# Post x_872059997429022722

- Post ID: `x_872059997429022722`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-06-06T11:58:00.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_872059997429022722
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_872059997429022722/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_872059997429022722.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> The FAKE MSM is working so hard trying to get me not to use Social Media. They hate that I can get the honest and unfiltered message out.

## Engagement

- Likes: 113,941
- Reposts: 28,097
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.389Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T13:21:26.792Z (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 exemplifies Trump's foundational epistemic strategy: delegitimizing institutional media while positioning his direct social media channel as the sole source of truth. Posted during a period of intensifying legal pressure (Mueller probe expanding to obstruction, travel ban litigation) and negative coverage, the post employs paranoid framing—the entire MSM is "working so hard" in coordinated effort to silence him. The psychological structure combines vulnerable narcissism (persecution) with grandiosity (his message is so powerful it requires institutional suppression). Defense mechanisms include splitting (honest Trump vs. FAKE media), projection, and denial. While individually mild, this post is significant as infrastructure: it trains followers to reject institutional information sources and accept only Trump's version of events, a prerequisite for epistemic closure. The "Lügenpresse" parallel—delegitimizing the press as an institution—is historically associated with authoritarian consolidation. Danger is rated elevated not for immediate violence risk but for the cumulative erosion of shared epistemic foundations that democratic governance requires.

## Psychological Analysis: "FAKE MSM" Social Media Defense (2017-06-06)

### Context
Posted at 7:58 AM EDT (Trump was in Washington, D.C. during this period). Early morning timing consistent with authentic Trump posting patterns—his known habit of watching morning news shows and reacting. The Mueller probe expanding to obstruction, travel ban legal battles, and ongoing Russia investigation provide significant context for media antagonism.

### Authorship
Early morning, emotionally reactive, informal style, ALL CAPS emphasis on "FAKE" — classic authentic Trump markers. The construction "working so hard trying to get me not to use" is syntactically awkward in a way aides would polish.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a classic paranoid-grandiose formulation: the entire mainstream media apparatus is coordinated against him specifically, targeting his social media use. The post frames him as the truth-teller circumventing corrupt gatekeepers. The word "unfiltered" is key—it positions institutional media as a filter (distortion) and Trump as pure signal.

The timing amid Mueller expansion and multiple controversies suggests this is defensive maintenance—reinforcing the epistemic framework where his direct communication is "honest" and institutional reporting is "FAKE." This is foundational to epistemic closure dynamics.

### Rhetorical Function
The post serves a parasocial bonding function: followers who consume his social media are receiving "honest and unfiltered" truth, while those consuming MSM are being deceived. This creates in-group/out-group epistemology.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "MSM is trying to get him not to use social media" | **Half True** | Media commentators did frequently criticize Trump's social media use, though framing this as a coordinated effort to silence him is a distortion. Most criticism concerned accuracy and presidential decorum, not suppression. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 90%)

### Indicators

- Early morning posting (7:58 AM EDT)
- Emotional reactivity to media criticism
- Awkward syntax ('working so hard trying to get me not to use')
- ALL CAPS emphasis on FAKE
- No links or promotional content

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Mixed State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (Media criticism of his social media use; broader context of Mueller probe and negative coverage)

**Rage:** Intensity 40% targeting Mainstream media
- Proportionality: 40%

Sentiment: -0.50

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 60%
- Sadism: 10%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Direct address creating intimacy bypass of institutions
- Framing followers as recipients of exclusive truth
- Positioning shared enemy (MSM) to bond audience

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Systematic delegitimization of free press
- Promotion of epistemic closure among followers
- Historical parallel to authoritarian press delegitimization

### Gaslighting

- Framing legitimate media criticism as attempted censorship
- Implying his unverified claims are 'honest' while institutional reporting is 'FAKE'
- Reframing accountability journalism as persecution

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> MSM is trying to get him not to use social media

**HALF TRUE**

Media commentators did frequently criticize Trump's social media use, though framing this as a coordinated effort to silence him is a distortion. Most criticism concerned accuracy and presidential decorum, not suppression.

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- media_attack (100%)
- epistemic_closure (80%)
- press_delegitimization (90%)
- paranoid_framing (70%)
- social_media_defense (80%)

## That day

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

**Self-Sabotage in Service of Strength: Travel Ban Tweet Undermines Own Legal Case**

Trump spent the day toggling between media grievances, Middle East diplomacy boasts, and ceremonial duties, but the most consequential moment came the prior evening when he publicly insisted his executive order is a "travel ban" -- directly contradicting his own lawyers' court arguments. The morning brought a rapid-fire cluster of tweets attacking mainstream media and taking credit for the Saudi-Qatar diplomatic crisis, before the day settled into calmer commemorative posts for D-Day. Overall mood was confident and self-congratulatory, with brief flashes of combativeness about press coverage and the courts.

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

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, June 6). The FAKE MSM is working so hard trying to get me... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_872059997429022722
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "The FAKE MSM is working so hard trying to get me not to use..." X (Twitter), 6 Jun. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_872059997429022722. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "The FAKE MSM is working so hard trying to get me not to use...," X (Twitter), June 6, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_872059997429022722.

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