# Post x_868809214365487100

- Post ID: `x_868809214365487100`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-05-28T16:40:33.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: yes, 2026-02-01T01:33:25.018Z (UTC)
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_868809214365487100
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_868809214365487100/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_868809214365487100.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Does anyone notice how the Montana Congressional race was such a big deal to Dems &amp, Fake News until the Republican won? V was poorly covered

## Engagement

- Likes: 0
- Reposts: 848
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:25.018Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T13:05:32.166Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Montana Congressional Race / Media Bias Complaint

### Context
Post from May 28, 2017 (Sunday). Trump was returning from his first foreign trip (NATO summit in Brussels on May 25). The Montana special election on May 25 saw Republican Greg Gianforte win despite body-slamming a reporter the day before. "V" likely refers to the victory. Trump was likely at the White House or in transit; 12:40 PM ET — business hours.

### Authorship
The post has a rhetorical question opener ("Does anyone notice"), uses "&" (HTML entity, likely platform artifact), and the cryptic "V" abbreviation. The style is consistent with authentic Trump — the rhetorical question, grievance framing, and "Fake News" branding are signature patterns. However, the timing (Sunday early afternoon) and relatively coherent structure could go either way. The "&amp," with a comma instead of semicolon in this version (vs the correct "&" in the duplicate) suggests a possible typo/repost, leaning authentic.

### Psychological State
This is a supply-seeking/maintenance post. Trump is highlighting a Republican win while framing media as biased. The underlying logic: media covered the race expecting a Democratic win, then dropped coverage when the Republican won — a persecution narrative combined with a victory lap.

### Defense Mechanisms
Projection is mild here — accusing media of bias while selectively framing coverage. Splitting is present: Republicans/Trump = winners ignored; Dems/Fake News = dishonest adversaries.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Montana Congressional race was poorly covered after Republican won" | **Mostly False** | Greg Gianforte's win on May 25, 2017 received extensive coverage precisely because he body-slammed Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs the day before the election. Coverage was intense both before and after. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 70%)

### Indicators

- Rhetorical question opener typical of Trump
- Fake News branding
- Cryptic abbreviation 'V'
- Sunday afternoon timing is ambiguous
- Duplicate posting suggests manual entry

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Montana special election Republican victory)

Sentiment: -0.30

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 30%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- projection (immature)
- splitting (immature)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Rhetorical question creating in-group agreement
- Shared grievance against media

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Frames media coverage narrative selectively to imply systematic suppression of Republican victories

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Montana Congressional race was poorly covered after Republican won

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Greg Gianforte's win on May 25, 2017 received extensive coverage precisely because he body-slammed Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs the day before the election. Coverage was intense both before and after.

Sources: Contemporary news coverage of Gianforte body-slam incident

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- media-bias (80%)
- fake-news (70%)
- victory-lap (50%)
- montana-special-election (90%)

## 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). Does anyone notice how the Montana Congressional... [Deleted social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_868809214365487100
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Does anyone notice how the Montana Congressional race was..." X (Twitter), 28 May. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_868809214365487100. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Does anyone notice how the Montana Congressional race was...," X (Twitter), May 28, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_868809214365487100.

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