# Post x_824407390674157568

- Post ID: `x_824407390674157568`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-01-26T00:03:33.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_824407390674157568
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_824407390674157568/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_824407390674157568.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Beginning today, the United States of America gets back control of its borders. Full speech from today @DHSgov:… https://t.co/8aDaHsAhg9

## Engagement

- Likes: 109,885
- Reposts: 23,095
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.392Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T09:13:03.287Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: January 26, 2017 — Border Control Announcement

This post is a polished, official announcement referencing Executive Order 13767 (border wall construction) signed on January 25, 2017. It tags the official DHS account and links to a speech — hallmarks of staff-crafted communications.

### Authorship
Posted at 7:03 PM EST (Trump was in Washington, D.C. during his first week as president). Business hours, formal tone, correct grammar, institutional tagging (@DHSgov), and promotional linking to official content all point strongly to aide authorship (likely Scavino).

### Psychological Content
The post channels a **King/Order Restorer** archetype — "gets back control" implies reclamation of lost sovereignty. The framing is nationalistic grandiosity: the full country name "the United States of America" is used for gravitas, a rhetorical formality Trump rarely employs in authentic posts.

### Rhetorical Analysis
- "Gets back" implies something was stolen — a grievance frame
- "Beginning today" creates a historical marker, positioning the action as epochal
- The construction is declarative and presidential rather than combative

This is a routine maintenance/supply-seeking post amplifying a policy action. Low psychological intensity, minimal clinical significance.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "The United States of America gets back control of its borders beginning today" | **Half True** | Executive Order 13767 was signed January 25, 2017 directing border wall construction and enhanced enforcement, but 'getting back control' overstates both prior lack of control and immediate impact of the order. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 15%)

### Indicators

- Business hours (7:03 PM EST)
- Formal institutional tone
- Tags official government account @DHSgov
- Links to official speech
- No typos or stream-of-consciousness

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking

Sentiment: +0.40

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 30%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- rationalization (neurotic)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- historical marker creation
- national identity invocation

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> The United States of America gets back control of its borders beginning today

**HALF TRUE**

Executive Order 13767 was signed January 25, 2017 directing border wall construction and enhanced enforcement, but 'getting back control' overstates both prior lack of control and immediate impact of the order.

Sources: Executive Order 13767

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- border security (100%)
- aide-written (90%)
- executive order (80%)

## That day

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

**Day 6: New President Projects Border Authority While Chelsea Manning Gets the "TRAITOR" Brand**

Trump's sixth day in office was dominated by immigration enforcement — he signed executive orders on border security, threatened to cancel a meeting with Mexico's president over wall funding, and celebrated a Florida mayor dropping sanctuary city policy. The only flash of anger came in an early-morning attack on Chelsea Manning, calling her an "ungrateful TRAITOR" for criticizing Obama. The rest of the day was a steady stream of self-promotion around TV interviews and official events, including the GOP congressional retreat in Philadelphia. Overall mood: confident and assertive, with a clear "new sheriff in town" energy.

Full digest for 2017-01-26: https://trump.fm/date/2017-01-26/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, January 26). Beginning today, the United States of America... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_824407390674157568
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Beginning today, the United States of America gets back..." X (Twitter), 26 Jan. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_824407390674157568. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Beginning today, the United States of America gets back...," X (Twitter), January 26, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_824407390674157568.

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