# Post x_873131235614347264

- Post ID: `x_873131235614347264`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-06-09T10:54:43.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_873131235614347264
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_873131235614347264/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_873131235614347264.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Great reporting by @foxandfriends and so many others. Thank you!

## Engagement

- Likes: 85,924
- Reposts: 14,648
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.389Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T13:22:57.636Z (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_873131235614347264 (2017-06-09)

### Context
This post arrives the morning after James Comey's Senate testimony. Trump is thanking Fox News's "Fox & Friends" for favorable coverage. The previous post from the same day declared "total and complete vindication" regarding Comey's testimony.

### Authorship
Posted at 10:54 UTC = 6:54 AM ET. Trump was in Washington, D.C. This is consistent with his known habit of watching Fox & Friends in early morning hours and live-tweeting reactions. The informal, brief, grateful tone is consistent with authentic Trump posting.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a supply-seeking post following narcissistic injury (Comey testimony). The thanking of "so many others" for "great reporting" is selective validation—rewarding media that provided favorable framing. The post functions as part of a two-post sequence: the prior post reframes Comey's testimony as "vindication," and this one reinforces that frame by celebrating allied media coverage.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Denial**: Implicit—by praising coverage that frames events favorably, the threatening content of Comey's testimony is bypassed entirely.
- **Splitting**: Good media (Fox) vs. bad media (implied "fake news" outlets).

### Rhetorical Techniques
Parasocial engagement with Fox & Friends hosts and audience. The "Thank you!" creates in-group warmth and models for followers which media to trust.

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 75%)

### Indicators

- Early morning timing (6:54 AM ET)
- Brief informal style
- Direct @mention of Fox & Friends
- Exclamation mark usage typical of Trump

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking — Criticism (Fox News favorable Comey coverage)

Sentiment: +0.60

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 20%
- Sadism: 0%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 10%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- in-group reward signaling
- media loyalty reinforcement

## Tags

- supply-seeking (70%)
- media-relations (80%)
- comey-aftermath (90%)
- fox-news (90%)

## That day

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

**Morning Fury, Afternoon Fog: Comey Counterattack Dissolves Into Staff-Managed Normalcy**

The day after James Comey's blockbuster Senate testimony, Trump opened with an early-morning declaration of "total and complete vindication" and labeled Comey a leaker — a combative but brief flash of anger. After thanking Fox News for favorable coverage, the rest of the day was dominated by bland, staff-written posts about legislative wins, a religious coalition, and an infrastructure summit. Several posts were duplicated, and the personal voice that marked the morning vanished entirely by afternoon. It was a day of controlled damage management, with the reactive president visible only at dawn.

Full digest for 2017-06-09: https://trump.fm/date/2017-06-09/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, June 9). Great reporting by @foxandfriends and so many... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_873131235614347264
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Great reporting by @foxandfriends and so many others. Thank..." X (Twitter), 9 Jun. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_873131235614347264. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Great reporting by @foxandfriends and so many others. Thank...," X (Twitter), June 9, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_873131235614347264.

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