# Post x_821697182235496400

- Post ID: `x_821697182235496400`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-01-18T17:34:09.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_821697182235496400
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_821697182235496400/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_821697182235496400.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Totally biased @NBCNews went out of its way to say that the big announcement from Ford, G.M., Lockheed &amp, others that jobs are coming back...

## Engagement

- Likes: 0
- Reposts: 8,167
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:25.032Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T09:03:18.691Z (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_821697182235496400

### Context
This is the first half of a two-part tweet (continued in the next post). Trump is in D.C. two days before his inauguration, attacking NBC News for reporting that corporate job announcements from Ford, GM, Lockheed Martin, etc., were not attributable to him. The companion tweet completes the thought: "had nothing to do with TRUMP, is more FAKE NEWS... Came back because of me!"

### Authorship
Posted at 12:34 PM ET during business hours in D.C. The content, however, is unmistakably authentic Trump: emotional reactivity, ad hominem opener ("Totally biased"), the characteristic grievance-media cycle, and the split-tweet format suggesting impulsive composition. The `&amp,` encoding artifact suggests hasty typing on a device. Likely dictated or thumb-typed by Trump himself despite business hours.

### Psychological State
Classic narcissistic injury response. The trigger is NBC attributing corporate job gains to factors other than Trump—a direct challenge to his narrative of personal causal power. Two days before inauguration, credit for economic wins is psychologically critical for validating his incoming presidency.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Distortion**: Reframes neutral reporting as deliberate bias ("went out of its way")
- **Projection**: Attributes dishonesty to NBC ("FAKE NEWS" in companion tweet) while making unverifiable causal claims
- **Splitting**: NBC = bad/biased vs. Trump = sole cause of jobs

### Rhetorical Devices
The phrase "Totally biased" as an opener is a pre-framing device that poisons the well before the audience even processes the content. The listing of major corporations (Ford, GM, Lockheed) serves as an appeal to authority and scale.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Ford, GM, Lockheed and others announced jobs coming back to the U.S. because of Trump" | **Half True** | These companies did make announcements around this time, but economists noted many decisions were in motion before Trump's election. Corporate announcements were partly strategic PR to curry favor with the incoming administration. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 82%)

### Indicators

- Emotional reactivity and grievance tone
- Split-tweet format suggesting impulsive composition
- &amp, encoding artifact from hasty typing
- Ad hominem opener characteristic of authentic Trump
- Despite business hours, content style is unmistakably personal

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Mixed State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (NBC News reporting)

**Rage:** Intensity 50% targeting NBC News
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.60

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Multiple rapid-fire tweets across several topics in same timeframe
- Grandiose attribution of corporate decisions to personal influence

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 40%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- distortion (pathological)
- splitting (immature)
- projection (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 40%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Positioning self as sole agent of economic good
- Inviting audience to distrust mainstream media

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Reframes factual reporting as deliberate bias
- Attacks credibility of news source reporting verifiable facts

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Ford, GM, Lockheed and others announced jobs coming back to the U.S. because of Trump

**HALF TRUE**

These companies did make announcements around this time, but economists noted many decisions were in motion before Trump's election. Corporate announcements were partly strategic PR to curry favor with the incoming administration.

Sources: Contemporary reporting from WSJ, NYT, Reuters

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- media_attack (80%)
- credit_claiming (70%)
- fake_news_labeling (60%)
- pre_inauguration (50%)

## That day

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

**Two Days Before Inauguration: Morning Media Skirmish Gives Way to Presidential Posturing**

Two days before his inauguration, Trump's morning was dominated by a skirmish with NBC News over whether his dealmaking deserved credit for corporate job announcements from Ford, GM, and Lockheed Martin. He pushed back forcefully, insisting companies returned jobs "because of me" and dismissing the coverage as fake news. The afternoon shifted to a more presidential register -- sharing a photo of himself writing the inaugural address and sending well-wishes to the hospitalized George and Barbara Bush. Overall a low-intensity day with brief flashes of media grievance bookended by inauguration anticipation.

Full digest for 2017-01-18: https://trump.fm/date/2017-01-18/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, January 18). Totally biased @NBCNews went out of its way to... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_821697182235496400
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Totally biased @NBCNews went out of its way to say that the..." X (Twitter), 18 Jan. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_821697182235496400. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Totally biased @NBCNews went out of its way to say that the...," X (Twitter), January 18, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_821697182235496400.

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