# Post x_890968428370153472

- Post ID: `x_890968428370153472`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-07-28T16:13:21.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_890968428370153472
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_890968428370153472/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_890968428370153472.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> We will always ENFORCE our laws, PROTECT our borders, and SUPPORT our police! #LESM
> Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
> #FlashbackFriday #MS13 https://t.co/79Tskiv69j

## Engagement

- Likes: 62,365
- Reposts: 13,971
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.388Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T21:05:50.105Z (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_890968428370153472 (2017-07-28)

### Overview
Standard law-and-order messaging post referencing a prior Harrisburg, Pennsylvania appearance. The #FlashbackFriday and #LESM (Law Enforcement Social Media) hashtags, polished formatting, and inclusion of a media link strongly suggest staff composition. Posted at 12:13 PM ET — squarely in business hours.

### Context
This post arrives on the same day as the dramatic "skinny repeal" failure (McCain's thumbs-down vote) and Reince Priebus's resignation. The pivot to a safe, pre-packaged law enforcement message amid legislative chaos functions as agenda-setting deflection — redirecting attention from a humiliating defeat to a domain where Trump polls well.

### Rhetorical Analysis
The tricolon structure ("ENFORCE...PROTECT...SUPPORT") is textbook speechwriter rhetoric — balanced, emphatic, and memorable. Selective capitalization of action verbs is a common Trump social media convention but here applied with unusual discipline. The MS-13 reference serves as shorthand for immigration enforcement messaging, tying law enforcement support to border policy.

### Psychological Note
The timing is notable: this is sandwiched between genuinely frustrated healthcare posts that read as authentic Trump. The contrast in tone and polish is stark, suggesting the communications team was managing his public output during a period of significant narcissistic injury (legislative defeat).

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 15%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (12:13 PM ET)
- Perfect grammar and formatting
- Professional hashtag usage (#LESM, #FlashbackFriday)
- Tricolon rhetorical structure
- No typos or emotional reactivity

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance

Sentiment: +0.40

### Clinical

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

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- in-group solidarity via law enforcement support
- collective 'we' framing

## Tags

- law-enforcement (90%)
- aide-authored (85%)
- deflection (60%)
- MS-13 (50%)

## That day

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

**McCain's Midnight Thumbs-Down Triggers Day of Displacement and a Chief of Staff Firing**

The day was defined by the fallout from John McCain's dramatic early-morning vote killing the Republican healthcare bill — Trump's biggest legislative defeat of 2017. After a brief, controlled flash of anger at 2 AM, the rest of the day was spent pivoting away from the loss: complaining about Senate rules, flying to Long Island for a tough-on-gangs event, and ultimately firing Chief of Staff Reince Priebus and replacing him with General John Kelly. The healthcare wound clearly drove the day's agenda, but the rage stayed surprisingly contained, channeled into action rather than escalation.

Full digest for 2017-07-28: https://trump.fm/date/2017-07-28/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, July 28). We will always ENFORCE our laws, PROTECT our... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_890968428370153472
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "We will always ENFORCE our laws, PROTECT our borders, and..." X (Twitter), 28 Jul. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_890968428370153472. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "We will always ENFORCE our laws, PROTECT our borders, and...," X (Twitter), July 28, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_890968428370153472.

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