# Post x_116494623500795905

- Post ID: `x_116494623500795905`
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- Posted: 2011-09-21T12:50:57.000Z (UTC)
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## Post text

> Rick Perry is right when he says we must stand by Israel in the UN.

## Engagement

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# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-02-04T03:56:51.253Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

# Psychological Analysis: Trump Post from September 21, 2011  ## Context Summary  On September 21, 2011, Palestinian Authority was seeking UN recognition of statehood, which President Obama opposed (threatening a veto in the Security Council). Texas Governor Rick Perry, then a 2012 Republican presidential candidate, held a press conference in New York on September 20, 2011, flanked by Israeli and American Jewish leaders, attacking Obama's Middle East policy as "naïve and arrogant, misguided and dangerous." Perry pledged to stand with Israel and withhold aid to Palestine if they pursued UN statehood recognition.  Trump had considered running for the 2012 Republican nomination, polling strongly in early 2011 (even leading some polls), but announced on May 16, 2011 that he would not run. By September 2011, he was no longer a candidate but remained politically engaged, commenting on the Republican field.  **Post timestamp:** September 21, 2011, 12:50:57 UTC = 8:50 AM EDT (New York time, assuming Trump was in New York)  ## 1. Authorship Attribution  **Assessment: Likely aide-written**  **Score: 0.25/1.0 (closer to aide)**  **Confidence: Medium**  **Indicators:** - **Business hours timing**: 8:50 AM EDT is standard business hours, not Trump's typical late-night or early-morning posting pattern - **Perfect grammar and punctuation**: No typos, complete sentence structure, proper capitalization - **Political messaging format**: Endorses another candidate's position rather than making it about himself - **Uncharacteristic restraint**: Trump typically centers himself; this post elevates Perry without self-reference - **On-message discipline**: Aligned with Republican orthodoxy without Trump's usual distinctive voice  **However, some authentic Trump elements:** - Topic selection (Israel, Obama criticism) aligns with Trump's 2011 interests - Brief, declarative style could be Trump  **Conclusion**: The polished execution, business-hours timing, and lack of self-reference suggest this was likely crafted by an aide (possibly Dan Scavino or similar social media assistant) to keep Trump politically relevant after declining to run. The post functions as strategic political positioning rather than authentic Trump expression.  ## 2. Multi-Level Personality Analysis  ### Level 1: Dispositional Traits (Big Five)  **Limited trait expression in this brief, aide-written post. Inferred positioning:**  - **Extraversion**: Moderate - public political engagement but subdued expression - **Agreeableness**: Low - implicit criticism of Obama (aligning with Perry's attack) - **Conscientiousness**: Moderate - staying engaged with political issues - **Neuroticism**: Low in this post - calm, measured statement - **Openness**: Low - conventional Republican position, no novel thinking  **Note**: This post likely does not reflect Trump's authentic trait expression due to aide authorship.  ### Level 2: Characteristic Adaptations  **Agency Motives:** - **Status maintenance**: Remaining relevant in Republican politics after declining to run - **Power positioning**: Aligning with conservative orthodoxy on Israel - **Influence**: Weighing in on candidate positions to demonstrate continued political relevance  **Communion Motives:** - **Tribal affiliation**: Signaling membership in Republican coalition - **In-group solidarity**: Supporting conservative position on Israel  **Schema Evidence:** - **Self**: Political influencer whose opinions matter despite not running - **Others**: Perry is "right" (approval/endorsement) - **World**: Israel requires American defense; UN is adversarial context  ### Level 3: Narrative Identity  **Protagonist Role**: **Political Kingmaker/Influencer** - Despite declining to run, Trump positions himself as someone whose endorsement of positions matters - Not the candidate but still a voice in the conversation  **Identity Claims**: - Implicitly: "I am someone whose political opinions are worth broadcasting" - "I am aligned with conservative pro-Israel orthodoxy"  **Contrasting