# Post x_878006964072189952

- Post ID: `x_878006964072189952`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-06-22T21:49:07.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_878006964072189952
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_878006964072189952/analysis
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## Post text

> As promised, our campaign against the MS-13 gang continues.
>
> "@ICEgov Busts 39 MS-13 Members in New York Operation"
> https://t.co/ki41GXeCMy

## Engagement

- Likes: 51,873
- Reposts: 12,946
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.389Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T15:12:44.838Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: MS-13 Gang Operation Announcement (2017-06-22)

This is a standard policy announcement post, almost certainly aide-written, sharing an ICE press release about MS-13 arrests in New York. The post is formulaic: "As promised" frames Trump as delivering on commitments, followed by a quoted headline and link.

### Authorship
Posted at 5:49 PM EDT (Trump in DC area as President). Business hours, polished grammar, professional formatting, no emotional reactivity or caps — classic Scavino/comms team product.

### Psychological Context
This post arrives on a day dominated by the Comey tapes revelation and Russia investigation deflection. The MS-13 post serves as narrative counter-programming — shifting from defensive posture (no tapes, DNC server, "Dem scam") to projecting executive competence and law-and-order authority.

### Rhetorical Function
"As promised" is a fulfillment frame — positioning the subject as a promise-keeper. The gang focus serves multiple rhetorical purposes: activates fear/safety concerns, reinforces immigration hardline brand, and provides concrete "wins" against a universally condemned target. MS-13 functions as a synecdoche for immigration threat broadly.

### Danger Assessment
The post itself is routine law enforcement reporting. However, the broader pattern of using MS-13 as representative of immigrant populations contributes to dehumanization framing documented across the subject's rhetoric.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "ICE busted 39 MS-13 members in New York operation" | **True** | Operation Matador was a real ICE operation targeting MS-13 on Long Island in 2017, consistent with known enforcement actions during this period. |

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 10%)

### Indicators

- Business hours (5:49 PM EDT)
- Perfect grammar and punctuation
- Professional formatting with quoted headline
- No emotional reactivity or ALL CAPS
- Link sharing pattern typical of comms team

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance

Sentiment: +0.30

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 30%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- rationalization (neurotic)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- promise fulfillment framing
- shared enemy construction

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> ICE busted 39 MS-13 members in New York operation

**TRUE**

Operation Matador was a real ICE operation targeting MS-13 on Long Island in 2017, consistent with known enforcement actions during this period.

Sources: ICE press releases 2017

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Tags

- law-and-order (80%)
- immigration (70%)
- aide-written (90%)
- counter-programming (60%)

## That day

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

**Forced Tapes Concession Buried Under Firehose of Russia Investigation Deflection**

Trump spent the day ricocheting between post-rally warmth from an Iowa event and an aggressive multi-post defense against the Russia investigation, triggered by Jeh Johnson's congressional testimony. The biggest moment came midday when he finally admitted he had no recordings of his conversations with James Comey -- quietly walking back a weeks-old threat that had been widely seen as witness intimidation. He buried that retreat inside a grievance thread about surveillance and leaking, then pivoted to a string of confident policy posts about immigration, healthcare, and a well-wish for the recovering Steve Scalise.

Full digest for 2017-06-22: https://trump.fm/date/2017-06-22/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, June 22). As promised, our campaign against the MS-13 gang... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_878006964072189952
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "As promised, our campaign against the MS-13 gang continues...." X (Twitter), 22 Jun. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_878006964072189952. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "As promised, our campaign against the MS-13 gang continues....," X (Twitter), June 22, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_878006964072189952.

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