# Post x_889790429398528000

- Post ID: `x_889790429398528000`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-07-25T10:12:24.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_889790429398528000
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_889790429398528000/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_889790429398528000.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Attorney General Jeff Sessions has taken a VERY weak position on Hillary Clinton crimes (where are E-mails & DNC server) & Intel leakers!

## Engagement

- Likes: 71,253
- Reposts: 19,778
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.388Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T19:28:04.924Z (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 clinically significant as a public devaluation of Trump's own Attorney General—a pattern consistent with narcissistic rage following perceived abandonment (Sessions' recusal from the Russia investigation). The displacement mechanism is clearly operative: the actual injury concerns Sessions' refusal to shield Trump from investigation, but the expressed grievance is reframed as Sessions' failure to prosecute Hillary Clinton and pursue leakers. The ALL CAPS "VERY weak" characterization demonstrates splitting—Sessions has moved from early loyal supporter to devalued object. The public nature of this attack is itself significant: it serves as punishment, warning to other officials, and loyalty test. The rhetorical parenthetical "(where are E-mails & DNC server)" functions as crowd-sourced validation, importing rally dynamics into social media. This post is part of a broader early-morning tweet storm attacking media and opponents, suggesting elevated agitation. The pattern of publicly humiliating subordinates who fail to provide narcissistic protection would continue with Sessions for months, culminating in his firing after the 2018 midterms. The projection element—demanding investigation of an opponent while oneself under investigation—is a recurring structural feature of Trump's defensive communication.

## Psychological Analysis: Attack on Attorney General Sessions

### Context
Posted at 6:12 AM ET on July 25, 2017. Trump was likely in Washington, D.C. (having returned from the Boy Scout Jamboree in West Virginia the previous day). The early morning timing and emotional, unpolished style strongly indicate authentic authorship.

### Core Dynamic
This post represents a remarkable public attack on Trump's own appointed Attorney General—a subordinate he chose and who was one of his earliest Senate supporters. The trigger is Sessions' March 2017 recusal from the Russia investigation, which Trump viewed as a betrayal. The post reframes Sessions' perceived disloyalty not as the recusal itself but as failure to prosecute Hillary Clinton—a displacement that reveals the underlying grievance while redirecting it toward a more publicly palatable complaint.

### Psychological Significance
The public humiliation of a loyal subordinate serves multiple functions: (1) punishment for perceived betrayal, (2) loyalty test for remaining officials, (3) signaling to the base that Clinton prosecution remains a priority. The parenthetical "(where are E-mails & DNC server)" functions as a stream-of-consciousness interjection—a rhetorical move that mimics crowd rally call-and-response patterns even in text form.

### Defense Mechanisms
Displacement is primary: the actual injury (Sessions' recusal from Russia probe) is converted into anger about Clinton and leakers. Splitting is evident in the VERY weak characterization—Sessions moves from ally to all-bad object. The post also employs projection: Trump, under investigation, demands investigation of his opponent.

### Pattern Note
This is part of a sustained morning tweet storm (multiple posts attacking Washington Post, referencing Ukraine/Clinton). The escalating public pressure on Sessions continued for months and represents a significant pattern of subordinate devaluation following perceived narcissistic injury.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Sessions has taken a very weak position on Hillary Clinton crimes" | **Half True** | Sessions did not aggressively pursue Clinton investigations, but this framing obscures that Sessions' actual offense in Trump's view was recusing from the Russia investigation, not Clinton-related inaction. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 95%)

### Indicators

- 6:12 AM ET early morning posting
- ALL CAPS emphasis (VERY)
- stream-of-consciousness parenthetical
- ampersand usage
- emotional reactivity toward own appointee

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Abandonment (Jeff Sessions recusal from Russia investigation)

**Rage:** Intensity 60% targeting Jeff Sessions
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.70

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- part of sustained early-morning tweet storm
- multiple targets across posts

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 40%
- Paranoid: 50%
- Sadism: 50%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- displacement (neurotic)
- splitting (immature)
- projection (immature)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared grievance framing
- implied audience agreement via rhetorical question

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Sessions has taken a very weak position on Hillary Clinton crimes

**HALF TRUE**

Sessions did not aggressively pursue Clinton investigations, but this framing obscures that Sessions' actual offense in Trump's view was recusing from the Russia investigation, not Clinton-related inaction.

Sources: DOJ records; Sessions recusal March 2017

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- subordinate-devaluation (90%)
- displacement (80%)
- sessions-recusal (90%)
- whataboutism (70%)

## That day

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

**Morning Siege on His Own Justice Department as Healthcare Vote Looms**

Trump spent the morning in a defensive fury, publicly attacking his own Attorney General Jeff Sessions and FBI Acting Director Andrew McCabe over the Russia investigation — while praising John McCain's return to the Senate for the healthcare vote in almost the same breath. He floated a conspiracy theory tying the Washington Post to Amazon lobbying and distorted facts about political donations to discredit investigators. The afternoon brought a shift to governance mode with healthcare cheerleading, a press conference with Lebanon's prime minister, and an evening rally in Ohio. The day's sharpest edges all pointed inward at the investigative apparatus closing in around his administration.

Full digest for 2017-07-25: https://trump.fm/date/2017-07-25/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, July 25). Attorney General Jeff Sessions has taken a VERY... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_889790429398528000
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Attorney General Jeff Sessions has taken a VERY weak..." X (Twitter), 25 Jul. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_889790429398528000. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Attorney General Jeff Sessions has taken a VERY weak...," X (Twitter), July 25, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_889790429398528000.

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