# Post x_357553353330409472

- Post ID: `x_357553353330409472`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2013-07-17T17:32:17.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_357553353330409472
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_357553353330409472/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_357553353330409472.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> @espnradio My great honor!

## Engagement

- Likes: 1
- Reposts: 0
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.289Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T21:11:03.495Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

# Analysis: "@espnradio My great honor!" — July 17, 2013

## Overview

This is a minimal, three-word reply to ESPN Radio — one of the lowest-signal posts observable in this dataset. The analytical yield is correspondingly sparse, and intellectual honesty requires restraint rather than over-interpretation of thin evidence.

## Authorship Attribution

**Confidence: Low.** UTC 17:32 converts to ~1:32 PM EDT (Trump was almost certainly in New York in mid-July 2013). Business-hours timing favors aide-assisted posting. However, the phrase "My great honor!" appears repeatedly in Trump's authentic lexicon across years, suggesting it may be a reflexive, habitual phrase he uses autonomously. Verdict: ambiguous.

## Level 1: Dispositional Traits

No meaningful trait signal extractable from two words. Extraversion is weakly implied by public broadcasting of the exchange.

## Level 2: Characteristic Adaptations

A micro supply-reception event. Being invited onto / acknowledged by ESPN Radio (major media, high status) is received and publicly broadcast, amplifying the status signal to followers. The framing — "My great honor" rather than "Great to be on" or "Thanks!" — characteristically centers the self as the locus of honor received rather than expressing reciprocal warmth.

## Level 3: Narrative Identity

The protagonist-as-worthy-recipient-of-honors-from-major-institutions is consistent with the broader self-narrative visible across the corpus.

## Surrounding Context Note

The same-day posts show a pattern of brief Twitter replies: gratitude for book praise, generic encouragement, one aggressive jab at Rolling Stone ("dying magazine that sucks"). This post fits the polite-reply cluster rather than the reactive cluster. No clinical significance; no summary warranted.

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 45%)

### Indicators

- Post timestamp converts to approximately 1:32 PM EDT (New York) — business hours, consistent with aide-assisted posting
- Grammatically correct, minimal, polished two-word reply
- No typos, no ALL CAPS, no emotional charge
- However, the brevity and formulaic politeness ('My great honor!') is a phrase Trump uses idiomatically and frequently, making authentic origin plausible
- Could be either: aide scheduling a reply, or Trump dashing off a quick acknowledgment himself

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (ESPN Radio)

Sentiment: +0.70

### Clinical

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 5%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Public display of media validation — broadcasting the honor of being acknowledged by a major sports media outlet signals status to followers

## Tags

- media_validation (60%)
- routine_reply (80%)
- status_signaling (40%)
- low_information_post (90%)

## That day

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

**A Quiet Day of Brand Maintenance and Sports Talk, Punctuated by Flashes of Cultural Sentinel Rhetoric**

A high-volume but low-intensity day mostly spent watching the MLB All-Star Game, thanking fans, and promoting his books and golf courses. The mood was relaxed and self-congratulatory throughout, with only brief flashes of anger directed at Rolling Stone for putting the Boston Marathon bomber on its cover. Trump also weighed in on the Zimmerman verdict aftermath with a moderate "time to move on" take, and took a shot at Karl Rove's campaign spending record. The day's most notable feature was its sheer volume -- over 60 posts -- driven largely by real-time sports commentary and staff-assisted fan engagement.

Full digest for 2013-07-17: https://trump.fm/date/2013-07-17/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2013, July 17). @espnradio My great honor! [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_357553353330409472
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "@espnradio My great honor!" X (Twitter), 17 Jul. 2013. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_357553353330409472. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "@espnradio My great honor!," X (Twitter), July 17, 2013, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_357553353330409472.

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