# Post x_897833223501344800

- Post ID: `x_897833223501344800`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-08-16T18:51:36.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_897833223501344800/analysis
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## Post text

> Wow, Senator Luther Strange picked up a lot of additional support since my endorsement. Now in September runoff. Strong on Wall &amp, Crime!

## Engagement

- Likes: 0
- Reposts: 7,759
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:25.015Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T21:50:32.019Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Luther Strange Endorsement Post (Aug 16, 2017)

This post is notable primarily for its **context** — posted the same day as Trump's infamous "both sides" press conference at Trump Tower regarding Charlottesville, Heather Heyer's memorial, and the dissolution of his business councils due to CEO resignations. The post itself is a routine political endorsement, but its timing reveals significant psychological dynamics.

### Contextual Significance
Trump is pivoting away from the most consequential domestic crisis of his presidency to promote a Senate candidate in an Alabama runoff. This represents **compartmentalization** and **displacement** — redirecting attention to a domain where he feels competent and in control (kingmaker role) rather than sitting with the Charlottesville fallout.

### Content Analysis
"Wow" — performative surprise, a common Trump opener suggesting authentic authorship. "Strong on Wall & Crime" — compressed shorthand for border wall and crime policy, typical Trump telegraphic style. The "&" HTML entity suggests a cross-posting artifact.

### Timing
2:51 PM ET (Trump was at Trump Tower, NYC). Business hours but the informal style and "Wow" opener suggest authentic composition, possibly dictated.

### Psychological Function
This post serves as **narcissistic supply maintenance** — the endorsement frame positions Trump as kingmaker whose backing moves polls. During a period of intense criticism, retreating to a narrative of influence and political power is restorative.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Luther Strange picked up a lot of additional support since Trump's endorsement" | **Mostly False** | Strange lost the September 2017 Republican runoff to Roy Moore despite Trump's endorsement, suggesting the endorsement did not generate the claimed momentum. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 70%)

### Indicators

- "Wow" opener is characteristic Trump
- Telegraphic policy shorthand ("Wall & Crime")
- Informal tone
- Business hours posting slightly lowers confidence

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (Charlottesville backlash, CEO resignations, bipartisan criticism)

Sentiment: +0.60

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 0%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- kingmaker positioning
- implied polling authority

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Luther Strange picked up a lot of additional support since Trump's endorsement

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Strange lost the September 2017 Republican runoff to Roy Moore despite Trump's endorsement, suggesting the endorsement did not generate the claimed momentum.

Sources: 2017 Alabama Republican Senate primary results

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- endorsement (80%)
- displacement_from_crisis (70%)
- charlottesville_context (90%)
- kingmaker_narrative (60%)

## That day

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

**A President in Full Retreat: Charlottesville Crisis Met With Systematic Displacement**

Trump spent the day aggressively avoiding the Charlottesville crisis that was engulfing his presidency. Rather than address the national firestorm over his "both sides" remarks, he pivoted to Amazon grievances, an Alabama Senate race, and a condescending message to Kim Jong Un. The one direct acknowledgment -- a brief, aide-drafted tribute to murdered counter-protester Heather Heyer -- carefully omitted any reference to white supremacist violence. When mass CEO resignations forced the crisis into frame, Trump dissolved his own advisory councils and claimed it was his idea all along.

Full digest for 2017-08-16: https://trump.fm/date/2017-08-16/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, August 16). Wow, Senator Luther Strange picked up a lot of... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_897833223501344800
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Wow, Senator Luther Strange picked up a lot of additional..." X (Twitter), 16 Aug. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_897833223501344800. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Wow, Senator Luther Strange picked up a lot of additional...," X (Twitter), August 16, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_897833223501344800.

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