# Post x_831344902990655500

- Post ID: `x_831344902990655500`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-02-14T08:30:45.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_831344902990655500
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_831344902990655500/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_831344902990655500.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Congratulations to our new #VASecretary Dr. David Shulkin. Time to take care of Veterans who have fought to protect... https://t.co/FNewjbHuw4

## Engagement

- Likes: 0
- Reposts: 13,158
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:25.020Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T09:48:25.285Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: VA Secretary Congratulations Post (2017-02-14)

A routine, formulaic congratulatory post announcing Dr. David Shulkin's confirmation as VA Secretary. The post follows the same template as the Mnuchin congratulations posted the same day — hashtag, title, name, brief policy framing.

### Authorship
This is almost certainly aide-written (likely Scavino). Posted at 3:30 AM EST, which would normally suggest authentic Trump, but the polished formatting, hashtag (#VASecretary), correct spelling, and formulaic structure all point to a scheduled post. The truncation suggests a longer statement was composed. The tone is institutional rather than personal.

### Psychological Content
Minimal psychological content. The framing "Time to take care of Veterans who have fought to protect..." positions the administration as defender/caretaker — standard political messaging. No emotional reactivity, no personal grievance, no grandiosity beyond normal political rhetoric.

### Context
Notable that this post appeared the same day Michael Flynn resigned — a major crisis for the administration. The focus on cabinet confirmations may serve as counter-programming, directing attention toward governance accomplishments rather than the Flynn scandal. However, this is speculative; confirmation announcements are routine.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Dr. David Shulkin confirmed as VA Secretary" | **True** | Shulkin was confirmed unanimously (100-0) by the Senate on February 13, 2017 |

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Polished formatting
- Correct hashtag usage (#VASecretary)
- Formulaic congratulatory template
- No typos or emotional reactivity
- Matches same-day Mnuchin post pattern

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance

Sentiment: +0.60

### Clinical

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

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

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

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Dr. David Shulkin confirmed as VA Secretary

**TRUE**

Shulkin was confirmed unanimously (100-0) by the Senate on February 13, 2017

Sources: Senate confirmation records

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Tags

- cabinet_confirmation (90%)
- veterans (50%)

## That day

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

**Flynn Fallout Pierces a Valentine's Day of Cabinet Victory Laps**

Trump spent most of Valentine's Day congratulating newly confirmed cabinet members and promoting routine White House events -- a carefully curated display of normalcy. But the calm broke mid-morning when he posted a defensive deflection about intelligence leaks, clearly rattled by the previous night's forced resignation of National Security Advisor Michael Flynn. Rather than address what Flynn did, he reframed the crisis as a leak problem and invoked North Korea to signal his own seriousness. He quickly returned to safe, staff-drafted messaging for the rest of the afternoon.

Full digest for 2017-02-14: https://trump.fm/date/2017-02-14/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, February 14). Congratulations to our new #VASecretary Dr. David... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_831344902990655500
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Congratulations to our new #VASecretary Dr. David Shulkin...." X (Twitter), 14 Feb. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_831344902990655500. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Congratulations to our new #VASecretary Dr. David Shulkin....," X (Twitter), February 14, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_831344902990655500.

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