# Post x_871325606901895168

- Post ID: `x_871325606901895168`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-06-04T11:19:47.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_871325606901895168
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_871325606901895168/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_871325606901895168.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> We must stop being politically correct and get down to the business of security for our people. If we don't get smart it will only get worse

## Engagement

- Likes: 246,690
- Reposts: 76,260
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.389Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T13:19:16.693Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

# Analysis: Post x_871325606901895168 (2017-06-04)

## Context
This post follows the June 3, 2017 London Bridge terror attack and continues a thread that included calls to reinstate the travel ban. The DOJ had just filed emergency appeals to the Supreme Court on the travel ban.

## Authorship
High confidence authentic Trump. 7:19 AM ET Sunday posting, unpolished style, no links or formatting.

## Psychological State
The London Bridge attack serves as external validation for Trump's travel ban policy. This post channels frustration at judicial defeats into a broader ideological frame. "Political correctness" serves as a catch-all enemy — displacing specific institutional opposition (courts, legal challenges) onto a vaguer cultural target.

The phrase "get smart" recurs across his London attack tweets, functioning as implicit self-aggrandizement: he is already smart; others must catch up.

## Rhetorical Analysis
The post employs a classic false dichotomy: political correctness OR security. The vague prophecy ("it will only get worse") creates unfalsifiable urgency. The inclusive "we" and "our people" builds parasocial solidarity while the undefined threat maintains anxiety.

## Personality Profile
Strong agency motives (control, autonomy). Protagonist role: the clear-eyed leader others refuse to heed. Contrasting other: the "politically correct" establishment. Archetype: Cassandra/prophet combined with would-be protector.

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Early morning Sunday posting (7:19 AM ET)
- Stream-of-consciousness style
- No hashtags or links
- Emotional/reactive tone
- Follows pattern of London attack response tweets

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Defeat (Courts blocking travel ban; London Bridge attack as vindication)

Sentiment: -0.40

### Clinical

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

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- rationalization (neurotic)
- splitting (immature)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- inclusive 'we/our' language
- implied shared threat
- positioning as protector

## Tags

- travel_ban (80%)
- london_bridge_attack (90%)
- political_correctness (70%)
- fear_appeal (60%)

## That day

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

**London Bridge Attack Becomes Ammunition in a 24-Minute Morning Salvo**

Trump spent a quiet Sunday morning responding to the London Bridge terror attack with a rapid three-post burst, all within about 25 minutes. The tone shifted quickly from a call to "get smart" on security to a pointed attack on London's mayor, deliberately twisting his words to suggest he was dismissing the threat. The sequence ended with a smug pivot to domestic gun politics, using the attack's knife-and-vehicle method to claim vindication on the gun debate. Notably absent was any mention of the expanding Mueller obstruction probe, which was dominating the news cycle.

Full digest for 2017-06-04: https://trump.fm/date/2017-06-04/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, June 4). We must stop being politically correct and get... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_871325606901895168
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "We must stop being politically correct and get down to the..." X (Twitter), 4 Jun. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_871325606901895168. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "We must stop being politically correct and get down to the...," X (Twitter), June 4, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_871325606901895168.

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