# Post x_899625157421039616

- Post ID: `x_899625157421039616`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-08-21T13:32:06.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_899625157421039616
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_899625157421039616/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_899625157421039616.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Thank you, the very dishonest Fake News Media is out of control! https://t.co/8J7y900VGK

## Engagement

- Likes: 87,097
- Reposts: 20,686
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.387Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T22:02:24.906Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: "Thank you, the very dishonest Fake News Media is out of control!"

### Context
Posted August 21, 2017 at 9:32 AM EDT (Trump was likely at the White House or Camp David area, returning from Bedminster). This falls during the intense fallout from his "very fine people on both sides" Charlottesville remarks, with CEOs resigning from advisory councils and charities canceling Mar-a-Lago events.

### Authorship
Morning business-hours post with a link (likely video). The phrasing "Thank you" followed by an attack is a characteristic Trump pattern—thanking supporters while pivoting to grievance. The construction is simple enough to be either Trump or aide-composed; the emotional content and "Fake News" branding lean toward personal authorship or at minimum personal direction.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a textbook narcissistic injury response. The massive institutional rejection (CEO resignations, charity cancellations, bipartisan criticism) following Charlottesville constitutes a severe narcissistic wound. Rather than engaging the substance, Trump externalizes blame onto media—classic projection and denial. The "out of control" framing inverts reality: it is his own statements that triggered the crisis, but the media becomes the uncontrolled agent.

The "Thank you" opening is notable—it implies supporter validation, functioning as narcissistic supply gathering while simultaneously attacking critics. This dual function (supply-seeking + counterattack) is efficient narcissistic maintenance.

### Rhetorical Techniques
- "Very dishonest" + "Fake News" = layered delegitimization
- "Out of control" = chaos attribution to opponents
- Linked media likely shows supportive content, creating in-group/out-group dynamic

### Danger Assessment
Routine delegitimization of press; no escalation beyond baseline.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Fake News Media is out of control" | **Mostly False** | Media was reporting factually on CEO resignations, charity cancellations, and bipartisan criticism following Trump's Charlottesville remarks |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 60%)

### Indicators

- Morning post (~9:30 AM ET) in business hours
- Characteristic 'Thank you' + attack pivot
- Simple syntax consistent with either author
- Link attachment suggests possible aide coordination
- Emotional content personally directed

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Mixed State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (Widespread institutional rejection following Charlottesville remarks)

**Rage:** Intensity 40% targeting News media
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.50

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 40%
- Sadism: 10%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 20%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Direct address thanking supporters
- Shared enemy framing

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Framing factual reporting on Charlottesville fallout as 'dishonest' and 'fake'
- Attacking perception rather than engaging substance

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Fake News Media is out of control

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Media was reporting factually on CEO resignations, charity cancellations, and bipartisan criticism following Trump's Charlottesville remarks

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- fake-news (90%)
- charlottesville-fallout (70%)
- narcissistic-injury-response (60%)

## That day

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

**A Quiet Day of Deflection as Naval Tragedy and Charlottesville Fallout Converge**

Trump had an unusually quiet day, posting just four times -- two of which were near-identical staff-written responses to the USS John S. McCain collision that killed 10 sailors near Singapore. His own posts didn't arrive until mid-morning, when he praised Jerry Falwell Jr. for defending him on Fox News and then lashed out at "dishonest Fake News Media." The day's mood was subdued but clearly shaped by ongoing Charlottesville backlash, with charities pulling events from Mar-a-Lago and Trump seeking validation from allies rather than addressing the controversies head-on.

Full digest for 2017-08-21: https://trump.fm/date/2017-08-21/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, August 21). Thank you, the very dishonest Fake News Media is... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_899625157421039616
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Thank you, the very dishonest Fake News Media is out of..." X (Twitter), 21 Aug. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_899625157421039616. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Thank you, the very dishonest Fake News Media is out of...," X (Twitter), August 21, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_899625157421039616.

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