Other**:  - Implicit: Obama (the target of Perry's attack) - The UN (threatening Israel)  **Narrative Sequence**: Neutral - no redemption or contamination story, just position-taking  ### Level 4: Clinical Indicators  **Minimal clinical significance in this post** due to: - Aide authorship (not authentic psychological expression) - Conventional political messaging - Absence of extreme language or affect  **Narcissistic elements (subdued):** - Broadcasting political opinion assumes audience cares about his views - But notably, Trump does NOT center himself, which is uncharacteristic  ## 3. Clinical Analysis  ### Malignant Narcissism Assessment  **A. Narcissistic Features**: **0.2/1.0** (minimal in this post) - No grandiosity, self-importance, or need for admiration visible - Surprisingly self-effacing (endorsing Perry's position rather than claiming his own)  **B. Antisocial Features**: **0.0/1.0** - No evidence  **C. Paranoid Features**: **0.1/1.0** - Implicit: UN as threat to Israel suggests adversarial worldview - But conventional Republican position, not personal paranoia  **D. Ego-Syntonic Sadism**: **0.0/1.0** - No evidence  **Overall Malignant Narcissism**: **0.08/1.0** - Not clinically significant in this post  ### Narcissistic Dynamics  **Trigger**: **Maintenance** - Routine political engagement to maintain relevance - Possibly mild supply-seeking (staying in political conversation)  **Narcissistic Rage**: **Absent** - No anger, hostility, or emotional intensity - Calm endorsement of another's position  **Narcissistic State**: **Neutral/Grandiose (mild)** - Not in crisis - Positioning as political voice (mild grandiosity) - No vulnerability markers  ### Defense Mechanisms  **Identified defenses:**  1. **Rationalization** (Neurotic) - Medium confidence    - Justifying remaining politically engaged despite declining to run    - Supporting others' positions frames him as team player rather than quitter  2. **Identification with the aggressor** (Immature) - Low confidence    - Aligning with Perry's aggressive stance toward Obama    - But minimal evidence given brief post  **Overall**: Minimal defensive structure visible in this polished, aide-written message.  ### Cognitive Status  **No markers of cognitive impairment**: - Sentence structure coherent and complete - Vocabulary appropriate - No word-finding, paraphasia, tangentiality, or confusion  **Baseline comparison note**: This post appears aide-written, so linguistic analysis of Trump's authentic cognitive status is not possible here.  **Complexity**: Appropriate for political messaging (simple declarative statement)  ### Psychological State Summary  **Trigger**: Maintenance (routine political engagement) **State**: Stable, neutral affect **Defenses**: Minimal, rationalization of continued relevance **Clinical significance**: Low - conventional political positioning  ## 4. Rhetorical & Propaganda Analysis  ### Rhetorical Devices  1. **Appeal to authority**: "Rick Perry is right"    - Endorses Perry's credibility on foreign policy  2. **Bandwagoning**: Joining Republican consensus on Israel    - Signals tribal membership  3. **Implication**: "we must stand by Israel"    - Implies Obama is not standing by Israel (though Obama actually opposed Palestinian statehood bid)    - Creates false binary: Perry (and Trump) = pro-Israel; Obama = insufficiently supportive  4. **Virtue signaling**: Supporting Israel signals conservative bona fides  ### Propaganda Techniques  - **Binary framing** (mild): Perry's position vs. implied Obama weakness - **Emotional appeal**: Israel as endangered ally requiring defense - **In-group/out-group**: "We" (Republicans, Trump, Perry) vs. implied other  ### Dehumanizing Language  **None present**  ### Violent Imagery  **None present**  ### Stochastic Terrorism Indicators  **None present**  ### Assessment  This is conventional political rhetoric, not propaganda in the technical sense. The post employs standard political positioning techniques but lacks the manipulation, distortion, or dangerous elements characteristic of Trump's later, more extreme rhetoric.  **Propaganda intensity**: **0.15/1.0** - Minimal  ## 5. Gaslighting & Reality Distortion  ### Reality Distortion Check  **Claim**: "Rick Perry is right when he says we must stand by Israel in the UN"  **Fact check**: - Perry did say this (TRUE) - Context: Obama administration ALSO opposed Palestinian statehood bid and threatened UN veto - **Distortion**: Implies Obama was not standing by Israel, when in fact Obama's position aligned with Perry's on the UN vote - This is **framing distortion** rather than factual falsehood  **Gaslighting indicators**:  - Mild reality distortion through implication - Not overt gaslighting (not denying documented events or attacking others' perception directly)  **Gaslighting present**: **No** (but mild reality framing)  **Reality distortion**: Moderate - creates false impression of difference between Perry/Trump and Obama on this specific issue  ## 6. Danger Assessment  **Danger Level: None**  **Rationale**: - Conventional political endorsement - No violent imagery, threats, or calls to action - No dehumanization or target designation - Standard Republican foreign policy position  **Danger indicators**: None  ## 7. Fact Verification  ### Claim 1: "Rick Perry is right when he says we must stand by Israel in the UN"  **Sub-claim A**: Rick Perry said "we must stand by Israel in the UN"  **Verdict**: **TRUE**  **Evidence**: On September 20, 2011, Rick Perry gave a press conference in New York attacking Obama's Middle East policy and stating the U.S. must support Israel against Palestinian UN statehood bid. Perry said he would "reaffirm U.S. allegiance to Israel" and withhold aid to Palestine if it continued seeking UN recognition.  **Sources**: - [NPR: "Perry To Israel: 'Help Is On The Way'"](https://www.npr.org/2011/09/20/140634512/perry-to-israel-help-is-on-the-way) - [NPR: "Rick Perry Blasts Obama 'Appeasement' Toward Palestinians"](https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2011/09/20/140640032/rick-perry-blasts-obama-appeasement-toward-palestinians)  **Sub-claim B (implied)**: This position is "right"  **Verdict**: **Opinion** - Value judgment, not verifiable fact  **Sub-claim C (implied)**: Obama was not standing by Israel  **Verdict**: **MOSTLY FALSE**  **Evidence**: The Obama administration opposed the Palestinian statehood bid and threatened to veto any UN Security Council resolution on Palestinian statehood. While Perry attacked Obama's overall Middle East policy as "naïve and arrogant," on the specific UN statehood vote, Obama's position aligned with the conservative stance Perry advocated.  **Sources**: - [NPR article](https://www.npr.org/2011/09/20/140634512/perry-to-israel-help-is-on-the-way) notes: "the White House had threatened to veto a resolution on Palestinian statehood in the U.N. Security Council"  ## 8. Archetypal Analysis  **Primary Archetype**: **Chorus Member / Supporter**  Uncharacteristically, Trump is not playing the Trickster, Hero, or King in this post. He is positioning as a supportive voice in the Republican ensemble, endorsing Perry's leadership on this issue.  **Secondary elements**: - **Warrior** (mild): Framing of Israel needing defense, UN as adversarial - **Loyal lieutenant**: Supporting the team despite not being the candidate  **Shadow projection**: Minimal in this post - Implicit: Obama as weak, insufficiently supportive (though factually Obama opposed Palestinian bid)  **Mythological narrative**: **Defending the tribe's sacred ally** - Israel as sacred to conservative coalition - Trump signals membership by supporting defense  **Significance**: This post is notable for what's ABSENT - Trump's typical Trickster energy, self-aggrandizement, and center-stage positioning. The aide authorship likely explains this deviation from Trump's archetypal pattern.  ## 9. Order and Chaos Dynamics  **Positioning**: **Order Defender**  - Defending existing U.S.-Israel alliance - Supporting stability (status quo of U.S. backing Israel) - Opposing change (Palestinian statehood recognition)  **Asymmetric application**:  - Order for: Israel, U.S.-Israel relationship - Chaos for: Palestinians (implicitly), UN process  **Grievance mapping**: - **Grievance**: Threat to Israel (via Palestinian UN bid) - **Intensity**: Low-moderate (no inflammatory language) - **Blamed**: Not explicitly stated; implied UN process, Palestinians  **Hierarchy dynamics**: - **Defending hierarchy**: U.S. as Israel's protector; Israel's legitimacy over Palestinian claims - **Status elevated**: Israel, conservatives who support Israel - **Status diminished**: Palestinians (implicitly), possibly Obama (through implication)  **Note**: This is conventional conservative position-taking, not Trump's later chaotic disruption. Trump here is defending establishment Republican orthodoxy.  ## 10. Shared Psychosis & Epistemic Closure  **Reality claims contradicting evidence**: Mild - Implies Obama not supporting Israel when he actually opposed Palestinian UN bid - But this is political framing rather than wholesale reality denial  **Epistemic closure**: Low - Conventional Republican position - Not demanding followers accept distorted reality as loyalty test - No in-group truth vs. out-group delusion dynamic  **Shared psychosis indicators**: **Absent**  This post predates Trump's later development of alternative reality framework for followers.  ## 11. Longitudinal Context Analysis  ### Comparison to Previous Posts (Sept 19-20, 2011)  **Sept 19**: CNBC interview link (business/media engagement) **Sept 20**:  - Solyndra/Obama fundraiser attack (Obama corruption theme) - CPAC message - "Obama must go" (anti-Obama positioning) - "Think big" quote from Art of the Deal (self-promotion) - ObamaCare attack (Obama policy criticism)  **Pattern**: Trump maintaining political engagement post-presidential-bid through: 1. Anti-Obama messaging (Solyndra, CPAC, ObamaCare) 2. Self-promotion (Art of the Deal quote, CNBC interview) 3. Conservative positioning (CPAC, this Israel post)  **Sept 21 post fits pattern**: Continues anti-Obama theme (implicitly) and conservative positioning  **Deviation from baseline**:  - Less self-focused than typical Trump - More endorsement of another's position (Perry) - Suggests aide authorship while Trump focused on other activities  ### Deterioration Trajectory  **Assessment: Stable**  No cognitive, affective, or behavioral deterioration evident. This is conventional political messaging from a 65-year-old businessman maintaining political relevance.  ## 12. Personality Profile Summary (McAdams Multi-Level Framework)  **Level 1 - Traits**: Minimal authentic expression due to aide authorship; inferred low agreeableness (Obama criticism), conventional political extraversion  **Level 2 - Motives**:  - Agency: Status maintenance, political influence despite not running - Communion: Tribal signaling within Republican coalition  **Level 3 - Narrative Identity**: - Role: Political influencer/kingmaker (not candidate) - Sequence: Maintenance (keeping hand in political game) - Identity: Relevant voice in Republican politics  **Level 4 - Clinical**: No significant pathology evident in this post; minimal narcissistic supply-seeking  ## Summary  **Clinical Significance: LOW** - This post does not warrant a detailed summary as it shows no marked deviation from baseline or clinically significant patterns. It is a conventional political endorsement, likely aide-written, serving strategic function of maintaining Trump's political relevance after declining to run for president.  **Key Findings**: - Aide authorship likely (business hours, polished, uncharacteristic self-effacement) - Conventional Republican positioning on Israel - Minimal psychological salience - Mild reality distortion (implying Obama not supporting Israel when he opposed Palestinian UN bid) - No danger indicators - Represents Trump's 2011 transitional period: post-presidential-consideration, maintaining political engagement  **Confidence in analysis: Medium** - Aide authorship limits psychological inference about Trump's authentic state. Analysis focuses on strategic positioning rather than intrapsychic dynamics.  ---  ## Sources  - [NPR: Perry To Israel: 'Help Is On The Way'](https://www.npr.org/2011/09/20/140634512/perry-to-israel-help-is-on-the-way) - [NPR: Rick Perry Blasts Obama 'Appeasement' Toward Palestinians](https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2011/09/20/140640032/rick-perry-blasts-obama-appeasement-toward-palestinians) - [CNN: Rick Perry's fantasy about Obama, Israel](https://edition.cnn.com/2011/09/21/opinion/avlon-perry-israel-obama/index.html) - [CBS News: Perry pledges support for Israel if he wins the White House](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/perry-pledges-support-for-israel-if-he-wins-the-white-white-house/) - [ABC News: Rick Perry Assails Obama Policy in Middle East](https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/09/rick-perry-assails-obama-policy-in-middle-east) - [Wikipedia: Political career of Donald Trump](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_career_of_Donald_Trump) - [ABC News: Donald Trump Runs Second in Poll](https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/poll-donald-trump-catapults-place-2012-gop-field/story?id=13318814) - [CNN: Was he ever serious? How Trump strung the country along, again](https://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/05/16/trump.again/index.html)

