# Post x_817334794958807042

- Post ID: `x_817334794958807042`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-01-06T11:39:35.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_817334794958807042
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_817334794958807042/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_817334794958807042.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Hillary and the Dems were never going to beat the PASSION of my voters. They saw what was happening in the last two weeks before the......

## Engagement

- Likes: 51,431
- Reposts: 10,555
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.392Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T08:41:22.874Z (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_817334794958807042

**Date:** 2017-01-06, 6:39 AM EST (Trump Tower, NYC)
**Context:** Early morning post during intense media coverage of Russian hacking intelligence briefing. This is part 1 of a multi-part tweet (trailing "......").

### Authorship
6:39 AM Eastern is classic early-morning authentic Trump territory. The ellipsis trail-off, emotional tone, ALL CAPS on "PASSION," and stream-of-consciousness quality all confirm personal authorship.

### Psychological Analysis
This post is a defensive reframe. The intelligence community is briefing Obama on Russian interference in the 2016 election; Trump's same-day posts attack the DNC, NBC, and the hacking narrative. This post pivots entirely away from the Russia story to relitigate his election victory.

The core mechanism is **displacement and denial**: rather than engaging with the Russia intelligence findings, he redirects to the emotional narrative of his voters' enthusiasm. "PASSION" in caps is both supply-seeking and a reframe—the election was won on authentic emotion, not foreign interference.

"Hillary and the Dems were never going to beat" frames the opposition as inherently weak—**devaluation** of the rival. The trailing ellipsis creates anticipation, a serialization technique that keeps followers engaged.

### Rhetorical Techniques
- **Reframing/deflection**: Shifts from Russia hacking to voter enthusiasm
- **Hyperbole**: "PASSION" capitalized for emphasis
- **Serialization**: Multi-part tweet builds narrative tension
- **Us-vs-them framing**: "my voters" vs "Hillary and the Dems"

### Danger Assessment
No danger indicators. Standard political deflection.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Hillary and the Dems were never going to beat the passion of his voters" | **Unverifiable** | Subjective claim about voter enthusiasm. Trump did win the Electoral College while losing the popular vote by ~2.9 million, complicating any simple 'passion' narrative. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 95%)

### Indicators

- 6:39 AM EST early morning posting
- ALL CAPS emphasis on PASSION
- trailing ellipsis multi-part tweet
- stream-of-consciousness emotional tone

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Intelligence community Russia hacking briefing and media coverage)

Sentiment: +0.50

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- early morning posting
- grandiose self-reference

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 30%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- denial (pathological)
- devaluation (immature)
- displacement (neurotic)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 35%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- possessive identification with followers ('my voters')
- serialization to maintain engagement
- shared victory narrative

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Hillary and the Dems were never going to beat the passion of his voters

**UNVERIFIABLE**

Subjective claim about voter enthusiasm. Trump did win the Electoral College while losing the popular vote by ~2.9 million, complicating any simple 'passion' narrative.

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- election-relitigating (90%)
- russia-deflection (80%)
- narcissistic-supply (70%)

## That day

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

**President-Elect Fixates on TV Ratings and Intelligence Leaks as Mass Shooting Unfolds**

Trump spent the morning reliving his election victory, mocking Arnold Schwarzenegger's Apprentice ratings, and reframing his "Mexico will pay for the wall" promise as a reimbursement plan. He clashed with the intelligence community over a leaked Russia briefing, demanding a congressional investigation into who shared the report with NBC. The Fort Lauderdale airport shooting killed five people; Trump's only response came hours later in a brief, formulaic statement that closed out the day.

Full digest for 2017-01-06: https://trump.fm/date/2017-01-06/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, January 6). Hillary and the Dems were never going to beat the... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_817334794958807042
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Hillary and the Dems were never going to beat the PASSION..." X (Twitter), 6 Jan. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_817334794958807042. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Hillary and the Dems were never going to beat the PASSION...," X (Twitter), January 6, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_817334794958807042.

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