# Post x_873878061778907100

- Post ID: `x_873878061778907100`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-06-11T16:22:20.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_873878061778907100
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_873878061778907100/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_873878061778907100.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> The #FakeNews MSM doesn't report the great economic news since Election Day. #DOW up 16%. #NASDAQ up 19.5%. Drilling &amp, energy sector...

## Engagement

- Likes: 0
- Reposts: 19,465
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:25.017Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T13:57:43.001Z (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_873878061778907100 (2017-06-11)

### Context
Posted at 12:22 PM EDT (Trump likely in Washington DC area given Rose Garden press conference with Romanian president around this time). This is a business-hours post during Infrastructure Week, part of a cluster of tweets mixing economic boasting with Comey attacks.

### Authorship
The hashtag formatting (#DOW, #NASDAQ, #FakeNews), specific economic statistics, and truncated ending ("&amp, energy sector...") suggest a hybrid—likely Trump dictating talking points that were partially formatted by staff. The truncation and "&amp," encoding artifact suggest possible copy-paste or platform issues. The content and combative framing are authentically Trump; the specific statistics may have been supplied.

### Psychological Analysis
This post is a textbook example of narcissistic supply-seeking through economic self-attribution, combined with paranoid framing (media conspiracy to suppress good news). The Comey testimony had just occurred days prior, and Mueller's obstruction probe was expanding—this economic boasting serves as displacement from those threats.

### Rhetorical Techniques
Classic grievance + achievement pairing: the media is hiding his success, positioning him as both victim (suppressed) and winner (great numbers). The specific statistics lend an air of authority while the #FakeNews framing preemptively discredits any counter-narrative.

### Defense Mechanisms
Displacement from Comey/Mueller threats onto safer territory (economic numbers). Denial of political vulnerability through grandiose economic claims.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "DOW up 16% since Election Day" | **Mostly True** | The Dow was approximately 18,332 on Election Day (Nov 8, 2016) and around 21,271 by June 9, 2017—roughly a 16% increase. |
| "NASDAQ up 19.5% since Election Day" | **Mostly True** | NASDAQ was approximately 5,193 on Election Day and around 6,207 by June 9, 2017—roughly 19.5% increase. |
| "MSM doesn't report the great economic news" | **False** | Major media outlets extensively covered the stock market rally and economic indicators throughout this period. |

Overall Veracity: 53%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 50%)

### Indicators

- Business hours (12:22 PM EDT)
- Specific statistics suggest staff input
- Hashtag formatting is polished
- Combative #FakeNews framing is authentic Trump
- Truncated ending and encoding artifact suggest technical issues

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Comey testimony and expanding Mueller probe)

Sentiment: +0.30

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 50%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- displacement (neurotic)
- projection (immature)
- denial (pathological)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared grievance against media
- insider economic knowledge display

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Claims media doesn't report economic news when they extensively did
- Frames objectively covered information as suppressed

## Fact Checks (3)

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

> DOW up 16% since Election Day

**MOSTLY TRUE**

The Dow was approximately 18,332 on Election Day (Nov 8, 2016) and around 21,271 by June 9, 2017—roughly a 16% increase.

Sources: historical market data

> NASDAQ up 19.5% since Election Day

**MOSTLY TRUE**

NASDAQ was approximately 5,193 on Election Day and around 6,207 by June 9, 2017—roughly 19.5% increase.

Sources: historical market data

> MSM doesn't report the great economic news

**FALSE**

Major media outlets extensively covered the stock market rally and economic indicators throughout this period.

Sources: general knowledge of media coverage

Overall Veracity: 53%

## Tags

- economic_boasting (80%)
- media_attack (70%)
- displacement (60%)
- comey_aftermath (50%)

## That day

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

**Infrastructure Week Dissolves Into Economic Boasting and Comey Counterattack**

Trump kicked off what was branded as "Infrastructure Week" but spent the day almost entirely on other topics. The morning was dominated by a burst of tweets touting economic numbers — stock market gains, job growth, low unemployment — and attacking the media for not covering them. A brief shot at James Comey, calling his leaks potentially "totally illegal" and "cowardly," was the only flash of real anger. The rest of the day was standard-issue opposition bashing, with Democrats labeled "obstructionists." A quiet, self-congratulatory day overshadowed by the expanding Mueller investigation lurking in the background.

Full digest for 2017-06-11: https://trump.fm/date/2017-06-11/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, June 11). The #FakeNews MSM doesn't report the great... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_873878061778907100
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "The #FakeNews MSM doesn't report the great economic news..." X (Twitter), 11 Jun. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_873878061778907100. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "The #FakeNews MSM doesn't report the great economic news...," X (Twitter), June 11, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_873878061778907100.

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