# Post x_894512983384129500

- Post ID: `x_894512983384129500`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-08-07T14:58:09.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_894512983384129500
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_894512983384129500/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_894512983384129500.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> The Trump base is far bigger &amp,  stronger than ever before (despite some phony Fake News polling). Look at rallies in Penn, Iowa, Ohio.......

## Engagement

- Likes: 0
- Reposts: 15,295
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:25.015Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T21:28:32.154Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Psychological Analysis: Post x_894512983384129500

### Context
Trump is at his Bedminster, NJ golf club (confirmed by earlier post: "Working hard from New Jersey"). UTC 14:58 = ~10:58 AM ET. This is a continuation of a same-day thread about the strength of "the Trump base" despite negative media coverage.

### Authorship
Mid-morning Eastern time, but stylistically authentic: the ellipsis trail ("......"), the "&amp," formatting, stream-of-consciousness quality, and defensive-grandiose tone are characteristic Trump markers. The content directly continues themes from the prior post minutes earlier.

### Psychological State
This is the second post in rapid succession about "the Trump base," indicating perseverative focus on support/validation. The trigger is clearly media polling showing declining approval numbers during the Russia investigation period. The post reflects supply-seeking behavior—rallying his audience to affirm his popularity narrative.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Denial**: Dismisses unfavorable polling as "phony Fake News polling"
- **Distortion**: Reframes evidence of declining support into evidence of strength ("far bigger & stronger than ever")
- **Splitting**: Good (rallies, base) vs. bad (polls, media)

### Rhetorical Analysis
Appeals to visible crowd size at rallies as counter-evidence to polling—a concrete, emotionally salient metric over abstract statistical data. This is a recurring pattern: privileging anecdotal/visual evidence over systematic measurement.

### Cognitive Notes
The ellipsis trail (7 dots) and the parenthetical aside are typical Trump Twitter style from this period. No notable deviation from baseline.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "The Trump base is far bigger & stronger than ever before" | **Mostly False** | Trump's approval ratings in August 2017 were around 36-38%, near historic lows for a president at that point in their term. While his core base remained loyal, it was not demonstrably larger than during the election. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 85%)

### Indicators

- ellipsis trail
- parenthetical aside
- defensive tone
- rapid-fire posting sequence
- mid-morning but stylistically authentic

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (Unfavorable polling numbers)

Sentiment: +0.30

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- rapid-fire posting on same theme
- grandiose claims

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 40%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- denial (pathological)
- distortion (pathological)
- splitting (immature)

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

Cognitive Markers:
- perseveration

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- in-group solidarity
- shared persecution narrative

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Dismisses legitimate polling as 'phony Fake News' to undermine audience trust in empirical data

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> The Trump base is far bigger & stronger than ever before

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Trump's approval ratings in August 2017 were around 36-38%, near historic lows for a president at that point in their term. While his core base remained loyal, it was not demonstrably larger than during the election.

Sources: Gallup presidential approval tracking; FiveThirtyEight approval tracker

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- supply-seeking (80%)
- polling-denial (70%)
- base-loyalty (90%)

## 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 Trump base is far bigger &amp, stronger than... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_894512983384129500
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "The Trump base is far bigger &amp, stronger than ever..." X (Twitter), 7 Aug. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_894512983384129500. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "The Trump base is far bigger &amp, stronger than ever...," X (Twitter), August 7, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_894512983384129500.

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