# Post x_371949781415129089 - Post ID: `x_371949781415129089` - Platform: X (Twitter) - Posted: 2013-08-26T10:58:33.000Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_371949781415129089 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_371949781415129089/analysis ## Post text > Fox and Friends ## Engagement - Likes: 40 - Reposts: 47 - Replies: 0 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.283Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-04-03T08:42:48.075Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._ # Analysis: "Fox and Friends" (2013-08-26) ## Overview This post consists of two words — a proper noun referring to Fox News's flagship morning program. It is among the most minimal posts in the corpus and offers little direct psychological signal. Its primary analytical value lies in authorship attribution, timing, and what it implies about media habits and the broader contextual arc of the Schneiderman posts surrounding it. --- ## Authorship Attribution **Local time calculation:** Trump's primary residence in August 2013 was Trump Tower, New York City. New York is UTC−4 (EDT) in late August. The UTC timestamp of 10:58:33 converts to **6:58 AM EDT** — the precise window during which Fox & Friends airs (6:00–9:00 AM ET). This timing is highly consistent with an authentic Trump post: early morning, likely posted while watching the show, consistent with his well-documented habit of live-tweeting morning cable news. The stripped-down, contextless style — no verb, no explanation, no call to action — is consistent with his impulsive, stream-of-consciousness posting pattern. An aide-written post would almost certainly include more context (e.g., "Watch me on Fox and Friends this morning at 8!" or a retweet with commentary). **Assessment:** High probability authentic Trump, typed while watching or appearing on the program. --- ## Psychological State & Narrative Context The surrounding posts are entirely consumed with the New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's lawsuit against Trump University, filed on Saturday (2013-08-24), immediately after Schneiderman met with President Obama — a sequence Trump interprets as politically motivated and conspiratorial ("Same as IRS etc."). Trump is in an acute reactive state: insulting Schneiderman ("very stupid & ineffective"), surfacing questions about what Schneiderman said during office visits, and retweeting supporters who predict his counterattack will force "surrender." Against this background, "Fox and Friends" functions as a signaling behavior: it marks the preferred media ecosystem where Trump's narrative would be sympathetically amplified. Whether he appeared on the show to discuss the lawsuit or simply was watching it, the post locates him within his media comfort zone. Fox & Friends was not merely entertainment for Trump but a primary feedback loop — a reliable source of narcissistic supply and a platform for grievance amplification. No direct emotional content is present in the post itself. --- ## Clinical Indicators Given the two-word content, no clinical markers can be reliably assessed from this post alone. The surrounding posts exhibit characteristic patterns (paranoid ideation around coordinated political targeting, narcissistic rage directed at Schneiderman, projection of bad faith onto opponents), but this post is a null signal. **Cognitive complexity:** Not assessable from two words. No word-finding, syntactic, or coherence evidence available. --- ## Rhetorical & Propaganda Analysis No rhetorical devices are deployed. The post is effectively a brand mention. In aggregate, Trump's habitual promotion of Fox & Friends serves an implicit propaganda function — directing his audience toward a sympathetic media channel — but this single post is too minimal to carry rhetorical weight independently. --- ## Danger Assessment No danger indicators present. Post is benign in isolation. --- ## Summary Not clinically significant in isolation. Value is contextual: early-morning timing corroborates authentic authorship; media reference situates Trump within his preferred feedback loop during an acute grievance episode (the Schneiderman lawsuit). No analyzable psychological content beyond this. ## Fact Verification | Claim | Verdict | Evidence | |-------|---------|----------| | "Fox and Friends exists as a Fox News program" | **True** | Fox & Friends is a well-documented morning news/opinion program on Fox News Channel, airing weekdays 6–9 AM ET. Its existence is not in dispute. | Overall Veracity: 100% ## Authorship Analysis **Self-Written** (score: 75%) ### Indicators - 6:58 AM local time aligns precisely with Fox & Friends broadcast window (6-9 AM ET) - Contextless two-word post consistent with impulsive live-tweeting of cable news - No promotional framing, URL, or scheduling language that aide-written posts typically include - Trump's documented habit of morning Fox & Friends viewing and tweeting corroborates timing ## Psychological Profile ### Traits **Big Five:** - Extraversion: 70% - Agreeableness: 30% - Conscientiousness: 20% - Neuroticism: 40% - Openness: 20% Strongest facet: extraversion — media visibility and public presence orientation **Motives:** - Agency: 50% - Communion: 20% Primary drive: status ### Narrative - **Role:** media personality / public figure - **Arc:** neutral - **Contrasting:** none present in this post **Identity Claims:** - implicitly: person whose media appearances are worth noting ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Maintenance (morning media routine) Sentiment: +0.10 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 10% - Antisocial: 0% - Paranoid: 0% - Sadism: 0% **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 5% **Parasocial Techniques:** - implicit audience direction toward sympathetic media ecosystem ## Fact Checks (1) _The model's verdicts from 2026-04-03._ > Fox and Friends exists as a Fox News program **TRUE** Fox & Friends is a well-documented morning news/opinion program on Fox News Channel, airing weekdays 6–9 AM ET. Its existence is not in dispute. Sources: general knowledge Overall Veracity: 100% ## Tags - media-reference (90%) - authentic-timing (75%) - morning-routine (80%) - null-signal (95%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **Trump Mounts 19-Post Siege Against AG Schneiderman, Deploying Full DARVO Arsenal Two Days After Fraud Lawsuit** Trump spent nearly the entire day attacking New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who had filed a $40 million fraud lawsuit against Trump University two days earlier. He kicked off with a morning media blitz on Fox & Friends and the Today Show, then hammered the same message across a dozen-plus posts: the AG is a "lightweight hack," the lawsuit is "frivolous," and the whole thing was orchestrated by President Obama. Several factual claims were wrong -- he said no one was going after Jon Corzine (federal regulators already had), touted a misleading 98% approval rating for Trump University, and insisted Schneiderman ignored Wall Street fraud (the AG was actively suing major banks). The mood was aggressive but controlled, more sustained siege than explosive meltdown, with Trump oscillating between combative confidence and a persecution narrative throughout. Full digest for 2013-08-26: https://trump.fm/date/2013-08-26/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2013, August 26). Fox and Friends [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_371949781415129089 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Fox and Friends" X (Twitter), 26 Aug. 2013. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_371949781415129089. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. 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