# Post x_622941415459450880

- Post ID: `x_622941415459450880`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2015-07-20T01:29:41.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no, but it quotes a tweet by @pg_rant
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_622941415459450880
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_622941415459450880/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_622941415459450880.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

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

> "@pg_rant: They can't handle you Donald so want you out the race, well good luck,because we know you won't walk away! Give it to them"

## Engagement

- Likes: 799
- Reposts: 290
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.348Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-07T14:09:04.165Z (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 Supporter During McCain Controversy

This is a quote-retweet of a supporter's message during the intense backlash following Trump's comments about John McCain's POW status. Posted at 9:29 PM ET (Trump likely in NYC), this is a late-evening retweet consistent with authentic Trump behavior.

The supporter's message frames Trump as someone the establishment "can't handle" and wants "out the race," reinforcing the fighter/victim narrative. By amplifying this, Trump signals defiance without having to craft his own statement.

### Psychological Function
This retweet serves as narcissistic supply during a period of significant narcissistic injury (widespread condemnation for McCain comments). Rather than apologizing or backing down, Trump curates supporter voices that reframe the controversy as proof of his anti-establishment credentials.

### Pattern Context
This fits within a cluster of posts from July 19-20 all managing the McCain fallout: citing standing ovations, attacking the Republican Party, promoting a USA Today op-ed titled "I don't need to be lectured." The retweet is part of a coordinated self-soothing and counter-narrative strategy.

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 85%)

### Indicators

- Late evening post (9:29 PM ET)
- Retweet curation pattern consistent with Trump's personal style
- Reactive content tied to ongoing controversy

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Mixed State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (Widespread condemnation for McCain POW comments)

Sentiment: +0.30

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 40%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- denial (pathological)
- projection (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 30%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Amplifying supporter voice to create illusion of grassroots mandate
- Using others' words to say what he wants said

## Tags

- mccain_controversy (90%)
- supply_seeking (80%)
- proxy_voice (70%)

## That day

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

**Full Narcissistic Injury Protocol: Trump Floods Timeline With Supporter Praise After McCain Backlash**

Trump spent the day in full damage-control mode following his widely condemned remarks about John McCain's POW status. The evening before featured a two-hour burst of retweeting supporter praise, followed by a morning pivot to attacking the Wall Street Journal and reframing the entire controversy as being about veteran welfare, not his own comments. He repeatedly insisted the story was no longer about McCain while continuing to post about nothing else, and closed the day promoting an O'Reilly Factor appearance to further push his counter-narrative.

Full digest for 2015-07-20: https://trump.fm/date/2015-07-20/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2015, July 20). "@pg_rant: They can't handle you Donald so want... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_622941415459450880
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. ""@pg_rant: They can't handle you Donald so want you out the..." X (Twitter), 20 Jul. 2015. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_622941415459450880. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, ""@pg_rant: They can't handle you Donald so want you out the...," X (Twitter), July 20, 2015, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_622941415459450880.

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