# Post x_868807327130025984

- Post ID: `x_868807327130025984`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-05-28T12:33:03.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_868807327130025984
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_868807327130025984/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_868807327130025984.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> It is my opinion that many of the leaks coming out of the White House are fabricated lies made up by the #FakeNews media.

## Engagement

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- Reposts: 17,617
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.390Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T13:04:35.234Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

This post, issued the morning after returning from a major foreign trip, represents a defensive response to the Kushner/Russia back-channel reporting. Rather than addressing specific allegations, Trump employs blanket reality distortion — claiming leaks themselves are "fabricated" by media rather than sourced from White House insiders. This is clinically notable as a pathological denial pattern: when exposure threatens the narcissistic self-image, the entire information ecosystem is reframed as fraudulent. The #FakeNews hashtag functions as an epistemic closure mechanism, training followers to categorically reject unfavorable reporting. The hedge "It is my opinion" is atypical and suggests awareness of factual vulnerability — he cannot definitively claim fabrication. The gaslighting dimension is significant: confirmed leaks from administration officials are recast as media inventions, requiring followers to disbelieve documented reality. This post is part of a broader pattern of institutional delegitimization targeting the free press, a pattern that, while not acutely dangerous, contributes to cumulative erosion of shared epistemic foundations.

## Psychological Analysis: "Fabricated Lies" / Leak Denial Post (2017-05-28)

### Context
Posted at 12:33 UTC on May 28, 2017. Trump had just returned from his first foreign trip (Middle East, NATO, G7). The Kushner-Russia back channel story had broken in the Washington Post days earlier, creating a major news cycle he could not control while abroad.

### Authorship
At 12:33 UTC, Trump was likely in the Eastern US timezone (just returned from Europe), making this ~8:33 AM ET. Sunday morning — consistent with authentic Trump posting (weekend morning pattern). The rhetorical style — "It is my opinion," hashtag usage, combative tone — all point to authentic authorship.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a classic defensive post triggered by narcissistic injury via the Kushner/Russia reporting. The framing is notable: rather than denying specific leaks or claims, he asserts the leaks themselves are *fabricated* — a reality-distortion strategy that preemptively delegitimizes all unfavorable information.

The hedge "It is my opinion" is unusual for Trump and suggests slight awareness of legal/factual vulnerability — he cannot credibly claim leaks are fabricated when they were being confirmed by multiple sources.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Denial**: Blanket rejection of leak authenticity
- **Distortion**: Reframing real intelligence community concerns as media fabrication
- **Projection**: Accusing media of "lies" while making an unfounded claim

### Rhetorical Techniques
The #FakeNews hashtag functions as an epistemic closure device — branding all critical reporting as categorically false, training followers to dismiss inconvenient information reflexively.

### Danger Assessment
Low-level reality distortion aimed at undermining institutional credibility (free press). No direct violence indicators.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Many leaks coming out of the White House are fabricated lies made up by the media" | **Mostly False** | The leaks during this period (particularly re: Kushner/Russia back channel) were subsequently confirmed by multiple officials and investigations. Leaks by definition originate from insiders, not media fabrication. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 80%)

### Indicators

- Sunday morning timing (~8:33 AM ET)
- #FakeNews hashtag (signature Trump branding)
- Combative defensive tone
- Slight hedge 'It is my opinion' shows personal voice

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Washington Post Kushner/Russia back-channel reporting)

**Rage:** Intensity 50% targeting news media
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.60

### Clinical

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

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 40%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared enemy framing
- epistemic gatekeeping via #FakeNews

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Reframing confirmed leaks as media fabrications
- Attacking perception: #FakeNews label on verified reporting
- Demanding followers disbelieve their own information sources

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Many leaks coming out of the White House are fabricated lies made up by the media

**MOSTLY FALSE**

The leaks during this period (particularly re: Kushner/Russia back channel) were subsequently confirmed by multiple officials and investigations. Leaks by definition originate from insiders, not media fabrication.

Sources: Washington Post reporting on Kushner; Subsequent congressional testimony

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- media_attack (90%)
- leak_denial (90%)
- reality_distortion (70%)
- kushner_russia (80%)

## That day

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

**Victory Lap Derailed: Europe Trip Triumphalism Collapses Into Anti-Press Siege Over Kushner-Russia Coverage**

Trump returned from his first major international trip and spent the morning celebrating NATO and G7 wins, along with the Montana special election result. The mood shifted sharply when he launched a sustained attack on the media, calling anonymous sources fictional and declaring the press "the enemy" -- a reaction to the Washington Post's reporting on Jared Kushner's back-channel discussions with Russia. The rest of the day was quieter, punctuated by repeated Montana election posts and an oddly self-undermining tweet about PM May's anger over intelligence leaks, before closing with a healthcare pitch in the evening.

Full digest for 2017-05-28: https://trump.fm/date/2017-05-28/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, May 28). It is my opinion that many of the leaks coming... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_868807327130025984
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "It is my opinion that many of the leaks coming out of the..." X (Twitter), 28 May. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_868807327130025984. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "It is my opinion that many of the leaks coming out of the...," X (Twitter), May 28, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_868807327130025984.

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