# Post x_865957909565366272

- Post ID: `x_865957909565366272`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-05-20T15:50:29.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_865957909565366272
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_865957909565366272/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_865957909565366272.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Thank you to the BRAVE servicemen & women who have served, and continue to serve the United States- our true HEROES… https://t.co/ZTV9F639xM

## Engagement

- Likes: 79,015
- Reposts: 19,476
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.390Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T12:54:53.360Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Military Appreciation Post During Saudi Arabia Trip

This is a formulaic military appreciation post published while Trump was in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on his first foreign trip as president. The post is almost certainly aide-written (likely Dan Scavino), serving as routine presidential messaging.

### Authorship
Posted at 15:50 UTC = 6:50 PM local time in Riyadh (AST, UTC+3). Business hours, professional tone, proper formatting with emoji-style caps emphasis on "BRAVE" and "HEROES," ellipsis trailing to a link — all hallmarks of staff-produced content. No typos, no stream-of-consciousness, no personal grievance.

### Psychological Significance
Minimal. This is maintenance-level presidential messaging with no personal psychological content. The post is notable primarily for what it *doesn't* address — the Mueller appointment, Comey memos, classified intelligence revelations — all of which were dominating news coverage. The foreign trip itself serves as a useful distraction/displacement from domestic political crises.

### Context
The previous post ("Great to be in Riyadh") and the pre-trip post ("strongly protecting American interests") show a controlled messaging strategy during the Saudi visit, likely managed by communications staff to project normalcy amid the Mueller crisis.

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 10%)

### Indicators

- Professional formatting with strategic capitalization
- Business hours in local timezone (6:50 PM Riyadh)
- No typos or grammatical errors
- Formulaic military appreciation language
- Ellipsis-to-link structure typical of staff posts

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance

Sentiment: +0.70

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 10%
- Antisocial: 0%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- gratitude signaling
- patriotic bonding

## Tags

- military-appreciation (100%)
- aide-written (90%)
- foreign-trip (80%)

## That day

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

**Staff-Managed Silence in Riyadh: A Rare Day of Presidential Restraint**

Trump spent the day in Saudi Arabia on his first foreign trip as president, and his social media reflected it -- just four low-key, clearly staff-written posts with zero personal attacks or grievances. The tone was entirely ceremonial: a weekly address link, a greeting from Riyadh, and a military tribute. It was one of the quietest and most controlled days of his presidency so far, with the diplomatic setting apparently keeping the personal voice fully offline.

Full digest for 2017-05-20: https://trump.fm/date/2017-05-20/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, May 20). Thank you to the BRAVE servicemen & women who... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_865957909565366272
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Thank you to the BRAVE servicemen & women who have..." X (Twitter), 20 May. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_865957909565366272. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Thank you to the BRAVE servicemen & women who have...," X (Twitter), May 20, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_865957909565366272.

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