# Post x_888711488717934592

- Post ID: `x_888711488717934592`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-07-22T10:45:05.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_888711488717934592
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_888711488717934592/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_888711488717934592.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> The Failing New York Times foiled U.S. attempt to kill the single most wanted terrorist,Al-Baghdadi.Their sick agenda over National Security

## Engagement

- Likes: 69,595
- Reposts: 20,637
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.388Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T19:18:27.141Z (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 exemplifies Trump's escalation of media hostility from "fake news" to active sabotage of national security. By accusing the NYT of "foiling" a counterterrorism operation against Al-Baghdadi, Trump frames a newspaper as functionally allied with terrorism—a significant rhetorical escalation. The claim is largely unsubstantiated; while the NYT reported on military operations, no evidence supports a direct causal link to a failed kill attempt. The post reveals characteristic externalization: operational outcomes cannot reflect on the administration, so blame must be displaced to an external enemy. The incomplete final clause ("Their sick agenda over National Security") suggests emotional urgency overriding syntactic completion. The danger level is elevated due to the implicit treason framing—accusing a major media institution of endangering American lives creates a permission structure for hostility toward journalists. This post sits within a broader pattern of enemy-of-the-people rhetoric that escalated throughout 2017.

## Psychological Analysis: Post x_888711488717934592

### Context
Trump accuses the New York Times of foiling a U.S. attempt to kill ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, claiming the paper prioritized its "sick agenda" over national security. This likely references NYT reporting on U.S. military operations that Trump believed compromised operational security.

### Timing & Authorship
Posted 10:45 UTC on July 22, 2017. Trump was in Washington, D.C. (EDT, UTC-4), making this **6:45 AM local time**—early morning, consistent with authentic Trump posting. The style confirms: no links, emotional language, incomplete sentence fragment at the end ("Their sick agenda over National Security"), characteristic abbreviation patterns.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a classic externalization post combining two reliable Trump preoccupations: media hostility and national security credibility. The NYT is cast as not merely biased but actively endangering American lives—an escalation from "fake news" to enemy-of-the-people framing. The invocation of Al-Baghdadi (a universally recognized terrorist) maximizes the moral weight of the accusation.

The post reflects narcissistic rage displaced onto the media: any operational failure cannot be attributed to the administration but must be blamed on external saboteurs. The incomplete final clause ("Their sick agenda over National Security") reads as a truncated thought driven by emotional urgency.

### Rhetorical Devices
- "Failing" epithet (ritual devaluation)
- National security appeal (fear + patriotism)
- Pathologizing the opponent ("sick agenda")
- Implied treason framing without explicit accusation

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "The New York Times foiled a U.S. attempt to kill Al-Baghdadi" | **Mostly False** | While the NYT did report on U.S. military operations targeting ISIS leadership in 2017, there is no established evidence that NYT reporting directly caused a specific failed attempt to kill Al-Baghdadi. Al-Baghdadi was killed in October 2019. The claim dramatically overstates media impact on operations. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- 6:45 AM local time (early morning)
- sentence fragment at end
- emotional/reactive tone
- no links or media
- characteristic epithet 'Failing'

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (NYT reporting on military operations)

**Rage:** Intensity 70% targeting New York Times
- Proportionality: 40%

Sentiment: -0.80

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 60%
- Sadism: 20%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- projection (immature)
- splitting (immature)
- denial (pathological)

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

Cognitive Markers:
- tangentiality

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared enemy construction
- patriotic identification

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Framing a media outlet as actively sabotaging counterterrorism operations implies complicity with terrorism
- Escalation from 'fake news' to 'endangering national security' narrows the gap toward enemy-of-the-people rhetoric

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> The New York Times foiled a U.S. attempt to kill Al-Baghdadi

**MOSTLY FALSE**

While the NYT did report on U.S. military operations targeting ISIS leadership in 2017, there is no established evidence that NYT reporting directly caused a specific failed attempt to kill Al-Baghdadi. Al-Baghdadi was killed in October 2019. The claim dramatically overstates media impact on operations.

Sources: General knowledge of Al-Baghdadi timeline

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- media-attack (90%)
- national-security (80%)
- externalization (70%)
- enemy-framing (80%)

## That day

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

**Pardon Power Floated as Russia Probe Reaches Family, Then Military Pageantry Provides Reset**

The day split into two distinct halves: a frantic early morning spent attacking the media and defending against the Russia investigation, followed by a ceremonial afternoon at the USS Gerald R. Ford commissioning in Norfolk, Virginia. The morning burst was notable for Trump publicly floating presidential pardon power for the first time in the Russia context, while simultaneously insisting no crimes had been committed. He accused the New York Times of sabotaging a counterterrorism operation against the ISIS leader — his most aggressive media-as-enemy framing to date. The afternoon brought a complete tonal shift to patriotic military themes, suggesting the ceremony provided emotional stabilization after the morning's defensive agitation.

Full digest for 2017-07-22: https://trump.fm/date/2017-07-22/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, July 22). The Failing New York Times foiled U.S. attempt to... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_888711488717934592
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "The Failing New York Times foiled U.S. attempt to kill the..." X (Twitter), 22 Jul. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_888711488717934592. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "The Failing New York Times foiled U.S. attempt to kill the...," X (Twitter), July 22, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_888711488717934592.

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