# Posts from Monday, September 17, 2018

30 posts on 2018-09-17.

## Day analysis

Day analysis page: https://trump.fm/date/2018-09-17/analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-16T03:07:26.722Z (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._

**Economic Flooding as Manafort Shield: A Day Organized Around Strategic Silence**

Trump spent the morning flooding his feed with economic boasts — consumer sentiment, tariffs, steel — while studiously avoiding the biggest legal story of the week: Paul Manafort's cooperation deal with the Mueller investigation. A brief flash of anger broke through mid-morning when he seized on Lisa Page testimony to call the investigation "totally illegal," and named four FBI/DOJ officials in posts that carried an edge of accusation. By afternoon, the feed returned to routine presidential business — a pharmacy bill, a rally promotion, Constitution Day, and Senate candidate endorsements — all bearing the polished fingerprints of staff. The day's most telling feature was not what he said, but what he refused to say.

- Posts analyzed: 12
- Dominant state: grandiose
- Narrative arc: contamination
- Aggregate rage level: 0.15
- Max danger level: elevated
- Escalation detected
- Theme obsession: Economic performance as displacement from Manafort cooperation
- Claims: 24 (9 false)
- Era: Midterms Year

# Daily Digest: September 17, 2018

## Location & Timezone Context

Trump was in Washington, D.C. on this date, confirmed by the Roosevelt Room meeting referenced in post x_1041807304381870080. All analysis uses EDT (UTC−4). The posting window spans 9:06 PM EDT September 16 through 6:07 PM EDT September 17.

## Crisis Context

September 17, 2018 represented a convergence of extraordinary pressures:
- **Manafort cooperation**: Paul Manafort's plea deal and cooperation agreement with the Mueller investigation, announced September 14, dominated legal and political news.
- **Kavanaugh allegations**: Christine Blasey Ford's allegations against Brett Kavanaugh had just been published in the Washington Post.
- **Hurricane Florence**: Ongoing catastrophic flooding in the Carolinas following September 14 landfall; death toll climbing.
- **Woodward's *Fear***: Bob Woodward's critical White House exposé at #1 on bestseller lists.

None of these crises are mentioned directly in any post. This absence is the day's most clinically significant data point.

## Psychological State Arc

### Phase 1: Grandiose Economic Flooding (9:06 PM Sep 16 – 6:15 AM EDT)

The day opens with four consecutive economic triumphalism posts in rapid succession:

- **x_1041493551446675456** (9:06 PM EDT Sep 16): Consumer sentiment boast with the notable temporal-identity claim "#TrumpTime" — an attempt to brand historical time itself as self-defined. The commentary correctly identifies this as displacement under pressure, with pathological self-attribution of macroeconomic outcomes.
- **x_1041628201435521024** (6:01 AM EDT): Peter Morici quote as voice-laundered grandiosity. Third-party attribution creates apparent objectivity while the selection and amplification remain entirely self-serving. Explicit Obama diminishment reflects competitive narcissistic splitting.
- **x_1041630722413527040** (6:11 AM EDT): Tariff victory lap with the self-coined neologism "Tariffed!" — characteristic Trickster register where aggression is delivered as wit.
- **x_1041631817697251328** (6:15 AM EDT): Steel industry boast. Four grandiose posts in 14 minutes (6:01–6:15 AM) represents a pressurized morning burst.

The three-post cluster at 6:01–6:15 AM is diagnostically notable: this is the earliest-morning executive function window, when pre-reflective content typically emerges. The uniform economic theme across all three suggests a premeditated flooding strategy rather than spontaneous expression — the subject appears to have woken with the intent to saturate the information field with positive economic affect.

### Phase 2: Mixed State / Rage Spike (10:01–10:36 AM EDT)

At 10:01 AM, a second posting of the Morici quote appears (x_1041628201435521000), likely an aide-executed repost. Then the psychological state shifts abruptly:

- **x_1041694123382726656** (10:23 AM EDT): The Mueller investigation breaks through the economic defense. A Fox News clip about Lisa Page testimony is converted via false syllogism into sweeping self-exoneration: "NO EVIDENCE OF COLLUSION → therefore case should never have been brought → totally illegal Witch Hunt!" This post carries the day's highest rage intensity (0.65) and represents the vulnerable/grandiose oscillation characteristic of this subject under acute legal threat. The ALL CAPS deployment and impulsive logical leap ("Therefore") mark authentic authorship despite business-hours timing.

