# Posts from Wednesday, December 13, 2017

5 posts on 2017-12-13.

## Day analysis

Day analysis page: https://trump.fm/date/2017-12-13/analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-12T02:49:57.983Z (UTC): a model's reading of the day's posts, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

**After Alabama Upset, a Day of Rapid Revisionism and Narrative Repair**

The day was dominated by damage control after Republican Roy Moore's loss in the Alabama special Senate election — a race Trump had personally championed. Within hours of the defeat, the narrative shifted from grudging congratulations to a bold claim that he'd predicted Moore's loss all along. A brief detour into media grievance filled the morning, and the day closed quietly with a terse farewell to departing White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman. The overall mood was controlled but defensive, with ego preservation clearly driving the messaging.

- Posts analyzed: 5
- Dominant state: grandiose
- Narrative arc: contamination
- Aggregate rage level: 0.1
- Max danger level: none
- Claims: 7 (1 false)
- Era: First Year

# Daily Psychological Digest: December 13, 2017

## Location & Timezone Context
Trump was at the White House in Washington, D.C. All times converted to EST (UTC−5). The posting window in local time ran from **11:08 PM EST on December 12** (election night) to **6:58 PM EST on December 13**, a span consistent with normal waking hours following a major political event.

## Psychological Arc

### Phase 1: Election Night Concession (11:08 PM EST) — Mixed State
Post **x_940795587733151744** is the immediate response to Doug Jones's victory in the Alabama special election. The tone is uncharacteristically gracious and measured, congratulating Jones "on a hard fought victory." However, the psychological substructure reveals classic narcissistic injury management:

- **Erasure of Roy Moore**: Moore is never named, despite Trump having posted "VOTE ROY MOORE!" just hours earlier. This dissociative pattern — erasing losers from the narrative — is a consistent ego-protective behavior.
- **Externalization via write-in votes**: The claim that "write-in votes played a very big factor" serves as an externalizing rationalization. Write-in votes totaled approximately 22,000 in a race decided by roughly 21,000 — but this framing deflects from the actual dynamics of Moore's candidacy and Trump's endorsement.
- **Temporal minimization**: "Republicans will have another shot at this seat in a very short period of time" reframes a significant defeat as a temporary setback.

The low authorship confidence (0.60) and measured tone suggest possible staff involvement in crafting a diplomatic response.

### Phase 2: Morning Revisionism (6:22 AM EST) — Grandiose State
Post **x_940904649728708609** marks the critical psychological pivot. After approximately seven hours (presumably including sleep), Trump's processing has shifted from grudging acknowledgment to active self-aggrandizement. The post constructs a revisionist narrative: he "originally endorsed Luther Strange" because he predicted Moore would lose, and now claims vindication — "I was right!"

This represents a textbook narcissistic revision cycle:
1. **Selective memory retrieval**: Highlighting the Strange endorsement while omitting the subsequent full-throated Moore campaign
2. **Retroactive prescience**: Reframing a failed endorsement as a fulfilled prediction
3. **Externalization preserved**: "The deck was stacked against him" maintains Moore's loss as externally caused

The higher authorship confidence (0.75) and the early morning timing (within his known 6 AM posting window) suggest personal urgency to establish this counter-narrative before the day's news cycle solidified.

### Phase 3: Media Deflection (8:02 AM EST) — Vulnerable State
Post **x_940930017365778432** shifts to Trump's most practiced defensive script: media persecution. The timing — during his known Fox & Friends viewing routine (confirmed by the @foxandfriends tag) — suggests emotional displacement. Rather than continue processing the Alabama loss, he retreats to a familiar grievance structure.

Key markers:
- **Pseudo-empirical framing**: "More than 90%" provides a veneer of statistical authority to an emotional claim
- **Epistemic closure directive**: Followers are instructed that social media is "the only way to get the truth out," delegitimizing all non-Fox media
- **Splitting**: Binary categorization of media into Fox (truth) and everyone else ("joke")
- **Typo "Meadia"**: Confirms authentic, hastily composed authorship (0.90 confidence)

This is the day's only post flagged for rage (0.50), and the vulnerable state classification is apt — the combative surface masks a defensive posture driven by the compounding pressure of the Alabama loss and contemporaneous sexual misconduct allegations gaining traction.

