# Post x_825331665509691393

- Post ID: `x_825331665509691393`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-01-28T13:16:17.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_825331665509691393
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_825331665509691393/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_825331665509691393.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> ...dwindling subscribers and readers.They got me wrong right from the beginning and still have not changed course, and never will. DISHONEST

## Engagement

- Likes: 105,413
- Reposts: 15,990
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.392Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T09:19:32.021Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Continuation Post Attacking Media (Part 2 of Thread)

This is the second half of a two-part tweet thread attacking the NYT and Washington Post. The previous post contained the typo "Thr" and "gas" (for "has"), and referenced the papers' coverage being "false and angry." This continuation completes the thought with a prediction of inevitable decline and a closing epithet.

**Timing:** 8:16 AM ET Saturday, January 28, 2017. Trump was likely at the White House (inaugurated January 20). This is a morning post, consistent with Trump's known pattern of early morning tweet storms.

**Context:** This post comes during the first week of Trump's presidency, amid massive protests over the travel ban executive order signed the previous day. Rather than addressing the protests or policy substance, the focus is entirely on media grievance—a classic displacement pattern.

The phrase "got me wrong right from the beginning" references media predictions he would lose the primaries and general election. "Never will" reflects absolute, rigid thinking characteristic of splitting. The closing "DISHONEST" serves as a branding epithet—a signature rhetorical technique of reducing complex criticism to a single dismissive label.

The thread overall shows the subject in a reactive, grievance-driven state during what should be a period of maximum political power (first week in office), suggesting narcissistic vulnerability beneath surface grandiosity.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "NYT has dwindling subscribers and readers" | **False** | NYT digital subscriptions were growing rapidly in early 2017, experiencing a 'Trump bump' with record new subscriptions after the election. |

Overall Veracity: 0%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- continuation of thread with typos in part 1
- ALL CAPS epithet closing
- early morning timing
- grievance-driven content
- stream-of-consciousness ellipsis continuation

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

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

**Rage:** Intensity 50% targeting NYT and Washington Post
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.70

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 40%
- Sadism: 20%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared grievance against media
- positioning audience as fellow victims of dishonest press

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- False claim about NYT losing subscribers when they were gaining record numbers
- Blanket dismissal of all critical coverage as dishonest

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> NYT has dwindling subscribers and readers

**FALSE**

NYT digital subscriptions were growing rapidly in early 2017, experiencing a 'Trump bump' with record new subscriptions after the election.

Sources: NYT quarterly earnings reports 2016-2017

Overall Veracity: 0%

## Tags

- media-attack (100%)
- grievance (80%)
- thread-continuation (50%)

## 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). ...dwindling subscribers and readers.They got me... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_825331665509691393
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "...dwindling subscribers and readers.They got me wrong..." X (Twitter), 28 Jan. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_825331665509691393. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "...dwindling subscribers and readers.They got me wrong...," X (Twitter), January 28, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_825331665509691393.

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