# Post x_1305349742667333600

- Post ID: `x_1305349742667333600`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2020-09-14T07:36:45.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_1305349742667333600
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_1305349742667333600/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1305349742667333600.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Our thoughts are with the two @LASDHQ Sheriff Deputies who were shot in Los Angeles. We send our love and support to their families and we pray to God for their recovery. https://t.co/3leulrT42e

## Engagement

- Likes: 0
- Reposts: 10,038
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:24.803Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T14:41:23.377Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

# Analysis: September 14, 2020 — LASD Deputy Shooting Condolences

## Authorship Attribution (High Confidence: Aide-Written)

UTC 07:36:45 translates to approximately 3:36 AM Eastern or 12:36 AM Pacific — superficially within Trump's authentic posting window. However, the linguistic evidence overwhelmingly contradicts authentic authorship. The text exhibits none of the markers of Trump's authenticated voice: no typos, no ALL CAPS passages, no self-insertion, no superlatives, no political pivot, no grievance framing. The condolence formula ("Our thoughts are with... We send our love and support... we pray to God") is standard White House Communications Office boilerplate. This is assigned to aide authorship with high confidence.

## Psychological Function

The post serves brand-maintenance purposes during a period of significant reputational stress (Woodward 'Rage' revelations, ongoing Atlantic story fallout). A clean, empathetic pro-law-enforcement statement functions as identity reinforcement — positioning the Trump persona as the defenders of police — without inviting controversy or requiring Trump's direct engagement.

## Rhetorical Analysis

Rhetorical devices are limited to pathos (sympathy for victims and families), a collective 'we/our' voice projecting presidential unity, and a religious appeal ("pray to God") targeting faith-aligned audiences. Notably, the post avoids explicit political framing or attack — unusual restraint that further confirms professional staff authorship rather than Trump's impulsive, reactive communication style.

## Clinical Significance

This post is clinically unremarkable. It contains no analyzable narcissistic dynamics, rage, cognitive markers, or defense mechanisms attributable to Trump. No summary is warranted. The post's primary research value is as a negative case: illustrating what staff-managed messaging looks like in contrast to authentic Trump content produced during the same period.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Two LASDHQ Sheriff Deputies were shot in Los Angeles" | **True** | On September 12, 2020, two Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies were ambushed and shot while sitting in their patrol car in Compton, CA. Both survived after emergency surgery. This is a well-documented event. |

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 15%)

### Indicators

- Polished, grammatically complete sentences with no typos or errors
- Standard PR condolence formula ('Our thoughts are with...', 'We send our love and support')
- No ALL CAPS, no ellipses, no stream-of-consciousness style
- Empathetic framing without self-reference or political pivot
- Collective 'we/our' voice typical of official communications staff

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance (LASD deputy ambush shooting (September 12, 2020))

Sentiment: +0.45

### Clinical

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 35%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Inclusive 'we/our' framing to simulate shared grief with followers
- Religious appeal ('pray to God') to bond with faith-aligned audience

## Fact Checks (1)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-19._

> Two LASDHQ Sheriff Deputies were shot in Los Angeles

**TRUE**

On September 12, 2020, two Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies were ambushed and shot while sitting in their patrol car in Compton, CA. Both survived after emergency surgery. This is a well-documented event.

Sources: Los Angeles Times; AP News; CNN

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Tags

- law_enforcement_solidarity (70%)
- aide_authored (90%)
- condolences (90%)
- brand_maintenance (60%)
- religious_appeal (40%)

## That day

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

**Woodward's Tapes Haunt a Night of Deflection, DOJ Demands, and Police Exploitation**

Trump spent the day in a reactive defensive crouch, unable to shake the Woodward "Rage" book recordings in which he admitted knowing COVID-19 was deadly while publicly downplaying it. He leaned hard into a law-and-order offensive overnight — exploiting the shooting of two LA Sheriff deputies to attack Biden — then escalated through the morning with demands that the DOJ investigate Hillary Clinton and aggressive media attacks on Drudge, Comcast, and ABC. A brief moment of self-pity broke through when he asked aloud whether he'd ever get credit for the stock market. The day ended with an aide-crafted military ceremony post designed to counter The Atlantic's still-lingering "losers and suckers" story.

Full digest for 2020-09-14: https://trump.fm/date/2020-09-14/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2020, September 14). Our thoughts are with the two @LASDHQ Sheriff... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_1305349742667333600
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Our thoughts are with the two @LASDHQ Sheriff Deputies who..." X (Twitter), 14 Sep. 2020. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_1305349742667333600. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Our thoughts are with the two @LASDHQ Sheriff Deputies who...," X (Twitter), September 14, 2020, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_1305349742667333600.

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