# Post x_868809214365487104

- Post ID: `x_868809214365487104`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-05-28T12:40:33.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_868809214365487104
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_868809214365487104/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_868809214365487104.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 & Fake News until the Republican won? V was poorly covered

## Engagement

- Likes: 3,463
- Reposts: 848
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.390Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T13:05:13.528Z (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 Post (2017-05-28)

This post references the May 25, 2017 Montana special election where Republican Greg Gianforte won despite body-slamming a reporter the day before. Trump frames the media's reduced coverage after the Republican victory as evidence of bias.

### Authorship
Posted at 12:40 UTC = 8:40 AM ET. Trump had just returned from Europe to either the White House or NJ. Morning timing, informal style, abbreviation "V" (likely meaning "Victory"), and the confrontational tone all suggest authentic Trump.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a classic supply-seeking/grievance post. The rhetorical question format ("Does anyone notice") is a characteristic parasocial technique inviting followers into shared perception. The post continues the day's theme of attacking media credibility (3 of 5 prior posts target "fake news").

### Defense Mechanisms
Projection is present—accusing media of selective coverage while Trump himself selectively omits that Gianforte's assault on a journalist was the actual story. The framing converts a complex narrative (candidate commits assault, still wins) into a simple media-bias grievance.

### Rhetorical Techniques
The "V was poorly covered" fragment is ambiguous—likely "Victory" but the truncation suggests rapid, impulsive composition. The post uses false framing (media covered the race extensively, including the assault) and in-group signaling via "Fake News."

### Cognitive Notes
The abbreviation "V" and the ampersand suggest Twitter character-count management rather than cognitive issues. Syntax is coherent if informal.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Montana race coverage dropped after Republican won" | **Mostly False** | The race received extensive post-election coverage precisely because Gianforte won despite assaulting Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs the day before the election. |
| "Victory was poorly covered" | **False** | Gianforte's victory was widely covered by all major outlets, with the assault angle making it one of the most-covered special elections of the cycle. |

Overall Veracity: 10%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 85%)

### Indicators

- Morning but informal style
- Abbreviation 'V'
- Confrontational rhetorical question
- Consistent with 5-post anti-media thread

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

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

Sentiment: -0.30

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Part of rapid-fire morning tweetstorm (5+ posts)
- Grandiose framing of trip success in adjacent posts

### Clinical

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

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Rhetorical question inviting shared perception
- In-group signaling via 'Fake News' label

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Reframes extensive media coverage as poor coverage
- Omits Gianforte assault to distort the narrative

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Montana race coverage dropped after Republican won

**MOSTLY FALSE**

The race received extensive post-election coverage precisely because Gianforte won despite assaulting Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs the day before the election.

> Victory was poorly covered

**FALSE**

Gianforte's victory was widely covered by all major outlets, with the assault angle making it one of the most-covered special elections of the cycle.

Overall Veracity: 10%

## Tags

- media_attack (80%)
- grievance (60%)
- selective_omission (70%)
- tweetstorm_thread (50%)

## 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... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_868809214365487104
- 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_868809214365487104. 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_868809214365487104.

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