# Post x_855055509455593472

- Post ID: `x_855055509455593472`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-04-20T13:48:14.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_855055509455593472/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_855055509455593472.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Failing @nytimes, which has been calling me wrong for two years, just got caught in a big lie concerning New England Patriots visit to W.H.

## Engagement

- Likes: 81,483
- Reposts: 19,178
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.390Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T11:39:35.440Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: NYT "Big Lie" About Patriots White House Visit

### Context
On April 19, 2017, the New York Times published a photo comparison showing fewer Patriots players visiting Trump's White House compared to Obama's 2015 visit. The comparison was misleading — the 2015 photo showed staff and families on risers while the 2017 photo showed only players on the South Lawn. The Times later issued a correction. Trump seized on this as ammunition against his perennial media antagonist.

### Authorship
Posted at 9:48 AM ET (Trump was at the White House). The timing is business hours but the content is classic reactive Trump — attacking the NYT is a signature behavior. The informal style ("just got caught"), use of "Failing @nytimes" (a stock epithet), and combative tone all point to authentic authorship, likely tweeted during or shortly after the Patriots ceremony.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a routine narcissistic supply post combining two reliable Trump patterns: (1) attacking the "Failing" NYT and (2) leveraging a legitimate media error to validate his broader "fake news" narrative. The NYT did make a misleading comparison, giving Trump a factual hook — but "big lie" dramatically inflates the severity. The post transforms a captioning/photo error into evidence of deliberate deception, consistent with his paranoid interpretive framework where all negative coverage is intentional malice.

### Defense Mechanisms
Projection is notable — calling the NYT's error a "big lie" while Trump himself routinely makes false claims. The post also uses rationalization, treating one legitimate correction as vindication of his wholesale rejection of NYT reporting.

### Rhetorical Techniques
The "Failing @nytimes" prefix is a branding technique (repetitive epithet). "Calling me wrong for two years" establishes a persecution narrative. "Just got caught" implies deliberate conspiracy rather than journalistic error.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "NYT got caught in a big lie concerning New England Patriots visit" | **Half True** | The NYT did publish a misleading side-by-side photo comparison suggesting far fewer Patriots attended Trump's ceremony vs Obama's. However, the photos compared different contexts (staff+families vs players only). This was a misleading editorial choice corrected by the NYT, not a deliberate 'big lie.' |
| "NYT has been calling me wrong for two years" | **Mostly True** | The NYT was critical of Trump's candidacy and presidency. 'Two years' roughly aligns with his June 2015 campaign announcement through April 2017. |

Overall Veracity: 65%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 80%)

### Indicators

- Stock epithet 'Failing @nytimes'
- Combative reactive tone
- Informal phrasing 'just got caught'
- Abbreviation 'W.H.'
- Classic grievance-airing pattern

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (NYT photo comparison implying fewer Patriots players visited Trump vs Obama)

**Rage:** Intensity 40% targeting New York Times
- Proportionality: 50%

Sentiment: -0.60

### Clinical

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

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- projection (immature)
- distortion (pathological)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared enemy framing
- vindication narrative

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> NYT got caught in a big lie concerning New England Patriots visit

**HALF TRUE**

The NYT did publish a misleading side-by-side photo comparison suggesting far fewer Patriots attended Trump's ceremony vs Obama's. However, the photos compared different contexts (staff+families vs players only). This was a misleading editorial choice corrected by the NYT, not a deliberate 'big lie.'

Sources: NYT correction/editor's note on the comparison

> NYT has been calling me wrong for two years

**MOSTLY TRUE**

The NYT was critical of Trump's candidacy and presidency. 'Two years' roughly aligns with his June 2015 campaign announcement through April 2017.

Overall Veracity: 65%

## Tags

- media-attack (90%)
- NYT (90%)
- vindication-seeking (70%)
- patriots-visit (50%)

## That day

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

**A Routine Presidential Day Punctuated by a Single Sharp Media Rebuke**

A quiet day at the White House filled with ceremonial events -- a veterans bill signing, hosting the Super Bowl champion Patriots, and a joint press conference with Italy's prime minister. The only real flash of irritation came in the morning when Trump lashed out at the New York Times over its coverage of the Patriots visit. Otherwise, the day was dominated by polished, staff-written messaging about American manufacturing and diplomatic hospitality.

Full digest for 2017-04-20: https://trump.fm/date/2017-04-20/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, April 20). Failing @nytimes, which has been calling me wrong... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_855055509455593472
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Failing @nytimes, which has been calling me wrong for two..." X (Twitter), 20 Apr. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_855055509455593472. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Failing @nytimes, which has been calling me wrong for two...," X (Twitter), April 20, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_855055509455593472.

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