# Post ts_115730908630818072

- Post ID: `ts_115730908630818072`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-12-16T19:32:02.809Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115730908630818072
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115730908630818072/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_115730908630818072.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> For those people that think I am close with the new owners of CBS, please understand that 60 Minutes has treated me far worse since the so-called "takeover," than they have ever treated me before. If they are friends, I'd hate to see my enemies!

## Engagement

- Likes: 24,184
- Reposts: 5,232
- Replies: 1,502
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.288Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T06:35:14.600Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Psychological Analysis: Trump Post ts_115730908630818072

### Context
Post from December 16, 2025, 2:32 PM ET (Trump likely at White House given Address to Nation scheduled for next evening). Business hours posting.

### Content Analysis
Trump addresses perceived assumptions about his relationship with new CBS owners (Skydance/Ellison acquisition completed 2025), preemptively distancing himself by complaining that 60 Minutes has treated him *worse* since the ownership change. The closing quip ("If they are friends, I'd hate to see my enemies!") is a classic rhetorical flourish.

### Authorship
Business hours, coherent structure, proper grammar and punctuation. The rhetorical polish and defensive framing suggest likely aide-assisted drafting, though the content and grievance pattern are authentically Trump. The idiom at the end is a Trump favorite.

### Psychological Dynamics
This is a preemptive distancing maneuver. Trump appears to be responding to criticism (likely from political opponents or media) suggesting the Ellison/CBS deal creates a conflict of interest or cozy relationship. The post serves dual purposes: (1) deny the relationship while (2) maintaining grievance against CBS/60 Minutes as ongoing persecutors.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Denial**: Rejects the premise of closeness with CBS owners
- **Splitting**: CBS framed as all-bad despite alleged ownership ties
- **Rationalization**: Uses their poor treatment as "proof" of no favorable relationship

### Rhetorical Techniques
- Preemptive rebuttal ("For those people that think...")
- Hyperbole ("far worse...than they have ever treated me before")
- Folksy closing idiom for relatability
- Implied victimhood without explicit complaint

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "60 Minutes has treated him worse since the CBS ownership change" | **Unverifiable** | Subjective assessment of media treatment; 60 Minutes has continued critical coverage but 'worse than ever' is not objectively measurable |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 40%)

### Indicators

- Business hours (2:32 PM ET)
- Proper grammar and punctuation
- Structured argument with setup and punchline
- But grievance content and idiom are characteristically Trump

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Preemptive Attack — Exposure (Media/critics suggesting closeness with CBS owners)

Sentiment: -0.30

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 30%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 30%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- denial (pathological)
- splitting (immature)
- rationalization (neurotic)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Direct address to audience
- Folksy idiom for relatability

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> 60 Minutes has treated him worse since the CBS ownership change

**UNVERIFIABLE**

Subjective assessment of media treatment; 60 Minutes has continued critical coverage but 'worse than ever' is not objectively measurable

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- media-grievance (80%)
- preemptive-denial (70%)
- CBS-ownership (60%)

## That day

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

**From Courtroom Grievance to Naval Blockade: A Day of Escalating Presidential Power Projection**

Trump spent the day at the White House oscillating between legal grievances and displays of executive power. The morning started with a lawsuit against the BBC and an announcement of a primetime national address, but the afternoon brought a heated attack on former January 6th committee members, demanding they "pay a very steep price." By evening, the tone shifted to sweeping claims about tariff success and a dramatic announcement of a naval blockade of Venezuela — framed as the "largest Armada" in South American history. The day's arc moved from defensive posturing to increasingly consequential assertions of unilateral presidential authority.

Full digest for 2025-12-16: https://trump.fm/date/2025-12-16/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2025, December 16). For those people that think I am close with the... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_115730908630818072
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "For those people that think I am close with the new owners..." Truth Social, 16 Dec. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115730908630818072. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "For those people that think I am close with the new owners...," Truth Social, December 16, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115730908630818072.

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