# Post x_874576057579565056

- Post ID: `x_874576057579565056`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-06-13T10:35:55.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_874576057579565056
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_874576057579565056/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_874576057579565056.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> The Fake News Media has never been so wrong or so dirty. Purposely incorrect stories and phony sources to meet their agenda of hate. Sad!

## Engagement

- Likes: 97,362
- Reposts: 25,099
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.389Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T13:58:44.975Z (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 is a textbook narcissistic injury response during one of the most legally threatening periods of Trump's early presidency. With Comey having publicly testified about loyalty demands and Flynn investigation interference, and Mueller expanding his probe to obstruction, the blanket attack on media credibility serves as a defensive flooding mechanism — attacking the entire information ecosystem rather than addressing any specific allegation. The projection of an "agenda of hate" onto media while expressing hostility, and the dismissal of "phony sources" (implicitly including a former FBI director testifying under oath), demonstrate pathological denial and distortion. The post functions as epistemic poisoning, training followers to reject institutional information sources. While individually unremarkable in the Trump corpus, this post is part of a sustained campaign to delegitimize oversight institutions during active legal jeopardy.

## Psychological Analysis: "Fake News Media" Attack (June 13, 2017)

### Context
Posted during an extraordinarily threatening period: Comey had just testified publicly about Trump asking for loyalty and requesting the Flynn investigation be dropped, and Mueller's probe had expanded to include obstruction of justice. Sessions was testifying the same day. This is a classic narcissistic injury response.

### Authorship
At 10:35 UTC = 6:35 AM ET. Trump was in Washington, DC during this period (Rose Garden press conference with Romanian president was recent). Early morning posting is consistent with authentic Trump — his known pattern of consuming morning cable news and reacting emotionally.

### Psychological State
The post is a compressed rage response. Three sentences, escalating: (1) superlative attack on media credibility, (2) attribution of malicious intent, (3) signature dismissive closer "Sad!" The brevity and emotional charge suggest impulsive reactivity to morning news coverage of the Comey/Sessions testimony fallout.

### Defense Mechanisms
Primary defenses are **denial** (media is wrong), **projection** (accusing media of having an "agenda of hate" — projecting his own hostility), and **distortion** (reframing factual reporting as fabrication). The phrase "phony sources" likely refers to Comey himself and other witnesses whose testimony was damaging.

### Rhetorical Analysis
Classic firehose technique: blanket delegitimization rather than addressing specific claims. "Never been so wrong or so dirty" uses superlative framing to avoid engaging with substance. "Agenda of hate" is an emotional appeal that reverses the moral polarity — the investigative press becomes the aggressor.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Media has never been so wrong or so dirty" | **False** | Comey testimony was corroborated by contemporaneous memos and other witnesses. Major outlets were reporting accurately on the substance. |

Overall Veracity: 0%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- 6:35 AM ET early morning posting
- Stream-of-consciousness emotional reactivity
- Signature 'Sad!' closer
- No links or formatting
- Short punchy sentences

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

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

**Rage:** Intensity 60% targeting News media as institution
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.75

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 60%
- Sadism: 10%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 25%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared grievance framing
- in-group validation seeking

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Blanket dismissal of credible reporting as fabricated
- Attacks on perception: 'phony sources' delegitimizes witnesses
- Epistemic poisoning: undermining trust in information institutions

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Media has never been so wrong or so dirty

**FALSE**

Comey testimony was corroborated by contemporaneous memos and other witnesses. Major outlets were reporting accurately on the substance.

Sources: Comey Senate testimony June 8, 2017; Mueller investigation records

Overall Veracity: 0%

## Tags

- media_attack (100%)
- narcissistic_injury_response (90%)
- comey_testimony (80%)
- mueller_investigation (70%)

## That day

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

**Grievance Dawn: Morning Fury Over Mueller and Courts Gives Way to Scripted Governance Pivot**

Trump's day split cleanly in two: a sharp burst of anger at the media and the courts first thing in the morning, followed by a deliberate pivot to upbeat messaging about jobs and legislation. The morning grievances were clearly driven by the expanding Mueller obstruction probe and a fresh 9th Circuit ruling against his travel ban, though he never directly mentioned either by name. He conspicuously avoided any reference to Attorney General Sessions' high-stakes Senate testimony happening that same day, instead deflecting to attacks on former AG Loretta Lynch. By afternoon, the tone had shifted entirely to rally-style optimism as he traveled to Wisconsin.

Full digest for 2017-06-13: https://trump.fm/date/2017-06-13/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, June 13). The Fake News Media has never been so wrong or so... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_874576057579565056
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "The Fake News Media has never been so wrong or so dirty...." X (Twitter), 13 Jun. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_874576057579565056. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "The Fake News Media has never been so wrong or so dirty....," X (Twitter), June 13, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_874576057579565056.

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