# Post x_835608648625836032

- Post ID: `x_835608648625836032`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-02-25T21:53:21.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_835608648625836032
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_835608648625836032/analysis
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## Post text

> I will not be attending the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner this year. Please wish everyone well and have a great evening!

## Engagement

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- Reposts: 23,860
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- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.391Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T10:07:12.999Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: WHCD Boycott Announcement (Feb 25, 2017)

This post announces Trump's decision not to attend the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner — a traditional event where presidents endure lighthearted roasting by journalists. The polite sign-off ("Please wish everyone well and have a great evening!") is notably restrained, contrasting sharply with the combative anti-media posts from the same day.

### Authorship
Posted at 4:53 PM EST (Trump was likely at Mar-a-Lago or returning from CPAC). The polished grammar, diplomatic tone, and strategic framing suggest aide involvement, though the decision itself is clearly Trump's. This reads as a coordinated communications move — the politeness is strategic, not characteristic of Trump's authentic voice.

### Psychological Context
This post must be read alongside same-day posts attacking "the media" and calling for a counter-rally. The WHCD boycott is the *action* component of the anti-media campaign; the other posts provide the emotional substrate. The polite veneer serves as passive aggression — withdrawing participation while maintaining surface civility, forcing the media to cover their own rejection.

### Strategic Function
The announcement transforms a potentially vulnerable situation (being mocked at the dinner) into a dominance display (refusing to participate). This is avoidance reframed as assertion — a sophisticated defensive maneuver that preempts narcissistic injury from public ridicule.

### Rhetorical Note
The phrase "Please wish everyone well" carries undertones of condescension — a benevolent dismissal from a position of perceived superiority, as if granting permission for the event to proceed without him.

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 25%)

### Indicators

- Polished grammar and punctuation
- Diplomatic tone unusual for authentic Trump
- Strategic timing as coordinated communications move
- Business hours posting (4:53 PM EST)
- Complete, well-formed sentences

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Preemptive Attack — Criticism (Anticipated ridicule at WHCD)

Sentiment: +0.20

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 30%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- passive aggression (immature)
- denial (pathological)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 50%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- benevolent authority framing
- implied superiority through gracious withdrawal

## Tags

- media_conflict (80%)
- institutional_rejection (90%)
- passive_aggression (70%)
- aide_drafted (70%)

## That day

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

**A Grandiose Saturday: Media Attacks Give Way to Economic Victory Laps and Strategic Snubs**

Trump had a relatively calm Saturday dominated by self-congratulation about the economy and crowd sizes. The day opened with a sharp evening attack on the press -- calling the media "a great danger to our country" -- but the mood quickly shifted to boasting about the national debt and the stock market. He announced he would skip the White House Correspondents' Dinner and closed the day with a backhanded congratulations to the new DNC chairman, framing it as good news for Republicans.

Full digest for 2017-02-25: https://trump.fm/date/2017-02-25/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, February 25). I will not be attending the White House... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_835608648625836032
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "I will not be attending the White House Correspondents'..." X (Twitter), 25 Feb. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_835608648625836032. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "I will not be attending the White House Correspondents'...," X (Twitter), February 25, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_835608648625836032.

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