# Post x_666060370692448256

- Post ID: `x_666060370692448256`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2015-11-16T01:09:01.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_666060370692448256
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_666060370692448256/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_666060370692448256.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Tom Brady just did it again. He is not only a great guy, he is, without question, the BEST quarterback!

## Engagement

- Likes: 14,960
- Reposts: 9,338
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.340Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-08T08:18:34.894Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Tom Brady Praise Post (2015-11-16)

A brief, low-intensity post praising Tom Brady as "the BEST quarterback." This is a routine supply-maintenance post leveraging celebrity association. Trump and Brady had a well-documented friendship during this period.

### Authorship
Posted at ~8:09 PM EST (Trump likely in NYC during campaign). Evening timing, simple structure, ALL CAPS emphasis on "BEST" — consistent with authentic Trump posting during downtime. The superlative style and personal tone are characteristic.

### Psychological Function
This post serves narcissistic supply through association — aligning himself with a winner. The phrase "great guy" likely reflects Brady's public support for Trump's candidacy (Brady had a MAGA hat in his locker). This is in-group loyalty reinforcement: those who support Trump are "great guys" and the "BEST."

### Context
Notable that this casual sports post occurs the day after the Paris terror attacks (Nov 13). The adjacent posts show Trump in full political mode ("I TOLD YOU SO" re: ISIS). This Brady post represents a brief tonal shift — routine, relaxed content amid crisis-mode posting.

### Rhetorical Devices
Standard Trump superlative pattern: "without question, the BEST." Simple, declarative, absolutist framing.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Tom Brady is the BEST quarterback" | **Mostly True** | Brady widely regarded as GOAT quarterback by 2015, with 4 Super Bowl wins at that point. |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Evening posting time (~8 PM EST)
- ALL CAPS emphasis on BEST
- Simple declarative style
- Personal/casual tone

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Brady's game performance)

Sentiment: +0.85

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 30%
- Antisocial: 0%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- idealization (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 20%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- celebrity association
- reflected glory

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Tom Brady is the BEST quarterback

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Brady widely regarded as GOAT quarterback by 2015, with 4 Super Bowl wins at that point.

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- celebrity-association (70%)
- sports (90%)
- loyalty-signaling (50%)

## That day

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

**Prophet Without Empathy: Paris Tragedy Becomes Vehicle for Personal Vindication**

On November 16, 2015—three days after the Paris attacks that killed 130 people—Trump's 25 posts reveal a uniformly grandiose psychological state with no discernible vulnerability, empathy, or acknowledgment of human suffering. The day's central psychological operation is the conversion of a mass casualty event into narcissistic supply: multiple posts claim prophetic foresight on ISIS oil strategy ("I TOLD YOU SO!"), while not a single original post offers condolence or mourning. The only Paris-related expression of sympathy is a retweet of Sarah Palin. This pattern—instrumentalizing tragedy for self-aggrandizement—is the day's defining clinical feature.

Beyond the ISIS vindication theme, Trump engages in a characteristic multi-front pattern: celebrating Ronda Rousey's defeat in apparent retaliation for a prior slight, attacking T-Mobile's CEO and Macy's stock price with grandiose causal attribution, praising Tom Brady as a proxy for elite association, and retweeting a high volume of supporter adulation. The day closes with campaign rally posts from Knoxville, Tennessee. Rage levels remain low (only 3/25 posts flagged, all below 0.50), and no posts reach elevated danger thresholds. The absence of escalation or state transitions suggests a psychologically stable but clinically notable day—stable in its sustained grandiosity, and notable for the complete dissociation of empathic response from a global tragedy unfolding in real time.

Full digest for 2015-11-16: https://trump.fm/date/2015-11-16/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2015, November 16). Tom Brady just did it again. He is not only a... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_666060370692448256
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Tom Brady just did it again. He is not only a great guy, he..." X (Twitter), 16 Nov. 2015. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_666060370692448256. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Tom Brady just did it again. He is not only a great guy, he...," X (Twitter), November 16, 2015, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_666060370692448256.

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