- **x_1041697308780515328** (10:36 AM EDT): The DARVO structure crystallizes as Strzok-Page texts are reframed as evidence of counter-conspiracy. "Wow, a conspiracy caught?" is stylistically authentic Trump — theatrical, verdict-as-question. The naming of four specific individuals (Comey, Strzok, Page, McCabe) with implied criminal allegations, in the context of documented death threats against all four, meets criteria for stochastic terrorism pattern flagging.

These two posts constitute a 13-minute spike of rage that represents the only direct engagement with legal-political threat all day. The brevity of the eruption — bracketed by hours of economic messaging — suggests either deliberate strategic containment or psychological compartmentalization under strain.

### Phase 3: Staff-Managed Return to Baseline (2:10–6:07 PM EDT)

The final six posts are uniformly low-intensity, staff-authored maintenance content:
- Pharmacy gag clause legislation (x_1041751173034848260, authorship 0.07)
- Rally promotion (x_1041754160599900161, authorship 0.10)
- Constitution Day observance (x_1041770673218236416, authorship 0.10)
- Media link with no text (x_1041792372085010432, authorship 0.15)
- Roosevelt Room meeting announcement (x_1041807304381870080, authorship 0.05)
- John James endorsement (x_1041810925450342401, authorship 0.35)

The transition from authentic rage to staff-managed content suggests either a deliberate handoff to communications staff or Trump's physical departure from social media access (meetings, travel preparation). The afternoon output is presidential-normal and carries no psychological signal.

## Escalation Analysis

A brief escalation spike occurs between 10:23 and 10:36 AM EDT:
- **Start**: x_1041694123382726656 (rage 0.65, Lisa Page / Witch Hunt)
- **Peak**: Same post (0.65)
- **Resolution**: Staff-authored posts resume at 2:10 PM EDT after a 3.5-hour gap

The escalation is a **spike** rather than a spiral — two posts in rapid succession, then cessation. This pattern is consistent with a controlled eruption rather than loss of regulatory capacity. The 3.5-hour silence between the rage spike and the next post is notable; it suggests either deliberate disengagement or external schedule demands interrupting the posting behavior.

## Theme Analysis

| Theme | Posts | Frequency |
|-------|-------|-----------|
| Economic triumphalism | 5 | 38% |
| Mueller/investigation delegitimization | 2 | 15% |
| Routine presidential business | 6 | 46% |

The economic theme dominates the authentic-authorship posts (5 of 7 probable Trump-authored posts). This concentration approaches obsessive return, but is better understood as a **strategic flooding maneuver** — a deliberate counter-programming effort against the Manafort cooperation narrative. The subject's characteristic response to existential legal threat is not direct engagement but lateral displacement into domains where the winning narrative remains intact.

## Contradiction Detection

**Constitution Day vs. "Totally Illegal" Investigation**

Post x_1041770673218236416 ("Happy Constitution Day!") celebrates the founding legal document, while post x_1041694123382726656 labels a constitutionally authorized investigation "totally illegal." The ironic dissonance is moderate — the Constitution Day post is almost certainly staff-authored (authorship 0.10) and thus reflects institutional messaging rather than personal belief, but the juxtaposition remains notable.

**Economic Utopia vs. "Almost Unnoticeable" Costs**

Post x_1041630722413527040 claims tariff cost increases are "almost unnoticeable" while simultaneously asserting the steel industry is "thriving" with "Billions" in new investment (x_1041631817697251328). The tariff costs that were documented in consumer goods by September 2018 undercut the "unnoticeable" framing, while the steel investment claims were directionally true but exaggerated in magnitude.

## Hypomanic Indicators

- **Post count**: 13 posts (moderate; not elevated for Trump's 2018 baseline of ~8-15 posts/day)
- **Earliest post**: 6:01 AM EDT (within normal early-morning window)
- **Latest post**: 6:07 PM EDT (normal business hours)
- **Previous evening**: 9:06 PM EDT (Sep 16) — normal bedtime window
- **Sleep gap**: ~9 hours between last Sep 16 post and first Sep 17 post
- **Rapid-fire cluster**: 3 posts in 14 minutes (6:01–6:15 AM) — notable but not extraordinary
- **Assessment**: No evidence of sleep deprivation. Post frequency and temporal distribution are within normal parameters. **Does not meet hypomanic threshold.**

