# Post x_1039915933278580738 - Post ID: `x_1039915933278580738` - Platform: X (Twitter) - Posted: 2018-09-12T16:37:33.000Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_1039915933278580738 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_1039915933278580738/analysis - Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1039915933278580738.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) ## Post text > It is imperative that everyone follow local evacuation orders. This storm is extremely dangerous. Be SAFE! #HurricaneFlorence https://t.co/94Ue4e26PD https://t.co/KvF54CwomW ## Engagement - Likes: 65,031 - Reposts: 18,044 - Replies: 0 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.397Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-16T02:14:18.484Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._ # Post Analysis: x_1039915933278580738 **Date:** 2018-09-12 | **Platform:** Twitter/X | **Subject Age:** 72 --- ## Authorship Attribution **Assessment: Aide-authored (high confidence)** Posted at **12:37 PM EDT** — squarely within business hours at the White House. The formal register, "It is imperative that everyone follow local evacuation orders," is the most diagnostic indicator: this syntactic structure does not appear in Trump's authenticated late-night or reactive posts. Authentic Trump crisis-register tweets from the same day — "Be safe!", "Be ready, be prepared!" — are characteristically terse, declarative, and exclamatory. This post is polished, complete, and institutionally framed. The single capitalized "SAFE" may be a deliberate stylistic echo of Trump's voice inserted by Scavino or communications staff. --- ## Psychological State Clinically unremarkable for the subject. No narcissistic dynamics are active in this text. No self-reference, no victimhood, no splitting. This is an institutional communication artifact rather than an expression of the subject's psychological state. The same-day posting context is revealing: tweets about Mueller/Collusion ("Witch Hunt," Senate Intelligence Committee quotes) display authentic Trump register alongside these staff-managed hurricane safety posts, illustrating the dual-channel posting pattern observed throughout this period. --- ## Hurricane Florence Context Florence was a Category 4 hurricane threatening the Carolinas on this date. Emergency declarations had been signed for NC, SC, and VA. The messaging aligns with FEMA communications posture. The deferral to "local evacuation orders" rather than federal authority is consistent with standard emergency management protocol and atypical of Trump's self-centering narrative style. --- ## Fact Verification | Claim | Verdict | Evidence | |-------|---------|----------| | "This storm is extremely dangerous" | **True** | Hurricane Florence was a Category 4 hurricane on September 12, 2018, with sustained winds near 130 mph, forecast to bring catastrophic storm surge and rainfall to the Carolinas. | Overall Veracity: 100% ## Summary Assessment No clinically significant patterns present. Routine institutional public safety communication, aide-authored, performing the normative presidential crisis-management role. Psychological profile of subject is not assessable from this text. Of note only for what it *lacks*: the complete absence of self-reference, grievance framing, or tribal signaling distinguishes it sharply from authenticated Trump posts visible in the same-day longitudinal context. ## Authorship Analysis **Aide-Written** (score: 25%) ### Indicators - Post time is 12:37 PM EDT (UTC-4, Washington DC/White House) — core business hours - Formal complete sentence construction: 'It is imperative that everyone follow...' - No typos, misspellings, or stream-of-consciousness fragmentation - Polished imperative framing atypical of authenticated Trump posts - Contrast with same-day authentic-register posts: 'Be safe!', 'Be ready, be prepared!' which are terse and exclamatory ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Maintenance (Hurricane Florence federal emergency response) Sentiment: +0.15 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 0% - Antisocial: 0% - Paranoid: 0% - Sadism: 0% **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 45% **Parasocial Techniques:** - direct address to public ('everyone') - urgency framing to simulate intimacy with audience ## Fact Checks (1) _The model's verdicts from 2026-03-16._ > This storm is extremely dangerous **TRUE** Hurricane Florence was a Category 4 hurricane on September 12, 2018, with sustained winds near 130 mph, forecast to bring catastrophic storm surge and rainfall to the Carolinas. Sources: National Hurricane Center advisories, September 2018 Overall Veracity: 100% ## Tags - aide_authored (90%) - hurricane_florence (95%) - public_safety (95%) - institutional_persona (85%) - crisis_communication (85%) - no_narcissistic_content (80%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **Two Fronts: Woodward's *Fear* and Florence's Fury Produce a Day of Defensive Oscillation** Trump spent the day toggling between two tracks: defending himself against the fallout from Bob Woodward's book release and playing the role of hurricane-ready commander-in-chief as Florence bore down on the East Coast. The evening before and early morning brought a burst of anger directed at Comey, Maxine Waters, and the Mueller investigation, with multiple posts quoting Fox News allies to assert his innocence. He also relitigated the Puerto Rico hurricane response, calling it an "unappreciated great job" while blaming the mayor of San Juan. By afternoon, the political attacks subsided and he settled into a calmer presidential mode, closing the night at a Medal of Honor reception. Full digest for 2018-09-12: https://trump.fm/date/2018-09-12/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2018, September 12). It is imperative that everyone follow local... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_1039915933278580738 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "It is imperative that everyone follow local evacuation..." X (Twitter), 12 Sep. 2018. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_1039915933278580738. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. 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