# Post x_820725491812487200

- Post ID: `x_820725491812487200`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-01-16T01:13:00.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_820725491812487200
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_820725491812487200/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_820725491812487200.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> about that...Those Intelligence chiefs made a mistake here, &amp, when people make mistakes, they should APOLOGIZE."" Media should also apologize

## Engagement

- Likes: 0
- Reposts: 12,307
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:25.032Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T09:01:06.269Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Repost of Woodward Quote Demanding Intelligence Community Apology

This post is a near-duplicate of the 2017-01-15 post (note the "&amp," formatting artifact vs "&" in the prior version), continuing Trump's quote of Bob Woodward criticizing the intelligence community's handling of the Steele dossier. The added "Media should also apologize" extends the demand beyond intelligence officials to the press.

**Context:** This follows the January 10 press conference where Trump clashed with CNN over the dossier. Trump is marshaling authoritative voices (Woodward, a journalist respected across the aisle) to validate his grievance.

**Authorship:** Posted at 1:13 AM UTC = 8:13 PM EST. Trump was in New York (Trump Tower) pre-inauguration. Evening timing and the emotional content suggest authentic posting, though the duplicate nature suggests possible repost/correction of the earlier version.

**Psychological Pattern:** Classic supply-seeking through authority citation. The demand for apology is a narcissistic entitlement display — the injured party demanding ritual submission. Extending the demand to "Media" broadens the target, consistent with persecutory framing where multiple institutions are arrayed against him.

**Defense Mechanisms:** Rationalization via appeal to authority (Woodward validates his position), projection (intelligence community "made a mistake" rather than Trump having vulnerability), and externalization of blame.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Bob Woodward said the dossier was a 'garbage document' that should not have been presented" | **Mostly True** | Woodward did criticize the dossier presentation on Fox News in January 2017, using similar language |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 65%)

### Indicators

- 8:13 PM EST evening posting
- near-duplicate of earlier post suggests manual repost
- emotional demand tone
- minor formatting difference from prior version

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Intelligence community presenting Steele dossier)

**Rage:** Intensity 40% targeting Intelligence chiefs and media
- Proportionality: 50%

Sentiment: -0.50

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 50%
- Sadism: 10%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- appeal to respected authority
- demand for collective apology

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Bob Woodward said the dossier was a 'garbage document' that should not have been presented

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Woodward did criticize the dossier presentation on Fox News in January 2017, using similar language

Sources: Fox News interview, January 2017

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- intelligence_community_conflict (80%)
- media_attack (50%)
- demand_for_apology (70%)
- authority_citation (60%)

## That day

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

**Pre-Inauguration Clash With CIA Chief Reveals Paranoid Undercurrents**

Trump spent Sunday evening sparring with outgoing CIA Director John Brennan, who had publicly questioned his understanding of Russia-related threats. He fired back by cataloguing Obama-era foreign policy failures and floated the accusation that Brennan had leaked damaging intelligence. The tone shifted from combative to aggrieved, with a demand that intelligence officials and media apologize. By the next morning, a staff-written Martin Luther King Day message struck a markedly different, ceremonial note.

Full digest for 2017-01-16: https://trump.fm/date/2017-01-16/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, January 16). about that...Those Intelligence chiefs made a... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_820725491812487200
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "about that...Those Intelligence chiefs made a mistake here,..." X (Twitter), 16 Jan. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_820725491812487200. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "about that...Those Intelligence chiefs made a mistake here,...," X (Twitter), January 16, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_820725491812487200.

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