# Post x_857605018266062848

- Post ID: `x_857605018266062848`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-04-27T14:39:04.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_857605018266062848
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_857605018266062848/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_857605018266062848.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Democrats used to support border security — now they want illegals to pour through our borders.

## Engagement

- Likes: 58,667
- Reposts: 14,266
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.390Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T12:23:01.920Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: "Democrats used to support border security…"

This post is part of a sustained April 27, 2017 messaging blitz (at least 6 posts) framing Democrats as obstructionist during government shutdown negotiations. The content is simple, formulaic, and consistent with coordinated political messaging.

### Authorship
Posted at 14:39 UTC = 10:39 AM ET. Business hours, grammatically correct, no typos, polished talking point. This reads as aide-composed or at minimum aide-polished messaging aligned with White House communications strategy during the shutdown fight.

### Psychological Pattern
The post employs a straightforward splitting defense: Democrats were once good (supported border security) but are now bad (want illegals to "pour through"). This contamination narrative—good past corrupted into bad present—is a recurring Trump rhetorical frame applied to opponents.

### Rhetorical Techniques
- **False dichotomy**: Support border security vs. want open borders
- **Dehumanizing language**: "illegals" reduces people to legal status
- **Appeal to hypocrisy**: implies Democrats changed positions opportunistically
- **Flooding imagery**: "pour through" evokes uncontrolled invasion

### Context
This is one piece of a coordinated messaging barrage during government funding negotiations. Each post in the series attacks Democrats from a different angle (military, healthcare, border, insurance). The systematic nature suggests strategic communications rather than impulsive posting.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Democrats used to support border security" | **Half True** | Many Democrats have historically supported border security measures (e.g., Secure Fence Act 2006), but the framing implies a complete reversal which overstates the shift. |
| "Democrats now want illegals to pour through borders" | **False** | No mainstream Democratic position advocates for open borders. Democrats opposed specific Trump border policies while still supporting enforcement. |

Overall Veracity: 25%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 25%)

### Indicators

- Business hours (10:39 AM ET)
- Grammatically correct
- Clean formatting
- Part of coordinated messaging series
- Polished talking point structure

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Preemptive Attack (Government shutdown negotiations)

Sentiment: -0.60

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 30%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 30%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- splitting (immature)
- projection (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 25%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared grievance framing
- in-group/out-group boundary marking

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Use of 'illegals' as dehumanizing noun
- Invasion framing ('pour through') contributes to broader dehumanization pattern

**Dehumanizing Language Present**

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Democrats used to support border security

**HALF TRUE**

Many Democrats have historically supported border security measures (e.g., Secure Fence Act 2006), but the framing implies a complete reversal which overstates the shift.

> Democrats now want illegals to pour through borders

**FALSE**

No mainstream Democratic position advocates for open borders. Democrats opposed specific Trump border policies while still supporting enforcement.

Overall Veracity: 25%

## Tags

- immigration (90%)
- government_shutdown (70%)
- democrat_attack (80%)
- dehumanization (60%)

## That day

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

**Coordinated Anti-Democrat Blitz Dominates a Strategically Grandiose Day**

The day was dominated by a rapid-fire messaging barrage blaming Democrats for a looming government shutdown, with six nearly identical attack posts fired off within two minutes mid-morning. Earlier, he took credit for NAFTA renegotiation by claiming Mexico and Canada called him -- a framing that stretches the truth. The rest of the day was filled with routine presidential ceremony: welcoming Argentina's president, signing a VA executive order, and issuing an aluminum imports memo. The mood was uniformly self-assured and combative, with only one brief flash of real anger over insurance subsidies.

Full digest for 2017-04-27: https://trump.fm/date/2017-04-27/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, April 27). Democrats used to support border security — now... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_857605018266062848
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Democrats used to support border security — now they want..." X (Twitter), 27 Apr. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_857605018266062848. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Democrats used to support border security — now they want...," X (Twitter), April 27, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_857605018266062848.

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