### Phase 4: Forward-Looking Reframe (9:45 AM EST) — Grandiose State
Post **x_940955920967880704** completes the narrative repair cycle. The Alabama loss is now fully instrumentalized as a lesson about candidate quality — implicitly positioning Trump as the arbiter of "GREAT Republican candidates." The very low authorship confidence (0.35) suggests significant staff drafting; this reads as a strategic communications product rather than authentic expression.

### Phase 5: Personnel Management (6:58 PM EST) — Grandiose State
Post **x_941094961482780672** is a terse, formulaic farewell to Omarosa Manigault Newman, who was departing the White House. The extremely low authorship confidence (0.10) and boilerplate language mark this as almost certainly staff-authored. It serves a maintenance function, managing a potentially volatile personnel departure with minimal personal investment.

## Escalation Analysis
**No escalation pattern detected.** The day's emotional trajectory is managed rather than spiraling. The single rage-flagged post (0.50 intensity) is contained within the media grievance template and does not build from or feed into adjacent posts. The overall arc is one of controlled narrative management, not emotional escalation.

## Theme Analysis

| Theme | Frequency | Posts |
|-------|-----------|-------|
| Alabama election damage control | 3/5 (60%) | x_940795587733151744, x_940904649728708609, x_940955920967880704 |
| Media persecution | 1/5 (20%) | x_940930017365778432 |
| Personnel management | 1/5 (20%) | x_941094961482780672 |

The Alabama focus is dominant but proportionate — this was the most significant political event of the week. The theme concentration does not meet obsession thresholds; rather, it reflects appropriate (if psychologically revealing) engagement with a major setback.

## Contradiction Detection
**One major contradiction identified:**

Trump's post x_940904649728708609 ("I said Roy Moore will not be able to win the General Election. I was right!") directly contradicts his public record. On December 4, 2017, Trump tweeted explicit endorsements including "VOTE ROY MOORE!" and held a rally in Pensacola, Florida, effectively campaigning for Moore. The December 13 revisionism — claiming he endorsed Strange *because* he foresaw Moore's defeat — constructs a false narrative of prescience that is contradicted by his own public statements from nine days prior. This is not a minor discrepancy but a wholesale narrative reversal executed within hours of the defeat.

## Hypomanic Indicators
- **Post count**: 5 posts — within normal baseline range
- **First post (local)**: 11:08 PM EST Dec 12 (election night — contextually expected)
- **Last post (local)**: 6:58 PM EST Dec 13
- **Implied sleep window**: ~11:15 PM to ~6:00 AM (approximately 7 hours)
- **Morning cluster**: 6:22 AM, 8:02 AM, 9:45 AM — normal morning posting rhythm
- **Assessment**: No indicators of sleep deprivation or hypomanic episode. The late election-night post is contextually appropriate.

## Narrative Arc Assessment
The day follows a **contamination** arc. Trump entered December 12 as Roy Moore's champion, predicting Republican victory. Moore's loss "contaminated" this narrative of political omnipotence, requiring a full day of psychological repair work:

1. **Concession** (grudging, with deflection)
2. **Revisionism** (rewriting history to claim prescience)
3. **Deflection** (pivoting to media grievance)
4. **Reframing** (extracting a forward-looking lesson)
5. **Normalization** (routine personnel tweet)

The progression from contamination to partial narrative restoration is orderly and strategic, suggesting effective (if dishonest) psychological coping mechanisms.

