# Post x_819868066364461058

- Post ID: `x_819868066364461058`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-01-13T11:25:54.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_819868066364461058
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_819868066364461058/analysis
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## Post text

> have been allowed to run - guilty as hell. They were VERY nice to her. She lost because she campaigned in the wrong states - no enthusiasm!

## Engagement

- Likes: 67,252
- Reposts: 13,436
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.392Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T08:52:53.788Z (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 Tweet — Clinton Attack Thread

## Context
This is the second half of a two-part tweet beginning with "What are Hillary Clinton's people complaining about with respect to the F.B.I." Posted at 6:25 AM ET during a morning tweet storm that also addressed the Steele dossier and Russia allegations.

## Psychological Function
This post serves a **displacement function** — redirecting attention from escalating Russia/legitimacy concerns (Steele dossier, John Lewis questioning legitimacy) back to Clinton. The morning's tweet sequence reveals the pattern: dossier denial → Russia deflection → Clinton attack. The pivot to Clinton is a well-established defensive maneuver.

## Key Observations

**"guilty as hell"** — Declarative moral judgment delivered without evidence or legal basis. Clinton was investigated and not charged. This framing serves to maintain the narrative that Trump's victory was not only legitimate but morally necessary.

**"They were VERY nice to her"** — Reframes the FBI's handling as lenient, which contradicts the widely-held view that Comey's October letter significantly damaged Clinton's campaign. The ALL CAPS "VERY" signals emotional investment in this reframing.

**"no enthusiasm!"** — Classic devaluation. Reduces a complex electoral outcome to a simple character flaw of the opponent, reinforcing the grandiose self-concept (I generate enthusiasm; she doesn't).

## Pattern Note
The morning's full tweet sequence follows a characteristic pattern: when facing legitimacy threats, Trump cycles through denial, counterattack, and displacement to a familiar target (Clinton), ending on a note of dominance rather than defense.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Hillary Clinton was 'guilty as hell'" | **Mostly False** | FBI investigated Clinton's email server and Comey concluded no reasonable prosecutor would bring charges. She was never charged or convicted. |
| "FBI was 'VERY nice to her'" | **Mostly False** | Comey's October 2016 letter reopening the investigation 11 days before the election was widely seen as damaging to Clinton's campaign, not favorable treatment. |
| "She lost because she campaigned in the wrong states" | **Half True** | Clinton's campaign did underinvest in Wisconsin and Michigan, but her loss had multiple contributing factors including the Comey letter, Russian interference, and other dynamics. |

Overall Veracity: 30%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Early morning ~6:25 AM ET
- Stream-of-consciousness continuation
- ALL CAPS emphasis
- Emotional reactivity
- Exclamation point

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (Clinton allies complaining about FBI; broader Russia/legitimacy challenges)

**Rage:** Intensity 50% targeting Hillary Clinton
- Proportionality: 40%

Sentiment: -0.60

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Early morning tweet storm
- Rapid-fire multi-topic posting

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 40%
- Paranoid: 30%
- Sadism: 40%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- projection (immature)
- devaluation (immature)
- displacement (neurotic)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared contempt for common enemy
- insider knowledge framing

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- 'guilty as hell' stated as fact without legal basis - Clinton was not charged
- 'VERY nice to her' reframes FBI investigation as lenient, contradicting Comey's controversial pre-election letter

## Fact Checks (3)

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

> Hillary Clinton was 'guilty as hell'

**MOSTLY FALSE**

FBI investigated Clinton's email server and Comey concluded no reasonable prosecutor would bring charges. She was never charged or convicted.

Sources: FBI investigation conclusion July 2016

> FBI was 'VERY nice to her'

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Comey's October 2016 letter reopening the investigation 11 days before the election was widely seen as damaging to Clinton's campaign, not favorable treatment.

Sources: Comey letter October 28, 2016

> She lost because she campaigned in the wrong states

**HALF TRUE**

Clinton's campaign did underinvest in Wisconsin and Michigan, but her loss had multiple contributing factors including the Comey letter, Russian interference, and other dynamics.

Sources: Post-election campaign analyses

Overall Veracity: 30%

## Tags

- clinton-attack (90%)
- deflection (70%)
- victory-reinforcement (60%)

## That day

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

**Dossier Crisis Dominates Pre-Dawn Burst as President-Elect Wages War on Intelligence Community**

Trump started his morning before 6 AM with a rapid burst of seven posts in under 45 minutes, most of them focused on attacking the Steele dossier and the intelligence agencies behind it. The tone swung from a brief, upbeat mention of his cabinet picks into an angry defensive spiral -- calling sources "sleazebags," putting the word "Intelligence" in scare quotes, and citing Russia's own denials as proof of his innocence. He pivoted briefly to attack Hillary Clinton and promise the end of the Affordable Care Act, then went quiet for six hours before posting a respectful tribute to a fallen NYPD detective. The day's story was one of a president-elect still visibly rattled by the dossier bombshell three days after its publication.

Full digest for 2017-01-13: https://trump.fm/date/2017-01-13/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, January 13). have been allowed to run - guilty as hell. They... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_819868066364461058
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "have been allowed to run - guilty as hell. They were VERY..." X (Twitter), 13 Jan. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_819868066364461058. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "have been allowed to run - guilty as hell. They were VERY...," X (Twitter), January 13, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_819868066364461058.

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