# Post x_821719763214880769

- Post ID: `x_821719763214880769`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-01-18T14:03:53.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_821719763214880769
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_821719763214880769/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_821719763214880769.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> .@TheAlabamaBand was great last night in D.C. playing for 147 Diplomats and Ambassadors from countries around the world. Thanks Alabama!

## Engagement

- Likes: 65,795
- Reposts: 11,370
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.392Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T09:02:56.175Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Alabama Band Performance Tweet (2017-01-18)

A routine, positive post thanking the country band Alabama for performing at a diplomatic event in Washington, D.C. two days before Trump's inauguration. This is a low-intensity, maintenance-mode post with minimal psychological significance.

### Authorship
Posted at 14:03 UTC = 9:03 AM ET. Trump was in D.C. for inauguration preparations. The polished, grammatically correct structure and event-recap nature suggest aide involvement, though the casual "Thanks Alabama!" closer has a Trumpian touch. Likely aide-drafted with Trump's approval.

### Psychological State
The post is in grandiose-maintenance mode — noting the international audience ("147 Diplomats and Ambassadors from countries around the world") to frame the pre-inaugural period as already presidential and globally significant. The specific number "147" serves as a concrete marker of importance.

### Rhetorical Devices
- Name-dropping/status signaling via diplomatic audience size
- Superlative ("great")
- Personal branding of the inauguration as a global event

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 30%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (9:03 AM ET)
- Correct grammar and punctuation
- Event recap format
- Polished but brief

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance

Sentiment: +0.70

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 20%
- Antisocial: 0%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 20%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- inclusive framing

## Tags

- maintenance (100%)
- inauguration (80%)

## 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). .@TheAlabamaBand was great last night in D.C.... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_821719763214880769
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. ".@TheAlabamaBand was great last night in D.C. playing for..." X (Twitter), 18 Jan. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_821719763214880769. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, ".@TheAlabamaBand was great last night in D.C. playing for...," X (Twitter), January 18, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_821719763214880769.

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