# Post x_816638194468999169

- Post ID: `x_816638194468999169`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-01-04T13:31:32.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_816638194468999169
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_816638194468999169/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_816638194468999169.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> things they did and said (like giving the questions to the debate to H). A total double standard! Media, as usual, gave them a pass.

## Engagement

- Likes: 46,561
- Reposts: 10,731
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.392Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T08:35:06.692Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Continuation Post on Media Double Standard (x_816638194468999169)

This is a continuation/fragment post (begins with lowercase "things they did and said"), completing the thought from the previous post about DNC hacking defense. The reference to "giving the questions to the debate to H" refers to Donna Brazile sharing CNN debate questions with Hillary Clinton's campaign.

### Authorship
Posted at 8:31 AM EST (Trump was in New York pre-inauguration). Morning post, continuation of an early-morning tweet storm about Russian hacking/DNC. The fragmented nature, emotional tone, and "Total double standard!" exclamation are consistent with authentic Trump.

### Psychological State
This post is part of a sustained defensive campaign against the intelligence community's assessment of Russian election interference. By redirecting to DNC/media failings, Trump employs classic whataboutism and externalization. The grievance is clear: he perceives the media as unfairly scrutinizing Russian interference while ignoring Democratic misconduct.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Projection/Displacement**: Redirects scrutiny from Russian hacking to DNC/media behavior
- **Splitting**: Clear in-group/out-group — media and Democrats are all-bad, given "a pass"

### Rhetorical Devices
"Total double standard" is a grievance-framing device. "Media, as usual" normalizes the persecution narrative through repetition across posts.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Debate questions were given to Hillary Clinton" | **Mostly True** | Donna Brazile, then CNN contributor and interim DNC chair, shared at least two debate/town hall questions with the Clinton campaign in advance during the 2016 primary season. She later acknowledged this. |
| "Media gave them a pass" | **Mostly False** | The Brazile/debate question story received significant media coverage. Brazile resigned from CNN. The claim that media ignored it is an exaggeration. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 80%)

### Indicators

- lowercase start suggesting continuation/thread
- emotional punctuation
- early morning tweet storm pattern
- informal phrasing

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Intelligence community assessment of Russian election interference)

**Rage:** Intensity 50% targeting Media and DNC
- Proportionality: 40%

Sentiment: -0.60

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 40%
- Sadism: 10%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 30%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared grievance
- in-group validation

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- False equivalence between debate question leak and foreign election interference
- Framing media coverage as biased to undermine credibility of Russian interference reporting

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Debate questions were given to Hillary Clinton

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Donna Brazile, then CNN contributor and interim DNC chair, shared at least two debate/town hall questions with the Clinton campaign in advance during the 2016 primary season. She later acknowledged this.

Sources: Wikileaks DNC email release; Donna Brazile public acknowledgment

> Media gave them a pass

**MOSTLY FALSE**

The Brazile/debate question story received significant media coverage. Brazile resigned from CNN. The claim that media ignored it is an exaggeration.

Sources: CNN coverage of Brazile resignation

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- media-attack (80%)
- russia-deflection (90%)
- whataboutism (90%)
- victimhood (60%)

## That day

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

**President-Elect Launches Morning Blitz Against U.S. Intelligence While Amplifying Assange's Denials**

Trump spent the day consumed by the intelligence community's findings on Russian election interference, repeatedly amplifying Julian Assange's denials and questioning why his upcoming intelligence briefing had been rescheduled. The morning brought a rapid burst of posts alternating between defensive attacks on the intelligence apparatus and grandiose victory laps over Ford's decision to keep jobs in the U.S. He also launched a sustained offensive against ObamaCare and Democrats, positioning the ACA as a political albatross for the opposition. The overall mood swung between brittle defensiveness on the Russia question and confident aggression on economic and political terrain.

Full digest for 2017-01-04: https://trump.fm/date/2017-01-04/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, January 4). things they did and said (like giving the... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_816638194468999169
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "things they did and said (like giving the questions to the..." X (Twitter), 4 Jan. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_816638194468999169. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "things they did and said (like giving the questions to the...," X (Twitter), January 4, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_816638194468999169.

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