# Post x_623136587241664512

- Post ID: `x_623136587241664512`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2015-07-20T14:25:14.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_623136587241664512
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_623136587241664512/analysis
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## Post text

> The ever dwindling @WSJ which is worth about 1/10 of what it was purchased for, is always hitting me politically. Who cares!

## Engagement

- Likes: 896
- Reposts: 450
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.348Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-07T14:10:26.977Z (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: WSJ Attack Post (July 20, 2015)

**Context:** This post appears amid the McCain POW comments fallout. Trump is under intense media criticism, and this attack on the WSJ fits a pattern of lashing out at critical media outlets.

**Timing:** 10:25 AM ET (Trump likely in NYC). Business hours posting, but the reactive tone and informal style suggest authentic Trump.

**Core Dynamic:** Classic narcissistic injury response — media criticism triggers devaluation of the source. The structure follows a predictable pattern: (1) diminish the critic's status ("ever dwindling," "worth about 1/10"), (2) frame their criticism as motivated by bias ("always hitting me politically"), (3) dismiss with feigned indifference ("Who cares!").

The "Who cares!" ending is a reaction formation — the post itself demonstrates he cares considerably. The financial devaluation of WSJ serves as a proxy attack: if the institution is failing, its criticism carries no weight.

**Longitudinal note:** The surrounding posts are all retweets of supporter praise, consistent with narcissistic supply-seeking behavior to counterbalance the injury from McCain fallout and media criticism. This alternation between absorbing praise and attacking critics is a characteristic oscillation pattern.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "WSJ is worth about 1/10 of what it was purchased for" | **Mostly False** | Murdoch's News Corp purchased Dow Jones (WSJ parent) for ~$5.6B in 2007. While print media declined in value, the WSJ remained one of the most valuable newspaper properties. The 1/10 claim is a significant exaggeration used for rhetorical effect. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 80%)

### Indicators

- Reactive, emotionally driven content
- Informal dismissive tone ('Who cares!')
- @ mention attack pattern typical of authentic Trump tweets
- Business hours but consistent with his known habit of reactive tweeting throughout the day

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Mixed State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (Wall Street Journal)

**Rage:** Intensity 40% targeting Wall Street Journal
- Proportionality: 50%

Sentiment: -0.50

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 30%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- devaluation (immature)
- reaction formation (neurotic)
- rationalization (neurotic)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- dismissal of institutional authority
- framing media as biased adversary

## Fact Checks (1)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-07._

> WSJ is worth about 1/10 of what it was purchased for

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Murdoch's News Corp purchased Dow Jones (WSJ parent) for ~$5.6B in 2007. While print media declined in value, the WSJ remained one of the most valuable newspaper properties. The 1/10 claim is a significant exaggeration used for rhetorical effect.

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- media_attack (90%)
- devaluation_defense (80%)
- mccain_fallout_period (60%)

## 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). The ever dwindling @WSJ which is worth about 1/10... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_623136587241664512
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "The ever dwindling @WSJ which is worth about 1/10 of what..." X (Twitter), 20 Jul. 2015. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_623136587241664512. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "The ever dwindling @WSJ which is worth about 1/10 of what...," X (Twitter), July 20, 2015, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_623136587241664512.

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