# Post x_899833714363949056

- Post ID: `x_899833714363949056`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-08-22T03:20:50.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_899833714363949056
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_899833714363949056/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_899833714363949056.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Thank you to the men and women of Fort Myer, and every member of the U.S. Military at home and abroad. #USA🇺🇸 https://t.co/ticezYKkhz

## Engagement

- Likes: 75,023
- Reposts: 15,249
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.387Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T22:01:52.312Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Post x_899833714363949056 (2017-08-22)

### Context
This post follows Trump's nationally televised address on Afghanistan strategy delivered at Fort Myer in Arlington, Virginia on the evening of August 21, 2017. The speech was a formal, teleprompter-driven address — notably his first prime-time address to the nation on military strategy. The post at 11:20 PM ET is a standard post-speech thank-you.

### Authorship
This is almost certainly aide-written (likely Dan Scavino). Indicators: correct grammar, proper hashtag formatting, emoji flag, formal tone thanking military personnel, link to official content, no emotional reactivity or personal voice. The timing (11:20 PM ET) is within Trump's personal posting window, but the polished quality overrides this. This is a routine post-event social media follow-up.

### Psychological Context
The Afghanistan speech itself was notable for occurring during the intense Charlottesville fallout period. The formal military address served as a pivot away from the controversy — a classic displacement to safer, unifying ground. The post reflects maintenance-mode supply-seeking: associating with military prestige and patriotic symbolism.

### Rhetorical Function
Standard patriotic signaling. The post positions Trump as Commander-in-Chief aligned with the military — a safe harbor during the political storm of CEO resignations and charity cancellations from Mar-a-Lago.

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 15%)

### Indicators

- Correct grammar and punctuation
- Formal thanking of military
- Professional hashtag and emoji usage
- No emotional reactivity or personal voice
- Standard post-event template

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance

Sentiment: +0.60

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 30%
- Antisocial: 0%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- commander-in-chief framing
- patriotic identification

## Tags

- military (90%)
- patriotism (80%)
- aide-written (85%)
- displacement (60%)

## That day

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

**A Scripted, Staff-Managed Day of Presidential Messaging Amid Charlottesville Fallout**

Trump spent the day promoting his Afghanistan strategy address delivered the prior evening at Fort Myer, then shifted focus to a Phoenix rally. The social media feed was unusually disciplined and polished -- every post read like staff-drafted boilerplate with patriotic flourishes and zero personal grievances. A solemn note about the USS John S. McCain collision was the only reactive moment. The contrast between this carefully curated online persona and reports of a combative, off-script rally performance in Phoenix that evening was the day's most notable feature.

Full digest for 2017-08-22: https://trump.fm/date/2017-08-22/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, August 22). Thank you to the men and women of Fort Myer, and... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_899833714363949056
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Thank you to the men and women of Fort Myer, and every..." X (Twitter), 22 Aug. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_899833714363949056. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Thank you to the men and women of Fort Myer, and every...," X (Twitter), August 22, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_899833714363949056.

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