# Post x_667856744677310465

- Post ID: `x_667856744677310465`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2015-11-21T00:07:10.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_667856744677310465
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_667856744677310465/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_667856744677310465.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> .@washingtonpost  @BretBaier  Please thank Charles Lane for his new found confidence. He has made a very good bet!

## Engagement

- Likes: 1,488
- Reposts: 530
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.340Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-08T08:25:48.140Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Post x_667856744677310465

### Context
Trump tags the Washington Post and Bret Baier (Fox News), asking them to thank Charles Lane — a Washington Post columnist and Fox News contributor — for expressing confidence in Trump's candidacy. This is a relatively low-intensity supply-seeking post during the post-Paris attacks period when Trump was surging in polls partly due to his hardline rhetoric.

### Authorship
Posted at 7:07 PM ET (Trump likely in NYC or preparing for Alabama rally). Evening but not late-night. The tone is characteristic Trump — the slightly awkward phrasing "new found confidence" and the self-satisfied "He has made a very good bet!" are consistent with authentic posting. The tagging of media figures to amplify validation is a classic Trump pattern.

### Psychological State
This is routine narcissistic supply collection. Trump is amplifying a pundit's favorable commentary, reframing it as a "bet" — implying inevitability of his success. The post fits within a stream of retweeting supporter praise (Alabama, North Carolina fans), suggesting a validation-consolidation session.

### Rhetorical Notes
The framing of political support as a "bet" is notable — it transforms political analysis into a transaction where backing Trump is a smart investment, consistent with his dealmaker self-narrative.

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 70%)

### Indicators

- Slightly awkward phrasing 'new found confidence'
- Self-congratulatory tone
- Direct media figure tagging
- Evening posting time consistent with personal use
- Part of a validation-retweeting session

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Charles Lane favorable commentary)

Sentiment: +0.60

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 0%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- amplifying elite validation to signal momentum

## Tags

- supply-seeking (80%)
- media-engagement (60%)
- campaign-2016 (50%)

## That day

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

**Supply-Flooded Saturday: 59 Posts Drown Out Muslim Database Backlash with Fan Praise and Rally Euphoria**

Trump flooded his feed with fan praise and media promotion on a day dominated by two events: a Barbara Walters family special and a massive Birmingham, Alabama rally. Underneath the wall of feel-good retweets, he was quietly managing fallout from his Muslim database proposal -- never addressing it directly but amplifying conservative commentators who denied he'd said it at all. A brief flash of anger at New York's mayor and a swipe at Hillary Clinton were the only real heat in an otherwise self-congratulatory day, though the sheer volume of posts -- nearly 60, many after midnight -- suggested restless energy and very little sleep.

Full digest for 2015-11-21: https://trump.fm/date/2015-11-21/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2015, November 21). .@washingtonpost @BretBaier Please thank Charles... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_667856744677310465
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. ".@washingtonpost @BretBaier Please thank Charles Lane for..." X (Twitter), 21 Nov. 2015. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_667856744677310465. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, ".@washingtonpost @BretBaier Please thank Charles Lane for...," X (Twitter), November 21, 2015, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_667856744677310465.

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