# Post x_873878061778907137

- Post ID: `x_873878061778907137`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-06-11T12:22:20.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_873878061778907137
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_873878061778907137/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_873878061778907137.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 & energy sector...

## Engagement

- Likes: 99,607
- Reposts: 24,411
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.389Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T13:56:30.124Z (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_873878061778907137 (2017-06-11)

### Context
Posted at 12:22 UTC on a Sunday. Trump was likely in Washington DC (EDT, UTC-4), making this **8:22 AM local time** — early morning, weekend. This falls in a transitional zone for authorship; the use of specific market statistics with hashtags and an ellipsis (truncated tweet) suggests a hybrid — Trump-directed content possibly with aide formatting, though the #FakeNews attack and boastful tone are characteristically Trump.

### Psychological Analysis
This post arrives during a highly threatening week — Comey's Senate testimony, expanding Mueller obstruction probe. Rather than addressing these existential threats, Trump pivots entirely to economic boasting. This is textbook **displacement** and **denial**: the most pressing news involves potential criminal liability, yet the post redirects to stock market numbers.

The framing "doesn't report" is classic grievance — the media is cast as adversary deliberately suppressing good news. The specific percentages (DOW up 16%, NASDAQ up 19.5%) serve as narcissistic supply anchors — concrete "proof" of his success that he feels is being stolen from him by media hostility.

### Rhetorical Devices
- **Whataboutism**: Deflects from Comey/Russia to economic metrics
- **Appeal to numbers**: Specific percentages create authority
- **Enemy construction**: MSM as suppressor of truth
- **Hashtag framing**: #FakeNews as delegitimization tool

The truncation ("...") suggests this was part of a multi-tweet thread, likely continuing with more economic boasts — a pattern of volume-based reality substitution consistent with the RAND firehose model.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "DOW up 16% since Election Day" | **Mostly True** | The Dow Jones rose approximately 15-17% from Election Day (Nov 8, 2016) to early June 2017, making this roughly accurate. |
| "NASDAQ up 19.5% since Election Day" | **Mostly True** | NASDAQ gains were in a similar range during this period. The specific figure is plausible. |
| "MSM doesn't report the great economic news" | **Mostly False** | Major media outlets extensively covered the post-election market rally, frequently calling it the 'Trump rally.' This is a strawman grievance. |

Overall Veracity: 60%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 60%)

### Indicators

- Early morning Sunday posting (8:22 AM ET)
- Specific statistics suggest briefing or aide input
- #FakeNews attack is signature Trump
- Ellipsis truncation typical of Trump threading
- Emotional tone authentic but formatting somewhat polished

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Comey testimony and Mueller investigation expansion)

Sentiment: -0.20

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 40%
- Sadism: 10%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 35%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Positioning himself as truth-teller against lying media
- Inviting audience to share grievance against MSM

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- False claim that media suppresses economic news, attempting to make audience distrust their own media consumption

## Fact Checks (3)

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

> DOW up 16% since Election Day

**MOSTLY TRUE**

The Dow Jones rose approximately 15-17% from Election Day (Nov 8, 2016) to early June 2017, making this roughly accurate.

> NASDAQ up 19.5% since Election Day

**MOSTLY TRUE**

NASDAQ gains were in a similar range during this period. The specific figure is plausible.

> MSM doesn't report the great economic news

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Major media outlets extensively covered the post-election market rally, frequently calling it the 'Trump rally.' This is a strawman grievance.

Overall Veracity: 60%

## Tags

- deflection (90%)
- economic_boasting (80%)
- media_attack (70%)
- narcissistic_supply (70%)
- displacement_from_comey (80%)

## 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_873878061778907137
- 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_873878061778907137. 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_873878061778907137.

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