# Post x_801026635579424768

- Post ID: `x_801026635579424768`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2016-11-22T11:36:46.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_801026635579424768
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_801026635579424768/analysis
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## Post text

> The failing @nytimes just announced that complaints about them are at a 15 year high. I can fully understand that - but why announce?

## Engagement

- Likes: 49,944
- Reposts: 11,960
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.371Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T06:45:27.524Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Psychological Analysis: @nytimes Complaints Post (2016-11-22)

### Timing & Authorship
Posted 6:36 AM EST from Trump Tower, NYC during transition. Early morning timing, informal tone, rhetorical question ending, and characteristic "failing @nytimes" branding all point to authentic Trump authorship.

### Psychological Analysis
This is part of a sustained campaign against the NYT on this date (at least 3 posts). The post displays schadenfreude — delight in the NYT's reported troubles — while adding a curious meta-observation ("but why announce?"). This rhetorical question serves dual purposes: it implies the NYT is incompetent even at managing its own PR, and it signals Trump's ongoing attentiveness to media coverage of himself.

The "failing" epithet is a trademark devaluation mechanism — a fixed label applied consistently to reduce the target's credibility. The phrase "I can fully understand that" is a brief grandiose aside: *of course* complaints are high, because *I* know they're bad.

### Rhetorical Devices
The post uses a simple three-beat structure: (1) cite damaging fact about opponent, (2) validate it personally, (3) mock their judgment. The rhetorical question ending invites audience participation in the ridicule.

### Context
This falls within a multi-post NYT conflict arc on this date, where Trump cancelled and then reconsidered a meeting. The complaints claim likely references NYT public editor reporting on reader dissatisfaction post-election — a real phenomenon Trump weaponizes here.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "NYT announced complaints are at a 15-year high" | **Mostly True** | The NYT public editor did report a surge in reader complaints and subscription cancellations post-2016 election, though the exact '15 year high' framing may be Trump's characterization. |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 90%)

### Indicators

- 6:36 AM EST early morning posting
- Characteristic 'failing @nytimes' branding
- Informal rhetorical question ending
- Stream-of-consciousness feel

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (NYT coverage and meeting terms dispute)

Sentiment: -0.30

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 20%
- Sadism: 30%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- devaluation (immature)
- projection (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 40%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared ridicule
- rhetorical question inviting audience participation

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> NYT announced complaints are at a 15-year high

**MOSTLY TRUE**

The NYT public editor did report a surge in reader complaints and subscription cancellations post-2016 election, though the exact '15 year high' framing may be Trump's characterization.

Sources: NYT public editor columns, November 2016

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- media-attack (80%)
- nyt-feud (70%)
- schadenfreude (60%)

## 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). The failing @nytimes just announced that... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_801026635579424768
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "The failing @nytimes just announced that complaints about..." X (Twitter), 22 Nov. 2016. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_801026635579424768. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "The failing @nytimes just announced that complaints about...," X (Twitter), November 22, 2016, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_801026635579424768.

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