# Post x_746044729343741956 - Post ID: `x_746044729343741956` - Platform: X (Twitter) - Posted: 2016-06-23T18:18:18.000Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_746044729343741956 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_746044729343741956/analysis - Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_746044729343741956.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) ## Post text > Hillary Clinton’s open borders are tearing American families apart. I am going to make our country Safe Again for all Americans. #Imwithyou ## Engagement - Likes: 20,173 - Reposts: 6,619 - Replies: 0 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.376Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-10T06:28:20.066Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._ ## Summary On the day of the Brexit vote — while Trump was in Scotland celebrating Turnberry's reopening — this post delivers a compressed campaign attack-and-contrast unit targeting Clinton on immigration. The "open borders" characterization is factually false; Clinton supported enforcement-plus-reform, not open borders. The rhetorical inversion is precise: the "tearing families apart" language exploits fear of deportation-based family separation while attributing that harm to permissiveness rather than enforcement — a displacement that would prove darkly ironic given the 2018 family separation crisis under Trump's own zero-tolerance policy. The #Imwithyou counter-branding deliberately parasitizes Clinton's #ImWithHer solidarity signal, attempting to redirect voter affective attachment. Psychologically, the post is in a controlled grandiose register: no narcissistic rage, no impulsive fragments — instead cold strategic devaluation of Clinton paired with totalizing self-appointment as national protector. Defense mechanisms include splitting (Clinton = danger; Trump = safety), projection (attributing family-harm to opponent's policy while advocating enforcement), and distortion (false "open borders" frame). Authorship leans toward aide-directed given Scotland timing, event-day context, and structural polish, though ideological voice is authentically Trumpian. The June 23 multi-post blitz — Rumsfeld, corruption, ISIS, Benghazi, amnesty, open borders — is a coordinated multi-vector attack campaign rather than reactive posting. Clinically, the post is consistent with established 2016 baseline; no deviation meriting elevated concern as a standalone item. ## Analysis: x_746044729343741956 — June 23, 2016 ### Authorship Attribution **Local time: 19:18 BST (UTC+1, Scotland)**. Per known events, Trump was in Scotland on June 23 for the Trump Turnberry golf resort reopening, coinciding with the Brexit vote. At 7:18 PM local time, he was in the middle of an active public event day — celebrating the Brexit result and conducting media appearances. The post is syntactically clean, correctly punctuated, and follows a polished three-part campaign formula. No typos, no ALL CAPS, no stream-of-consciousness fragments. However, the message density and ideological alignment are consistent with Trump's own attack-contrast instincts. The date shows at least five anti-Clinton posts in a coordinated blitz, suggesting a campaign communications operation rather than organic reactive posting. The timing (early evening, high-profile public event day abroad) and polished structure lean toward aide-drafted or aide-directed, though the ideological voice is Trump's own. --- ### Psychological Analysis **Trigger:** Supply-seeking + preemptive attack. The post neither responds to a specific injury nor reacts to breaking news. It is part of a systematic Clinton-attack messaging campaign, the kind that serves both audience engagement and character-assassination functions. **Narcissistic State: Grandiose.** The declarative "I am going to make our country Safe Again" is unhedged, totalizing, and self-anointing. There is no policy mechanism, no qualifier — only the assertion of sovereign personal power to restore safety. This is characteristic of the rescuer-king self-construct that defines Trump's grandiose presentations. **Narcissistic rage:** Absent in this post. The hostility toward Clinton is instrumental rather than reactive — cold devaluation rather than hot rage. The post shows controlled, strategic contempt rather than the impulsive eruptions associated with narcissistic injury responses. Compare to the Benghazi post in this same cluster, which relies on explicit shame-labeling ("Hillary Lies"). **Defense mechanisms:** - **Splitting** (immature): The binary of Clinton = chaos-agent tearing families apart vs. Trump = safety-restorer is textbook splitting. No complexity, no acknowledgment of policy tradeoffs. - **Projection** (immature): The "tearing families apart" language projects the effects of aggressive deportation policy — which Trump was explicitly advocating — onto Clinton's purported open-borders stance. Trump's own platform would, four years later, generate the family separation crisis at the border. - **Distortion** (pathological): The "open borders" characterization of Clinton's actual immigration positions (DACA support, comprehensive reform with enforcement, path to citizenship) is not a misreading but a gross distortion of her documented record. --- ### Rhetorical Analysis The tweet follows a compressed three-move structure common to effective attack advertising: 1. **Attribute harm** to opponent (Clinton's open borders tearing families apart) 2. **Assert personal corrective power** (I am going to make our country Safe Again) 3. **Claim solidarity** (#Imwithyou — a deliberate counter-brand to Clinton's #ImWithHer) The **#Imwithyou** counter-branding deserves specific attention. Clinton's campaign had successfully propagated the identity-affiliation signal #ImWithHer. This post co-opts and inverts that emotional loyalty cue, attempting to redirect voter identification toward Trump. It is a sophisticated rhetorical judo move — parasitizing the opponent's brand equity to signal that *Trump's* supporters have the truer solidarity. **"Tearing families apart"** is an emotionally loaded phrase with particular resonance in Latino communities for whom family separation via deportation is a lived fear. The phrase exploits that fear while attributing its cause to open-borders permissiveness rather than enforcement action — a precise rhetorical inversion. **Appeal to fear** is the primary mode. The word "Safe" (capitalized for emphasis and branding continuity with "Make America Safe Again") triggers threat-detection schemas and positions the nation as imperiled. **False dichotomy:** Safety is presented as a binary outcome determined solely by immigration policy orientation. The complexity of public safety, the multiple drivers of crime statistics, and the demonstrable lack of correlation between immigration and crime rates are entirely absent from the frame. --- ### Fact Verification | Claim | Verdict | Evidence | |-------|---------|----------| | "Hillary Clinton's open borders" | **False** | Clinton's immigration positions included comprehensive reform with enforcement components, support for DACA, and a path to citizenship. She explicitly supported border enforcement while opposing mass deportation. The 'open borders' characterization misrepresents her documented policy record. The phrase was later taken out of context from a private Banco Itaú speech (released Oct 2016) referring to energy policy. | | "Open borders are tearing American families apart" | **Mostly False** | The causal chain is inverted. Family separation in the immigration context is primarily associated with enforcement actions (deportation, detention) rather than permissive policy. Clinton's opponents, not Clinton, were advocating the enforcement postures most likely to separate mixed-status families. The claim projects a real harm onto the incorrect policy cause. | Overall Veracity: 10% ## Authorship Analysis **Uncertain** (score: 35%) ### Indicators - Post time is 19:18 BST — active public event day in Scotland (Turnberry reopening + Brexit celebration) - Grammatically clean, no typos, no ALL CAPS, no stream-of-consciousness fragments - Structured three-part formula (attribute harm / assert corrective action / solidarity hashtag) consistent with professional copywriting - Part of a multi-post coordinated Clinton-attack blitz suggesting campaign communications operation - However: ideological content, attack instincts, and counter-branding move are consistent with Trump's authentic voice ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Campaign communications cycle; Brexit day political resonance) Sentiment: -0.35 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 65% - Antisocial: 45% - Paranoid: 25% - Sadism: 20% **Defense Mechanisms:** - splitting (immature) - projection (immature) - distortion (pathological) **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 28% **Parasocial Techniques:** - #Imwithyou counter-branding co-opts Clinton's #ImWithHer loyalty signal - All Americans solidarity claim positions Trump as universal protector - Family safety framing invokes protective instincts and affiliative bonding ## Danger Assessment **ELEVATED** ### Indicators - Anti-immigrant threat framing applied to undocumented population via safety rhetoric - Cumulative dehumanization-by-association across same-day posts (ISIS + Benghazi + open borders) - False causal attribution linking immigration permissiveness to family destruction - Consistent with pre-violence rhetoric pattern of identifying outgroup threat + naming responsible party + implying protective action required ### Gaslighting - 'Open borders' label applied to a candidate who explicitly supported border enforcement — attacks perception of documented record - Family-harm attribution inverts actual causal mechanism (enforcement, not permissiveness, drives family separation) - Reality frame constructed in which Clinton's position is characterized as its near-opposite ## Fact Checks (2) _The model's verdicts from 2026-03-10._ > Hillary Clinton's open borders **FALSE** Clinton's immigration positions included comprehensive reform with enforcement components, support for DACA, and a path to citizenship. She explicitly supported border enforcement while opposing mass deportation. The 'open borders' characterization misrepresents her documented policy record. The phrase was later taken out of context from a private Banco Itaú speech (released Oct 2016) referring to energy policy. Sources: Clinton campaign immigration platform; 2016 primary debate statements; WikiLeaks Podesta emails context — Banco Itaú speech on energy > Open borders are tearing American families apart **MOSTLY FALSE** The causal chain is inverted. Family separation in the immigration context is primarily associated with enforcement actions (deportation, detention) rather than permissive policy. Clinton's opponents, not Clinton, were advocating the enforcement postures most likely to separate mixed-status families. The claim projects a real harm onto the incorrect policy cause. Sources: DHS deportation statistics 2009-2016; Immigration advocacy documentation of enforcement-based family separation Overall Veracity: 10% ## Tags - immigration-fearmongering (90%) - clinton-devaluation (85%) - false-claim (90%) - counter-branding (80%) - grandiose-rescue-narrative (75%) - splitting-defense (80%) - projection (70%) - coordinated-campaign-messaging (75%) - family-safety-appeal (80%) - brexit-resonance (60%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **Brexit Day Abroad: A Disciplined Anti-Clinton Barrage From Scotland** Trump spent the day in Scotland for his Turnberry golf resort reopening as the Brexit vote unfolded, but his social media was dominated by a coordinated, all-day assault on Hillary Clinton rather than commentary on the historic referendum. The messaging was unusually disciplined -- recycled quotes from his anti-Clinton speech, attacks on immigration, and branded hashtags -- with most posts likely written or scheduled by campaign staff. The only flicker of authentic emotion came in a brief two-post burst complaining about CNN, and a handful of late-night retweets of supporters. Several key posts were reposted hours later, suggesting deliberate timezone targeting rather than impulsive behavior. Full digest for 2016-06-23: https://trump.fm/date/2016-06-23/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2016, June 23). Hillary Clinton’s open borders are tearing... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_746044729343741956 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Hillary Clinton’s open borders are tearing American..." X (Twitter), 23 Jun. 2016. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_746044729343741956. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. 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