# Post x_1153737353648889900

- Post ID: `x_1153737353648889900`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2019-07-23T22:43:15.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_1153737353648889900
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_1153737353648889900/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1153737353648889900.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> I was saddened to learn of the recent passing of Bob Morgenthau, a truly great man! Bob served as a Naval Officer in World War II, was an extraordinary US Attorney, Manhattan District Attorney, and always a warrior for our Country that he loved so dearly....

## Engagement

- Likes: 0
- Reposts: 11,680
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:25.061Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-18T00:02:14.430Z (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: Condolence for Robert Morgenthau (July 23, 2019)

### Authorship Attribution

Posted at **18:43 ET** (early evening, business hours). Trump was in Washington, D.C. on this date — earlier that day he tweeted about departing for the Turning Point USA Teen Student Action Summit at the Washington Hilton. This timing is ambiguous: not the canonical late-night/impulsive window, but not rigidly business hours either.

Several markers are authentically Trumpian: the exclamatory "truly great man!", the "warrior" framing (a persistent lexical marker), and the trailing double-ellipsis "....," which signals a multi-part tweet construction he habitually uses. Grammar and sentence structure, however, are unusually clean and complete, and the emotional register — measured, reverential, without self-reference — deviates from his typical condolence pattern, which often pivots to self-aggrandizement. **Assessment: aide-drafted or aide-polished, possibly from dictation. Score: 0.35 (leaning toward aide).**

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### Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Bob Morgenthau recently passed away" | **True** | Robert Morgenthau died July 21, 2019, aged 99 |
| "Bob Morgenthau served as a Naval Officer in World War II" | **True** | Morgenthau served in the U.S. Navy; his destroyer escort USS Lansdale was torpedoed off the North African coast in 1944 |
| "Bob Morgenthau was an extraordinary US Attorney" | **True** | Served as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York 1961-1970, appointed by President Kennedy; prosecutorial record was widely respected across parties |
| "Bob Morgenthau was Manhattan District Attorney" | **True** | Served as Manhattan DA from 1975 to 2009 — longest-serving DA in that office's history |

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 35%)

### Indicators

- Posted at 18:43 ET (business hours, not late-night impulsive window)
- Unusually clean grammar and sentence structure for authentic Trump
- No self-reference or pivot to Trump's own accomplishments, atypical for his condolences
- Trailing double-ellipsis '....' is authentic Trump multi-tweet marker
- 'warrior' framing is persistent Trumpian lexical marker

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance (Robert Morgenthau death announcement)

Sentiment: +0.55

### Clinical

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

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 52%

## Fact Checks (4)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-18._

> Bob Morgenthau recently passed away

**TRUE**

Robert Morgenthau died July 21, 2019, aged 99

Sources: general knowledge

> Bob Morgenthau served as a Naval Officer in World War II

**TRUE**

Morgenthau served in the U.S. Navy; his destroyer escort USS Lansdale was torpedoed off the North African coast in 1944

Sources: general knowledge

> Bob Morgenthau was an extraordinary US Attorney

**TRUE**

Served as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York 1961-1970, appointed by President Kennedy; prosecutorial record was widely respected across parties

Sources: general knowledge

> Bob Morgenthau was Manhattan District Attorney

**TRUE**

Served as Manhattan DA from 1975 to 2009 — longest-serving DA in that office's history

Sources: general knowledge

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Tags

- condolence (100%)
- aide_authored (65%)
- compartmentalization (70%)
- social_norm_compliance (90%)
- idealization_of_deceased (60%)
- patriotic_framing (50%)

## That day

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

**Pre-Mueller Anxiety Drives Late-Night Posting and Multi-Front Defensive Barrage**

The day before Robert Mueller's congressional testimony, Trump was visibly anxious and on the defensive across multiple fronts. He kicked off the evening with an aide-drafted budget deal announcement, then stayed up past 2:30 AM posting about the Mueller report and border wall grievances. A midday burst of posts mixed economic boasting, attacks on "The Squad," threats against Guatemala, and a repeat of the same wall complaint from the night before. The sharpest moment came when he labeled Rep. Ilhan Omar an "America hating anti-Semite" — continuing a pattern of named targeting just days after his rally crowd chanted "Send Her Back."

Full digest for 2019-07-23: https://trump.fm/date/2019-07-23/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2019, July 23). I was saddened to learn of the recent passing of... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_1153737353648889900
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "I was saddened to learn of the recent passing of Bob..." X (Twitter), 23 Jul. 2019. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_1153737353648889900. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "I was saddened to learn of the recent passing of Bob...," X (Twitter), July 23, 2019, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_1153737353648889900.

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