# Post x_801057215226544128

- Post ID: `x_801057215226544128`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2016-11-22T13:38:17.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_801057215226544128
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_801057215226544128/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_801057215226544128.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> 'President-elect Donald J. Trump's CIA Director Garners Praise'
> https://t.co/UFdLWtwBEQ https://t.co/MrPaG7OziQ

## Engagement

- Likes: 31,285
- Reposts: 8,645
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.371Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T06:45:36.047Z (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_801057215226544128 (2016-11-22)

### Overview
This is a low-intensity, aide-written post sharing a news article praising Trump's CIA Director pick (Mike Pompeo, announced alongside Jeff Sessions and Michael Flynn). The post is a standard transition-period communications product — third-person reference, formal tone, no emotional content.

### Authorship
Posted at 8:38 AM EST (Trump was in New York at Trump Tower during transition). Business hours, formal third-person self-reference ("President-elect Donald J. Trump's"), correct grammar, link-sharing format — all strongly indicate aide/Scavino authorship.

### Psychological Function
This is routine narcissistic supply maintenance — amplifying external praise for his decisions. The post serves to validate the appointment by citing others' approval rather than asserting his own judgment directly. This is a common pattern during the transition: sharing favorable coverage to build legitimacy for the incoming administration.

### Context
The same day features authentic-sounding posts attacking the NYT ("failing," "nasty tone") and the presumptuous "next 8 years" comment. This post is part of a parallel, more controlled communications stream.

### Rhetorical Note
Appeal to authority — the headline itself does the persuasive work by asserting that the pick "garners praise" without specifying from whom.

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Third-person formal reference 'President-elect Donald J. Trump's'
- Business hours (8:38 AM EST)
- Clean grammar and professional formatting
- Link-sharing format typical of communications staff

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking

Sentiment: +0.40

### Clinical

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

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

## Tags

- aide-written (90%)
- supply-seeking (50%)
- transition (80%)

## 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). 'President-elect Donald J. Trump's CIA Director... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_801057215226544128
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "'President-elect Donald J. Trump's CIA Director Garners..." X (Twitter), 22 Nov. 2016. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_801057215226544128. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "'President-elect Donald J. Trump's CIA Director Garners...," X (Twitter), November 22, 2016, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_801057215226544128.

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