# Post x_267009373132435456

- Post ID: `x_267009373132435456`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2012-11-09T21:02:50.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_267009373132435456
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_267009373132435456/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_267009373132435456.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Everybody wants me to talk about Robert Pattinson and not Brian Williams—I guess people just don’t care about Brian!

## Engagement

- Likes: 188
- Reposts: 351
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.260Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T09:12:45.059Z (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: Post x_267009373132435456

### Context
This post from November 9, 2012 (4:02 PM ET, business hours in NYC) is a lighthearted, self-referential comment about public interest in his Robert Pattinson commentary versus his Brian Williams interactions. This falls during the post-Obama-reelection period, just days after Trump's deleted election-night tweetstorm.

### Authorship
The timing (4:02 PM ET) falls squarely in business hours, but the casual, gossipy tone and self-referential humor are consistent with authentic Trump. The content is trivial enough that an aide wouldn't typically draft it. The playful, attention-seeking quality is characteristic.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a low-intensity, supply-seeking post. Trump positions himself as the center of public attention — people want *him* to talk about celebrities. It's a humble-brag framed as observation. The implicit message: "I am so relevant that the public directs what I discuss."

The pivot away from political content (just days after the election loss rant) toward celebrity gossip may represent displacement — redirecting energy from the narcissistic injury of Obama's reelection toward safer territory where Trump's cultural relevance is unquestioned.

### Rhetorical Devices
The post uses a mild put-down of Brian Williams ("people just don't care about Brian!") to elevate Trump's role as cultural arbiter. The framing — "everybody wants me to" — is classic appeal to popularity.

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 70%)

### Indicators

- Casual gossipy tone
- Self-referential celebrity commentary
- Business hours posting (4:02 PM ET)
- No typos but informal style

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking

Sentiment: +0.20

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 30%
- Antisocial: 0%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 5%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 30%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Positioning self as responsive to audience demands
- Creating intimacy through celebrity gossip

## Tags

- supply-seeking (70%)
- celebrity-gossip (80%)
- displacement (40%)

## That day

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

**Three Days After Obama's Win, Trump Cycles Through Credit-Taking, Image Repair, and a 23-Minute Rage Barrage Against a Documentary Filmmaker**

Three days after Obama's re-election, Trump spent the day processing the loss through a mix of credit-taking, political commentary, and celebrity gossip. The most notable stretch was a rapid-fire 23-minute attack on documentary filmmaker Anthony Baxter, whose film criticized Trump's Scottish golf course -- ending with a veiled lawsuit threat. A single, fleeting moment of vulnerability appeared when he asked why people say he hates Obama, quickly buried under more bluster. The day was busy but showed no signs of sleep deprivation, and the overall mood was self-promotional with a sharp edge.

Full digest for 2012-11-09: https://trump.fm/date/2012-11-09/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2012, November 9). Everybody wants me to talk about Robert Pattinson... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_267009373132435456
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Everybody wants me to talk about Robert Pattinson and not..." X (Twitter), 9 Nov. 2012. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_267009373132435456. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Everybody wants me to talk about Robert Pattinson and not...," X (Twitter), November 9, 2012, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_267009373132435456.

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