# Post ts_116183070152538648

- Post ID: `ts_116183070152538648`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2026-03-06T16:02:40.127Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
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## Post text

> White House Torches CNN, MS NOW for Not Broadcasting Trump's Angel Family Day Ceremony: https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/02/23/white-house-torches-cnn-ms-now-for-not-broadcasting-trumps-angel-family-day-ceremony/

## Engagement

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- Metrics collected: 2026-03-07T02:15:16.127Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T07:51:41.780Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Breitbart Link Share — Media Criticism for Not Broadcasting Angel Family Day

This post is one of several in a rapid-fire series sharing conservative media articles about Angel Family Day. It shares a Breitbart article about the White House criticizing CNN and MSNBC for not broadcasting the ceremony.

### Authorship
Posted at 11:02 AM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago or White House). Business-hours timing, no original commentary, simple link-share with headline — classic aide/Scavino pattern. Part of a coordinated batch of similar posts.

### Psychological Pattern
This is routine narcissistic supply maintenance and media-attack content. The post functions as both self-promotion (highlighting a sympathetic ceremony) and media devaluation. The framing positions Trump as champion of victimized families while casting mainstream media as callous or politically motivated in their non-coverage.

### Rhetorical Function
The word "torches" in the headline provides combative framing. The implicit argument: media outlets that don't cover Trump's events are biased and heartless. This is standard in-group/out-group media strategy.

### Context
This appears during a period when Trump announced war with Iran — the Angel Family Day content may serve as counter-programming to shift narrative or maintain domestic policy messaging alongside wartime coverage.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "CNN and MSNBC did not broadcast Angel Family Day ceremony" | **Mostly True** | Multiple independent sources confirm that neither CNN nor MSNBC carried the Angel Family Day ceremony live on their television broadcasts on February 23, 2026. CNN itself confirmed this through a spokesperson who told Fox News and other outlets: 'At the time of the White House event, CNN was covering the breaking news around the historic blizzard impacting millions of Americans.' CNN did note that it 'provided comprehensive coverage of the White House event on its digital platforms' including its liveblog, but did not air the ceremony on television. MSNBC did not provide an official response but multiple outlets confirmed it also did not broadcast the event live. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, Communications Director Steven Cheung, and Deputy Communications Director Kaelan Dorr all publicly criticized both networks. Fox News and PBS did carry the event. The verdict is 'mostly true' rather than fully 'true' because the claim implies a total blackout, whereas CNN did cover the event on its digital platforms and liveblog, just not on its TV broadcast. Additionally, there was legitimate competing news: a historic bomb cyclone blizzard was hitting the Northeast that day, dumping up to 3 feet of snow, knocking out power to over 650,000 homes, cancelling 8,000+ flights, and forcing the Boston Globe to cancel its print edition for the first time in 153 years. CNN's stated reason for the editorial decision was this major weather event, not political bias as the White House framing suggested. |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 10%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (11:02 AM ET)
- No original commentary — headline + link only
- Part of rapid batch of similar link shares
- Professional formatting
- No typos or emotional language

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking — Criticism (Angel Family Day coverage)

Sentiment: -0.30

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 30%
- Sadism: 10%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 10%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared enemy framing
- victimhood by proxy

## Fact Checks (1)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-22; a recheck of the unverifiable ones last ran 2026-03-29._

> CNN and MSNBC did not broadcast Angel Family Day ceremony

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Multiple independent sources confirm that neither CNN nor MSNBC carried the Angel Family Day ceremony live on their television broadcasts on February 23, 2026. CNN itself confirmed this through a spokesperson who told Fox News and other outlets: 'At the time of the White House event, CNN was covering the breaking news around the historic blizzard impacting millions of Americans.' CNN did note that it 'provided comprehensive coverage of the White House event on its digital platforms' including its liveblog, but did not air the ceremony on television. MSNBC did not provide an official response but multiple outlets confirmed it also did not broadcast the event live. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, Communications Director Steven Cheung, and Deputy Communications Director Kaelan Dorr all publicly criticized both networks. Fox News and PBS did carry the event. The verdict is 'mostly true' rather than fully 'true' because the claim implies a total blackout, whereas CNN did cover the event on its digital platforms and liveblog, just not on its TV broadcast. Additionally, there was legitimate competing news: a historic bomb cyclone blizzard was hitting the Northeast that day, dumping up to 3 feet of snow, knocking out power to over 650,000 homes, cancelling 8,000+ flights, and forcing the Boston Globe to cancel its print edition for the first time in 153 years. CNN's stated reason for the editorial decision was this major weather event, not political bias as the White House framing suggested.

Sources: https://www.foxnews.com/media/white-house-calls-cnn-total-disgrace-skipping-event-honoring-victims-illegal-immigrant-crime; https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/karoline-leavitt-flames-failing-cnn-for-refusing-to-cover-trumps-angel-families-event-doesnt-fit-the-lefts-narrative/; https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/02/23/white-house-torches-cnn-ms-now-for-not-broadcasting-trumps-angel-family-day-ceremony/; https://hotair.com/headlines/2026/02/25/karoline-leavitt-tears-into-cnn-msnow-for-not-airing-angel-families-event-n3812219; https://newsbusters.org/blogs/cnsnews/craig-bannister/2026/02/24/cnn-total-disgrace-ignoring-wh-event-honoring-angel; https://justthenews.com/government/white-house/white-house-slams-cnn-not-covering-angel-families-event-total-disgrace; https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-trump-to-honor-angel-families-at-the-white-house; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_2026_North_American_blizzard; https://www.cnn.com/weather/live-news/blizzard-snow-nyc-storm-forecast-02-22-26; https://amgreatness.com/2026/02/23/white-house-blasts-cnn-msnow-for-ignoring-angel-family-remembrance-ceremony/

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- media-attack (60%)
- immigration (50%)
- aide-authored (90%)
- supply-seeking (50%)

## That day

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

**Demanded Iran's unconditional surrender before 9 AM, then gave the morning to three-week-old Bill Maher clippings**

He opened the working day demanding Iran's unconditional surrender, then spent the next hour re-posting three-week-old articles about his feud with Bill Maher, eight of them in under three minutes. The rest of the morning was a rapid-fire reel of favorable press: 401(k) gains, tariff wins, Angel Family Day coverage, a Venezuelan poll saying most of the country is grateful to him. He closed the afternoon announcing that defense manufacturers had agreed to quadruple weapons production, with wars in Iran and Venezuela mentioned as supply-chain math. What he skipped is as notable as what he posted: a jobs report showing 92,000 jobs lost, confirmation that Russia helped Iran target the strike that killed six US soldiers, and a tornado outbreak that killed eight. He slept a normal night and stopped posting by mid-afternoon.

Full digest for 2026-03-06: https://trump.fm/date/2026-03-06/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2026, March 6). White House Torches CNN, MS NOW for Not... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_116183070152538648
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "White House Torches CNN, MS NOW for Not Broadcasting..." Truth Social, 6 Mar. 2026. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_116183070152538648. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "White House Torches CNN, MS NOW for Not Broadcasting...," Truth Social, March 6, 2026, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_116183070152538648.

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