# Post x_835814988686233601

- Post ID: `x_835814988686233601`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-02-26T11:33:16.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_835814988686233601/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_835814988686233601.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> The race for DNC Chairman was, of course, totally "rigged." Bernie's guy, like Bernie himself, never had a chance. Clinton demanded Perez!

## Engagement

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- Reposts: 19,073
- Replies: 0
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- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.391Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T10:07:32.233Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: DNC Chairman Race "Rigged" Post (2017-02-26)

### Context
This post follows Trump's congratulatory tweet to Tom Perez the previous day, which was itself a backhanded jab ("I could not be happier for him, or for the Republican Party!"). This follow-up escalates the attack by framing the DNC internal election as "rigged" — mirroring the same "rigged" narrative deployed against Clinton during the 2016 campaign.

### Authorship
Posted at 11:33 UTC = 6:33 AM EST. Trump was likely at the White House or Mar-a-Lago (late February 2017, post-CPAC). This is classic early-morning Trump territory — the timing, the quotation marks around "rigged," the stream-of-consciousness connective logic (Bernie's guy → like Bernie himself → Clinton demanded), and the exclamation mark all point to authentic authorship.

### Psychological Analysis
The post is a projection-heavy attack. Trump — who faced extensive accusations of benefiting from a "rigged" system — deploys the same accusation against opponents. The framing serves multiple functions: delegitimizes the opposition's leadership, reopens the Bernie-Clinton wound to keep Democrats divided, and implicitly positions himself as someone who sees through corruption.

The claim that "Clinton demanded Perez" is unverifiable but serves the narrative of Clinton as puppet master — a useful contrasting villain. The scare quotes around "rigged" provide plausible deniability while still making the assertion.

### Rhetorical Function
This is strategic divisiveness disguised as observation. By invoking the Bernie-Clinton split, Trump is applying pressure to the Democratic coalition's fault line. The "of course" framing normalizes the idea that Democratic processes are inherently corrupt.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "The DNC Chairman race was 'rigged'" | **Mostly False** | Tom Perez won on the second ballot 235-200 over Keith Ellison (Bernie's preferred candidate). It was a competitive race. No credible evidence of rigging. |
| "Clinton demanded Perez" | **Unverifiable** | While Perez was associated with the Obama/Clinton wing of the party and had establishment support, the claim that Clinton personally 'demanded' his candidacy is an unsubstantiated assertion. |

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 92%)

### Indicators

- 6:33 AM local time — classic early-morning posting window
- Scare quotes around 'rigged' — characteristic Trump punctuation habit
- Stream-of-consciousness logical chain
- Exclamation mark ending
- Follows up own previous post with escalation — typical pattern

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Preemptive Attack (DNC leadership election)

Sentiment: -0.40

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 20%
- Sadism: 30%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- projection (immature)
- splitting (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 45%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- insider knowledge framing ('of course')
- shared cynicism about establishment

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Asserts as fact ('of course') that DNC race was rigged without evidence
- Frames competitive democratic process as corrupt to delegitimize outcome

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> The DNC Chairman race was 'rigged'

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Tom Perez won on the second ballot 235-200 over Keith Ellison (Bernie's preferred candidate). It was a competitive race. No credible evidence of rigging.

Sources: DNC vote records February 2017

> Clinton demanded Perez

**UNVERIFIABLE**

While Perez was associated with the Obama/Clinton wing of the party and had establishment support, the claim that Clinton personally 'demanded' his candidacy is an unsubstantiated assertion.

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Tags

- projection (80%)
- opposition_division (90%)
- delegitimization (70%)
- rigged_narrative (80%)

## That day

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

**Quiet Sunday at White House: Morning Jabs Give Way to Russia Defensiveness**

A low-key Sunday at the White House saw Trump open with early-morning attacks on Democrats over the DNC leadership race and familiar shots at the New York Times. The tone sharpened in the afternoon when he turned to the Russia investigation, dismissing it as fabricated and pivoting to blame Democrats and the media. The day closed with a routine staff-written announcement about a governors' dinner, suggesting the posting impulse had burned itself out by mid-afternoon.

Full digest for 2017-02-26: https://trump.fm/date/2017-02-26/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, February 26). The race for DNC Chairman was, of course, totally... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_835814988686233601
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "The race for DNC Chairman was, of course, totally "rigged."..." X (Twitter), 26 Feb. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_835814988686233601. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "The race for DNC Chairman was, of course, totally "rigged."...," X (Twitter), February 26, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_835814988686233601.

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