# Post x_826042483155013632

- Post ID: `x_826042483155013632`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-01-30T12:20:49.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_826042483155013632
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_826042483155013632/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_826042483155013632.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> protesters and the tears of Senator Schumer. Secretary Kelly said that all is going well with very few problems. MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN!

## Engagement

- Likes: 133,963
- Reposts: 24,007
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.392Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T09:22:24.839Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

This post demonstrates characteristic narcissistic defense against large-scale criticism. Facing nationwide protests, legal challenges, and bipartisan opposition to the travel ban, Trump employs a three-part defensive strategy: (1) mockery of Schumer's emotional response, delegitimizing empathic opposition as theatrical; (2) appeal to Secretary Kelly's authority to claim successful implementation; and (3) pathological denial via the claim that "all is going well with very few problems" -- directly contradicting documented airport chaos, emergency judicial stays, and mass demonstrations. The gaslighting quality is notable: reframing a widely observed crisis as smooth operation. The closing slogan "MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN" reframes the ban as protective, implicitly casting those affected (nationals of seven Muslim-majority countries) as threats. The low agreeableness trait -- particularly the contempt for tender-mindedness -- is especially salient in the dismissal of tears as weakness rather than legitimate concern.

## Psychological Analysis: Post x_826042483155013632

### Context
This post is the continuation of a thread defending Executive Order 13769 (the travel ban). Posted at 12:20 UTC on January 30, 2017 — approximately 7:20 AM EST, consistent with Trump's early morning posting pattern from the White House (inaugurated January 20).

### Authorship
The post reads as authentic Trump: early morning timing, dismissive tone toward Schumer's emotional response, appeal to authority (Secretary Kelly), and the signature slogan closing. The fragment nature (begins mid-sentence with "protesters and the tears of Senator Schumer") confirms this is a continuation tweet composed in stream.

### Psychological Analysis
The post exhibits classic narcissistic defense against criticism. The travel ban had generated massive protests, legal challenges, and bipartisan criticism. Trump's response minimizes ("very few problems"), delegates authority to validate his decision (Kelly), mocks emotional opposition (Schumer's "tears"), and closes with a slogan reframing the ban as protective rather than discriminatory.

The mockery of Schumer's tears is notable — dismissing empathic emotional display as performative, consistent with low agreeableness and limited empathy. This framing delegitimizes opposition by casting it as theatrical rather than substantive.

### Rhetorical Techniques
- Appeal to authority (Secretary Kelly)
- Minimization of opposition impact
- Emotional dismissal (tears = weakness/fakeness)
- Slogan as thought-terminating cliche (MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN)

### Danger Assessment
The framing of immigrants/refugees as safety threats contributes to dehumanization patterns but this specific post is low-intensity.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "All is going well with very few problems" | **Mostly False** | Multiple federal judges had issued emergency stays, thousands protested at airports nationwide, travelers were detained and turned back, and legal chaos ensued across DHS and CBP. |
| "Secretary Kelly said all is going well" | **Unverifiable** | DHS Secretary John Kelly may have communicated this privately to Trump, but public reporting indicated significant implementation problems. |

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Early morning EST posting (7:20 AM)
- Fragment continuation of multi-tweet thread
- Dismissive, mocking tone toward Schumer
- ALL CAPS slogan closing
- Stream-of-consciousness quality

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (Nationwide protests, legal challenges, and bipartisan criticism of travel ban)

Sentiment: -0.30

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 20%
- Sadism: 30%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- denial (pathological)
- devaluation (immature)
- rationalization (neurotic)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Appeal to shared safety concern
- Us-vs-them framing via slogan

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Claims 'all is going well with very few problems' despite documented nationwide airport chaos, legal injunctions, and mass protests
- Frames Schumer's tears as insincere, attacking others' authentic emotional response

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> All is going well with very few problems

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Multiple federal judges had issued emergency stays, thousands protested at airports nationwide, travelers were detained and turned back, and legal chaos ensued across DHS and CBP.

Sources: Known events: Nationwide airport protests; Known events: Travel ban legal challenges

> Secretary Kelly said all is going well

**UNVERIFIABLE**

DHS Secretary John Kelly may have communicated this privately to Trump, but public reporting indicated significant implementation problems.

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Tags

- travel_ban (100%)
- minimization (80%)
- opposition_mockery (70%)

## That day

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

**Travel Ban Siege Mentality: A Day-Long Defensive Campaign Against Mounting Criticism**

Trump spent the bulk of his day defending the travel ban from all sides — attacking Republican senators, mocking Chuck Schumer's tears, blaming a Delta computer outage for airport chaos, and insisting the ban was going smoothly despite nationwide protests. The mood was consistently combative but controlled, never boiling over into full rage. A brief pivot to tease the Supreme Court nomination and tout the economy felt like deliberate attempts to change the subject, but the travel ban dominated the day's messaging almost entirely.

Full digest for 2017-01-30: https://trump.fm/date/2017-01-30/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, January 30). protesters and the tears of Senator Schumer.... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_826042483155013632
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "protesters and the tears of Senator Schumer. Secretary..." X (Twitter), 30 Jan. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_826042483155013632. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "protesters and the tears of Senator Schumer. Secretary...," X (Twitter), January 30, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_826042483155013632.

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