# Post x_898771262453026800

- Post ID: `x_898771262453026800`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-08-19T08:59:01.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_898771262453026800
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_898771262453026800/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_898771262453026800.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> My thoughts and prayers are with the @KissimmeePolice and their loved ones. We are with you!#LESM

## Engagement

- Likes: 0
- Reposts: 17,011
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:25.014Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T21:54:18.128Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Condolence Post for Kissimmee Police

This is a brief, formulaic condolence post referencing the shooting of Kissimmee, Florida police officers (Officers Matthew Baxter and Sgt. Sam Howard were shot on August 18, 2017). The post includes the hashtag #LESM (Law Enforcement Social Media), a standard law enforcement support tag.

### Context
This post appears during the intense Charlottesville aftermath period. The pivot to a law enforcement sympathy post serves dual functions: genuine condolence and strategic alignment with police/authority figures during a period of massive criticism over the "both sides" remarks.

### Authorship
Posted at ~5:00 AM EDT (Trump was at Bedminster, NJ). The early morning timing suggests possible authentic posting, but the polished, error-free formatting and formulaic structure are more consistent with aide drafting. The #LESM hashtag is a niche tag an aide familiar with law enforcement social media conventions would use. Mixed signals — likely aide-drafted but possibly personally approved/posted early morning.

### Psychological Function
During a period of intense narcissistic injury from CEO resignations and bipartisan criticism over Charlottesville, this post represents safe ground — aligning with law enforcement is a reliable source of narcissistic supply from the base while avoiding the Charlottesville controversy entirely.

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 25%)

### Indicators

- Formulaic condolence language
- Correct grammar and punctuation
- #LESM niche hashtag suggests aide familiarity
- Early morning timing (~5 AM ET) slightly suggests personal involvement
- No typos or emotional reactivity

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance

Sentiment: +0.30

### Clinical

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

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 15%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Collective 'we' language creating in-group solidarity with law enforcement

## Tags

- condolence (90%)
- law_enforcement (80%)
- formulaic (80%)

## That day

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

**Charlottesville Fallout Exposes the Gap Between Authentic Impulse and Managed Persona**

A day consumed by damage control from the Charlottesville crisis, with Bannon's departure and the massive Boston counter-protest forcing Trump into unfamiliar conciliatory territory. The most revealing moment came in the afternoon, when he labeled tens of thousands of peaceful Boston demonstrators "anti-police agitators" — then reversed course roughly an hour later to applaud those same protesters for "speaking out against bigotry and hate." The whiplash between his combative instincts and staff-managed messaging was the day's defining feature, alongside a famously misspelled call for the country to "heel."

Full digest for 2017-08-19: https://trump.fm/date/2017-08-19/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, August 19). My thoughts and prayers are with the... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_898771262453026800
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "My thoughts and prayers are with the @KissimmeePolice and..." X (Twitter), 19 Aug. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_898771262453026800. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "My thoughts and prayers are with the @KissimmeePolice and...," X (Twitter), August 19, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_898771262453026800.

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