# Post ts_115488065843902022

- Post ID: `ts_115488065843902022`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-11-03T22:13:55.951Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115488065843902022
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115488065843902022/analysis
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## Post text

> Governor Kathy Hochul of New York State is killing the entire region with Energy Prices that are OUT OF CONTROL, and expected to TRIPLE because she can't get an Upstate and, separately, Long Island, PIPELINE built. All of Connecticut, including its Governor, and New England, are REALLY ANGRY AT HER. New York City is getting KILLED by her ridiculous CONGESTION PRICING, where people have to pay a fortune to come into Manhattan - So they just don't come! The place is a ghost town. I am going to ask our Transportation Secretary, Sean Duffy, to take a good, long look at terminating New York City Congestion Pricing. The entire State is going to hell, so the Federal Government will, of necessity, get involved!

## Engagement

- Likes: 12,745
- Reposts: 3,535
- Replies: 529
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.291Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T05:44:15.954Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Post ts_115488065843902022

### Context
This post is part of a sustained NY-focused engagement on November 3, 2025. Previous posts from the same day are a series of congressional endorsements for NY Republican representatives. This policy post serves as the attack counterpart — framing Democratic governance as catastrophic while positioning federal (i.e., his) intervention as necessary.

### Authorship
Posted at ~5:14 PM ET, during business hours at Mar-a-Lago. The post has a hybrid quality: structured policy argumentation suggesting aide involvement, but with characteristic Trump emotional markers (ALL CAPS, catastrophizing, "going to hell"). Likely dictated or aide-drafted with heavy Trump coloring.

### Psychological State
The dominant state is **grandiose** — the federal government (i.e., Trump) will rescue NY from its incompetent Democratic governor. This is classic savior-rescuer narrative identity. No significant narcissistic injury is apparent; this is proactive supply-seeking and power demonstration tied to the NY endorsement cycle.

### Defense Mechanisms
**Splitting** is the primary mechanism — Hochul is cast as entirely destructive while his Transportation Secretary is the capable fixer. NY under Democratic governance = hell; federal intervention = salvation.

### Rhetorical Analysis
Heavy catastrophizing: "ghost town," "going to hell," "KILLED," prices expected to "TRIPLE." These are significant exaggerations. Manhattan remains one of America's busiest urban centers. The post uses **scapegoating** (blaming one governor for regional energy infrastructure problems that predate her), **appeal to economic fear**, and **savior positioning**.

### Reality Distortions
The claim that Manhattan is "a ghost town" due to congestion pricing is a notable reality distortion. The assertion that prices will "TRIPLE" is likely hyperbolic. Attributing New England's energy pipeline frustrations solely to Hochul oversimplifies a multi-state, multi-decade regulatory issue.

### Danger Assessment
No danger indicators. Standard political attack rhetoric without eliminationist language or calls to action.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Energy prices in NY expected to TRIPLE" | **Mostly False** | While NY energy costs have risen and pipeline constraints exist, a tripling of prices is a significant exaggeration of actual projections |
| "Manhattan is 'a ghost town' due to congestion pricing" | **False** | NYC congestion pricing launched in January 2025; Manhattan traffic decreased ~7-8% but the area remains one of the busiest in the US. 'Ghost town' is extreme hyperbole. |
| "Connecticut and New England are 'REALLY ANGRY' at Hochul over energy" | **Half True** | New England states have long complained about pipeline constraints limiting natural gas supply, but this predates Hochul and involves multiple regulatory actors, not just NY's governor |

Overall Veracity: 23%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 60%)

### Indicators

- Posted ~5:14 PM ET (Mar-a-Lago time) - business hours
- Relatively coherent policy argument with specific details
- Some authentic Trump markers: ALL CAPS emphasis, hyperbole ('ghost town', 'going to hell')
- Mix of aide structure with Trump emotional coloring
- Specific policy knowledge (pipelines, congestion pricing) suggests briefing

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (NY political engagement/endorsement cycle)

Sentiment: -0.60

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- splitting (immature)
- idealization (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 55%

Cognitive Markers:
- tangentiality

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- positioning as savior/rescuer
- validating audience grievances about costs

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Claim Manhattan is 'a ghost town' due to congestion pricing is a significant distortion of reality

## Fact Checks (3)

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

> Energy prices in NY expected to TRIPLE

**MOSTLY FALSE**

While NY energy costs have risen and pipeline constraints exist, a tripling of prices is a significant exaggeration of actual projections

> Manhattan is 'a ghost town' due to congestion pricing

**FALSE**

NYC congestion pricing launched in January 2025; Manhattan traffic decreased ~7-8% but the area remains one of the busiest in the US. 'Ghost town' is extreme hyperbole.

> Connecticut and New England are 'REALLY ANGRY' at Hochul over energy

**HALF TRUE**

New England states have long complained about pipeline constraints limiting natural gas supply, but this predates Hochul and involves multiple regulatory actors, not just NY's governor

Overall Veracity: 23%

## Tags

- NY politics (90%)
- energy policy (70%)
- congestion pricing (70%)
- federal overreach (60%)
- scapegoating (70%)

## That day

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

**Election Eve Endorsement Blitz: 100+ Staff-Written Posts Blanket a Day of Scattered Attacks and Escalating VA/NJ Fixation**

The day before Virginia and New Jersey's gubernatorial elections, Trump's account unleashed a massive wave of over 100 nearly identical congressional endorsements -- clearly staff-produced in batches -- while Trump himself fired off attacks on a Republican congressman, a Democratic governor, and a New York City mayoral candidate he labeled a communist. The most notable move was an explicit threat to withhold federal funds from New York City if voters chose the wrong candidate, treating taxpayer dollars as a personal loyalty reward. The VA/NJ races consumed his personal attention most, with at least five posts hitting the same talking points with rising intensity, ending the evening with the phrase "DEATH WISH" aimed at anyone voting Democrat. Overall mood was confident and controlling, with brief flashes of anger over the government shutdown and an intra-party rivalry, but no sustained meltdown.

Full digest for 2025-11-03: https://trump.fm/date/2025-11-03/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2025, November 3). Governor Kathy Hochul of New York State is... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_115488065843902022
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Governor Kathy Hochul of New York State is killing the..." Truth Social, 3 Nov. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115488065843902022. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Governor Kathy Hochul of New York State is killing the...," Truth Social, November 3, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115488065843902022.

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