# Post x_857182179469774848

- Post ID: `x_857182179469774848`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-04-26T10:38:51.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_857182179469774848
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_857182179469774848/analysis
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## Post text

> ...the Ninth Circuit, which has a terrible record of being overturned (close to 80%). They used to call this "judge shopping!" Messy system.

## Engagement

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- Reposts: 12,781
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- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.390Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T11:48:46.812Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

# Analysis: Ninth Circuit "Judge Shopping" Thread (Part 3)

## Context
Final post in a three-part thread attacking the Ninth Circuit after adverse rulings on both the travel ban and sanctuary city executive orders. This post supplies the "evidence" for why the rulings should be disregarded.

## Authorship
**Likely authentic Trump** (high confidence). Posted at 6:38 AM ET — squarely in his established early-morning tweeting window. Ellipsis continuation, informal register ("Messy system"), and scare quotes around "judge shopping" are characteristic stylistic markers.

## Psychological Dynamics
The post completes a narcissistic injury response arc: post 1 expressed outrage, post 2 framed the grievance, and this post provides rationalization. The 80% statistic functions as intellectual armor — a way to avoid engaging with the substance of the rulings by attacking the institution's credibility wholesale.

The closing "Messy system" is notable for its brevity and contempt. It frames constitutional judicial review not as a feature of democratic governance but as dysfunction to be overcome.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "The Ninth Circuit has a reversal rate close to 80%" | **Mostly False** | The ~80% figure refers to cases taken up by the Supreme Court, not all Ninth Circuit decisions. SCOTUS reverses most circuits at high rates because it tends to take cases it disagrees with. The Ninth Circuit's overall reversal rate on all decisions is far lower. This statistic is misleadingly framed. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Institutional Implications
The three-post thread systematically delegitimizes judicial review: the rulings are "ridiculous," the venue is rigged ("judge shopping"), and the court itself is incompetent (80% reversed). This pattern of institutional delegitimization warrants an elevated danger rating — not for immediate violence, but for erosion of democratic norms around separation of powers.

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Early morning EST timing (6:38 AM)
- Ellipsis opening suggests continuation of thread
- Informal tone: 'Messy system'
- Quotation marks around 'judge shopping' - characteristic Trump emphasis
- Short punchy sentences

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Defeat (Ninth Circuit adverse rulings)

**Rage:** Intensity 40% targeting Ninth Circuit / federal judiciary
- Proportionality: 50%

Sentiment: -0.55

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 30%
- Sadism: 10%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 35%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- framing institutional checks as dysfunction
- inviting audience to share contempt for judiciary

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Systematic delegitimization of judicial branch as check on executive power

### Gaslighting

- Misrepresenting reversal statistics to undermine judicial credibility

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> The Ninth Circuit has a reversal rate close to 80%

**MOSTLY FALSE**

The ~80% figure refers to cases taken up by the Supreme Court, not all Ninth Circuit decisions. SCOTUS reverses most circuits at high rates because it tends to take cases it disagrees with. The Ninth Circuit's overall reversal rate on all decisions is far lower. This statistic is misleadingly framed.

Sources: ABA Journal analyses of SCOTUS reversal rates; PolitiFact

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- judicial-delegitimization (90%)
- travel-ban (70%)
- sanctuary-cities (60%)

## That day

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

**Morning Judicial Grievance Burst Gives Way to Routine Executive Order Parade**

Trump spent most of April 26 in standard presidential mode, signing executive orders on agriculture, public lands, and education while hosting the National Teacher of the Year. The morning opened with a sharp burst of frustration over two Ninth Circuit rulings -- on the travel ban and sanctuary cities -- which he dismissed as "ridiculous" and vowed to fight at the Supreme Court. After that brief flare-up, the day settled into ceremony and messaging, closing with a partisan jab at Democrats over Obamacare and Puerto Rico.

Full digest for 2017-04-26: https://trump.fm/date/2017-04-26/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, April 26). ...the Ninth Circuit, which has a terrible record... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_857182179469774848
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "...the Ninth Circuit, which has a terrible record of being..." X (Twitter), 26 Apr. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_857182179469774848. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "...the Ninth Circuit, which has a terrible record of being...," X (Twitter), April 26, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_857182179469774848.

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