# Post x_268449146711703553

- Post ID: `x_268449146711703553`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2012-11-13T20:23:58.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_268449146711703553
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_268449146711703553/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_268449146711703553.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> It’s amazing how people can talk about me but I’m not allowed to talk about them.

## Engagement

- Likes: 573
- Reposts: 862
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.260Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T09:14:04.347Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

# Analysis: "Not Allowed to Talk About Them"

## Context
This post appears mid-stream in a same-day Twitter feud with Cher, sandwiched between posts attacking her "massive plastic surgeries" and "dying career." The juxtaposition is the most analytically significant feature.

## DARVO Pattern
The post exemplifies a textbook Deny-Attack-Reverse Victim and Offender sequence. Trump is actively and freely attacking Cher's physical appearance and career in surrounding posts, yet here claims persecution for merely wanting to "talk about" others. The word "allowed" fabricates a constraint that does not exist—he is posting without restriction on a public platform.

## Narcissistic Vulnerability
This is a vulnerable narcissistic moment amid a grandiose attack sequence. The oscillation is characteristic: grandiose aggression (attacking Cher) alternates with vulnerable self-pity (claiming unfair silencing). The grievance is non-specific ("people," "them") suggesting a generalized persecution schema rather than response to a specific incident.

## Projection
The asymmetry Trump describes—others get to criticize but he cannot respond—is precisely inverted from reality. He is the one escalating attacks on personal appearance while framing himself as the restricted party. This is projection of his own intolerance of criticism onto an imagined double standard.

## 2012 Baseline
Consistent with pre-political Trump Twitter behavior: celebrity feuds, grievance posting, thin-skinned responses to criticism. No cognitive markers of concern.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "People can talk about me but I'm not allowed to talk about them" | **False** | In adjacent posts from the same day, Trump freely attacks Cher's appearance and career, demonstrating no restriction on his speech |

Overall Veracity: 0%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 90%)

### Indicators

- Stream-of-consciousness grievance
- 3:23 PM ET business hours but emotionally reactive tone
- No formatting or polish
- Fits pattern of same-day Cher feud

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (Cher and public critics)

Sentiment: -0.50

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 40%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- projection (immature)
- denial (pathological)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 20%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- victim positioning to audience
- implied persecution narrative

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Claims to be silenced while actively attacking others in adjacent posts
- Reframes aggressor role as victim role

## Fact Checks (1)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-22._

> People can talk about me but I'm not allowed to talk about them

**FALSE**

In adjacent posts from the same day, Trump freely attacks Cher's appearance and career, demonstrating no restriction on his speech

Sources: Same-day posts attacking Cher

Overall Veracity: 0%

## Tags

- grievance (90%)
- DARVO (80%)
- victim_narrative (80%)
- Cher_feud (70%)

## That day

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

**Celebrity feuds, scandal gossip, and brand promotion fill a scattershot mid-November day**

Trump spent a busy Tuesday afternoon bouncing between self-promotion, political commentary, and celebrity feuds. He plugged his fragrance at Macy's, took shots at Rachel Maddow over wind turbines, and got into a back-and-forth with Cher that ended with a jab about plastic surgery and a complaint about double standards. The Petraeus affair dominated his news commentary, with a pointed joke about the title of Paula Broadwell's book. The overall mood was scattered but upbeat -- a typical day of brand-building and pot-stirring with no real escalation.

Full digest for 2012-11-13: https://trump.fm/date/2012-11-13/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2012, November 13). It’s amazing how people can talk about me but I’m... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_268449146711703553
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "It’s amazing how people can talk about me but I’m not..." X (Twitter), 13 Nov. 2012. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_268449146711703553. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "It’s amazing how people can talk about me but I’m not...," X (Twitter), November 13, 2012, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_268449146711703553.

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