# Post x_839116941956640768

- Post ID: `x_839116941956640768`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-03-07T14:14:03.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_839116941956640768
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_839116941956640768/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_839116941956640768.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Don't let the FAKE NEWS tell you that there is big infighting in the Trump Admin. We are getting along great, and getting major things done!

## Engagement

- Likes: 121,937
- Reposts: 25,982
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.391Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T10:18:48.868Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Psychological Analysis: "Don't let the FAKE NEWS tell you..."

### Context
Posted March 7, 2017 at 9:14 AM EST (Trump was in Washington, D.C.). This is a business-hours post during a period of significant turbulence: Sessions recusal, wiretapping accusations, healthcare rollout, and Vault 7 leaks. Reports of internal White House friction between Bannon, Priebus, and Kushner factions were widespread.

### Authorship
Business hours, grammatically correct, short and punchy but uses trademark "FAKE NEWS" branding and exclamation marks. Borderline—could be either Trump or aide, but the defensive reactivity and caps suggest authentic Trump dictation or at minimum Trump-directed messaging.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a classic denial-and-reassurance post triggered by media reports of administration infighting (narcissistic injury via exposure). The post follows a textbook pattern: (1) delegitimize the source ("FAKE NEWS"), (2) deny the claim ("getting along great"), (3) pivot to competence ("getting major things done"). The denial is notable given contemporaneous reporting of genuine staff conflicts.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Denial**: Direct refusal to acknowledge reported internal conflicts
- **Projection**: Implicitly frames accurate reporting as malicious fabrication

### Rhetorical Techniques
The post employs epistemic gatekeeping ("Don't let X tell you"), positioning the speaker as the sole reliable narrator while preemptively inoculating followers against contradictory information.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "No big infighting in the Trump Admin" | **Mostly False** | Contemporaneous reporting from multiple outlets documented significant tensions between Bannon, Priebus, and Kushner factions. Sessions recusal created additional internal friction. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 60%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (9:14 AM EST)
- FAKE NEWS caps branding is signature Trump
- Clean grammar suggests possible aide polish
- Defensive reactivity consistent with authentic Trump

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Media reports of administration infighting)

Sentiment: +0.30

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 30%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- denial (pathological)
- distortion (pathological)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Epistemic gatekeeping—positioning self as sole truth source
- In-group solidarity via 'we'

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Denial of well-documented administration infighting
- Attacks on others' perception via FAKE NEWS framing
- Positions self as sole reliable narrator

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> No big infighting in the Trump Admin

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Contemporaneous reporting from multiple outlets documented significant tensions between Bannon, Priebus, and Kushner factions. Sessions recusal created additional internal friction.

Sources: Contemporary news reporting from NYT, WaPo, Politico

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- denial (80%)
- media_attack (70%)
- epistemic_gatekeeping (60%)

## That day

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

**A Calm Day of Self-Congratulation and Predecessor-Bashing Amid Unaddressed Global Crises**

Trump spent most of the day promoting ExxonMobil's $20 billion investment announcement, repeating the jobs figures across multiple posts. The morning shifted to familiar territory -- attacking Obama over Guantanamo detainees and Russian aggression, while promoting the newly released Republican healthcare bill. Despite North Korea firing four missiles and WikiLeaks dropping the massive Vault 7 CIA leak the same day, neither topic earned a mention. The mood was uniformly self-congratulatory with no real flashes of anger, capped by a defensive swipe at "fake news" reports of White House infighting.

Full digest for 2017-03-07: https://trump.fm/date/2017-03-07/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, March 7). Don't let the FAKE NEWS tell you that there is... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_839116941956640768
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Don't let the FAKE NEWS tell you that there is big..." X (Twitter), 7 Mar. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_839116941956640768. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Don't let the FAKE NEWS tell you that there is big...," X (Twitter), March 7, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_839116941956640768.

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