## Event Correlation

| Event | Response Type | Posts |
|-------|--------------|-------|
| Manafort cooperation deal | **Conspicuous silence** / indirect displacement | All economic posts serve as counter-programming; zero direct mentions |
| Kavanaugh allegations | Complete avoidance | No mentions |
| Hurricane Florence | Complete avoidance | No mentions |
| Lisa Page testimony (Fox coverage) | Defensive → Offensive | x_1041694123382726656 |
| Strzok-Page texts | Offensive (projection/DARVO) | x_1041697308780515328 |

The most diagnostically significant pattern is the **strategic silence** on Manafort. The subject's former campaign chairman agreeing to cooperate with the Special Counsel investigation represents perhaps the most serious legal threat Trump had faced to that point, yet it goes completely unmentioned. This is not oversight — it is sophisticated reality management. The economic flooding and the brief pivot to FBI-conspiracy narratives function as complementary avoidance strategies: positive affect saturation and threat-inversion, respectively.

## Danger Assessment

- **Maximum danger level**: Elevated (two posts)
- **Stochastic terrorism pattern**: Present in x_1041697308780515328, which names four specific current/former law enforcement officials (Comey, Strzok, Page, McCabe) with implied criminal conspiracy allegations. All four had received documented death threats by this date. The framing — "a conspiracy caught?" — invites audience members to view these officials as legitimate targets of retributive action.
- **Institutional delegitimization**: The characterization of a legally constituted investigation as "totally illegal" continues the pattern of undermining institutional authority, though intensity is moderate by the subject's standards.

## Cognitive Markers

- **Complexity**: Stable relative to 2018 baseline. Morning economic posts show standard syntactic patterns. The false syllogism in x_1041694123382726656 ("no evidence → should never have been brought → illegal") represents motivated reasoning rather than cognitive decline.
- **Neologism**: "Tariffed!" is playful and contextually appropriate — characteristic Trump linguistic creativity rather than anomalous word production.
- **Notable error**: "#TrumpTime" as temporal-identity branding is psychologically unusual but consistent with established grandiose patterns.
- **No concerning cognitive markers detected.**

## Synthesis

September 17, 2018 represents a textbook case of **narcissistic crisis management through information flooding**. Facing the most serious legal threat of his presidency to date (Manafort's cooperation), along with the Kavanaugh allegations, Hurricane Florence, and the Woodward book, Trump organized his entire communicative output around strategic avoidance. The morning economic burst, the brief mid-morning eruption against the Mueller investigation (displaced onto FBI personnel rather than directed at Manafort), and the afternoon return to staff-managed normalcy collectively construct a day-long counter-reality in which the economy is triumphant, the investigation is the real conspiracy, and Manafort does not exist.

The day's psychological architecture is one of **contamination** — the underlying legal and political crises contaminate the attempted grandiose narrative, breaking through briefly in the rage spike before being suppressed by institutional messaging. The absence is louder than the presence.

### Narrative

A sustained grandiose economic counter-narrative, constructed to displace the Manafort cooperation threat, is briefly contaminated by a mid-morning rage spike targeting the Mueller investigation before staff-managed messaging restores surface normalcy. The day is defined by what remains unsaid.

### Dominant themes

- Economic triumphalism / displacement (1 post)
- Mueller investigation delegitimization (1 post)
- Routine presidential business (1 post)

### Contradictions that day

- [x_1041770673218236416](https://trump.fm/post/x_1041770673218236416): Happy Constitution Day! (celebrating the constitutional order)
  vs. [x_1041694123382726656](https://trump.fm/post/x_1041694123382726656): The Mueller investigation is 'totally illegal' (delegitimizing a constitutionally authorized investigation)
- [x_1041630722413527040](https://trump.fm/post/x_1041630722413527040): Tariff cost increases have been 'almost unnoticeable'
  vs. [x_1041631817697251328](https://trump.fm/post/x_1041631817697251328): Steel industry is 'thriving' with 'Billions' in new investment (tariff-driven costs were documented in consumer goods by Sep 2018)

### Cognitive concerns

- False syllogism construction (no evidence → case illegal) indicates motivated reasoning under pressure
- Pathological self-attribution of macroeconomic trends (#TrumpTime) consistent with grandiose baseline
- No markers of cognitive decline beyond established 2018 patterns

## Posts

### [x_1041810925450342401](https://trump.fm/post/x_1041810925450342401)

X (Twitter) · 2018-09-17T22:07:35.000Z (UTC)

