# Post x_661897728432173056

- Post ID: `x_661897728432173056`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2015-11-04T13:28:10.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_661897728432173056
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_661897728432173056/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_661897728432173056.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Isn't it terrible that @megynkelly used a poll not used before (I.B.D.) when I was down, but refuses to use it now when I am up?

## Engagement

- Likes: 5,242
- Reposts: 2,042
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.341Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-08T07:48:55.000Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Trump vs. Megyn Kelly Poll Complaint (Nov 4, 2015)

This post continues the well-documented Trump-Kelly feud originating from the August 2015 GOP debate. Trump accuses Kelly of selectively using the IBD/TIPP poll only when it showed him trailing, while ignoring it when favorable to him. This is a classic grievance-driven post targeting a media figure perceived as hostile.

### Authorship
Posted at 8:28 AM ET (Trump likely in NYC for book tour). Morning timing during business hours is ambiguous but the rhetorical style—rhetorical question, personal grievance, naming a specific target—is characteristic of authentic Trump.

### Psychological Dynamics
The post reflects ongoing narcissistic injury from Kelly's debate questioning. The grievance is maintained weeks later, consistent with grudge-bearing and paranoid ideation about biased treatment. The framing as a rhetorical question ("Isn't it terrible") is a parasocial technique inviting followers to share his indignation.

### Context
This appears amid a cluster of book-promotion retweets for *Crippled America*, suggesting Trump was actively monitoring media coverage and polls during his promotional push. The Kelly complaint interrupts an otherwise supply-seeking sequence of flattering retweets.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Megyn Kelly used IBD poll when Trump was down but refuses to use it when he is up" | **Unverifiable** | Specific editorial choices on Kelly's show regarding IBD/TIPP polling are not readily verifiable from available context |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- rhetorical question format
- personal grievance targeting specific individual
- specific polling detail suggesting personal monitoring
- morning timing slightly favors aide but style is authentic

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (Megyn Kelly / Fox News polling coverage)

**Rage:** Intensity 40% targeting Megyn Kelly
- Proportionality: 40%

Sentiment: -0.50

### Clinical

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

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- projection (immature)
- passive aggression (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 40%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- rhetorical question inviting shared indignation
- positioning audience as witnesses to unfairness

## Fact Checks (1)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-08._

> Megyn Kelly used IBD poll when Trump was down but refuses to use it when he is up

**UNVERIFIABLE**

Specific editorial choices on Kelly's show regarding IBD/TIPP polling are not readily verifiable from available context

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- media_grievance (80%)
- megyn_kelly_feud (90%)
- polling (50%)

## That day

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

**Book Launch Blitz: "Crippled America" Promotion Dominates a Low-Rage Day**

November 4, 2015 was a textbook promotional day during the early primary campaign. The overwhelming majority of Trump's 25 posts were retweets of supporter praise for his newly released book "Crippled America" (published November 3), interspersed with campaign logistics and media appearance teasers. The psychological profile is uniformly grandiose, with narcissistic supply-seeking as the dominant trigger across nearly every post. A late-night retweet burst (11:17 PM–1:26 AM ET) suggests an energized post-book-launch state, though not clearly pathological.

The sole disruption to this promotional monotone came at 8:28 AM ET (x_661897728432173056), when Trump pivoted to a grievance against Megyn Kelly over her alleged selective use of polling data. This post registered as the day's only rage-flagged item (0.40) and only vulnerable-state marker, reflecting a narcissistic injury pattern — the perception that a media figure is deliberately undermining him by cherry-picking unfavorable data. The complaint was brief and isolated; by 9:58 AM he had landed in New Hampshire and returned to campaign mode. The evening brought a celebratory Fox News poll tweet and announcements for the next morning's media blitz, closing the day on a self-assured note.

Cognitively, the day's output is low-complexity and repetitive, dominated by retweet amplification rather than original composition. Two posts appear to be near-duplicates of earlier entries (x_661760750520836100 and x_661785765790277600), suggesting either platform artifacts or re-sharing of the same content. No escalation pattern, no elevated danger signals, and no stochastic terrorism markers were detected. This was a controlled, promotional day with a single flash of media grievance.

Full digest for 2015-11-04: https://trump.fm/date/2015-11-04/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2015, November 4). Isn't it terrible that @megynkelly used a poll... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_661897728432173056
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Isn't it terrible that @megynkelly used a poll not used..." X (Twitter), 4 Nov. 2015. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_661897728432173056. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Isn't it terrible that @megynkelly used a poll not used...," X (Twitter), November 4, 2015, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_661897728432173056.

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