# Post x_359852705977597952

- Post ID: `x_359852705977597952`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2013-07-24T01:49:05.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no, but it quotes a tweet by @ptcurtis
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_359852705977597952
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_359852705977597952/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_359852705977597952.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

_Quotes @ptcurtis, pasted in quotation marks the way early X retweets were made by hand. The words in quotation marks are @ptcurtis's, not his; a reply of his, if any, follows the closing mark._

> "@ptcurtis: @realDonaldTrump Is NY so out of touch they would vote in Weiner?"  In this crazy World, anything is possible!

## Engagement

- Likes: 12
- Reposts: 15
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.289Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-23T00:48:14.606Z (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: @realDonaldTrump, July 24, 2013

## Authorship Attribution
**Local time:** 9:49 PM EDT (New York). Trump was almost certainly in New York City in late July 2013. This falls squarely within his documented late-evening posting window. The format — brief reactive comment appended to a follower retweet — is consistent with authentic personal engagement. No indicators of aide authorship (no scheduling content, no polished syntax, no institutional purpose). **Assessment: likely authentic (0.72).**

## Situational Context
The post references Anthony Weiner's 2013 NYC mayoral campaign, which was engulfed in the "Carlos Danger" sexting revelations at precisely this date (confirmed by historian events). Trump is responding to a follower asking whether New York would still vote for Weiner — a rhetorically loaded question inviting shared contempt.

## Level 1: Dispositional Traits
Low-intensity post. Moderate extraversion (ongoing public engagement), muted agreeableness (implicit dismissiveness toward Weiner), low conscientiousness (casual format), low neuroticism (no evident distress or arousal), low openness (simple, reactive framing).

## Level 2: Characteristic Adaptations
**Agency motives** dominate at a background level: positioning as politically sophisticated commentator who sees through the "crazy world." Supply-seeking is evident in the surrounding sequence — five consecutive fan-praise responses on the same day — making this Weiner commentary a mild tonal departure. **Communion motives** are vestigial (shared "we who find this absurd" framing).

## Level 3: Narrative Identity
**Protagonist role:** Detached, knowing observer. The sardonic aside "In this crazy World, anything is possible!" casts Trump as a world-weary realist surveying political absurdity from above. The Weiner comparison is left implicit — Trump neither attacks directly nor endorses, inhabiting the posture of amused superiority.

**Contrasting other:** Weiner (implied as object of ridicule) and, subtly, the "out of touch" New York electorate invoked in the follower's question.

**Identity claim:** "I am perceptive enough to recognize chaos and corruption when I see it."

## Level 4: Clinical Indicators
**Narcissistic features:** Present but attenuated — ambient grandiosity rather than explicit assertion. No rage, no injury response, no paranoid ideation in this post. The malignant narcissism composite is very low across all four dimensions.

**Defense mechanisms:**
- *Displacement* (neurotic): Schadenfreude at Weiner's scandal as low-risk superiority display
- *Rationalization* (neurotic): "Crazy World" externalizes the absurdity, immunizing Trump from substantive evaluation

## Rhetorical Analysis
The key technique is **follower-as-proxy attack**: retweeting a fan's critical question allows Trump to introduce the Weiner contempt frame while maintaining deniable detachment. His single-line comment is technically non-committal but tonally contemptuous. This pattern — using follower amplification as an indirect attack vector — is embryonic here; it becomes a central and highly developed feature of his later social media strategy.

## Cognitive Status
No markers of linguistic difficulty. Syntax is simple but coherent, vocabulary unremarkable, logical flow intact. Consistent with baseline 2013 communication patterns.

## Danger Assessment
**None.** No dehumanizing language, no violent imagery, no mobilization, no eliminationist framing. Low-stakes political commentary.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Anthony Weiner is running for NYC mayor amid fresh scandal" | **True** | Historian events confirm 'Carlos Danger' sexting revelations emerged at precisely this date (July 2013), with Weiner actively campaigning for NYC mayor |

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Summary
Not clinically significant. Routine low-intensity supply-harvesting session with a mild political commentary interruption. Of modest longitudinal interest as an early example of the follower-amplification attack pattern.

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 72%)

### Indicators

- 9:49 PM EDT (local NYC time) — late evening, within authentic posting window
- Brief, reactive reply to follower question is consistent with Trump's personal engagement style
- Casual phrasing and elliptical structure typical of unpolished authentic posts
- No event announcement or promotional content that would suggest aide authorship
- Very short comment appended to retweet — characteristic of impulsive, low-effort authentic engagement

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (follower political commentary)

Sentiment: -0.15

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 20%
- Antisocial: 5%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 10%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- follower amplification (retweeting fan question to validate shared worldview)
- implicit in-group membership ('we' who find this crazy)

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Anthony Weiner is running for NYC mayor amid fresh scandal

**TRUE**

Historian events confirm 'Carlos Danger' sexting revelations emerged at precisely this date (July 2013), with Weiner actively campaigning for NYC mayor

Sources: Known Events: Anthony Weiner 'Carlos Danger' Sexting Scandal

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Tags

- supply-seeking (70%)
- follower-amplification (80%)
- political-commentary (60%)
- indirect-attack (65%)
- weiner-scandal (90%)
- ambient-grandiosity (40%)

## 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). "@ptcurtis: @realDonaldTrump Is NY so out of... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_359852705977597952
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. ""@ptcurtis: @realDonaldTrump Is NY so out of touch they..." X (Twitter), 24 Jul. 2013. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_359852705977597952. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, ""@ptcurtis: @realDonaldTrump Is NY so out of touch they...," X (Twitter), July 24, 2013, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_359852705977597952.

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