# Post x_800887087780294656

- Post ID: `x_800887087780294656`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2016-11-22T02:22:16.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_800887087780294656
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_800887087780294656/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_800887087780294656.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Many people would like to see @Nigel_Farage represent Great Britain as their Ambassador to the United States. He would do a great job!

## Engagement

- Likes: 66,458
- Reposts: 22,317
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.371Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T06:44:59.869Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Nigel Farage Ambassador Suggestion (2016-11-22)

This post represents Trump publicly suggesting that the UK appoint Nigel Farage as ambassador to the US — a significant diplomatic norm violation from a president-elect, inserting himself into another nation's sovereign appointment decisions.

### Authorship
Posted at 9:22 PM ET (Trump was based in NYC at Trump Tower during transition). Evening timing, clean grammar, no typos — could be either Trump or aide. The content's diplomatic provocativeness and personal endorsement style leans authentic.

### Psychological Framework
The post is a power display — a president-elect publicly directing a sovereign nation's diplomatic appointments. This reflects grandiose agency (I can reshape international norms) and alliance-building with ideological fellow travelers (Farage was a Brexit leader and early Trump supporter).

### Rhetorical Technique
"Many people would like to see" — classic appeal to unnamed authority, creating social proof for what is actually Trump's own preference. "He would do a great job!" — characteristic superlative endorsement.

### Context
Farage was among the first foreign political figures to visit Trump Tower post-election. This post rewards loyalty (Farage supported Trump early) while simultaneously asserting dominance over traditional diplomatic channels. The UK government notably rejected this suggestion.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Many people would like to see Farage as UK ambassador to the US" | **Unverifiable** | No polling data supported this claim. The UK government rejected the suggestion. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 60%)

### Indicators

- Evening posting time (9:22 PM ET)
- Clean grammar suggests possible aide involvement
- Content is diplomatically provocative — consistent with authentic Trump
- Exclamation mark ending
- Personal endorsement style

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Farage loyalty and Brexit ideological alignment)

Sentiment: +0.60

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 0%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- alliance signaling
- norm-breaking as strength display

## Fact Checks (1)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-11._

> Many people would like to see Farage as UK ambassador to the US

**UNVERIFIABLE**

No polling data supported this claim. The UK government rejected the suggestion.

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- diplomacy (80%)
- loyalty-reward (70%)
- norm-violation (60%)
- grandiosity (40%)

## That day

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

**President-Elect Plays Power Games With NYT While Stacking His Cabinet**

Trump spent the day toggling between transition business and a public spat with the New York Times. He dramatically cancelled a meeting with the paper over allegedly changed terms, attacked them across several early-morning posts, then quietly reversed course and announced the meeting was back on just hours later. The rest of the day was a steady stream of cabinet-related announcements and self-congratulatory reshares, projecting confident control of the transition process. The mood was broadly self-assured, with only brief flashes of irritation directed at the media.

Full digest for 2016-11-22: https://trump.fm/date/2016-11-22/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2016, November 22). Many people would like to see @Nigel_Farage... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_800887087780294656
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Many people would like to see @Nigel_Farage represent Great..." X (Twitter), 22 Nov. 2016. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_800887087780294656. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Many people would like to see @Nigel_Farage represent Great...," X (Twitter), November 22, 2016, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_800887087780294656.

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