# Post x_881140479454310401

- Post ID: `x_881140479454310401`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-07-01T13:20:35.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_881140479454310401
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_881140479454310401/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_881140479454310401.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Crazy Joe Scarborough and dumb as a rock Mika are not bad people, but their low rated show is dominated by their NBC bosses. Too bad!

## Engagement

- Likes: 101,893
- Reposts: 24,262
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.389Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T18:10:11.491Z (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 part of a sustained multi-day attack on MSNBC hosts Scarborough and Brzezinski that drew bipartisan condemnation. The post shows a partial tactical retreat — the false concession ("not bad people") attempts damage control after backlash to his prior appearance-based attacks on Brzezinski, while the compulsive continuation reveals inability to disengage from narcissistic injury. The rationalization that NBC "bosses" control the show deflects from the personal nature of Trump's vendetta against former allies turned critics. The pattern of attacking media figures by name, sustained over multiple days, represents an elevated concern for press freedom and journalist safety, consistent with authoritarian communication patterns targeting independent media.

## Psychological Analysis: Post x_881140479454310401

### Context
This post continues Trump's multi-day attack on MSNBC hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, following his widely condemned tweets about Brzezinski's appearance the previous day. This post represents a partial de-escalation — shifting from personal appearance attacks to professional delegitimization.

### Authorship
Posted at 9:20 AM ET (Trump was in Washington, DC area). The timing is business hours but early enough for Trump. The style — nicknames ("Crazy Joe," "dumb as a rock Mika"), the backhanded "not bad people," and the signature "Too bad!" — is quintessential Trump. High confidence authentic.

### Psychological Dynamics
The post is remarkable for its structure: a thin veneer of magnanimity ("not bad people") immediately undercut by insults and delegitimization. This is a classic splitting + rationalization combination — he reframes his attacks as not personal but structural ("dominated by their NBC bosses"), deflecting criticism of his prior vicious tweets.

The "Too bad!" functions as dismissive contempt — a power move signaling he is above the situation he created.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Rationalization**: Reframes his attacks as justified commentary on media capture
- **Projection**: Accuses NBC of dominating their hosts while he attempts to dominate media narratives
- **Splitting**: Low-rated (bad) vs. implicitly his high ratings (good)

### Rhetorical Techniques
The "not bad people, but..." construction is a textbook false concession — appearing reasonable while delivering the real payload (they're puppets of NBC bosses, low-rated). The nicknames ("Crazy," "dumb as a rock") are dehumanizing labels designed to stick through repetition.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Morning Joe is low rated" | **Mostly False** | Morning Joe was consistently one of the highest-rated cable morning news programs in 2017, often beating CNN's competing show |
| "Their show is dominated by NBC bosses" | **Unverifiable** | Scarborough and Brzezinski had significant editorial independence; claim appears to be rationalization for their criticism of Trump |

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Signature nicknames (Crazy Joe, dumb as a rock Mika)
- Too bad! closing phrase
- Backhanded compliment structure
- 9:20 AM ET consistent with early Trump posting
- No polished formatting

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (Scarborough/Brzezinski criticism and media backlash to prior tweets)

**Rage:** Intensity 50% targeting Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, NBC
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.50

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Sustained multi-day tweet storms
- Multiple targets across several posts same day

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 40%
- Sadism: 40%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- rationalization (neurotic)
- splitting (immature)
- projection (immature)
- devaluation (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 40%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- false concession to appear reasonable
- nicknames creating shared in-group language

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Sustained targeting of specific journalists by name
- Part of multi-day campaign against media figures

### Gaslighting

- Reframes his unprovoked attacks as commentary on NBC's editorial control
- False concession implies he bears no ill will despite sustained personal attacks

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Morning Joe is low rated

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Morning Joe was consistently one of the highest-rated cable morning news programs in 2017, often beating CNN's competing show

Sources: Nielsen ratings data

> Their show is dominated by NBC bosses

**UNVERIFIABLE**

Scarborough and Brzezinski had significant editorial independence; claim appears to be rationalization for their criticism of Trump

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Tags

- media_attack (90%)
- narcissistic_injury_response (80%)
- false_concession (70%)
- journalist_targeting (60%)

## That day

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

**Defensive Media Blitz Caps With "Modern Day Presidential" Self-Redefinition**

Trump spent most of July 1st at war with the media, attacking CNN, NBC, and MSNBC hosts across a string of combative posts. The day was bookended by more routine presidential messaging -- North Korea policy, Canada Day greetings, a veterans event -- but the emotional center was a sustained defense of his social media use following bipartisan backlash to his attacks on Mika Brzezinski earlier that week. The evening climax was the now-iconic declaration that his tweeting is not unpresidential but "MODERN DAY PRESIDENTIAL," a confident rebranding of behavior most of Washington was urging him to stop. Overall mood: defiant and energized, with flashes of grievance but no signs of spiraling.

Full digest for 2017-07-01: https://trump.fm/date/2017-07-01/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, July 1). Crazy Joe Scarborough and dumb as a rock Mika are... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_881140479454310401
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Crazy Joe Scarborough and dumb as a rock Mika are not bad..." X (Twitter), 1 Jul. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_881140479454310401. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Crazy Joe Scarborough and dumb as a rock Mika are not bad...," X (Twitter), July 1, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_881140479454310401.

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