# Post x_872064426568036353

- Post ID: `x_872064426568036353`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-06-06T12:15:36.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_872064426568036353
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_872064426568036353/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_872064426568036353.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Sorry folks, but if I would have relied on the Fake News of CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS, washpost or nytimes, I would have had ZERO chance winning WH

## Engagement

- Likes: 108,333
- Reposts: 26,473
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.389Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T13:21:55.839Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Psychological Analysis: Post x_872064426568036353

### Context
Posted 2017-06-06 at 12:15 UTC. Trump was in Washington, D.C. during this period (meetings with Republican leadership noted in same-day posts). Local time: ~8:15 AM EDT — early morning, consistent with Trump's known pre-work tweeting pattern.

### Content Analysis
"Sorry folks, but if I would have relied on the Fake News of CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS, washpost or nytimes, I would have had ZERO chance winning WH"

This post is part of a sustained anti-media barrage on this date (see also the "FAKE MSM" post about social media). The trigger context is significant: Mueller's investigation was expanding to obstruction, March for Truth protests were demanding investigation, and Reality Winner had just been arrested for leaking classified material about Russian interference. The media environment was saturated with Russia-related coverage unfavorable to Trump.

### Personality Analysis
The post operates on a familiar template: delegitimize media → reference electoral victory → implicitly validate his own information ecosystem. The grammatical error ("if I would have relied" instead of "if I had relied") and informal register ("Sorry folks," "WH") are consistent with authentic composition. The listing of six specific outlets by name reflects characteristic thoroughness in enemy-cataloguing.

### Defense Mechanisms
The core defense is **devaluation** of information sources that produce threatening content. By framing all major news organizations as "Fake News," the post preemptively discredits any reporting on Russia, obstruction, or other unfavorable topics. The reference to winning functions as **rationalization** — electoral success as proof that mainstream media is unreliable.

### Rhetorical Function
The "Sorry folks" opener is a pseudo-apology that functions as condescension toward critics. It frames media criticism not as defensiveness but as common-sense observation validated by results.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Relying on CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS, Washington Post, or NYT would have given him zero chance of winning" | **Mostly False** | Trump received extensive coverage from all these outlets throughout the campaign, including billions in free media. His victory was not achieved by avoiding mainstream media but by dominating it. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Early morning EDT posting time
- Grammatical error (subjunctive mood)
- Informal abbreviation 'WH'
- Colloquial opener 'Sorry folks'
- ALL CAPS for emphasis on 'ZERO'

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Expanding Mueller investigation and sustained negative media coverage of Russia ties)

Sentiment: -0.40

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Part of rapid multi-topic posting barrage on same morning
- Grandiose self-reference

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 40%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- devaluation (immature)
- rationalization (neurotic)
- denial (pathological)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Direct address ('Sorry folks')
- Shared victimhood framing
- In-group validation through shared media distrust

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Categorical delegitimization of all major news organizations
- Implicit framing that mainstream reporting is fabricated rather than unfavorable

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Relying on CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS, Washington Post, or NYT would have given him zero chance of winning

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Trump received extensive coverage from all these outlets throughout the campaign, including billions in free media. His victory was not achieved by avoiding mainstream media but by dominating it.

Sources: Harvard Shorenstein Center 2016 media study

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- fake-news-frame (90%)
- media-delegitimization (80%)
- electoral-victory-reference (60%)
- russia-investigation-context (70%)

## 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). Sorry folks, but if I would have relied on the... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_872064426568036353
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Sorry folks, but if I would have relied on the Fake News of..." X (Twitter), 6 Jun. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_872064426568036353. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Sorry folks, but if I would have relied on the Fake News of...," X (Twitter), June 6, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_872064426568036353.

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