# Post x_646149427024003073

- Post ID: `x_646149427024003073`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2015-09-22T02:30:02.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no, but it quotes a tweet by @seleti00
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_646149427024003073
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_646149427024003073/analysis
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## Post text

_Quotes @seleti00, pasted in quotation marks the way early X retweets were made by hand. The words in quotation marks are @seleti00's, not his; a reply of his, if any, follows the closing mark._

> "@seleti00: @realDonaldTrump @FoxNews They attack you more then CNN or MSNBC combined. Just a bunch of old Bush appointee Rhinos."

## Engagement

- Likes: 1,888
- Reposts: 989
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.344Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-07T20:38:50.701Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

This late-evening retweet (10:30 PM EDT) is drawn from a systematic supply-seeking session in which Trump amplified five consecutive supporter posts processing variants of the same persecution narrative. The post's primary significance is diagnostic rather than content-based: Trump's selection of this specific claim — that Fox News attacks him more than CNN and MSNBC combined — documents the consolidation of Fox News as an enemy institution, a reclassification that began with the Megyn Kelly debate confrontation six weeks earlier. The dominant defense is splitting: Fox is not merely critical but is now *worse* than liberal adversaries, collapsing a complex media landscape into binary betrayal. The "Bush appointee Rhinos" framing operationalizes this split with a pseudo-rational ideological justification (rationalization), while projection displaces Trump's own combativeness entirely onto Fox. The narcissistic state is mixed/vulnerable-dominant — the persecutory framing predominates, but the implied scale of the attack carries a grandiose undertone. Scott Walker's exit attack the previous day serves as a co-trigger alongside the ongoing Fox News tensions. Danger level: none. Clinically, this post is low-load and consistent with baseline; its significance is longitudinal, marking a durable shift in Trump's media adversary map that would persist throughout the campaign.

# Analysis: x_646149427024003073 — September 22, 2015

## Overview
This post is a straight retweet of a supporter (@seleti00) claiming Fox News attacks Trump more than CNN and MSNBC combined, characterizing Fox News personnel as "old Bush appointee Rhinos" (misspelling of RINO — Republican In Name Only). No original Trump text is present beyond the amplification act itself.

## Authorship Attribution
UTC 02:30 converts to approximately **10:30 PM EDT** — Trump was in the U.S. Eastern timezone throughout this campaign period (confirmed Ohio rally activity, New York base). Late-evening timing is strongly consistent with authentic Trump posting behavior. The absence of appended commentary is a slight deviation from adjacent posts in the same session which add "Thanks Mark!" or "True," but the content may have been so directly validating as to require no amplification. On balance: **authentic Trump**, medium confidence.

## Psychological State & Triggers
This post occurs within a systematic supply-seeking/grievance-processing session — all five adjacent posts from this date are retweets centering on the same persecution narrative. The primary trigger is **narcissistic injury**: Fox News coverage perceived as hostile, compounded by Scott Walker's exit statement attacking Trump the previous day. The Muslim question controversy fallout was also ongoing.

The narcissistic state is **mixed/vulnerable-dominant**: the scale of the claimed persecution ("more than CNN+MSNBC combined") carries an implicit grandiose undertone (only an important target gets attacked this heavily), but the overall posture is persecutory and wounded.

## Defense Mechanisms
**Splitting (immature):** Fox News is recast as *worse* than the liberal media enemy — absolute devaluation of a former partial ally, collapsing a complex media landscape into binary betrayal. **Projection (immature):** The "attack" framing attributes all aggression to Fox News; Trump's own combative posture toward the network (Megyn Kelly feud, debate confrontations) is entirely unacknowledged. **Rationalization (neurotic):** "Bush appointee" provides pseudo-rational justification for Fox's hostility — it's ideological corruption, not personal affront — intellectualizing what is likely experienced as a wound.

## Rhetorical Techniques
- **False equivalence inverted:** Repositioning Fox as worse than CNN+MSNBC disrupts the conservative media hierarchy and realigns grassroots allegiances.
- **Delegitimization by association:** "Bush appointee" links Fox personnel to the establishment dynasty Trump is actively running against.
- **Derogatory labeling:** "Rhinos" (RINO) redeploys a grassroots conservative pejorative against establishment media figures.
- **Amplification-as-endorsement:** Retweet-without-comment circulates inflammatory claims with one degree of plausible deniability.
- **Victimhood framing:** "They attack you" casts Trump as passive recipient of aggression.

