# Post x_825329757646618624

- Post ID: `x_825329757646618624`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-01-28T13:08:42.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_825329757646618624
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_825329757646618624/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_825329757646618624.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Thr coverage about me in the @nytimes and the @washingtonpost gas been so false and angry that the times actually apologized to its.....

## Engagement

- Likes: 79,522
- Reposts: 13,676
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.392Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T09:19:27.932Z (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: Post x_825329757646618624

### Context
Posted January 28, 2017, 8:08 AM EST (Trump in Washington, D.C., first week of presidency). This is a morning tweet continuing an anti-media thread — the previous post attacked the "failing @nytimes" as "FAKE NEWS!" This post extends that salvo to include the Washington Post, contains multiple typos ("Thr," "gas," "its" likely meant "its subscribers"), and trails off with ellipses indicating a multi-part thread.

### Authorship
The typos ("Thr" for "The," "gas" for "has"), stream-of-consciousness style, and emotional reactivity strongly suggest authentic Trump. The 8:08 AM timing is consistent with his known early-morning tweeting habit. The incomplete thought trailing into ellipses is characteristic of his multi-part tweet style.

### Psychological State
This post is driven by narcissistic injury from critical media coverage during his first tumultuous week — the travel ban had just sparked massive protests. The claim that the NYT "actually apologized" is a distortion referencing the NYT's post-election letter to readers (November 2016), which acknowledged surprise at the election outcome but was not an apology for coverage. Trump reframes this as vindication.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Distortion**: Recharacterizing the NYT's post-election message as an "apology" for false coverage
- **Projection**: Accusing media of being "angry" while the tweet itself radiates hostility
- **Denial**: Blanket dismissal of all critical coverage as "false"

### Rhetorical Devices
The incomplete tweet ending with ellipses creates anticipation and engagement — a serial technique. Naming both major papers simultaneously broadens the attack surface.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "The NYT actually apologized for its coverage" | **Mostly False** | The NYT published a post-election letter (Nov 2016) to subscribers acknowledging they had underestimated Trump's support and recommitting to honest journalism. It was not an apology for false or angry coverage. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 95%)

### Indicators

- Multiple typos (Thr, gas, its)
- Stream-of-consciousness style
- 8:08 AM EST early morning timing
- Emotional reactivity
- Incomplete multi-part tweet with ellipses

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (NYT and Washington Post critical coverage)

**Rage:** Intensity 60% targeting NYT and Washington Post
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.65

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 40%
- Sadism: 10%

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

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

Cognitive Markers:
- phonemic paraphasia
- phonemic paraphasia

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared grievance against media
- serialized content creating engagement

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Reframes NYT post-election letter as an apology for false coverage
- Blanket characterization of all critical coverage as 'false'

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> The NYT actually apologized for its coverage

**MOSTLY FALSE**

The NYT published a post-election letter (Nov 2016) to subscribers acknowledging they had underestimated Trump's support and recommitting to honest journalism. It was not an apology for false or angry coverage.

Sources: NYT post-election letter to readers, November 13, 2016

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- media_attack (90%)
- narcissistic_injury (80%)
- reality_distortion (70%)
- press_delegitimization (80%)

## That day

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

**Morning Media Rage Fizzles as Massive Airport Protests Go Conspicuously Unmentioned**

Trump kicked off Saturday morning with a burst of anger at the New York Times and Washington Post, calling them fake and dishonest over their coverage of him. The grievances burned out within about twelve minutes, giving way to a standard Challenger anniversary remembrance and promotion of a TV interview later that evening. The most striking feature of the day was what went unsaid -- massive protests were erupting at airports nationwide over his travel ban signed just the day before, and he made no mention of them at all. A light posting day with only six messages, all during normal waking hours.

Full digest for 2017-01-28: https://trump.fm/date/2017-01-28/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, January 28). Thr coverage about me in the @nytimes and the... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_825329757646618624
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Thr coverage about me in the @nytimes and the..." X (Twitter), 28 Jan. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_825329757646618624. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Thr coverage about me in the @nytimes and the...," X (Twitter), January 28, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_825329757646618624.

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