> Just met John James of Michigan. He has every single quality to be your next Great Senator from Michigan. When the people of Michigan get to know John, they will say he is a true star. Also, distinguished Military and a Combat Vet! https://t.co/thRBoBkuFL

80,236 likes · 21,938 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1041810925450342401.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1041810925450342401/analysis

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### [x_1041807304381870080](https://trump.fm/post/x_1041807304381870080)

X (Twitter) · 2018-09-17T21:53:11.000Z (UTC)

> It was my great honor to host today’s Inaugural Meeting of the “President’s National Council for the American Worker” in the Roosevelt Room!
> Read more: https://t.co/mi7MVljnBa https://t.co/vyvlw2YP91

44,773 likes · 9,684 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1041807304381870080.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1041807304381870080/analysis

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### [x_1041792372085010432](https://trump.fm/post/x_1041792372085010432)

X (Twitter) · 2018-09-17T20:53:51.000Z (UTC)

> https://t.co/Vu2b2hhwHu

46,150 likes · 12,698 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1041792372085010432/analysis

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### [x_1041770673218236416](https://trump.fm/post/x_1041770673218236416)

X (Twitter) · 2018-09-17T19:27:38.000Z (UTC)

> Happy Constitution Day! https://t.co/9KiLowP3Hh

60,547 likes · 14,986 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1041770673218236416.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1041770673218236416/analysis

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### [x_1041754160599900161](https://trump.fm/post/x_1041754160599900161)

X (Twitter) · 2018-09-17T18:22:01.000Z (UTC)

> Join me in Las Vegas, Nevada at 7:00pm for a MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN RALLY! Tickets: https://t.co/keENWZEd0F https://t.co/xJzQ9foOTL

45,738 likes · 12,348 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1041754160599900161.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1041754160599900161/analysis

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### [x_1041751173034848260](https://trump.fm/post/x_1041751173034848260)

X (Twitter) · 2018-09-17T18:10:09.000Z (UTC)

> Americans deserve to know the lowest drug price at their pharmacy, but “gag clauses” prevent your pharmacist from telling you! I support legislation that will remove gag clauses and urge the Senate to act. #AmericanPatientsFirst

87,932 likes · 23,716 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1041751173034848260.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1041751173034848260/analysis

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### [x_1041697308780515328](https://trump.fm/post/x_1041697308780515328)

X (Twitter) · 2018-09-17T14:36:06.000Z (UTC)

> Immediately after Comey’s firing Peter Strzok texted to his lover, Lisa Page “We need to Open the case we’ve been waiting on now while Andy (McCabe, also fired) is acting. Page answered, “We need to lock in (redacted). In a formal chargeable way. Soon.” Wow, a conspiracy caught?

102,371 likes · 31,318 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1041697308780515328.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1041697308780515328/analysis

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### [x_1041694123382726656](https://trump.fm/post/x_1041694123382726656)

X (Twitter) · 2018-09-17T14:23:27.000Z (UTC)

> “Lisa Page Testimony- NO EVIDENCE OF COLLUSION BEFORE MUELLER APPOINTMENT.” @FoxNews by Catherine Herridge. Therefore, the case should never have been allowed to be brought. It is a totally illegal Witch Hunt!

80,400 likes · 22,975 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1041694123382726656.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1041694123382726656/analysis

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### [x_1041631817697251328](https://trump.fm/post/x_1041631817697251328)

X (Twitter) · 2018-09-17T10:15:52.000Z (UTC)

> Our Steel Industry is the talk of the World. It has been given new life, and is thriving. Billions of Dollars is being spent on new plants all around the country!

75,366 likes · 18,088 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1041631817697251328.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1041631817697251328/analysis

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### [x_1041630722413527040](https://trump.fm/post/x_1041630722413527040)

X (Twitter) · 2018-09-17T10:11:31.000Z (UTC)

> Tariffs have put the U.S. in a very strong bargaining position, with Billions of Dollars, and Jobs, flowing into our Country - and yet cost increases have thus far been almost unnoticeable. If countries will not make fair deals with us, they will be “Tariffed!”

