# Post x_877372660455546880

- Post ID: `x_877372660455546880`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-06-21T03:48:37.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_877372660455546880
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_877372660455546880/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_877372660455546880.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Well, the Special Elections are over and those that want to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN are 5 and O! All the Fake News, all the money spent = 0

## Engagement

- Likes: 131,758
- Reposts: 35,330
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.389Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T15:10:53.060Z (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_877372660455546880 (2017-06-21)

### Context
Trump is celebrating Republican wins in special elections, specifically Karen Handel's victory in Georgia's 6th district and Ralph Norman's win in South Carolina's 5th. The post was made at 3:48 AM UTC, which is 11:48 PM EDT — Trump was in Washington (met with Ukrainian President Poroshenko at the White House that day). Late-night timing in his local timezone.

### Authorship
Late night posting (11:48 PM EDT), victory-lap tone, casual phrasing ("5 and O" rather than "5-0"), the "= 0" construction — all point to authentic Trump. The post has his characteristic boastful, stream-of-consciousness quality.

### Psychological Analysis
Classic supply-seeking/maintenance post. The win validates his movement ("MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN") and he frames it as a repudiation of media and opposition spending. The "5 and O" framing converts political races into a sports scoreboard — characteristic of his competitive, zero-sum worldview.

The dig at "Fake News" and "all the money spent" reveals the real psychological target: this is less about Handel and more about Trump proving critics wrong. The Georgia 6th race was widely framed as a referendum on Trump's presidency; the win relieves narcissistic anxiety about that framing.

### Rhetorical Devices
- Sports metaphor ("5 and O") simplifies complex races into win/loss binary
- "MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN" in caps — brand reinforcement and in-group signaling
- "Fake News" — delegitimization of media
- "= 0" — mathematical finality, total dismissal of opposition

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Special elections are 5 and 0 for MAGA candidates" | **Mostly True** | Republicans won all 5 special House elections held up to this point in 2017 (KS-4, MT-AL, GA-6, SC-5, and CA-34 was won by a Democrat but Trump likely isn't counting that). The 5-0 claim is defensible for contested R-vs-D races where Republicans held seats. |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Late night posting (11:48 PM EDT)
- Casual 5 and O notation
- Stream-of-consciousness = 0 construction
- ALL CAPS MAGA branding
- No links or polished formatting

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Republican special election victories validating his presidency)

Sentiment: +0.75

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Late-night posting during victory high
- Grandiose framing of results

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 20%
- Sadism: 20%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- In-group identification via MAGA
- Scoreboard framing creating shared victory

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Special elections are 5 and 0 for MAGA candidates

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Republicans won all 5 special House elections held up to this point in 2017 (KS-4, MT-AL, GA-6, SC-5, and CA-34 was won by a Democrat but Trump likely isn't counting that). The 5-0 claim is defensible for contested R-vs-D races where Republicans held seats.

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- victory_lap (90%)
- fake_news (50%)
- MAGA_branding (70%)
- scoreboard_framing (60%)

## That day

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

**Victory Lap: Trump Celebrates GOP Special Election Sweep**

Trump spent the day riding high on Republican wins in the Georgia 6th and South Carolina 5th special elections. The evening was a rapid-fire celebration as results rolled in, with back-to-back posts congratulating winners and taunting Democrats. The morning brought a brief shot across the bow at Democratic "obstruction," and the day ended with Trump landing in Iowa for a rally. A uniformly upbeat, no-rage day -- notably quiet given the Mueller probe's expansion into obstruction of justice was dominating the news cycle.

Full digest for 2017-06-21: https://trump.fm/date/2017-06-21/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, June 21). Well, the Special Elections are over and those... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_877372660455546880
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Well, the Special Elections are over and those that want to..." X (Twitter), 21 Jun. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_877372660455546880. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Well, the Special Elections are over and those that want to...," X (Twitter), June 21, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_877372660455546880.

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