Tawana Brawley Hoax, one of the worst Low Level Scams in History, and that set him back, BIG TIME! Then he got to know Brian Roberts, Chairman of Fake News NBC, who gave him what would become one of the Lowest Rated Shows in Television History. Roberts is afraid to take him off because it wouldn't be "Politically Correct." This is just one of the many reasons that the Federal Communications Commission should look into the license of NBC, which shows almost exclusively positive Democrat content. Likewise, ABC Fake News — About the same thing, 97% negative to Republicans!

## Media

- image: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/115/324/116/059/539/109/original/9bf9f063bf01f6fd.jpg

## Engagement

- Likes: 20,427
- Reposts: 5,656
- Replies: 2,173
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.295Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T04:49:24.035Z (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 is clinically significant primarily for its explicit threat to weaponize the FCC against broadcast networks over editorial content. The psychological structure follows a characteristic pattern: a personal anecdote establishing Trump's dominance (Sharpton needed him for crowds), followed by systematic devaluation of the subject, then a pivot to the instrumental purpose — calling for government regulatory action against media outlets producing unfavorable coverage. The narrative serves narcissistic functions at multiple levels: grandiose self-positioning as kingmaker, devaluation of those perceived as ungrateful or hostile, and assertion of power through regulatory threat. The claim that NBC should face FCC license review because it shows "almost exclusively positive Democrat content" represents a direct conflation of personal grievance with state action — a pattern consistent with authoritarian tendencies in the malignant narcissism framework. The post arrives on a high-output day during a government shutdown, suggesting elevated activation. The contamination narrative (Sharpton was a fan → became ungrateful) mirrors a recurring schema where former allies who fail to maintain loyalty are recast as always-deficient. The FCC threat elevates the danger assessment to "elevated" — not for violence, but for democratic norms regarding press freedom and separation of presidential grievance from regulatory enforcement.

## Psychological Analysis: Post ts_115324116995053528

### Authorship Attribution
**Score: 0.9 (likely authentic)** — Posted at ~7:19 PM ET, consistent with evening posting from Mar-a-Lago or DC. The stream-of-consciousness narrative, ALL CAPS emphasis patterns, scare quotes, personal anecdotes, and grievance-driven structure are strongly characteristic of authentic Trump composition.

### Narrative Structure
The post follows a classic Trump rhetorical arc across three acts:
1. **Establishment of dominance**: "I brought BIG Crowds, and he couldn't get anybody to come without me"
2. **Devaluation cascade**: Sharpton's rallies are "fake," the Brawley case was a "Low Level Scam," his show is the "Lowest Rated"
3. **Policy threat payload**: The FCC should investigate NBC's license

The Sharpton narrative is instrumental — it exists to justify the concluding threat against broadcast media.

### Personality Analysis (McAdams Framework)

**Level 1 (Traits):** Dominant facets are assertiveness (E) and angry hostility (N). Very low agreeableness — systematic devaluation of every figure mentioned.

**Level 2 (Motives):** Power motive is paramount. Trump positions himself as the source of others' relevance — Sharpton needed Trump's crowds, Roberts is afraid to act. Agency is near-total; communion is absent.

**Level 3 (Narrative Identity):** The protagonist role is **kingmaker** — one who bestows relevance on lesser figures. The contamination sequence (Sharpton was a fan → became associated with hoax → now has terrible show) reinforces a schema where disloyalty or independence from Trump leads to decline.

### Clinical Indicators

**Narcissistic Features:** Grandiose self-positioning pervades the post. The claim that Sharpton "couldn't get anybody to come without me" is characteristic grandiosity. The need to establish that Sharpton was once a "TRUMP fan" reflects the supply economy — past admiration must be documented.

**Antisocial Features:** The explicit call for FCC investigation of broadcast licenses over editorial content represents instrumentalizing government power for personal grievance — a disregard for institutional norms consistent with antisocial features.