## Cognitive Assessment
- One typo ("Meadia") in post x_940930017365778432, consistent with hasty composition during morning TV viewing
- Sentence structure and vocabulary are within normal parameters throughout
- The sophistication of the revisionist narrative in x_940904649728708609 demonstrates intact strategic cognition
- **Complexity trend**: Stable — no markers of cognitive decline

## Event Correlation
The entire day revolves around the **Alabama Special Senate Election** (December 12, 2017), in which Democrat Doug Jones defeated Republican Roy Moore by approximately 1.7 percentage points. This was the first Democratic Senate victory in Alabama since 1992, and it reduced the Republican Senate majority to 51-49. Trump had personally endorsed Moore despite allegations of sexual misconduct involving minors, making Moore's loss a direct repudiation of Trump's political endorsement.

Secondary event: **Omarosa Manigault Newman's departure** from the White House, addressed with a single perfunctory post.

## Danger Assessment
- **Maximum danger level**: None — no posts reached elevated thresholds
- **Stochastic terrorism indicators**: None — despite the media persecution post, no individuals were targeted for audience mobilization
- No named targets were attacked or singled out for hostility (notably, the Kirsten Gillibrand attack referenced in some commentary did not appear in this day's posts)

### Narrative

A contamination arc driven by Roy Moore's election loss. Trump's political kingmaker narrative was disrupted, requiring a full day of revisionist repair — from grudging concession to claimed prescience to media deflection to forward-looking reframe. The day ended with routine normalization.

### Dominant themes

- Alabama election damage control (1 post)
- Media persecution (1 post)
- Personnel management (1 post)

### Contradictions that day

- [x_940795587733151744](https://trump.fm/post/x_940795587733151744): Congratulated Doug Jones, implicitly acknowledged supporting Moore's campaign ('a win is a win')
  vs. [x_940904649728708609](https://trump.fm/post/x_940904649728708609): Claimed he originally endorsed Luther Strange because he predicted Moore would lose the general election, positioning himself as having been right all along

### Cognitive concerns

- Single typo ('Meadia') consistent with hasty composition, not indicative of cognitive decline
- Rapid narrative reversal within hours demonstrates intact but ego-serving strategic cognition

## Posts

### [x_941094961482780672](https://trump.fm/post/x_941094961482780672)

X (Twitter) · 2017-12-13T23:58:18.000Z (UTC)

> Thank you Omarosa for your service! I wish you continued success.

86,535 likes · 13,915 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_941094961482780672.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_941094961482780672/analysis

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### [x_940955920967880704](https://trump.fm/post/x_940955920967880704)

X (Twitter) · 2017-12-13T14:45:48.000Z (UTC)

> If last night’s election proved anything, it proved that we need to put up GREAT Republican candidates to increase the razor thin margins in both the House and Senate.

101,999 likes · 20,081 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_940955920967880704.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_940955920967880704/analysis

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### [x_940930017365778432](https://trump.fm/post/x_940930017365778432)

X (Twitter) · 2017-12-13T13:02:52.000Z (UTC)

> Wow, more than 90% of Fake News Media coverage of me is negative, with numerous forced retractions of untrue stories. Hence my use of Social Media, the only way to get the truth out. Much of Mainstream Meadia has become a joke! @foxandfriends

120,149 likes · 29,405 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_940930017365778432.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_940930017365778432/analysis

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### [x_940904649728708609](https://trump.fm/post/x_940904649728708609)

X (Twitter) · 2017-12-13T11:22:04.000Z (UTC)

> The reason I originally endorsed Luther Strange (and his numbers went up mightily), is that I said Roy Moore will not be able to win the General Election.  I was right! Roy worked hard but the deck was stacked against him!

75,633 likes · 15,235 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_940904649728708609.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_940904649728708609/analysis

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### [x_940795587733151744](https://trump.fm/post/x_940795587733151744)

X (Twitter) · 2017-12-13T04:08:41.000Z (UTC)

> Congratulations to Doug Jones on a hard fought victory. The write-in votes played a very big factor, but a win is a win. The people of Alabama are great, and the Republicans will have another shot at this seat in a very short period of time. It never ends!

123,062 likes · 24,939 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_940795587733151744.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_940795587733151744/analysis

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