# Post x_901031532164468736

- Post ID: `x_901031532164468736`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-08-25T10:40:32.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_901031532164468736
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_901031532164468736/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_901031532164468736.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> General John Kelly is doing a fantastic job as Chief of Staff. There is tremendous spirit and talent in the W.H. Don't believe the Fake News

## Engagement

- Likes: 86,788
- Reposts: 18,519
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.387Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T22:13:50.627Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Praise of John Kelly / Attack on "Fake News" (2017-08-25)

This post combines public endorsement of new Chief of Staff John Kelly (installed July 31, 2017) with a defensive swipe at media narratives suggesting White House dysfunction.

### Authorship
Posted at 10:40 UTC = 6:40 AM EDT. Trump was likely at the White House or Camp David during this period. Early morning timing is consistent with authentic Trump posting. However, the grammar is clean and the message is relatively composed — could be either authentic early-morning Trump in a controlled mood or an early Scavino draft. The "Fake News" tag is characteristically Trump.

### Psychological Context
This post arrives during a turbulent period: Charlottesville fallout, charity cancellations at Mar-a-Lago, Gorka's departure, and media narratives of White House chaos. The praise of Kelly functions as counter-narrative management — asserting order and competence against reports of dysfunction.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Denial**: "tremendous spirit and talent" directly contradicts widely reported staff turmoil
- **Reaction formation**: Effusive praise may mask anxiety about control/stability

### Rhetorical Devices
- Superlatives ("fantastic," "tremendous") — standard Trump hyperbole
- Delegitimization of information sources ("Fake News")
- Appeal to authority (General title emphasized)

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "General John Kelly is doing a fantastic job as Chief of Staff" | **Unverifiable** | Kelly had been Chief of Staff for less than a month (appointed July 31). Too early for meaningful performance assessment, though early reports suggested he was imposing more structure. |
| "There is tremendous spirit and talent in the W.H." | **Mostly False** | This period saw multiple high-profile departures (Bannon, Gorka, Scaramucci) and widespread reporting of low morale and internal conflict following Charlottesville. |

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 60%)

### Indicators

- Early morning posting (6:40 AM ET)
- Clean grammar but characteristic 'Fake News' tag
- Superlative-heavy style consistent with Trump
- No typos but also no complex sentence structure

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (Media reports of White House dysfunction and Charlottesville fallout)

Sentiment: +0.30

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 30%
- Sadism: 0%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- authority endorsement
- in-group reassurance

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Asserts White House has 'tremendous spirit' contradicting documented staff departures and turmoil
- Directs audience to disbelieve external reporting ('Don't believe the Fake News')

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> General John Kelly is doing a fantastic job as Chief of Staff

**UNVERIFIABLE**

Kelly had been Chief of Staff for less than a month (appointed July 31). Too early for meaningful performance assessment, though early reports suggested he was imposing more structure.

> There is tremendous spirit and talent in the W.H.

**MOSTLY FALSE**

This period saw multiple high-profile departures (Bannon, Gorka, Scaramucci) and widespread reporting of low morale and internal conflict following Charlottesville.

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Tags

- white-house-management (70%)
- media-attack (50%)
- counter-narrative (60%)

## That day

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

**Harvey Makes Landfall as Trump Pivots from Morning Attacks to Crisis Management Mode**

The day was dominated by Hurricane Harvey's landfall in Texas, with Trump posting a steady stream of monitoring updates and urging safety. The morning started with a burst of self-congratulation and a pointed attack on Senator Bob Corker for publicly questioning his competence after Charlottesville. The rest of the day was notably restrained — largely staff-drafted crisis communications — though the Arpaio pardon and Gorka departure, both major stories that broke the same evening, went completely unmentioned on social media. Several near-duplicate posts suggest coordination issues between Trump and his communications team.

Full digest for 2017-08-25: https://trump.fm/date/2017-08-25/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, August 25). General John Kelly is doing a fantastic job as... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_901031532164468736
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "General John Kelly is doing a fantastic job as Chief of..." X (Twitter), 25 Aug. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_901031532164468736. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "General John Kelly is doing a fantastic job as Chief of...," X (Twitter), August 25, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_901031532164468736.

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