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Machine-generated analysis of the post above on 2026-03-11. Not written by the author of the post.
This post exemplifies Trump's characteristic deflection pattern following narcissistic injury. Sally Yates had just testified that she warned the White House in January 2017 that Flynn was compromised by Russia—directly threatening Trump's self-image as a shrewd judge of character. Rather than address why he retained Flynn for 18 days after the warning, Trump redirects to the irrelevant fact that Flynn's security clearance originated under Obama. This is a red herring: Obama fired Flynn in 2014 and personally warned Trump against hiring him. The post's psychological function is to externalize blame, protect the grandiose self, and delegitimize media coverage via the "Fake News" label. The defense stack—projection, denial, rationalization—is typical of Trump's response to exposure-type injuries. The epistemic closure demand is notable: followers must accept that the real story is Obama's clearance decision, not Trump's choice to ignore warnings.
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Trump spent most of the day in damage-control mode after former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates testified that she warned the White House about Michael Flynn being compromised by Russia. The morning started with a light golf congratulations, but quickly shifted to a sustained effort to reframe t...
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General Flynn was given the highest security clearance by the Obama Administration - but the Fake News seldom likes talking about that.