# Post x_888530948811366400

- Post ID: `x_888530948811366400`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-07-21T22:47:40.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_888530948811366400
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_888530948811366400/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_888530948811366400.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Today, it was my privilege to welcome survivors of the #USSArizona to the @WhiteHouse. #HonorThem🇺🇸
> Remarks: https://t.co/gySxxqazBl https://t.co/6IPmbqVi10

## Engagement

- Likes: 69,792
- Reposts: 14,925
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.388Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T19:17:20.907Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: USS Arizona Survivors White House Visit (July 21, 2017)

This is a near-duplicate of an earlier post from the same day, reposted with minor formatting changes (@WhiteHouse tag added, hashtags added). This is a routine ceremonial/presidential event post with no psychological significance.

### Authorship
Clearly aide-written (likely Scavino). Posted at 6:47 PM EDT (Trump was at White House). Polished formatting, hashtags with emoji flags, proper @mentions, linked remarks video. No typos, no emotional reactivity, no personal voice. This is standard White House social media operations content.

### Psychological Content
Minimal. The post performs the presidential role — honoring veterans, projecting gravitas. "My privilege" is formulaic humility not characteristic of Trump's authentic voice. The post serves institutional maintenance rather than any personal psychological need.

### Context
This was posted on the same day as the Scaramucci appointment and Spicer resignation — major White House drama. The ceremonial veteran content likely serves as counter-programming to the chaos narrative, a standard communications strategy.

### Rhetorical Techniques
- Patriotic framing (flag emoji, military honor)
- Presidential gravitas performance
- Hashtag campaigns (#HonorThem) for engagement

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 5%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (6:47 PM EDT)
- Polished formatting with proper hashtags and @mentions
- Formulaic 'my privilege' language
- Near-duplicate of earlier post with minor edits
- No typos or emotional content

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance

Sentiment: +0.50

### Clinical

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 20%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- patriotic identification

## Tags

- ceremonial (100%)
- aide-written (95%)
- veterans (80%)

## That day

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

**Staff-Managed Silence: Made in America Messaging Blankets a Day of Behind-the-Scenes Upheaval**

Trump's social media on July 21 was entirely dedicated to promoting Made in America Week, touting economic growth numbers, and honoring USS Arizona survivors at the White House. Every post appeared to be staff-produced promotional content with no personal voice or off-script commentary. Most strikingly, despite Sean Spicer's dramatic resignation and Anthony Scaramucci's appointment as Communications Director -- the biggest political story of the day -- there was not a single mention of either event. The day reads like a communications team on autopilot while the principal was occupied with a personnel crisis behind closed doors.

Full digest for 2017-07-21: https://trump.fm/date/2017-07-21/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, July 21). Today, it was my privilege to welcome survivors... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_888530948811366400
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Today, it was my privilege to welcome survivors of the..." X (Twitter), 21 Jul. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_888530948811366400. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Today, it was my privilege to welcome survivors of the...," X (Twitter), July 21, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_888530948811366400.

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