# Post x_829496507841789952

- Post ID: `x_829496507841789952`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-02-09T01:05:53.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_829496507841789952
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_829496507841789952/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_829496507841789952.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Congratulations to our new Attorney General, @SenatorSessions! https://t.co/e0buP1K83z

## Engagement

- Likes: 163,235
- Reposts: 32,534
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.391Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T09:38:35.379Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Congratulations to AG Sessions (Feb 9, 2017)

This is a routine congratulatory post marking Jeff Sessions' Senate confirmation as Attorney General. Sessions was confirmed on February 8, 2017, by a 52-47 vote. The post is brief, formulaic, and includes a photo/link.

### Authorship
Posted at 1:05 AM UTC = 8:05 PM EST. Trump was likely in Washington, D.C. during this early presidency period. This is evening but not late-night — falls in a gray zone. The polished, formulaic nature ("Congratulations to our new...") with proper tagging and link suggests aide composition, likely scheduled around the confirmation vote.

### Psychological State
Minimal psychological content. This is a maintenance/supply post celebrating a political win — Sessions was a key early Trump ally. The possessive "our" signals in-group ownership.

### Rhetorical Devices
Simple announcement format with no elaboration, attack, or emotional content. Standard political communication.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Sessions confirmed as Attorney General" | **True** | Jeff Sessions was confirmed as AG on Feb 8, 2017, by 52-47 vote |

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 20%)

### Indicators

- Formulaic congratulatory structure
- Correct grammar and punctuation
- Proper @mention tagging
- Evening posting time (8:05 PM EST)
- No emotional reactivity or personal voice

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance

Sentiment: +0.50

### Clinical

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 10%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- inclusive language ('our')

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Sessions confirmed as Attorney General

**TRUE**

Jeff Sessions was confirmed as AG on Feb 8, 2017, by 52-47 vote

Sources: Senate records

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Tags

- routine_announcement (100%)
- sessions_confirmation (90%)

## That day

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

**Victory Laps Interrupted by Morning Rage Spiral and an All-Caps Legal Defeat**

Trump's day opened with celebratory posts about Intel's investment and Jeff Sessions' confirmation as Attorney General, projecting an image of presidential momentum. The mood shifted sharply in the morning when he launched a rapid-fire attack on Senator Blumenthal, CNN's Chris Cuomo, and Senator McCain, all responding to criticism of his Supreme Court pick and the Yemen raid. The day closed with an all-caps outburst after the Ninth Circuit unanimously upheld a block on his travel ban — his most intense moment of the day. The overall pattern was a president toggling between victory laps and combative counterattacks, with the legal defeat drawing the strongest emotional reaction.

Full digest for 2017-02-09: https://trump.fm/date/2017-02-09/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, February 9). Congratulations to our new Attorney General,... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_829496507841789952
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Congratulations to our new Attorney General,..." X (Twitter), 9 Feb. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_829496507841789952. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Congratulations to our new Attorney General,...," X (Twitter), February 9, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_829496507841789952.

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