# Post x_803692055897788424

- Post ID: `x_803692055897788424`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2016-11-29T20:08:12.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_803692055897788424
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_803692055897788424/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_803692055897788424.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> My thoughts and prayers are with the great people of Tennessee during these terrible wildfires. Stay safe!

## Engagement

- Likes: 106,995
- Reposts: 28,396
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.371Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T06:54:59.608Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Tennessee Wildfires Sympathy Post (2016-11-29)

A formulaic expression of sympathy for Tennessee wildfire victims. This post is a stark contrast to the other posts from the same day, which feature combative attacks on CNN, voter fraud claims, and flag-burning commentary.

### Authorship
This is almost certainly aide-written (likely Dan Scavino). Posted at 3:08 PM EST (Trump was at Mar-a-Lago), during business hours. The post exhibits none of Trump's characteristic stylistic markers: no ALL CAPS emphasis, no exclamation-heavy emotional reactivity, no personal grievance, no superlatives beyond "great" and "terrible." The syntax is grammatically correct and follows a standard political sympathy template ("thoughts and prayers... stay safe"). Compare to the other posts from the same day which feature Trump's unmistakable voice—quote-tweets, combative tone, stream-of-consciousness attacks.

### Psychological Significance
Minimal. This is a maintenance post fulfilling the expected presidential role of acknowledging natural disasters. It reveals nothing about Trump's psychological state, which is better captured by the surrounding posts attacking CNN and promoting voter fraud claims.

### Rhetorical Function
Serves as normalizing content amid a day of otherwise combative posting—a brief performance of conventional presidential empathy before returning to grievance mode.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Terrible wildfires in Tennessee" | **True** | The Gatlinburg/Great Smoky Mountains wildfires in late November 2016 killed 14 people, injured 190, and destroyed over 2,400 structures. |

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (3:08 PM EST)
- Perfect grammar and spelling
- Formulaic sympathy template
- No ALL CAPS
- No personal grievance or combative tone

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance

Sentiment: +0.30

### Clinical

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- performative empathy

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Terrible wildfires in Tennessee

**TRUE**

The Gatlinburg/Great Smoky Mountains wildfires in late November 2016 killed 14 people, injured 190, and destroyed over 2,400 structures.

Sources: historical record

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Tags

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

## 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). My thoughts and prayers are with the great people... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_803692055897788424
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "My thoughts and prayers are with the great people of..." X (Twitter), 29 Nov. 2016. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_803692055897788424. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "My thoughts and prayers are with the great people of...," X (Twitter), November 29, 2016, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_803692055897788424.

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