# Post x_862758098892619780

- Post ID: `x_862758098892619780`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-05-11T19:55:34.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_862758098892619780
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_862758098892619780/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_862758098892619780.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> We finally agree on something Rosie. https://t.co/BSP5F3PgbZ

## Engagement

- Likes: 123,601
- Reposts: 42,044
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.390Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T12:43:25.843Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

# Analysis: "We finally agree on something Rosie"

## Context
Posted May 11, 2017 at ~3:55 PM ET, one day after firing FBI Director Comey—arguably the most consequential and controversial act of Trump's presidency to that point. Rather than engaging with the firestorm, Trump references his decade-long public feud with Rosie O'Donnell, noting that she too had been critical of Comey.

## Personality Analysis

### Level 1: Traits
High extraversion (assertive, attention-seeking), low agreeableness (antagonistic even in apparent conciliation). The false warmth of "we finally agree" is classic antagonistic humor.

### Level 2: Motives
Power and dominance—the post frames Trump as so obviously correct that even a sworn enemy must concede. This is supply-seeking through public performance of dominance.

### Level 3: Narrative Identity
The protagonist role here is "winner so right that enemies capitulate." The Rosie O'Donnell feud serves as comfortable narrative territory—a familiar storyline he can control, unlike the Russia investigation.

## Defense Mechanisms
**Displacement** is the primary defense. The enormous political pressure of the Comey firing and Russia investigation is channeled into the psychologically safe arena of the Rosie feud. **Rationalization** operates subtly: if even Rosie agrees, the firing must be justified.

## Archetypal Analysis
**Trickster** archetype—using humor and misdirection during a crisis, entertaining the audience while evading substance.

## Rhetorical Function
The post's brevity and casualness serve to trivialize the Comey crisis. By treating it as fodder for an old celebrity feud, Trump signals to his audience that the controversy is overblown—if it were serious, he wouldn't be joking about Rosie.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Rosie O'Donnell expressed views critical of Comey or supportive of his removal" | **Mostly True** | Rosie O'Donnell had tweeted critically about Comey in 2016-2017, particularly regarding his handling of the Clinton email investigation. Trump is cherry-picking this to imply agreement on the firing itself. |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 75%)

### Indicators

- Short quip style consistent with authentic Trump
- References long-running personal feud with Rosie O'Donnell
- Sarcastic/taunting tone
- Posted at ~3:55 PM ET (business hours, slightly lowers authenticity score)

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (Bipartisan criticism of Comey firing, intensifying Russia investigation)

Sentiment: +0.30

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Casual, playful tone during major political crisis suggests elevated mood or dissociative insouciance

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 20%
- Sadism: 40%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- displacement (neurotic)
- rationalization (neurotic)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Inside joke with audience about well-known feud
- Performative magnanimity masking contempt

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Rosie O'Donnell expressed views critical of Comey or supportive of his removal

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Rosie O'Donnell had tweeted critically about Comey in 2016-2017, particularly regarding his handling of the Clinton email investigation. Trump is cherry-picking this to imply agreement on the firing itself.

Sources: Public Twitter record

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- deflection (90%)
- rosie-feud (80%)
- comey-firing (70%)
- sarcasm (70%)

## 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). We finally agree on something Rosie.... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_862758098892619780
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "We finally agree on something Rosie. https://t.co/BSP5F3PgbZ" X (Twitter), 11 May. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_862758098892619780. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "We finally agree on something Rosie. https://t.co/BSP5F3PgbZ," X (Twitter), May 11, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_862758098892619780.

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