# Post x_367111166231064577 - Post ID: `x_367111166231064577` - Platform: X (Twitter) - Posted: 2013-08-13T02:31:37.000Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no, but it quotes a tweet by @Omaha_Tiger - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_367111166231064577 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_367111166231064577/analysis - Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_367111166231064577.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) ## Post text _Quotes @Omaha_Tiger, pasted in quotation marks the way early X retweets were made by hand. The words in quotation marks are @Omaha_Tiger's, not his; a reply of his, if any, follows the closing mark._ > "@Omaha_Tiger: @realDonaldTrump - how do you deal with idiots on daily basis?" Ignore them. ## Engagement - Likes: 25 - Reposts: 52 - Replies: 0 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.287Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-23T01:43:24.586Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._ ## Summary At face value a pithy two-word reply; in context the post reveals the foundational narcissistic schema in compressed form. Within the same session Trump calls a journalist a "boring racist," challenges Obama to a debate, and accepts golf flattery — making "Ignore them" a self-concept assertion rather than a behavioral description. This dissociation between stated self-image and observable conduct is consistent with impaired self-reflective capacity characteristic of high narcissistic organization (Kernberg 1984). The fan's question functions as a structured supply vehicle positioning Trump as a sage beleaguered by inferiors; he accepts the framing without friction. No clinical escalation relative to baseline; the post reflects stable trait expression rather than acute state change. Danger level: none. Authorship: authentic. # Analysis: "Ignore them" — August 13, 2013 ## Authorship Attribution **Verdict: Authentic Trump (high confidence)** UTC timestamp 02:31:37 converts to **10:31 PM EDT** (New York, August 12). Trump was almost certainly in New York in mid-August 2013, well before his political profile required extensive travel. The late-evening timing falls squarely within his documented authentic posting window. The style is consistent with his early Twitter persona: reactive, punchy, single-clause declarative. No polished event-announcement structure; pure conversational riffing. --- ## Psychological State & Narcissistic Dynamics This post is structurally minor but contains a rich internal contradiction that illuminates core dynamics. The answer — "Ignore them" — is delivered in the same session as: - Calling Touré a **"boring racist"** (active engagement, not ignorance) - Enthusing about a potential Obama debate ("lets go!") - Enthusiastically affirming his golf superiority ("TRUE!") This is a textbook **lack of self-reflective capacity** characteristic of narcissistic personality organization. The statement is performatively false: Trump does not ignore perceived inferiors; he attacks, labels, and engages them obsessively. The reply constructs a **false self-image of serene superiority** for public consumption while his actual behavioral pattern contradicts it in real time, within the same posting session. **Trigger:** Supply-seeking. The fan's question ("how do you deal with idiots?") is a structured **narcissistic feed**—it positions Trump as the wise, beleaguered master surrounded by lesser beings. The question itself does Trump's grandiosity work for him; the answer merely accepts the framing. **Narcissistic State:** Mildly grandiose. The response implies elevation above ordinary human friction rather than vulnerability or rage. --- ## Defense Mechanisms **Denial (Level 1, pathological):** The claim of ignoring idiots is flatly contradicted by observable behavior in the same Twitter session. This is not strategic spin; it appears genuinely ego-syntonic — he may not consciously register the contradiction. **Rationalization (neurotic):** Framing active retaliation (blocking, name-calling) as principled non-engagement. --- ## Personality Analysis (McAdams Multi-Level) **Level 1 — Traits:** - *Low Agreeableness*: The implied contempt for a large class of people ("idiots") with no self-questioning. - *Low Neuroticism (performed)*: The clipped response performs equanimity; surrounding posts reveal the opposite. - *High Extraversion*: Rapid-fire audience engagement across multiple threads simultaneously. **Level 2 — Characteristic Adaptations:** - Dominant motive: **Status/power** — the post consolidates hierarchical positioning. The questioner and Trump are implicitly aligned above a vast sea of "idiots." - Schema: *I am exceptional; those who criticize me are beneath engagement* — a core narcissistic schema expressed in its most compressed form. **Level 3 — Narrative Identity:** - Protagonist role: **The Wise Man Above the Fray** — serene, unbothered, too accomplished to be distracted. - Contamination sequence: absent (no threat narrative here). - Identity claim: *I am not rattled by lesser people.