# Post x_881271748280365000

- Post ID: `x_881271748280365000`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-07-02T02:02:12.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_881271748280365000
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_881271748280365000/analysis
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## Post text

> The FAKE &amp, FRAUDULENT NEWS MEDIA is working hard to convince Republicans and others I should not use social media - but remember, I won....

## Engagement

- Likes: 0
- Reposts: 23,352
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:25.016Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T18:12:03.325Z (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 two-day defensive campaign following bipartisan criticism of Trump's social media conduct, triggered by his attacks on Mika Brzezinski and the WWE/CNN body-slam video. The psychologically notable pattern is the externalization mechanism: rather than acknowledging that Republican senators and allies independently expressed concern, Trump attributes their discomfort entirely to media manipulation ("working hard to convince Republicans"). This paranoid reframing serves dual functions—it preserves the narcissistic self-concept (nothing is wrong with my behavior) while splitting the in-group threat (Republicans who criticize) away from genuine agency. The trailing "but remember, I won" is a characteristic return to the 2016 election as an inexhaustible source of narcissistic supply and argument-termination. The multi-post thread structure across two days, with escalating defenses ("MODERN DAY PRESIDENTIAL," "I won"), suggests the criticism has meaningfully penetrated his defenses, requiring repeated reassurance cycles. The mixed narcissistic state—grandiose validation through electoral victory alongside vulnerable persecution by conspiratorial media—is characteristic of the oscillation pattern documented throughout this period.

## Psychological Analysis: July 2, 2017 Post

### Context
Posted at 10:02 PM ET on July 1, 2017 (Trump likely in Washington, DC area for the July 4th weekend and Celebrate Freedom Concert). This is part of a multi-post thread defending his social media use following bipartisan backlash over his attacks on Mika Brzezinski and the WWE/CNN body-slam video.

### Authorship
Late-night timing (10:02 PM ET), emotional reactivity, ALL CAPS emphasis on "FAKE & FRAUDULENT," and the trailing ellipsis (multi-part thread) are strongly consistent with authentic Trump posting. The "&amp," encoding artifact suggests raw typing into the platform.

### Psychological State
The post reveals a subject under siege from criticism—including from within his own party—who reframes the critique as enemy action. The phrase "working hard to convince Republicans" externalizes the source of Republican discomfort, attributing it to media manipulation rather than genuine concern from allies. The trailing "but remember, I won..." deploys electoral victory as an unfalsifiable credential, a characteristic pattern of returning to the 2016 win as narcissistic supply.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Projection**: Critics' legitimate concerns are recast as a media conspiracy ("working hard to convince")
- **Denial**: Implicit denial that his social media behavior is problematic
- **Rationalization**: Electoral victory validates all subsequent behavior

### Rhetorical Techniques
The post uses the "FAKE & FRAUDULENT" intensification (stacking negative adjectives), out-group attribution (media as agent provocateur), and the argumentum ad victoriam—"I won" as conversation-ender. The ellipsis creates anticipation for the thread continuation, a serial engagement technique.

### Narcissistic Dynamics
This is a response to narcissistic injury: bipartisan criticism of his social media conduct, particularly from fellow Republicans. The defensive posture oscillates between grandiose ("I won") and vulnerable (persecuted by media conspiracy). The need to justify social media use across multiple posts over two days indicates the criticism has penetrated.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "News media is working to convince Republicans he should not use social media" | **Half True** | Media reported extensively on criticism, but Republican concerns were independently expressed by senators and party figures, not planted by media. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 92%)

### Indicators

- 10:02 PM ET late-night posting
- ALL CAPS emotional emphasis
- Trailing ellipsis (multi-part thread)
- Stream-of-consciousness defensive style
- HTML encoding artifact suggesting raw input

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Mixed State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (Bipartisan criticism of social media behavior, especially from Republicans)

**Rage:** Intensity 50% targeting News media
- Proportionality: 40%

Sentiment: -0.50

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Late-night multi-post thread
- Sustained multi-day engagement with single topic

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 50%
- Sadism: 10%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Framing audience as co-victors ('I won' implies 'we won')
- Shared enemy construction (media as common foe)

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Reframes legitimate bipartisan criticism as media conspiracy
- Implies Republicans' own concerns are not genuinely theirs but planted by media

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> News media is working to convince Republicans he should not use social media

**HALF TRUE**

Media reported extensively on criticism, but Republican concerns were independently expressed by senators and party figures, not planted by media.

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- media-attack (80%)
- social-media-defense (90%)
- electoral-validation (70%)
- paranoid-framing (50%)

## That day

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

**CNN Wrestling Video Caps Escalating Media War as Presidential Veneer Cracks**

A day that began with routine presidential messaging — a weekly address and preparations for a veterans concert at the Kennedy Center — took a sharp turn with the now-infamous CNN wrestling video, in which Trump shared an edited clip of himself body-slamming a figure with the CNN logo for a head. The post marked a dramatic escalation from verbal media attacks to depicted physical violence, drawing widespread condemnation and raising concerns about press safety. The rest of the day saw continued anti-media defiance before closing on an upbeat note about the stock market and unemployment. The overall mood was combative and self-congratulatory, with the wrestling video standing as the day's defining and most alarming moment.

Full digest for 2017-07-02: https://trump.fm/date/2017-07-02/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, July 2). The FAKE &amp, FRAUDULENT NEWS MEDIA is working... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_881271748280365000
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "The FAKE &amp, FRAUDULENT NEWS MEDIA is working hard to..." X (Twitter), 2 Jul. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_881271748280365000. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "The FAKE &amp, FRAUDULENT NEWS MEDIA is working hard to...," X (Twitter), July 2, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_881271748280365000.

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