# Post x_856234989591121900

- Post ID: `x_856234989591121900`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-04-23T23:55:04.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_856234989591121900
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_856234989591121900/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_856234989591121900.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> ...popular vote. ABC News/Washington Post Poll (wrong big on election) said almost all stand by their vote on me &amp, 53% said strong leader.

## Engagement

- Likes: 0
- Reposts: 9,588
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:25.019Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T11:46:25.411Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Continuation Post on Poll Numbers (2017-04-23)

This is the second half of a two-part tweet about polling data, posted at ~7:55 PM ET on a Sunday evening from likely the White House or nearby. The post continues Trump's selective citation of an ABC/Washington Post poll while simultaneously discrediting the same poll's credibility ("wrong big on election").

### Key Psychological Pattern: Simultaneous Validation-Seeking and Source Discrediting

The core cognitive operation here is paradoxical: Trump cites the ABC/WaPo poll as evidence of his support ("53% said strong leader") while preemptively discrediting the same source ("wrong big on election"). This reveals a schema where information is valued purely instrumentally — useful data points are extracted while the source's authority is undermined to inoculate against unfavorable findings from the same outlet.

### Authorship

The timing (Sunday evening), the "&" encoding artifact suggesting hasty typing, the parenthetical aside ("wrong big on election"), and the stream-of-consciousness continuation format all point to authentic Trump. The phrasing "wrong big" is characteristically inverted syntax.

### Defense Mechanisms

- **Rationalization**: Selective poll citation to support narrative of continued popularity
- **Denial**: Implicit denial of low approval ratings by cherry-picking favorable metrics
- **Splitting**: The same poll is both valid (when favorable) and invalid (when not)

### Rhetorical Techniques

The parenthetical disclaimer functions as an inoculation technique — preemptively addressing the counterargument that this poll might show unfavorable numbers elsewhere.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "53% said strong leader in ABC/WaPo poll" | **Mostly True** | The April 2017 ABC/Washington Post poll did find approximately 53% of respondents viewed Trump as a strong leader, though this was notably lower than typical figures for new presidents. |
| "ABC/Washington Post poll was 'wrong big on election'" | **Half True** | The final ABC/WaPo tracking poll showed Clinton +4 nationally. She won the popular vote by ~2 points. The poll was off but not dramatically so, and correctly predicted the popular vote winner. |

Overall Veracity: 65%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 85%)

### Indicators

- Sunday evening timing (~7:55 PM ET)
- inverted syntax 'wrong big'
- stream-of-consciousness continuation from prior tweet
- parenthetical asides
- &amp encoding artifact suggesting rapid posting

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (ABC News/Washington Post poll results)

Sentiment: +0.30

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 15%
- Paranoid: 20%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- rationalization (neurotic)
- splitting (immature)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- selective evidence sharing
- implied majority support

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> 53% said strong leader in ABC/WaPo poll

**MOSTLY TRUE**

The April 2017 ABC/Washington Post poll did find approximately 53% of respondents viewed Trump as a strong leader, though this was notably lower than typical figures for new presidents.

Sources: ABC News/Washington Post poll, April 2017

> ABC/Washington Post poll was 'wrong big on election'

**HALF TRUE**

The final ABC/WaPo tracking poll showed Clinton +4 nationally. She won the popular vote by ~2 points. The poll was off but not dramatically so, and correctly predicted the popular vote winner.

Sources: 2016 election polling data

Overall Veracity: 65%

## Tags

- supply-seeking (80%)
- poll-obsession (70%)
- splitting (60%)

## That day

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

**A Quiet Sunday of Promise Erosion and Lingering Election Nostalgia**

A low-key Sunday, likely from Mar-a-Lago, with just eight posts and no real flare-ups. The most notable moment was a carefully worded walkback of the "Mexico will pay for the wall" promise, softened with hedging language like "eventually" and "in some form." The afternoon brought a familiar pattern: cherry-picking poll numbers, attacking the media as fake, and — six months after winning — still measuring himself against Hillary Clinton. Overall a managed, staff-influenced day with only brief flashes of the personal voice breaking through.

Full digest for 2017-04-23: https://trump.fm/date/2017-04-23/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, April 23). ...popular vote. ABC News/Washington Post Poll... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_856234989591121900
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "...popular vote. ABC News/Washington Post Poll (wrong big..." X (Twitter), 23 Apr. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_856234989591121900. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "...popular vote. ABC News/Washington Post Poll (wrong big...," X (Twitter), April 23, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_856234989591121900.

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