# Post x_862460991451344896

- Post ID: `x_862460991451344896`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-05-11T00:14:58.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_862460991451344896
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_862460991451344896/analysis
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## Post text

> The Democrats should be ashamed. This is a disgrace!
> #DrainTheSwamp https://t.co/UfbKEECm2V

## Engagement

- Likes: 101,939
- Reposts: 42,018
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.390Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T12:43:04.572Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: "The Democrats should be ashamed. This is a disgrace!"

**Date/Time:** May 10, 2017, 8:14 PM ET (Trump likely in Washington, D.C.)

### Context
This post comes the day after Trump fired FBI Director Comey. The linked content (likely a video or image) accompanies the #DrainTheSwamp hashtag. Previous posts from the same day show Trump attacking Democrats as "Phony hypocrites" for criticizing the Comey firing after previously criticizing Comey themselves.

### Authorship
Evening post (8:14 PM ET) — falls in the overlap zone. The brevity, emotional tone, and exclamation points are consistent with authentic Trump, though the hashtag and attached media link suggest possible coordination with staff. The simple sentence structure and moral framing ("ashamed," "disgrace") are characteristic Trump vocabulary.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a straightforward deflection post — redirecting attention from the Comey firing controversy onto Democrats. The DARVO pattern is evident across the day's posts: deny wrongdoing, attack critics, reverse who should be scrutinized. "They should be ashamed" projects moral failing onto opponents while Trump himself faces intense criticism for firing the FBI director investigating his campaign.

### Rhetorical Techniques
Brief, punchy moral condemnation. The hashtag frames the Comey firing as part of his populist mandate rather than obstruction. Classic outgroup blame with moral superiority framing.

### Danger Assessment
No direct danger indicators in this post.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Democrats should be ashamed (implying their behavior is disgraceful)" | **Half True** | Some Democrats had previously criticized Comey's handling of the Clinton email investigation, but the firing during an active Russia investigation raised legitimate obstruction concerns regardless of prior criticisms |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 60%)

### Indicators

- Evening timing (8:14 PM ET)
- Brief emotional statement with exclamation
- Hashtag + media link suggests some coordination
- Simple vocabulary consistent with Trump

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (Democratic criticism of Comey firing)

**Rage:** Intensity 50% targeting Democrats
- Proportionality: 40%

Sentiment: -0.70

### Clinical

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

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 20%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- moral outrage framing
- in-group solidarity via hashtag

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Reframes Democratic criticism of firing the FBI director investigating Trump as Democrats' disgrace
- DARVO pattern: positions self as righteous judge while under scrutiny

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Democrats should be ashamed (implying their behavior is disgraceful)

**HALF TRUE**

Some Democrats had previously criticized Comey's handling of the Clinton email investigation, but the firing during an active Russia investigation raised legitimate obstruction concerns regardless of prior criticisms

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- deflection (80%)
- comey-firing (90%)
- DARVO (70%)
- drain-the-swamp (50%)

## That day

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

**Post-Comey Fallout: Deflection, Denial, and the Lavrov Problem**

A day dominated by fallout from the Comey firing two days earlier, with Trump toggling between dismissing the Russia investigation as a Democratic fabrication and awkwardly trying to reframe his Oval Office meeting with Russian officials as routine diplomacy. The morning opened with late-night attacks on Democrats, followed by a long quiet stretch before an afternoon burst of executive order announcements, a jab at Rosie O'Donnell, and increasingly defensive posts about Russia. The most revealing moment came when the dismissive bravado gave way to a notably cautious, aide-polished post trying to normalize the Lavrov meeting — a crack in the armor suggesting awareness that the optics were genuinely damaging.

Full digest for 2017-05-11: https://trump.fm/date/2017-05-11/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, May 11). The Democrats should be ashamed. This is a... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_862460991451344896
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "The Democrats should be ashamed. This is a disgrace!..." X (Twitter), 11 May. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_862460991451344896. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "The Democrats should be ashamed. This is a disgrace!...," X (Twitter), May 11, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_862460991451344896.

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