# Post ts_115580455960616035

- Post ID: `ts_115580455960616035`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-11-20T05:49:57.293Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115580455960616035
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115580455960616035/analysis
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## Post text

> Why does ABC Fake News keep Jimmy Kimmel, a man with NO TALENT and VERY POOR TELEVISION RATINGS, on the air? Why do the TV Syndicates put up with it? Also, totally biased coverage. Get the bum off the air!!!

## Engagement

- Likes: 20,985
- Reposts: 4,464
- Replies: 3,190
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.290Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T06:03:43.301Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

Late-night attack on Jimmy Kimmel (12:49 AM EST) exhibits classic narcissistic injury response pattern, likely triggered by Kimmel's coverage of the Epstein files Trump signed hours earlier. The post deploys immature defenses — devaluation ("NO TALENT," "bum"), displacement (attacking the messenger rather than engaging Epstein content), and acting out (demanding removal from air). The timing is notable: Trump signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act on Nov 19, and House Democrats simultaneously released emails mentioning Trump 1,500 times in Epstein context. Rather than address this, Trump redirects to a familiar media target. The demand that a sitting president can dictate who appears on television warrants an "elevated" danger rating — not for imminent violence, but for normalization of executive hostility toward press freedom. The disproportionate rage (a late-night comedian provoking a midnight presidential post) is consistent with Kohut's narcissistic rage framework: the response far exceeds the stimulus. Ratings claims about Kimmel are factually dubious. The post is routine in Trump's behavioral repertoire but contextually significant as displacement from Epstein-related anxiety.

## Psychological Analysis: Anti-Kimmel Attack Post (2025-11-20)

### Timing & Authorship
Post at 05:49 UTC = 12:49 AM EST, consistent with Mar-a-Lago late-night posting. ALL CAPS emphasis, imperative commands, ad hominem attack, emotional reactivity — all strongly indicate authentic Trump authorship.

### Context & Trigger
This post arrives amid the Epstein files signing (Nov 19). House Democrats released emails showing Epstein mentioned Trump 1,500 times. Kimmel likely covered this on his Nov 19 show. The attack on Kimmel is classic displacement — redirecting anxiety about Epstein coverage onto a media figure who amplified it.

### Psychological Dynamics
The post follows a familiar narcissistic injury → rage → devaluation cycle. Kimmel's criticism (likely mocking Trump re: Epstein) triggers disproportionate rage expressed through devaluation ("NO TALENT," "VERY POOR TELEVISION RATINGS," "bum"). The demand to remove Kimmel from television reflects authoritarian impulse — critics should be silenced, not answered.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Devaluation**: Reducing Kimmel to talentless, low-rated
- **Displacement**: Attacking messenger rather than addressing Epstein content
- **Acting out**: Direct expression of hostile impulse via public demand for termination

### Rhetorical Techniques
The post uses rhetorical questions (implying the answer is obvious), ad hominem, appeal to authority (ratings as legitimacy metric), and imperative command ("Get the bum off the air!!!"). Triple exclamation marks signal emotional intensity.

### Narcissistic State
Grandiose-vulnerable oscillation: grandiose in assuming authority to dictate programming decisions; vulnerable in being wounded enough by a late-night comedian to post at 1 AM.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Jimmy Kimmel has VERY POOR TELEVISION RATINGS" | **Mostly False** | Jimmy Kimmel Live has been competitive in late-night ratings, frequently leading or closely trailing in the 18-49 demo. Not accurately described as 'very poor.' |
| "ABC provides totally biased coverage" | **Unverifiable** | Subjective claim about bias; ABC settled defamation suit with Trump in late 2024 for $15M+, suggesting complicated relationship. |

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- 12:49 AM local time
- ALL CAPS passages
- triple exclamation marks
- ad hominem attack style
- emotional reactivity

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Mixed State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (Jimmy Kimmel (likely Epstein coverage))

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

Sentiment: -0.80

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Late-night posting
- Elevated emotional intensity
- Impulsive public attack

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 30%
- Sadism: 40%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- devaluation (immature)
- displacement (immature)
- acting out (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 30%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- rhetorical questions recruiting audience agreement
- framing critic removal as common-sense position

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Sitting president publicly demanding removal of specific media critic
- Mildly dehumanizing language ('bum')
- Pattern of targeting individual journalists/entertainers

**Dehumanizing Language Present**

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Jimmy Kimmel has VERY POOR TELEVISION RATINGS

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Jimmy Kimmel Live has been competitive in late-night ratings, frequently leading or closely trailing in the 18-49 demo. Not accurately described as 'very poor.'

Sources: Nielsen ratings data

> ABC provides totally biased coverage

**UNVERIFIABLE**

Subjective claim about bias; ABC settled defamation suit with Trump in late 2024 for $15M+, suggesting complicated relationship.

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Tags

- media-attack (90%)
- displacement (80%)
- late-night-authentic (90%)
- epstein-adjacent (60%)

## That day

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

**From Epstein Deflection to Death Threats: A 14-Hour Descent Into Authoritarian Rage**

The day started defensively, with a lengthy post trying to pin the Epstein scandal entirely on Democrats -- just as Trump was forced to sign the files' release after weeks of resistance. A calmer stretch followed, with self-congratulation about his presidency and a friendly note about meeting soccer star Ronaldo, broken by a late-night attack on Jimmy Kimmel. The morning brought a dramatic turn: three posts in barely over an hour escalated from demanding political opponents be arrested for their speech, to invoking "LOCK THEM UP," to a stark six-word post declaring sedition "punishable by DEATH." That rapid-fire sequence was the most alarming content of the day and marked a notable escalation in authoritarian rhetoric from a sitting president.

Full digest for 2025-11-20: https://trump.fm/date/2025-11-20/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2025, November 20). Why does ABC Fake News keep Jimmy Kimmel, a man... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_115580455960616035
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Why does ABC Fake News keep Jimmy Kimmel, a man with NO..." Truth Social, 20 Nov. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115580455960616035. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Why does ABC Fake News keep Jimmy Kimmel, a man with NO...," Truth Social, November 20, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115580455960616035.

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