# Post x_821705440178348033

- Post ID: `x_821705440178348033`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-01-18T13:06:58.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_821705440178348033/analysis
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## Post text

> No wonder the Today Show on biased @NBC is doing so badly compared to its glorious past. Little credibility!

## Engagement

- Likes: 57,294
- Reposts: 10,617
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.392Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T09:02:51.594Z (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: Attack on NBC's Today Show

### Context
Two days before inauguration, Trump attacks NBC's Today Show amid an ongoing grievance campaign against NBC News. Earlier posts from the same day show him accusing NBC of "FAKE NEWS" for reporting that corporate job announcements were unrelated to him. This post extends that media attack pattern.

### Authorship
Posted at 8:06 AM ET (Trump was in New York pre-inauguration). This falls in early morning hours consistent with authentic Trump posting—he's known to watch morning shows and react in real time. The informal style, brevity, and emotional reactivity all point to authentic authorship.

### Psychological Dynamics
The post follows a clear narcissistic injury → rage → devaluation cycle. NBC's coverage questioning his role in job announcements triggered the earlier "FAKE NEWS" posts; this extends the attack to NBC's entertainment programming. The phrase "glorious past" implies NBC was better before it crossed him—a classic narcissistic reframing where quality correlates with alignment to self.

### Rhetorical Structure
"No wonder" frames declining ratings as deserved punishment for bias—a morality tale where disloyalty to Trump causes institutional decline. "Little credibility" is the summary devaluation.

### Clinical Notes
Routine narcissistic maintenance behavior. The extension from news division criticism to the Today Show entertainment program shows the totalizing quality of narcissistic grudges—the entire institution is contaminated.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Today Show is doing badly compared to its past" | **Half True** | Today Show had lost its long-held #1 morning show position to Good Morning America in 2012, so relative decline was real, but attributing it to political bias is unsupported. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Early morning posting (8:06 AM ET)
- Brief, punchy style
- Emotional reactivity to morning TV coverage
- Informal tone with exclamation

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (NBC News coverage questioning his role in job announcements)

**Rage:** Intensity 40% targeting NBC/Today Show
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.60

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 30%
- Sadism: 20%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- devaluation (immature)
- splitting (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 25%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared grievance against media bias

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Today Show is doing badly compared to its past

**HALF TRUE**

Today Show had lost its long-held #1 morning show position to Good Morning America in 2012, so relative decline was real, but attributing it to political bias is unsupported.

Sources: Nielsen ratings historical data

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- media_attack (90%)
- narcissistic_devaluation (70%)
- 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). No wonder the Today Show on biased @NBC is doing... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_821705440178348033
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "No wonder the Today Show on biased @NBC is doing so badly..." X (Twitter), 18 Jan. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_821705440178348033. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "No wonder the Today Show on biased @NBC is doing so badly...," X (Twitter), January 18, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_821705440178348033.

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