# Post x_359829108617777150

- Post ID: `x_359829108617777150`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2013-07-24T04:15:19.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_359829108617777150
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_359829108617777150/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_359829108617777150.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> ""@exclusivelyDee: @realDonaldTrump I mean really ... Weiner &amp, Spitzer?!? What is New York coming to!!!! Talk about global embarrassment!

## Engagement

- Likes: 0
- Reposts: 42
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:24.903Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-23T00:47:38.658Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Retweet of Weiner/Spitzer Commentary — July 24, 2013

### Post Overview

This post is a bare retweet of a supporter's comment lamenting the Anthony Weiner "Carlos Danger" sexting scandal and Eliot Spitzer's concurrent NYC political comeback attempt (Spitzer was running for City Comptroller despite his 2008 prostitution-related resignation as Governor). No original text is appended — Trump simply amplifies the message with silent endorsement.

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### Authorship Attribution

**UTC:** 04:15:19 → **EDT (New York, July 2013):** 12:15 AM

Trump was almost certainly in New York City in late July 2013. The 12:15 AM local timing falls squarely in his well-documented late-night posting window. The format — raw quoted-retweet with no added commentary, HTML entity artifact (`&amp,`) unresolved — is consistent with the unpolished, tool-mediated Twitter behavior of authentic 2013 Trump posts. The surrounding posts on this date follow the same pattern: retweeting fan compliments with brief or no commentary, consistent with authentic supply-seeking behavior. **Confidence: high authentic.**

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### Psychological State & Trigger

The trigger is *supply-seeking via political schadenfreude*. The Weiner "Carlos Danger" revelations broke directly during this period (confirmed in event log), and Spitzer's simultaneous re-emergence provided a two-for-one opportunity to highlight Democratic moral failure — amplified at arm's length, with plausible deniability. Trump contributes zero original language, yet derives political and narcissistic benefit from the signal-boost.

The broader day's posts show a consistent pattern: Trump retweeted multiple fan compliments validating his truth-telling, his royal family status, and his fitness for 2016 — classic *narcissistic supply accumulation*. This retweet slots neatly into that session as lateral validation: "even ordinary New Yorkers agree the city is embarrassed — not by me, by *them*."

**Narcissistic state:** Grandiose (elevated, dominant, observing others' disgrace from above)
**Trigger type:** Supply-seeking / maintenance

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### Personality (Multi-Level Framework)

**Level 1 – Dispositional Traits:**
The post is too brief and indirect to generate strong Big Five signal. The low-agreeableness enjoyment of rivals' humiliation (Extraversion: dominant; Agreeableness: low — contempt without overt aggression) is mildly present.

**Level 2 – Characteristic Adaptations:**
Agency motive dominant: the retweet positions Trump as an observer above the fray while maintaining dominance relative to failed politicians. No communion motive visible.

**Level 3 – Narrative Identity:**
Protagonist role: *Silent Judge*. The narrative implicit in retweeting is "I don't need to say anything — reality confirms my superiority." Contrasting other: Weiner and Spitzer as foils — disgraced, sexually compromised men contrasted with Trump's self-constructed image of strength and competence.

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### Defense Mechanisms

- **Passive aggression (immature):** Amplifies damaging content about rivals through indirect means (retweet) rather than direct attack, maintaining distance while delivering the blow.
- **Projection** is absent here; no attribution of own traits to others.

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### Rhetorical Techniques

- **Amplification via retweet:** Zero-cost signal boost; the follower's voice carries the charge while Trump receives the benefit.
- **Implied superiority:** The embarrassment of Weiner/Spitzer implicitly contrasts with Trump's self-positioning.
- **Appeal to shared disgust:** The framing ("global embarrassment") activates collective shame/pride dynamics.

No dehumanizing language, no violent imagery, no eliminationist rhetoric.

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### Cognitive Status

No original language to assess directly. Within the broader day's posts, syntax is simple, vocabulary modest, and thoughts complete — no word-finding difficulty, no tangentiality, no perseveration beyond the general theme of self-validation. Consistent with 2013 baseline.

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### Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Anthony Weiner sent explicit messages under alias 'Carlos Danger'" | **True** | Confirmed by event record: new sexting revelations emerged showing Weiner sent explicit messages under the 'Carlos Danger' alias during 2013 NYC mayoral campaign. |
| "Eliot Spitzer is running for office in New York" | **True** | Spitzer announced candidacy for NYC Comptroller in 2013 following his 2008 resignation as Governor over prostitution scandal. |

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 82%)

### Indicators

- 12:15 AM EDT — falls within authentic late-night posting window
- Bare retweet format with no appended commentary, consistent with 2013 Trump Twitter behavior
- HTML entity artifact (&amp,) unresolved — characteristic of unpolished authentic posts
- Surrounded by other late-night retweets of fan compliments on same date

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Weiner/Spitzer scandals provide contrast opportunity)

Sentiment: -0.35

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 35%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 15%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- passive aggression (immature)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Implicit shared disgust — reader is invited to join Trump in looking down on Weiner/Spitzer

## Fact Checks (2)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-23._

> Anthony Weiner sent explicit messages under alias 'Carlos Danger'

**TRUE**

Confirmed by event record: new sexting revelations emerged showing Weiner sent explicit messages under the 'Carlos Danger' alias during 2013 NYC mayoral campaign.

Sources: pre-researched event log

> Eliot Spitzer is running for office in New York

**TRUE**

Spitzer announced candidacy for NYC Comptroller in 2013 following his 2008 resignation as Governor over prostitution scandal.

Sources: general knowledge

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Tags

- retweet (100%)
- schadenfreude (70%)
- supply-seeking (65%)
- political-commentary (80%)
- weiner-scandal (90%)
- spitzer (75%)
- late-night-authentic (82%)
- passive-aggression (60%)

## That day

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

**99-Post Victory Lap: Weiner Scandal Fuels a Marathon Vindication Session and Proto-Campaign Brand-Building**

Trump had one of his highest-volume Twitter days on record, firing off nearly 100 posts in a sustained mood of cheerful self-congratulation. The Anthony Weiner "Carlos Danger" sexting scandal was his favorite topic, and he returned to it repeatedly to remind everyone he had predicted the relapse months earlier. Between Weiner mockery, he retweeted dozens of fans calling him a genius and urging him to run for president in 2016 -- an early prototype of the "reluctant savior" narrative. He also squeezed in attacks on wind energy projects near his Scottish golf course, a dismissive Obama critique, and a brief late-night innuendo about a Fox News anchor. The overall mood was expansive and pleased, with almost no detectable anger, but the posting pace -- stretching past midnight and resuming before dawn -- suggests a very short night's sleep.

Full digest for 2013-07-24: https://trump.fm/date/2013-07-24/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2013, July 24). ""@exclusivelyDee: @realDonaldTrump I mean really... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_359829108617777150
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. """@exclusivelyDee: @realDonaldTrump I mean really ......" X (Twitter), 24 Jul. 2013. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_359829108617777150. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, """@exclusivelyDee: @realDonaldTrump I mean really ......," X (Twitter), July 24, 2013, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_359829108617777150.

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