# Post x_846745288735887360

- Post ID: `x_846745288735887360`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-03-28T15:26:23.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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## Post text

> The failing @NYTimes would do much better if they were honest!
> https://t.co/ATy8R3knS2

## Engagement

- Likes: 56,580
- Reposts: 13,142
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.391Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T10:43:22.521Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: "The failing @NYTimes" Post (2017-03-28)

A brief, routine attack on the New York Times — a recurring target throughout Trump's Twitter history. The post follows a familiar template: derisive nickname ("failing") + conditional promise ("would do much better if they were honest"). The linked content likely references NYT coverage Trump found unfavorable, possibly related to the AHCA failure or Russia investigation coverage dominating this news cycle.

### Context
This post appears amid a flurry of activity on March 28, 2017 — a day when Trump was managing fallout from the AHCA vote delay, deflecting Russia investigation attention toward Clinton/Podesta, and celebrating the Ford investment announcement. The NYT attack fits the deflection pattern: redirect attention from legislative failure toward a familiar enemy.

### Authorship
Posted at 11:26 AM ET (Trump was based in D.C. as President). Business hours, polished grammar, standard formula — consistent with either aide-assisted or routine authentic posting. The brevity and formulaic nature make definitive attribution difficult, though the emotional tone leans slightly authentic.

### Psychological Pattern
This is maintenance-level narcissistic supply behavior combined with mild displacement. The "failing" epithet serves as ongoing devaluation of a perceived threat. The conditional framing ("would do much better if") implies Trump believes he understands media better than media professionals — consistent with grandiosity.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "NYT is 'failing'" | **False** | NYT added hundreds of thousands of digital subscribers in Q1 2017, partly driven by Trump-era news interest. Revenue was growing. |

Overall Veracity: 0%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 55%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (11:26 AM ET)
- Correct grammar and punctuation
- Formulaic but emotionally tinged
- Brief and impulsive-feeling

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance — Criticism (NYT coverage (likely AHCA failure or Russia probe))

Sentiment: -0.50

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 20%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- devaluation (immature)
- displacement (neurotic)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 20%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared enemy identification
- implied insider knowledge of media

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> NYT is 'failing'

**FALSE**

NYT added hundreds of thousands of digital subscribers in Q1 2017, partly driven by Trump-era news interest. Revenue was growing.

Sources: NYT quarterly earnings reports 2017

Overall Veracity: 0%

## Tags

- media-attack (90%)
- NYT (90%)
- routine (80%)

## That day

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

**Russia Probe Anxiety Bookends a Day of Grandiose Deflection**

Trump spent the day toggling between official presidential business and an obvious fixation on the Russia investigation. Nearly half his posts were devoted to deflecting Russia scrutiny onto the Clintons and Podesta, using the debunked Uranium One narrative as a shield. The healthcare bill's failure four days earlier still stung, prompting a swipe at the Freedom Caucus before pivoting to breezy confidence that Democrats would eventually deal. A Ford jobs announcement and an energy executive order signing provided brief moments of genuine presidential messaging, but the day opened and closed with the same anxious refrain about Russia -- a loop he couldn't break.

Full digest for 2017-03-28: https://trump.fm/date/2017-03-28/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, March 28). The failing @NYTimes would do much better if they... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_846745288735887360
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "The failing @NYTimes would do much better if they were..." X (Twitter), 28 Mar. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_846745288735887360. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "The failing @NYTimes would do much better if they were...," X (Twitter), March 28, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_846745288735887360.

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