**Paranoid Features:** The 97% negative coverage claim reflects persecutory perception of media. The framing that networks show "almost exclusively positive Democrat content" constructs a conspiratorial media landscape.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Devaluation (immature):** Systematic diminishment of Sharpton, his career, his show, and Tawana Brawley
- **Projection (immature):** Accuses networks of bias while demanding favorable Republican coverage
- **Rationalization (neurotic):** Frames retaliatory FCC threat as neutral regulatory concern

### Danger Assessment: ELEVATED
The primary concern is not violence but democratic norms. Calling for FCC license review of networks based on editorial content represents weaponization of regulatory authority. This is part of a documented longitudinal pattern of threatening media organizations with government action.

### Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Al Sharpton has one of the lowest rated shows in television history" | **Mostly False** | PoliticsNation has modest ratings but is not among the lowest-rated shows in television history — it performs comparably to other weekend cable news programs |
| "Tawana Brawley case was a hoax" | **True** | A 1988 grand jury found Brawley's allegations fabricated. Sharpton was found liable for defamation in 1998. |
| "ABC and NBC show 97% negative content toward Republicans" | **Unverifiable** | No sourced study supports this precise figure. Media bias studies show varying results depending on methodology. |

Overall Veracity: 57%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 90%)

### Indicators

- Stream-of-consciousness narrative style
- ALL CAPS emphasis on BIG, TRUMP, BIG TIME
- Rambling multi-topic structure
- Personal anecdotes and grievance-driven
- Evening post ~7:19 PM ET (likely Mar-a-Lago)

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (Negative media coverage from NBC/ABC)

**Rage:** Intensity 50% targeting NBC, ABC, media establishment
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.60

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Grandiose self-referencing
- Rapid topic shifting within single post
- High output day (multiple long posts)

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 80%
- Antisocial: 60%
- Paranoid: 50%
- Sadism: 30%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 50%

Cognitive Markers:
- tangentiality

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Insider knowledge framing ('I knew him for years')
- Positioning audience as co-victims of media bias

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Explicit call for FCC to investigate NBC's broadcast license over editorial content
- Framing negative coverage as grounds for regulatory punishment
- Pattern of using state power threats against press freedom

## Fact Checks (3)

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

> Al Sharpton has one of the lowest rated shows in television history

**MOSTLY FALSE**

PoliticsNation has modest ratings but is not among the lowest-rated shows in television history — it performs comparably to other weekend cable news programs

Sources: Nielsen ratings data

> Tawana Brawley case was a hoax

**TRUE**

A 1988 grand jury found Brawley's allegations fabricated. Sharpton was found liable for defamation in 1998.

Sources: NY grand jury findings 1988

> ABC and NBC show 97% negative content toward Republicans

**UNVERIFIABLE**

No sourced study supports this precise figure. Media bias studies show varying results depending on methodology.

Overall Veracity: 57%

## Tags

- media-threat (90%)
- FCC-weaponization (80%)
- narcissistic-supply (70%)
- devaluation-cascade (70%)

## That day

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

**Naval Pageantry and Regulatory Threats Frame a Day of Grandiose Self-Casting**

Trump spent the day toggling between presidential spectacle and personal grievance. The centerpiece was a visit to Naval Station Norfolk for the Navy's 250th anniversary, complete with a missile demonstration aboard a carrier. Between the pomp, he lashed out at Fox News for interviewing a Democratic senator on healthcare during the government shutdown, inventing a 65% approval rating to bolster his case. The evening brought a Middle East peace update that prioritized his legacy over hostage lives, and a closing threat to sic the FCC on NBC over unfavorable coverage — the day's most concerning moment for press freedom.

Full digest for 2025-10-05: https://trump.fm/date/2025-10-05/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2025, October 5). I knew Al Sharpton for many years, not that it... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_115324116995053528
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "I knew Al Sharpton for many years, not that it matters, but..." Truth Social, 5 Oct. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115324116995053528. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "I knew Al Sharpton for many years, not that it matters, but...," Truth Social, October 5, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115324116995053528.

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