# Post x_821699672687448064

- Post ID: `x_821699672687448064`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-01-18T12:44:03.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_821699672687448064
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_821699672687448064/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_821699672687448064.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> to the U.S., but had nothing to do with TRUMP, is more FAKE NEWS. Ask top CEO's of those companies for real facts. Came back because of me!

## Engagement

- Likes: 57,775
- Reposts: 11,518
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.392Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T09:02:15.258Z (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 on Jobs/Media (2017-01-18)

This is the second half of a two-part tweet (following the NBC News attack). The full message: NBC went out of its way to say that jobs announcements from Ford, GM, Lockheed & others "had nothing to do with TRUMP" — which he labels "FAKE NEWS" and counters with "Came back because of me!"

### Authorship
Posted at 12:44 UTC = 7:44 AM EST. Trump was in New York pre-inauguration. Early morning, reactive, ALL CAPS emphasis, fragmented sentence structure — consistent with authentic Trump posting while watching morning news.

### Psychological State
Classic narcissistic injury response. Media denied him credit for jobs announcements, triggering a defensive counter-claim. The shift from third-person "TRUMP" to first-person "me" in the final sentence is notable — the caps on his own name suggest he's quoting/mocking the coverage, then reasserts personal agency.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Denial/Distortion**: Reframes corporate decisions as personally caused
- **Projection**: Labels factual reporting as "FAKE"
- **Grandiosity**: "Came back because of me!" — singular personal causation

### Rhetorical Devices
Appeal to authority ("Ask top CEO's") combined with reality distortion. The apostrophe error in "CEO's" (should be "CEOs") is a minor authenticity marker.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Jobs announcements from Ford, GM, Lockheed came back because of Trump" | **Mostly False** | Most of these corporate decisions were in planning before Trump's election. Ford's decision to cancel a Mexico plant was partially influenced by Trump's rhetoric but also by market conditions. GM and Lockheed adjustments were largely pre-existing plans. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 85%)

### Indicators

- Early morning posting (7:44 AM EST)
- ALL CAPS emphasis on TRUMP and FAKE NEWS
- Fragmented continuation tweet
- Apostrophe error in CEO's
- Emotional reactivity to morning news coverage

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (NBC News coverage denying Trump credit for jobs announcements)

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

Sentiment: -0.40

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- grandiose self-attribution
- early morning reactive posting

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 30%
- Sadism: 10%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- direct address to audience
- appeal to authority (CEOs)
- personal credit-claiming

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Attacks media perception of documented corporate decision timelines
- Labels accurate reporting as FAKE NEWS

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Jobs announcements from Ford, GM, Lockheed came back because of Trump

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Most of these corporate decisions were in planning before Trump's election. Ford's decision to cancel a Mexico plant was partially influenced by Trump's rhetoric but also by market conditions. GM and Lockheed adjustments were largely pre-existing plans.

Sources: Contemporary reporting from WSJ, NYT, Reuters on corporate decision timelines

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- fake-news-labeling (80%)
- credit-claiming (70%)
- media-attack (60%)

## 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). to the U.S., but had nothing to do with TRUMP, is... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_821699672687448064
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "to the U.S., but had nothing to do with TRUMP, is more FAKE..." X (Twitter), 18 Jan. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_821699672687448064. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "to the U.S., but had nothing to do with TRUMP, is more FAKE...," X (Twitter), January 18, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_821699672687448064.

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