# Post x_894508048844279809

- Post ID: `x_894508048844279809`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-08-07T10:38:32.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_894508048844279809
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_894508048844279809/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_894508048844279809.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> The failing @nytimes, which has made every wrong prediction about me including my big election win (apologized), is totally inept!

## Engagement

- Likes: 65,244
- Reposts: 13,598
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.388Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T21:27:13.898Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Anti-NYT Attack Tweet (2017-08-07)

Standard-pattern media attack post. Trump was likely at his Bedminster golf club during August 2017 (his "working vacation"). 10:38 UTC = 6:38 AM ET — early morning, consistent with authentic posting.

### Authorship
Early morning timing, emotional reactivity, characteristic "failing @nytimes" branding, simple sentence structure with parenthetical aside — all strongly indicate authentic Trump authorship.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a routine narcissistic maintenance post targeting the NYT. The parenthetical "(apologized)" references the NYT's post-election letter to subscribers (which was not an apology to Trump but a recommitment to journalism). Trump reframes it as personal vindication — classic distortion defense.

The post follows a well-worn template: devaluing epithet ("failing") → claim of opponent's incompetence → self-aggrandizing reference ("my big election win") → dismissive conclusion ("totally inept"). This is narcissistic supply-seeking through devaluation of a perceived critic.

### Context
This appears alongside several "Fake News" posts from the same morning, suggesting a grievance-fueled early morning posting session — a well-documented pattern. The clustering of media attacks while simultaneously touting achievements (UN vote, ISIS gains) reflects the grandiose/vulnerable oscillation typical of his baseline.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "NYT apologized for wrong predictions about Trump's election" | **Mostly False** | The NYT published a post-election letter to subscribers recommitting to honest journalism. It was not an apology to Trump nor an admission of wrong predictions, but Trump consistently characterizes it as such. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- 6:38 AM ET early morning posting
- Characteristic 'failing @nytimes' epithet
- Simple emotional sentence structure
- Parenthetical aside style
- Part of early morning tweet cluster

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance — Criticism (New York Times coverage)

Sentiment: -0.60

### Clinical

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

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- devaluation (immature)
- distortion (pathological)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 25%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared enemy construction
- victimhood signaling

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Reframing NYT subscriber letter as an apology to Trump personally

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> NYT apologized for wrong predictions about Trump's election

**MOSTLY FALSE**

The NYT published a post-election letter to subscribers recommitting to honest journalism. It was not an apology to Trump nor an admission of wrong predictions, but Trump consistently characterizes it as such.

Sources: NYT post-election subscriber letter, November 2016

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- media-attack (90%)
- NYT (80%)
- election-vindication (50%)

## That day

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

**Diplomatic Win on North Korea Eclipsed by Morning Rage Spiral Against Blumenthal and Relentless Media Grievance**

Trump spent the day at his Bedminster, New Jersey golf club, toggling between celebrating the unanimous UN sanctions vote on North Korea and lashing out at critics. The morning brought a rapid-fire burst of posts defending his base strength in response to unfavorable polling, which escalated into a sustained and personal attack on Senator Richard Blumenthal over his Vietnam service record -- a notable choice given that Trump himself avoided Vietnam-era service. The afternoon featured a staff-crafted Purple Heart Day tribute bookended by renewed attacks on the New York Times and a final cruel jab at Blumenthal, capping a day where a genuine foreign policy achievement was largely self-sabotaged by grievance.

Full digest for 2017-08-07: https://trump.fm/date/2017-08-07/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, August 7). The failing @nytimes, which has made every wrong... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_894508048844279809
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "The failing @nytimes, which has made every wrong prediction..." X (Twitter), 7 Aug. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_894508048844279809. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "The failing @nytimes, which has made every wrong prediction...," X (Twitter), August 7, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_894508048844279809.

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