# Post x_888771440014749700

- Post ID: `x_888771440014749700`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-07-22T18:43:18.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_888771440014749700
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_888771440014749700/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_888771440014749700.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Join me live for the commissioning ceremony of the USS Gerald R. Ford!➡️https://t.co/F78iOR64TW #USA https://t.co/PrVceEmPOB

## Engagement

- Likes: 0
- Reposts: 6,706
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:25.015Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T19:19:35.782Z (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 Gerald R. Ford Commissioning Ceremony Promotion

This is a straightforward promotional/scheduling post directing followers to a livestream of the USS Gerald R. Ford commissioning ceremony in Norfolk, Virginia. It is virtually certain to be aide-written (likely Dan Scavino), functioning as standard White House communications.

### Authorship
The post is formulaic: "Join me live for..." + event name + link + hashtag. Perfect grammar, professional formatting, emoji arrow, branded hashtag. Posted at ~2:43 PM ET (Trump was in Norfolk, VA for the ceremony). This is textbook social media staff output.

### Psychological Significance
Minimal. The post serves a purely informational/promotional function. The choice to highlight a military commissioning ceremony is consistent with Trump's affinity for military pageantry and presidential authority displays, but this is standard presidential communications behavior.

### Rhetorical Function
The post positions Trump as Commander-in-Chief presiding over American military power. The USS Gerald R. Ford was the most expensive warship ever built (~$13B). Associating himself with this symbol of American naval dominance serves routine narcissistic supply through presidential grandeur, but this is normative for any president.

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Perfect grammar and formatting
- Professional event promotion structure
- Business hours posting (2:43 PM ET)
- Emoji usage consistent with Scavino style
- Hashtag #USA

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance

Sentiment: +0.40

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 20%
- Antisocial: 0%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- inclusive invitation ('Join me')

## Tags

- military (80%)
- event-promotion (90%)
- aide-authored (95%)

## 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). Join me live for the commissioning ceremony of... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_888771440014749700
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Join me live for the commissioning ceremony of the USS..." X (Twitter), 22 Jul. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_888771440014749700. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Join me live for the commissioning ceremony of the USS...," X (Twitter), July 22, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_888771440014749700.

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