# Post x_803562827776720896

- Post ID: `x_803562827776720896`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2016-11-29T11:34:42.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_803562827776720896
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_803562827776720896/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_803562827776720896.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> I thought that @CNN would get better after they failed so badly in their support of Hillary Clinton however, since election, they are worse!

## Engagement

- Likes: 73,244
- Reposts: 18,975
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.371Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T06:54:39.771Z (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: Post x_803562827776720896

### Context
Trump is at Mar-a-Lago (post-Thanksgiving). 11:34 UTC = 6:34 AM EST — early morning, consistent with authentic Trump posting pattern.

This is part of a sustained anti-CNN barrage on this date, triggered by CNN coverage and the Jill Stein recount efforts. The post follows several others attacking CNN reporter Jeff Zeleny and retweeting supporters who challenged CNN's credibility.

### Personality Analysis

**Level 1 (Traits):** Low agreeableness (combative, dismissive), moderate neuroticism (angry hostility). The framing of CNN as having "supported" Clinton and being "worse" post-election reflects hostile attribution bias.

**Level 2 (Motives):** Dominance and control over media narrative. The post frames CNN's journalism as partisan "support" — collapsing the distinction between coverage and advocacy, a recurring schema.

**Level 3 (Narrative):** Trump as winner who expected defeated opponents to capitulate. The word "thought" implies a magnanimous expectation that CNN would reform after being proven wrong — casting himself as reasonable and them as irrationally persistent.

### Clinical Indicators
Splitting is prominent: CNN = all bad, their coverage = 100% support for Clinton. The "however" construction reveals a contamination sequence — hoped for improvement, got worse. This feeds the persecution narrative.

### Rhetorical Analysis
Classic grievance amplification. "Failed so badly" is hyperbolic framing of CNN's election coverage as institutional failure. The post implies CNN should have learned a lesson from Clinton's loss — conflating electoral outcome with journalistic validity.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "CNN gave total support to Hillary Clinton" | **False** | CNN provided extensive coverage to both candidates. Studies showed Trump received more total coverage than Clinton. CNN employed pro-Trump commentators including Corey Lewandowski and Jeffrey Lord. |

Overall Veracity: 0%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 85%)

### Indicators

- Early morning posting (6:34 AM EST)
- Informal stream-of-consciousness style
- Emotional reactivity consistent with sustained attack pattern
- No formatting polish

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (CNN coverage challenging electoral narrative)

**Rage:** Intensity 50% targeting CNN
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.60

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Early morning tweet storm
- Sustained output of multiple attack posts in sequence

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 40%
- Sadism: 20%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared grievance against media
- implied audience agreement

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Reframes CNN journalism as partisan 'support' for Clinton
- Implies CNN's coverage quality declined when it simply continued critical reporting

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> CNN gave total support to Hillary Clinton

**FALSE**

CNN provided extensive coverage to both candidates. Studies showed Trump received more total coverage than Clinton. CNN employed pro-Trump commentators including Corey Lewandowski and Jeffrey Lord.

Sources: Harvard Shorenstein Center media study 2016

Overall Veracity: 0%

## Tags

- media_attack (90%)
- CNN (90%)
- post_election_grievance (70%)
- press_delegitimization (80%)

## That day

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

**Targeted Journalist Harassment, Voter Fraud Doubling Down, and an Unconstitutional Trial Balloon**

Trump spent much of the day attacking CNN and reporter Jeff Zeleny, retweeting a string of supporters who challenged Zeleny for fact-checking his baseless voter fraud claims. The morning brought a victory lap over Michigan's certification, but quickly pivoted to a provocative proposal that flag burners should face jail time or loss of citizenship. The afternoon calmed down with routine presidential transition business -- cabinet nominations and a message about Tennessee wildfires. The standout pattern was the coordinated targeting of a single journalist through amplified supporter attacks, and the continued insistence on mass voter fraud without evidence.

Full digest for 2016-11-29: https://trump.fm/date/2016-11-29/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2016, November 29). I thought that @CNN would get better after they... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_803562827776720896
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "I thought that @CNN would get better after they failed so..." X (Twitter), 29 Nov. 2016. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_803562827776720896. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "I thought that @CNN would get better after they failed so...," X (Twitter), November 29, 2016, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_803562827776720896.

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