# Post x_822242449053614081

- Post ID: `x_822242449053614081`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-01-20T00:40:51.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_822242449053614081
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_822242449053614081/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_822242449053614081.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Thank you for joining us at the Lincoln Memorial tonight- a very special evening! Together, we are going to MAKE AM… https://t.co/OSxa3BamHs

## Engagement

- Likes: 165,943
- Reposts: 34,204
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.392Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T09:04:25.293Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Inauguration Eve Lincoln Memorial Post (2017-01-20)

This post was made on the evening of January 19, 2017 (7:40 PM EST), following the pre-inauguration concert at the Lincoln Memorial — the "Make America Great Again! Welcome Celebration." Trump was in Washington, D.C. for his inauguration the following day.

### Authorship
The post has mixed signals. The truncated "MAKE AM..." (cut off by Twitter's character limit) and the inclusive "Together, we are going to" phrasing suggest possible aide drafting of a thank-you message, but the ALL CAPS signature phrase breaking through is characteristically Trump. The 7:40 PM timing is ambiguous — evening but not late night. Most likely aide-drafted or aide-polished with Trump's approval, given it's a standard event recap.

### Psychological State
This is a **peak grandiose** moment — the eve of assuming the presidency. The post is remarkably restrained by Trump standards, which itself suggests either aide authorship or a rare moment of genuine satisfaction reducing the need for combative supply-seeking. The Lincoln Memorial setting carries enormous symbolic weight (echoing Lincoln, MLK).

### Rhetorical Analysis
Simple communal framing ("joining us," "Together, we are going to") combined with the signature slogan. The truncation at "MAKE AM..." actually creates an implicit call to the audience to complete the phrase — an inadvertent participatory rhetorical device.

### Clinical Significance
Minimal. This is a routine, positive, event-recap post with no notable clinical indicators.

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Polished thank-you format typical of aide drafting
- 7:40 PM EST timing is business-adjacent hours
- Truncated MAGA slogan shows authentic Trump signature breaking through
- No typos or stream-of-consciousness quality

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Inauguration eve celebration, massive crowd at Lincoln Memorial)

Sentiment: +0.80

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- elevated mood on eve of major life achievement

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 0%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- inclusive language ('together', 'us')
- shared identity construction

## Tags

- inauguration (100%)
- supply_gratification (70%)
- communal_framing (50%)

## That day

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

**Inauguration Day: A Scripted Triumph With Zero Grievance**

Inauguration Day was a wall-to-wall victory lap with no trace of conflict, grievance, or personal attacks. The day opened with thank-you messages from the pre-inaugural concert at the Lincoln Memorial, ramped up with an early-morning rallying cry, then shifted to a rapid burst of speechwriter-crafted excerpts from the inaugural address -- all hammering the populist "power back to the people" theme. Notably absent was any mention of the protests erupting across D.C. or any engagement with critics, making this one of the most controlled and scripted posting days on record.

Full digest for 2017-01-20: https://trump.fm/date/2017-01-20/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, January 20). Thank you for joining us at the Lincoln Memorial... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_822242449053614081
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Thank you for joining us at the Lincoln Memorial tonight- a..." X (Twitter), 20 Jan. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_822242449053614081. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Thank you for joining us at the Lincoln Memorial tonight- a...," X (Twitter), January 20, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_822242449053614081.

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