# Post x_900850201384157200

- Post ID: `x_900850201384157200`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-08-24T14:39:59.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: yes, 2026-02-01T01:33:25.014Z (UTC)
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_900850201384157200
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_900850201384157200/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_900850201384157200.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> A great honor to spend time with our brave HEROES at the @USMC Air Station Yuma. THANK YOU for your service to the United Staes of America! https://t.co/FUtGBoTJLo

## Engagement

- Likes: 0
- Reposts: 4,894
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:25.014Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T22:12:32.344Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: USMC Yuma Visit Post (2017-08-24)

This is a relatively routine presidential photo-op post following Trump's Phoenix rally the previous evening. He visited MCAS Yuma, likely en route back to the White House or during a western swing.

### Authorship
The post has hallmarks of an aide-drafted message (formulaic structure, professional tone, official account tagging) but contains the misspelling "Staes" for "States," which strongly suggests either Trump typed it himself or an aide rushed it without proofreading. The timestamp converts to ~7:40 AM MST (Arizona doesn't observe DST), consistent with early morning posting. The mix of polished structure with a careless typo suggests possible aide draft that Trump posted himself, or Trump dictating/typing with aide-level framing.

### Psychological Function
This post serves as **supply maintenance** — projecting presidential normalcy after the highly controversial Phoenix rally. Visiting troops is a reliable source of narcissistic supply (gratitude, respect, deference) and functions as image rehabilitation following Charlottesville fallout and charity cancellations at Mar-a-Lago.

### Rhetorical Devices
Standard military-appreciation rhetoric: "brave HEROES," "great honor," "THANK YOU" — all caps for emphasis on gratitude/heroism. This is performative patriotism serving reputation management.

### Context
Coming amid the Charlottesville controversy and rally backlash, this post represents a strategic pivot to uncontroversial content (troops). The contrast with his combative Clapper and McConnell posts from the same day is notable — oscillation between attack mode and presidential mode.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Trump visited USMC Air Station Yuma" | **True** | Consistent with known travel schedule following Phoenix rally on Aug 22 |

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 40%)

### Indicators

- Formulaic military-appreciation structure suggests aide draft
- Misspelling 'Staes' suggests Trump involvement in posting
- Official account tag @USMC typical of aide coordination
- Early morning Arizona time ~7:40 AM
- ALL CAPS on HEROES and THANK YOU is Trump-typical

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking — Criticism (Need for positive coverage amid Charlottesville fallout)

Sentiment: +0.80

### Clinical

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

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- reaction formation (neurotic)

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

Cognitive Markers:
- phonemic paraphasia

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- patriotic framing
- military association

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Trump visited USMC Air Station Yuma

**TRUE**

Consistent with known travel schedule following Phoenix rally on Aug 22

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Tags

- military-visit (100%)
- image-management (80%)
- supply-seeking (60%)

## That day

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

**Same Song, Second Verse: A Day Defined by Delete-Repost Cycles and Steady-State Grievance**

A low-key day split between official military praise and recycled attacks on James Clapper and Mitch McConnell. The standout pattern was a delete-and-repost cycle: the same posts appeared multiple times with minor spelling corrections, turning "their" into "there" and "To bad" into "Too bad" while "Staes of America" slipped through every time. The mood stayed consistently self-congratulatory with moderate flashes of irritation toward critics and congressional allies, but nothing escalated. Hurricane Harvey's approach drew only boilerplate preparedness messaging, and the Mar-a-Lago charity cancellations went conspicuously unmentioned.

Full digest for 2017-08-24: https://trump.fm/date/2017-08-24/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, August 24). A great honor to spend time with our brave HEROES... [Deleted social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_900850201384157200
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "A great honor to spend time with our brave HEROES at the..." X (Twitter), 24 Aug. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_900850201384157200. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "A great honor to spend time with our brave HEROES at the...," X (Twitter), August 24, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_900850201384157200.

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