78,851 likes · 18,011 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1041630722413527040.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1041630722413527040/analysis

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### [x_1041628201435521024](https://trump.fm/post/x_1041628201435521024)

X (Twitter) · 2018-09-17T10:01:30.000Z (UTC)

> “A lot of small &amp; medium size enterprises are registering very good profit, sometimes record profits-there stocks are doing very well, low income workers are getting big raises. There are an awful lot of good things going on that weren’t during Pres. Obama’s Watch.” Peter Morici

61,799 likes · 14,721 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1041628201435521024.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1041628201435521024/analysis

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### [x_1041624837054185472](https://trump.fm/post/x_1041624837054185472)

X (Twitter) · 2018-09-17T09:48:08.000Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @fema: Rain from #Florence these next few days will cause flooding in many parts of the Carolinas. Expect flash flooding at any time and…

Reposted from @fema

> Rain from #Florence these next few days will cause flooding in many parts of the Carolinas. Expect flash flooding at any time and…

0 likes · 4,044 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

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### [x_1041624687292370945](https://trump.fm/post/x_1041624687292370945)

X (Twitter) · 2018-09-17T09:47:32.000Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @DHSgov: If you see something, tell local authorities who or what you saw; when you saw it; where it occurred; and why it's suspicious.…

Reposted from @DHSgov

> If you see something, tell local authorities who or what you saw; when you saw it; where it occurred; and why it's suspicious.…

0 likes · 4,609 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

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### [x_1041624583873458176](https://trump.fm/post/x_1041624583873458176)

X (Twitter) · 2018-09-17T09:47:07.000Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @CBPFlorida: 🇺🇸@CBP personnel and assets are in place responding with @fema. Aircrews and teams🚁🚤 from across the country are staging at…

Reposted from @CBPFlorida

> 🇺🇸@CBP personnel and assets are in place responding with @fema. Aircrews and teams🚁🚤 from across the country are staging at…

0 likes · 3,039 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

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### [x_1041624516924002304](https://trump.fm/post/x_1041624516924002304)

X (Twitter) · 2018-09-17T09:46:51.000Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @Edison_Electric: While customers may not see electric company personnel in their neighborhoods, the energy grid is heavily interconnect…

Reposted from @Edison_Electric

> While customers may not see electric company personnel in their neighborhoods, the energy grid is heavily interconnect…

0 likes · 2,395 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

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### [x_1041624358295429120](https://trump.fm/post/x_1041624358295429120)

X (Twitter) · 2018-09-17T09:46:14.000Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @femaregion4: Listen to your local officials and only return when they say it is safe to do so. #Florence #FlorenceNC https://t.co/5nFHB…

Reposted from @femaregion4

> Listen to your local officials and only return when they say it is safe to do so. #Florence #FlorenceNC https://t.co/5nFHB…

0 likes · 3,133 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

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### [x_1041624303089999874](https://trump.fm/post/x_1041624303089999874)

X (Twitter) · 2018-09-17T09:46:00.000Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @uscgmidatlantic: #USCG crews have coordinated the rescue of 57 people and 8 pets so far! #hurricaneFlorence https://t.co/YsfJXPFbwU

Reposted from @uscgmidatlantic

> #USCG crews have coordinated the rescue of 57 people and 8 pets so far! #hurricaneFlorence https://t.co/YsfJXPFbwU

0 likes · 3,544 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

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### [x_1041624240280227841](https://trump.fm/post/x_1041624240280227841)

X (Twitter) · 2018-09-17T09:45:45.000Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @USCG: We know how much you love your pets and want to keep them safe from flooding. 🐶 #HurricaneFlorence
> #Florence
> https://t.co/kfzNsx1…

Reposted from @USCG

> We know how much you love your pets and want to keep them safe from flooding. 🐶 #HurricaneFlorence
> #Florence
> https://t.co/kfzNsx1…

0 likes · 5,153 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

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### [x_1041624189508218880](https://trump.fm/post/x_1041624189508218880)

X (Twitter) · 2018-09-17T09:45:33.000Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @SecNielsen: Just finished briefing @POTUS, @VP, @WhiteHouse homeland security team on Hurricane #Florence w @FEMA_Brock. The entire fed…

Reposted from @SecNielsen

> Just finished briefing @POTUS, @VP, @WhiteHouse homeland security team on Hurricane #Florence w @FEMA_Brock. The entire fed…

0 likes · 4,397 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

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### [x_1041624068657750018](https://trump.fm/post/x_1041624068657750018)

X (Twitter) · 2018-09-17T09:45:05.000Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @scdhec: Protect yourself and your family. Don't use a portable generator, grill, camp stove, or improperly vented heater indoors. It ca…

Reposted from @scdhec

> Protect yourself and your family. Don't use a portable generator, grill, camp stove, or improperly vented heater indoors. It ca…