## Longitudinal Context
The Fox News adversarial framing marks a significant longitudinal shift. Fox was perceived as a friendly outlet before Megyn Kelly's confrontational questioning at the August 6 debate. Six weeks later, Fox has been consolidated as an enemy institution — a reclassification with lasting consequences for Trump's media posture throughout the campaign. Walker's exit the previous day both validates Trump's dominance (rival eliminated) and triggers devaluation ("Losers proving Pledge was sham" in adjacent post) — a narcissistic splitting dynamic playing out in real time across the session.

## Danger Assessment
**None.** No eliminationist language, dehumanization, mobilization calls, or stochastic terrorism indicators present. This is grievance-maintenance behavior with no escalatory content.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Fox News attacks Trump more than CNN or MSNBC combined" | **Unverifiable** | Subjective characterization of media coverage volume and tone. No quantitative basis provided. Contextually plausible given Megyn Kelly tensions but the superlative framing ('combined') is unsupported by any cited analysis. |
| "Fox News personnel are 'old Bush appointees'" | **Mostly False** | Some Fox News contributors had Bush administration connections (e.g., Karl Rove as paid contributor), but broadly characterizing Fox News as staffed by Bush appointees is an overstatement deployed as a rhetorical delegitimization device rather than an accurate organizational description. |

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 75%)

### Indicators

- 10:30 PM EDT — late evening, consistent with authentic Trump posting window
- Part of a multi-post retweeting session typical of Trump's personal Twitter behavior
- No aide-typical markers: no event announcements, no polished formatting, no business-hours timing
- Absence of appended commentary is slight deviation from adjacent posts in same session

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Mixed State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (Fox News coverage perceived as hostile; Scott Walker exit statement attacking Trump; ongoing Muslim question controversy fallout)

Sentiment: -0.45

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 35%
- Antisocial: 5%
- Paranoid: 45%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- splitting (immature)
- projection (immature)
- rationalization (neurotic)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 10%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Retweeting supporter validation to generate follower agreement while maintaining plausible deniability
- Systematic amplification of persecution narrative to reinforce in-group epistemic structure
- Curated session of supporter retweets creating impression of broad organic consensus

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Fox News attacks Trump more than CNN or MSNBC combined

**UNVERIFIABLE**

Subjective characterization of media coverage volume and tone. No quantitative basis provided. Contextually plausible given Megyn Kelly tensions but the superlative framing ('combined') is unsupported by any cited analysis.

> Fox News personnel are 'old Bush appointees'

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Some Fox News contributors had Bush administration connections (e.g., Karl Rove as paid contributor), but broadly characterizing Fox News as staffed by Bush appointees is an overstatement deployed as a rhetorical delegitimization device rather than an accurate organizational description.

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Tags

- supply_seeking (80%)
- grievance_processing (85%)
- splitting (90%)
- fox_news_adversarial (95%)
- establishment_attack (88%)
- rino_framing (75%)
- retweet_amplification (70%)
- persecution_narrative (85%)
- bush_delegitimization (72%)
- late_night_authentic (75%)

## That day

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

**Fox News Feud Consumes a Would-Be Victory Lap as Trump Wages War on His Own Network**

Trump spent most of the day locked in a prolonged feud with Fox News, furious that Bill O'Reilly and others weren't showcasing his strong poll numbers. Despite leading the Republican field by a wide margin and watching rival Scott Walker drop out of the race, the mood was dominated by grievance rather than celebration. He retweeted dozens of supporters attacking Fox and praising Sean Hannity as the only trustworthy voice on the network, even posting as late as 2:30 in the morning. The day ended on a calmer note with a Yom Kippur greeting and a plug for his Colbert Late Show appearance, but the Fox war consumed the overwhelming majority of his attention.

Full digest for 2015-09-22: https://trump.fm/date/2015-09-22/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2015, September 22). "@seleti00: @realDonaldTrump @FoxNews They attack... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_646149427024003073
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. ""@seleti00: @realDonaldTrump @FoxNews They attack you more..." X (Twitter), 22 Sep. 2015. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_646149427024003073. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, ""@seleti00: @realDonaldTrump @FoxNews They attack you more...," X (Twitter), September 22, 2015, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_646149427024003073.

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