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Rick Perry says we must stand by Israel in the UN" | **True** | On September 20, 2011, Rick Perry held a press conference in New York attacking Obama's Middle East policy and pledging to support Israel against Palestinian UN statehood bid. Perry stated he would reaffirm U.S. allegiance to Israel and withhold aid to Palestine. |
| "Implied: Obama was not standing by Israel in the UN" | **Mostly False** | While Perry attacked Obama's overall Middle East policy, on the specific UN Palestinian statehood vote, the Obama administration actually opposed the Palestinian bid and threatened to veto any Security Council resolution on Palestinian statehood - aligning with the conservative position Perry advocated. |

Overall Veracity: 60%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 25%)

### Indicators

- Business hours timing (8:50 AM EDT)
- Perfect grammar and punctuation with no typos
- Endorses another candidate's position without self-reference
- Uncharacteristic restraint and lack of self-centering
- Polished, on-message political discipline

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance (Routine political engagement to maintain relevance after declining presidential run)

Sentiment: +0.15

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 20%
- Antisocial: 0%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- rationalization (neurotic)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 50%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Tribal signaling through conventional Republican Israel support
- Positioning as political insider whose opinions matter

## Fact Checks (2)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-02-04._

> Rick Perry says we must stand by Israel in the UN

**TRUE**

On September 20, 2011, Rick Perry held a press conference in New York attacking Obama's Middle East policy and pledging to support Israel against Palestinian UN statehood bid. Perry stated he would reaffirm U.S. allegiance to Israel and withhold aid to Palestine.

Sources: https://www.npr.org/2011/09/20/140634512/perry-to-israel-help-is-on-the-way; https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2011/09/20/140640032/rick-perry-blasts-obama-appeasement-toward-palestinians

> Implied: Obama was not standing by Israel in the UN

**MOSTLY FALSE**

While Perry attacked Obama's overall Middle East policy, on the specific UN Palestinian statehood vote, the Obama administration actually opposed the Palestinian bid and threatened to veto any Security Council resolution on Palestinian statehood - aligning with the conservative position Perry advocated.

Sources: https://www.npr.org/2011/09/20/140634512/perry-to-israel-help-is-on-the-way

Overall Veracity: 60%

## Tags

- aide_authorship (75%)
- political_positioning (80%)
- israel_support (90%)
- republican_coalition (70%)
- perry_endorsement (60%)
- obama_criticism_implicit (50%)
- foreign_policy (60%)
- post_presidential_consideration (80%)
- maintenance_mode (70%)
- minimal_narcissism (30%)

## That day

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

**Globetrotting Grandiosity: Trump Manages Brand from Down Under**

Donald Trump spent September 21, 2011 navigating dual roles from Australia—celebrity speaker cashing in on fame while Republican political commentator maintaining relevance four months after abandoning presidential ambitions. The day revealed stable grandiosity without rage, as Trump boasted of "20,000" attendees at his Sydney speech (likely inflated), endorsed Rick Perry's hardline Israel stance, sharpened his anti-China rhetoric ("they want to beat us and own our country"), and criticized Obama's jobs plan as a "Tax Increase Plan." Posting from late evening to early morning Australian time (corresponding to normal U.S. daytime hours), Trump demonstrated disciplined message management across themes that would later define his 2016 campaign: economic nationalism, China as adversary, and positioning as Republican validator. The moderate intensity (avg 0.36), absence of rage, and variation in authorship scores (0.25-0.95) suggested a team operation with Trump providing authentic voice on China while delegating political positioning. No hypomanic indicators—just strategic brand maintenance from a businessman keeping political options open while literally on the other side of the world.

Full digest for 2011-09-21: https://trump.fm/date/2011-09-21/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2011, September 21). Rick Perry is right when he says we must stand by... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_116494623500795905
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Rick Perry is right when he says we must stand by Israel in..." X (Twitter), 21 Sep. 2011. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_116494623500795905. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Rick Perry is right when he says we must stand by Israel in...," X (Twitter), September 21, 2011, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_116494623500795905.

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