* - Contrasting other: unnamed "idiots" — a diffuse, depersonalized out-group. --- ## Rhetorical Analysis The post is rhetorically lean to the point of minimalism. Its power is in compression: - **Aphoristic brevity**: Two words function as a maxim, lending false authority. - **In-group solidarity**: By answering the question without pushback on the premise ("idiots"), Trump implicitly validates both the questioner's framing and his own superiority. - **False dichotomy (latent)**: Worthy people (Trump, fans) vs. idiots — the world is cleanly sorted. No violent imagery, no dehumanizing language, no stochastic terrorism indicators. --- ## Cognitive Assessment Post is too brief (two words) to yield meaningful complexity metrics. No language production anomalies detectable. No confabulation or temporal confusion. **Baseline comparison not applicable at this length.** --- ## Danger Assessment **None.** No eliminationist language, no target identification, no grievance escalation. Routine audience engagement. --- ## Summary At face value, a pithy two-word reply. In context, the post reveals the foundational narcissistic schema — *I am above lesser humans* — in its purest compressed form. The irony is clinically notable: within the same posting session Trump calls a journalist a "boring racist," challenges Obama to debate, and accepts golf flattery. "Ignore them" is therefore not a behavioral description but a **self-concept assertion** — a performed identity that bears no relationship to actual behavior. This dissociation between stated self-image and observable conduct is consistent with impaired self-reflective capacity characteristic of high narcissistic personality organization (Kernberg, 1984). The fan's question functions as a structured narcissistic supply vehicle, positioning Trump as a sage beleaguered by inferiors, and he accepts the framing without friction. No clinical escalation relative to baseline; the post reflects stable trait expression rather than acute state change. ## Authorship Analysis **Self-Written** (score: 82%) ### Indicators - UTC 02:31 = 10:31 PM EDT — within authentic late-evening posting window - Single-clause declarative, conversational register - No polished grammar or event-announcement structure - Consistent with rapid-fire fan engagement pattern of surrounding posts ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Supply Seeking (fan question positioning Trump as superior to 'idiots') Sentiment: +0.15 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 55% - Antisocial: 10% - Paranoid: 5% - Sadism: 5% **Defense Mechanisms:** - denial (pathological) - rationalization (neurotic) **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 10% **Parasocial Techniques:** - positioning self as wise mentor figure - implicit in-group solidarity with questioner ## Tags - narcissistic_supply (70%) - self_contradictory_behavior (75%) - grandiosity_compressed (60%) - fan_engagement (50%) - aphorism (40%) - authentic_authorship (85%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **Huffington Obsession Consumes a 60-Post Day as Trump Oscillates Between Rage Bursts and Supply Harvesting** Trump spent the day locked in a prolonged feud with Arianna Huffington and the Huffington Post, firing off personal attacks across multiple sessions from late evening through the following afternoon. Between rage bursts, he enthusiastically retweeted fans floating a 2016 presidential run, collecting flattery with brief, warm replies. An early-morning session before 6 AM included disproportionate attacks on anonymous users -- calling one a "LOSER" and warning another that "HE HITS BACK REALLY HARD" -- before the day settled into calmer promotional and political content. The Huffington Post grudge never fully resolved, resurfacing in the afternoon with fresh jabs hours after the initial provocation. Full digest for 2013-08-13: https://trump.fm/date/2013-08-13/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2013, August 13). "@Omaha_Tiger: @realDonaldTrump - how do you deal... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_367111166231064577 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. ""@Omaha_Tiger: @realDonaldTrump - how do you deal with..." X (Twitter), 13 Aug. 2013. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_367111166231064577. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. 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