# Post x_900150814081036300

- Post ID: `x_900150814081036300`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-08-23T04:20:52.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_900150814081036300
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_900150814081036300/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_900150814081036300.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> THANK YOU to all of the great men and women at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility in Yuma, Arizona &amp, around the United States! https://t.co/tjFx8XjhDz

## Engagement

- Likes: 0
- Reposts: 16,281
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:25.014Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T22:03:39.254Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

# Analysis: CBP Thank-You Post (2017-08-23)

## Context
Posted during Trump's Arizona trip encompassing the Phoenix rally (8/22) and a visit to CBP facilities in Yuma. The rally was combative; this post is the polished follow-up.

## Authorship: Aide-Written (High Confidence)
Professional tone, correct agency naming, no emotional reactivity. Classic staff post-event acknowledgment.

## Psychological Profile
Routine maintenance/supply-seeking. The idealization of CBP personnel serves dual purpose: political signaling on border enforcement and institutional flattery that reinforces in-group loyalty. No significant clinical indicators present.

## Rhetorical Function
Reinforces border security identity narrative. The "around the United States" broadening extends gratitude beyond the visited facility to all CBP - a standard political move to maximize constituency engagement from a single visit.

## Longitudinal Note
This post sits between more emotionally charged rally content and represents the staff-managed cooling period typical of Trump's posting cycles around events.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Visited CBP facility in Yuma, Arizona" | **True** | Trump visited Yuma CBP facility on August 22, 2017 as part of his Arizona trip that included the Phoenix rally |

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Professional formatting
- Polished complete sentence
- Event follow-up post
- No typos or emotional reactivity
- Business hours equivalent (midnight ET but post-rally content)

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance

Sentiment: +0.60

### Clinical

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

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- idealization (immature)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- institutional flattery
- gratitude performance

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Visited CBP facility in Yuma, Arizona

**TRUE**

Trump visited Yuma CBP facility on August 22, 2017 as part of his Arizona trip that included the Phoenix rally

Sources: Known events context

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Tags

- border-security (80%)
- institutional-flattery (60%)
- aide-written (85%)

## That day

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

**Post-Rally Vindication Tour: Trump Relitigates Charlottesville Through Phoenix Afterglow**

Trump spent the day basking in the glow of his Phoenix rally, repeatedly celebrating the turnout and using the event to reframe his Charlottesville response as a media problem rather than his own. His sharpest moment came late at night when he accused the media of the very thing he'd been criticized for — giving a platform to hate groups. By morning he was back to attacking a fellow Republican and demanding Senate rule changes, before settling into a quieter afternoon of ceremonial governance. The mood was overwhelmingly self-congratulatory, with flashes of combativeness woven throughout.

Full digest for 2017-08-23: https://trump.fm/date/2017-08-23/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, August 23). THANK YOU to all of the great men and women at... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_900150814081036300
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "THANK YOU to all of the great men and women at the U.S...." X (Twitter), 23 Aug. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_900150814081036300. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "THANK YOU to all of the great men and women at the U.S....," X (Twitter), August 23, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_900150814081036300.

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