0 likes · 2,573 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

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### [x_1041624010914783233](https://trump.fm/post/x_1041624010914783233)

X (Twitter) · 2018-09-17T09:44:51.000Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @CDCgov: Power outage after the storm? DON’T run a generator, motor vehicle or any gasoline-powered engine less than 20 feet from an ope…

Reposted from @CDCgov

> Power outage after the storm? DON’T run a generator, motor vehicle or any gasoline-powered engine less than 20 feet from an ope…

0 likes · 2,810 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

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### [x_1041623996314394624](https://trump.fm/post/x_1041623996314394624)

X (Twitter) · 2018-09-17T09:44:47.000Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @NCDOT: This is the type of flooding much of our state is encountering. Travel is not safe, if not impassable! Help us keep limited rout…

Reposted from @NCDOT

> This is the type of flooding much of our state is encountering. Travel is not safe, if not impassable! Help us keep limited rout…

0 likes · 2,736 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

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### [x_1041623862075711490](https://trump.fm/post/x_1041623862075711490)

X (Twitter) · 2018-09-17T09:44:15.000Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @fema: Our Urban Search &amp; Rescue teams, along with @USCG &amp; @NationalGuard, have been supporting local responders for #Florence water res…

Reposted from @fema

> Our Urban Search &amp; Rescue teams, along with @USCG &amp; @NationalGuard, have been supporting local responders for #Florence water res…

0 likes · 2,977 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

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### [x_1041623665316646912](https://trump.fm/post/x_1041623665316646912)

X (Twitter) · 2018-09-17T09:43:28.000Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @SecNielsen: I will be traveling to #NorthCarolina tomorrow to meet with state and local leadership responding to #Florence, and to ensu…

Reposted from @SecNielsen

> I will be traveling to #NorthCarolina tomorrow to meet with state and local leadership responding to #Florence, and to ensu…

0 likes · 4,392 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

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### [x_1041623586803470338](https://trump.fm/post/x_1041623586803470338)

X (Twitter) · 2018-09-17T09:43:10.000Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @DeptofDefense: #Pets are family, too. 🐶 @SCNationalGuard #soldiers conduct ongoing rescue and recovery efforts to help those affected b…

Reposted from @DeptofDefense

> #Pets are family, too. 🐶 @SCNationalGuard #soldiers conduct ongoing rescue and recovery efforts to help those affected b…

0 likes · 8,197 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

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### [x_1041623521510735872](https://trump.fm/post/x_1041623521510735872)

X (Twitter) · 2018-09-17T09:42:54.000Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @Norad_Northcom: "I would like to highlight the incredible work that is being done by the state &amp; local first responders. We are posture…

Reposted from @Norad_Northcom

> "I would like to highlight the incredible work that is being done by the state &amp; local first responders. We are posture…

0 likes · 2,755 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

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### [x_1041623280740917248](https://trump.fm/post/x_1041623280740917248)

X (Twitter) · 2018-09-17T09:41:57.000Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @SCNationalGuard: #SCGuard Soldiers w/4-118 Combined Arms Battalion conducted high water rescue &amp;  evacuation in Chesterfield County S.C…

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> #SCGuard Soldiers w/4-118 Combined Arms Battalion conducted high water rescue &amp;  evacuation in Chesterfield County S.C…

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### [x_1041622857674104832](https://trump.fm/post/x_1041622857674104832)

X (Twitter) · 2018-09-17T09:40:16.000Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @FEMAespanol: #Florence sigue causando inundaciones repentinas y tornados. Manténgase seguro y asegúrese de recibir actualizaciones por…

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> #Florence sigue causando inundaciones repentinas y tornados. Manténgase seguro y asegúrese de recibir actualizaciones por…

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### [x_1041622600403898368](https://trump.fm/post/x_1041622600403898368)

X (Twitter) · 2018-09-17T09:39:15.000Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @FEMAespanol: Por favor comparta este mensaje de seguridad y exhorte a todos estar pendientes a las predicciones del clima. #Florence co…

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> Por favor comparta este mensaje de seguridad y exhorte a todos estar pendientes a las predicciones del clima. #Florence co…

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### [x_1041493551446675456](https://trump.fm/post/x_1041493551446675456)

X (Twitter) · 2018-09-17T01:06:27.000Z (UTC)

> Consumer Sentiment hit its highest level in 17 years this year. Sentiment fell 11% in 2015, an Obama year, and rose 16% since the Election, #TrumpTime!

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