# Post x_851092500056072198

- Post ID: `x_851092500056072198`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-04-09T15:20:39.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_851092500056072198
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_851092500056072198/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_851092500056072198.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> So sad to hear of the terrorist attack in Egypt. U.S. strongly condemns. I have great...

## Engagement

- Likes: 77,604
- Reposts: 15,606
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.390Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T11:28:56.102Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Condolence Statement on Egypt Terrorist Attack (April 9, 2017)

This is a truncated diplomatic condolence statement regarding a terrorist attack in Egypt. The post is almost certainly aide-written (likely Dan Scavino), exhibiting the hallmarks of a staff-produced statement: formal tone, correct grammar, diplomatic language ("strongly condemns"), and business-hours posting.

### Authorship
Posted at 11:20 AM ET (Trump was at Mar-a-Lago or returning to DC after the Xi summit). The formal diplomatic register, complete sentences, and policy-appropriate framing are inconsistent with Trump's authentic voice. Authentic Trump rarely uses "So sad" without capitalization or exclamation marks, and the phrase "U.S. strongly condemns" is pure State Department boilerplate.

### Psychological Significance
Minimal. This is a routine presidential condolence statement with no personal psychological content. The truncation ("I have great...") suggests it continued with something like "confidence in President el-Sisi" or similar diplomatic language.

### Context
This falls within a busy period: Syria strikes, Xi summit, Gorsuch confirmation. The post serves a maintenance function—presidential duty to respond to world events. No narcissistic dynamics, defense mechanisms, or cognitive markers are observable in what is essentially a staff-drafted diplomatic communication.

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Formal diplomatic register ('U.S. strongly condemns')
- Business hours posting (11:20 AM ET)
- Correct grammar and punctuation
- State Department boilerplate language
- No ALL CAPS, no exclamation marks, no emotional reactivity

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance

Sentiment: -0.30

### Clinical

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 40%

## Tags

- diplomatic-statement (90%)
- condolence (90%)
- terrorism (80%)

## That day

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

**A near-silent Sunday: one diplomatic statement, no personal grievances**

An unusually quiet Sunday with just two posts — really one message split across two tweets — offering condolences for the terrorist attack on Coptic churches in Egypt and expressing confidence in President Al Sisi. The tone was measured and presidential, likely staff-drafted, with no personal grievances, no attacks, and no engagement with the day's other massive story: the United Airlines passenger-dragging video that dominated the news cycle.

Full digest for 2017-04-09: https://trump.fm/date/2017-04-09/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, April 9). So sad to hear of the terrorist attack in Egypt.... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_851092500056072198
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "So sad to hear of the terrorist attack in Egypt. U.S...." X (Twitter), 9 Apr. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_851092500056072198. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "So sad to hear of the terrorist attack in Egypt. U.S....," X (Twitter), April 9, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_851092500056072198.

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