# Post x_807589280071684100

- Post ID: `x_807589280071684100`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2016-12-10T19:14:23.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_807589280071684100
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_807589280071684100/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_807589280071684100.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> A very interesting read. Unfortunately, so much is true.https://t.co/ER2BoM765M

## Engagement

- Likes: 0
- Reposts: 9,753
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:24.992Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T07:13:59.956Z (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: December 10, 2016 Link Share

### Overview
This is a brief, low-content post sharing a link with minimal editorial commentary: "A very interesting read. Unfortunately, so much is true." Without access to the linked article's content (the t.co short link from 2016 is likely expired), analysis is necessarily limited. The post functions as an endorsement of external content, a common pattern during the transition period.

### Timing & Context
Posted at 19:14 UTC = 2:14 PM ET. Trump was president-elect, likely based at Trump Tower in New York City. This is solidly within business hours. The same day includes posts about CNN/"FAKE NEWS" and The Apprentice — this post sits between those more emotionally charged tweets.

### Authorship
The phrasing is measured and grammatically correct. "A very interesting read" is a stock phrase. The period after "true" followed by a URL is clean formatting. This could be either Trump or an aide sharing favorable press coverage. The lack of emotional intensity, caps, or personal attacks makes aide involvement plausible, though Trump is capable of restrained sharing.

### Psychological Dynamics
The phrase "Unfortunately, so much is true" is notable — it implies the article contains uncomfortable truths, positioning Trump as someone who faces hard realities rather than avoiding them. This is a mild wisdom-signaling move. The "unfortunately" adds a note of gravitas, suggesting the content is critical of someone or something other than Trump.

### Rhetorical Function
This is essentially an appeal to authority — leveraging external validation through a third-party article. The vagueness of the endorsement ("so much is true") invites curiosity without committing to specifics.

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 40%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (2:14 PM ET)
- Grammatically correct
- Stock phrasing ('very interesting read')
- Clean URL formatting
- No emotional markers or caps

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking

Sentiment: -0.10

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 20%
- Antisocial: 0%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- rationalization (neurotic)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- sharing insider knowledge
- wisdom signaling

## Tags

- link-share (100%)
- low-content (80%)

## That day

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

**Birth of "FAKE NEWS" as a Weapon: Trump Denies and Claims Credit for The Apprentice in the Same Breath**

Trump spent the day juggling post-rally victory laps from Louisiana and Michigan with a defensive fight over CNN reports about his continued ties to The Apprentice. In a revealing pair of posts, he insisted he had "NOTHING" to do with the show while simultaneously claiming he conceived it and holds a big financial stake -- a contradiction that neatly captures his competing needs for both deniability and credit. The day also marks one of his earliest uses of "FAKE NEWS" to attack mainstream journalism, a rhetorical move that would define his media strategy for years to come. He attended the Army-Navy game and praised Rudy Giuliani for stepping aside from consideration for Secretary of State, keeping the tone otherwise upbeat and self-congratulatory.

Full digest for 2016-12-10: https://trump.fm/date/2016-12-10/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2016, December 10). A very interesting read. Unfortunately, so much... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_807589280071684100
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "A very interesting read. Unfortunately, so much is..." X (Twitter), 10 Dec. 2016. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_807589280071684100. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "A very interesting read. Unfortunately, so much is...," X (Twitter), December 10, 2016, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_807589280071684100.

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