# Post x_797098212599496704

- Post ID: `x_797098212599496704`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2016-11-11T15:26:37.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_797098212599496704
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_797098212599496704/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_797098212599496704.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Today we express our deepest gratitude to all those who have served in our armed forces. #ThankAVet https://t.co/wPk7QWpK8Z

## Engagement

- Likes: 168,933
- Reposts: 47,145
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.371Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T06:36:38.089Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Veterans Day Tribute (2016-11-11)

This is a formulaic Veterans Day post, almost certainly staff-written, posted just three days after Trump's election victory. The post is a brief, conventional expression of gratitude to military veterans with a hashtag and linked image.

### Authorship
Posted at 10:26 AM ET (Trump was in New York). The polished, error-free, conventional tone with proper hashtag formatting is consistent with aide composition. No emotional reactivity, no ALL CAPS, no stream-of-consciousness. This is boilerplate social media management.

### Psychological Context
Notable primarily for what it reveals in contrast to the surrounding posts from the same day. The other November 11 posts show Trump oscillating between magnanimity ("great chemistry" with Obama), grievance ("professional protesters, incited by the media"), and attempted reconciliation ("We will all come together"). This post sits outside that emotional arc entirely—it's a scheduled obligation, not a psychological expression.

### Rhetorical Function
Standard patriotic signaling expected of any president-elect on Veterans Day. The post serves a maintenance function: fulfilling social expectations of the office he has just won. It signals conventional presidential behavior during a period when his other posts were more characteristic of his authentic voice.

### Clinical Significance
Minimal. This post provides no meaningful psychological data beyond confirming the presence of staff-managed communications alongside authentic posts.

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 10%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (10:26 AM ET)
- Perfect grammar and punctuation
- Conventional/formulaic content
- Proper hashtag usage
- No emotional markers or personal voice

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance

Sentiment: +0.60

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 10%
- Antisocial: 0%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- collective identity invocation

## Tags

- veterans (100%)
- aide-written (90%)
- maintenance (100%)

## That day

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

**President-Elect Pivots from Obama Handshake to Protest Grievance in Nine Minutes**

Three days after winning the presidency, Trump reported warmly on his first meeting with President Obama, praising their "great chemistry." Minutes later, he pivoted sharply to attacking anti-Trump protesters as "professional" agitators incited by the media. By the next morning, he reversed course entirely, praising the same protesters for their "passion" — a contradiction likely reflecting staff intervention. The rest of the day was quiet and ceremonial, with a Veterans Day tribute and hints at upcoming Cabinet picks.

Full digest for 2016-11-11: https://trump.fm/date/2016-11-11/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2016, November 11). Today we express our deepest gratitude to all... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_797098212599496704
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Today we express our deepest gratitude to all those who..." X (Twitter), 11 Nov. 2016. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_797098212599496704. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Today we express our deepest gratitude to all those who...," X (Twitter), November 11, 2016, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_797098212599496704.

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