# Post x_881281755017355264

- Post ID: `x_881281755017355264`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-07-01T22:41:58.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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## Post text

> My use of social media is not Presidential - it’s MODERN DAY PRESIDENTIAL. Make America Great Again!

## Engagement

- Likes: 199,049
- Reposts: 56,387
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.389Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T18:11:26.159Z (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 caps a day-long defensive sequence following bipartisan criticism of Trump's attacks on Mika Brzezinski. Rather than modifying behavior or acknowledging criticism, Trump employs a textbook narcissistic defense: redefine the standard itself. The structure—concede premise, then demolish it via redefinition—is rhetorically effective and psychologically revealing. "Not Presidential" becomes "MODERN DAY PRESIDENTIAL," transforming a vulnerability into a brand asset. This reflects a core personality schema observable across decades: when confronted with norm violation, Trump doesn't retreat or apologize but redefines the norm around himself. The defense mechanisms are primarily pathological-level distortion (reshaping reality to match inner needs) and rationalization (framing transgression as innovation). The grandiose state is stable—no vulnerable narcissism or rage, just confident self-assertion. The MAGA tagline connects personal media defiance to the broader populist project, making criticism of his tweets equivalent to opposition to his movement. This post became iconic precisely because it so efficiently encapsulates his psychological approach to criticism: transcend rather than comply.

## Psychological Analysis: "MODERN DAY PRESIDENTIAL" (July 1, 2017)

### Context
This post arrives amid intense bipartisan criticism of Trump's Twitter attacks on Mika Brzezinski days earlier. The preceding posts on this same day show a sustained defense of his social media use, framing critics as "FAKE & FRAUDULENT NEWS MEDIA" trying to silence him. This post is the culmination—a defiant reframing of the criticism itself.

### Personality Analysis

**Level 1 (Traits):** Extremely low agreeableness (defiance of social norms around presidential behavior), high extraversion (assertive self-promotion), low conscientiousness in terms of deliberation but high achievement-striving.

**Level 2 (Motives):** Pure agency—autonomy and status maintenance. The post asserts his right to define what "presidential" means. This is a power move: rather than conforming to the role, he redefines the role to conform to him.

**Level 3 (Narrative Identity):** The protagonist is a modernizer, a rule-breaker who transcends outdated norms. The contrasting other is the establishment that enforces those norms. The identity claim is profound: "I don't need to change; the definition needs to change." The MAGA tagline anchors this defiance to his core brand narrative.

### Clinical Significance
The post demonstrates a textbook narcissistic defense: when behavior is criticized, rather than modifying it, redefine the standard itself. This is grandiose reframing—the rules don't apply because he transcends them. The dash-pause before "it's MODERN DAY PRESIDENTIAL" has the rhetorical structure of a punchline, suggesting this was crafted with some deliberation rather than pure impulse.

### Authorship
Saturday evening, ~6:42 PM EDT (Trump was in Washington DC area, attending a "Celebrate Freedom Concert" that evening per his earlier tweet). The timing is consistent with either Trump or an aide, but the content—defiant, pithy, self-referential, with selective caps—is strongly characteristic of authentic Trump. The post reads as a triumphant capper to the thread he'd been building all day.

### Defense Mechanisms
The primary defense is **distortion**—grossly reshaping the meaning of "presidential" to neutralize criticism. Secondary: **rationalization** (reframing rule-breaking as innovation). The entire sequence across the day's posts shows **denial** of any wrongdoing in the Brzezinski attacks, with **projection** (the media is the real problem).

### Rhetorical Analysis
The structure is elegant in its simplicity: concede the premise ("not Presidential"), then demolish it with redefinition ("MODERN DAY PRESIDENTIAL"). This is a classic reframing technique. The MAGA slogan serves as an applause line, connecting media defiance to the broader populist project. The selective capitalization of "MODERN DAY PRESIDENTIAL" functions as emphasis and creates a new catchphrase.

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 85%)

### Indicators

- Defiant self-referential tone
- Selective ALL CAPS for emphasis
- Pithy punchline structure
- Consistent with day-long thread he was building
- MAGA tagline as signature closer

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (Bipartisan criticism of Brzezinski tweets and social media behavior)

Sentiment: +0.60

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Triumphant, expansive tone
- Day-long sustained posting on single theme

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 80%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 20%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- distortion (pathological)
- rationalization (neurotic)
- denial (pathological)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Inviting audience to share in redefinition of norms
- MAGA slogan as tribal identity marker
- Framing as 'we' movement via closing tagline

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Redefining 'presidential' to neutralize legitimate criticism
- Implying critics are outdated rather than addressing substance of their concerns

## Tags

- narcissistic_defense (90%)
- norm_redefinition (85%)
- media_criticism_response (80%)
- brand_maintenance (70%)
- grandiose_state (75%)

## 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). My use of social media is not Presidential - it’s... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_881281755017355264
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "My use of social media is not Presidential - it’s MODERN..." X (Twitter), 1 Jul. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_881281755017355264. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "My use of social media is not Presidential - it’s MODERN...," X (Twitter), July 1, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_881281755017355264.

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