# Post x_856481786938916900

- Post ID: `x_856481786938916900`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-04-24T16:15:45.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_856481786938916900
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_856481786938916900/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_856481786938916900.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> The two fake news polls released yesterday, ABC &amp, NBC, while containing some very positive info, were totally wrong in General E. Watch!

## Engagement

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- Reposts: 7,087
- Replies: 0
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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:25.019Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T11:46:55.586Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: "Fake News Polls" Post (2017-04-24)

### Content
The post attacks ABC and NBC polls as "fake news" while acknowledging they contain "very positive info" — a contradictory framing. The truncated "General E." likely refers to the "General Election" — Trump appears to be claiming these polls were wrong about the 2016 general election, reinforcing his ongoing grievance about polling credibility. "Watch!" serves as a threat/promise of vindication.

### Authorship
Posted at 12:15 PM EDT (Trump in Washington as President). Business hours posting, but the typo/truncation ("General E."), emotional reactivity, and "fake news" framing are classic authentic Trump markers. The ampersand encoding artifact (&) is a platform issue, not authorship signal. Mixed signals but leans authentic.

### Psychological Analysis
The post demonstrates the persistent pattern of attacking media credibility while simultaneously cherry-picking favorable data from the same sources. This cognitive splitting — the polls are "fake" yet contain "very positive info" — is characteristic. The "Watch!" ending implies future vindication, a recurring redemption narrative.

### Rhetorical Techniques
- Labeling ("fake news") as delegitimization
- Cherry-picking (acknowledging positive data while dismissing the whole)
- Implied threat/promise ("Watch!")

### Clinical Notes
Routine maintenance-level post. The self-contradictory logic (fake but also positive) is consistent with baseline patterns rather than representing deviation.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "ABC and NBC polls were 'totally wrong in General E[lection]'" | **Mostly False** | Final 2016 national polls from ABC/WaPo and NBC/WSJ were within normal polling error margins. ABC's final tracker had Clinton +4 (actual popular vote margin ~+2.1). NBC's final poll had Clinton +4. Both were within standard error for national polls; Trump's win was an Electoral College outcome that national polls do not directly measure. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Truncated/incomplete thought (General E.)
- Emotional reactivity
- Fake news labeling
- Business hours but impulsive style

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (ABC/NBC polls)

Sentiment: -0.40

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 30%
- Sadism: 5%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- splitting (immature)
- denial (pathological)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- implied future vindication ('Watch!')
- in-group framing against media

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Attacking credibility of mainstream polling to undermine shared epistemic foundation

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> ABC and NBC polls were 'totally wrong in General E[lection]'

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Final 2016 national polls from ABC/WaPo and NBC/WSJ were within normal polling error margins. ABC's final tracker had Clinton +4 (actual popular vote margin ~+2.1). NBC's final poll had Clinton +4. Both were within standard error for national polls; Trump's win was an Electoral College outcome that national polls do not directly measure.

Sources: RealClearPolitics 2016 final polling averages

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- media-attack (80%)
- polling-grievance (60%)
- splitting (70%)

## That day

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

**A Quiet Day of Policy Maintenance and Ceremonial Duty, Punctuated by a Brief Jab at Polls**

A low-key day dominated by staff-produced content — congratulating astronaut Peggy Whitson, promoting the border wall and healthcare plan, and signing a Holocaust Remembrance Proclamation. The only real flash of personal voice came in an early-morning gripe about ABC and NBC polls, which he called "fake news" while conceding they contained "some very positive info." The overall mood was calm and on-message, with little of the combative energy seen on more volatile days.

Full digest for 2017-04-24: https://trump.fm/date/2017-04-24/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, April 24). The two fake news polls released yesterday, ABC... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_856481786938916900
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "The two fake news polls released yesterday, ABC &amp, NBC,..." X (Twitter), 24 Apr. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_856481786938916900. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "The two fake news polls released yesterday, ABC &amp, NBC,...," X (Twitter), April 24, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_856481786938916900.

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