# Post x_890566339462672385

- Post ID: `x_890566339462672385`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-07-27T13:35:35.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_890566339462672385
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## Post text

> "One of the things that has been lost in the politics of this situation is that the Russians collected and spread negative information.....

## Engagement

- Likes: 57,728
- Reposts: 13,164
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.388Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T21:04:34.451Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Post x_890566339462672385 (2017-07-27)

### Content
"One of the things that has been lost in the politics of this situation is that the Russians collected and spread negative information....."

This is a truncated/ellipsis post — likely the first part of a multi-tweet thread about the Russia investigation. The framing attempts to redirect the Russia narrative away from collusion toward the content of what was leaked/spread. The trailing ellipsis suggests continuation.

### Authorship
Posted at 13:35 UTC = 9:35 AM ET. Trump was likely in Washington, DC during this period (Foxconn announcement, healthcare push). Business hours posting. The measured, policy-oriented tone and complete sentence structure suggest aide involvement, though Trump was known to tweet about Russia personally. The lack of ALL CAPS, exclamation marks, or emotional reactivity contrasts sharply with surrounding posts like "Wow, the Failing @nytimes" and "IN AMERICA WE DON'T WORSHIP GOVERNMENT."

### Psychological Analysis
This post employs a **reframing defense** — attempting to shift attention from the question of campaign coordination with Russia to the content Russia disseminated. The phrase "lost in the politics of this situation" is a rationalization device, implying the "real" story is being obscured by partisan motives.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Rationalization**: Presenting a selective framing as the objective truth being overlooked
- **Displacement**: Redirecting from self-as-subject to Russia-as-subject

### Rhetorical Devices
The post uses agenda-setting by defining what "has been lost" — presupposing the audience has been misled about what matters. This is a relatively restrained, strategic communication compared to typical Trump posts on this topic.

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 30%)

### Indicators

- Business hours (9:35 AM ET)
- Measured policy tone
- Complete grammatical sentence
- No caps, exclamation marks, or emotional reactivity
- Contrasts with adjacent authentic-seeming posts

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Russia investigation/media coverage)

Sentiment: -0.20

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 20%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 20%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- rationalization (neurotic)
- displacement (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 60%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- agenda-setting
- reframing

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Reframes Russia investigation narrative to deflect from central question of campaign coordination

## Tags

- russia_investigation (90%)
- narrative_reframing (70%)
- strategic_communication (60%)

## That day

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

**Ceremony as Camouflage: A Day of Displacement While the Chief of Staff Walked Out the Door**

Trump spent July 27 projecting calm and authority while his White House was in chaos -- Reince Priebus resigned as Chief of Staff that same day, but Trump never mentioned it once. The morning opened with typical media commentary and a brief flash of anger over Russia coverage, but the afternoon and evening were dominated by a Medal of Valor ceremony that let him play the role of steady commander-in-chief. The only real tell was a midday post about MS-13 that broadened its targets in unusually sweeping language. Overall, a day of disciplined avoidance -- nine posts, almost all grandiose, and not a single word about the biggest story in his own building.

Full digest for 2017-07-27: https://trump.fm/date/2017-07-27/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, July 27). "One of the things that has been lost in the... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_890566339462672385
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. ""One of the things that has been lost in the politics of..." X (Twitter), 27 Jul. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_890566339462672385. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, ""One of the things that has been lost in the politics of...," X (Twitter), July 27, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_890566339462672385.

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