# Post x_901802524981817344

- Post ID: `x_901802524981817344`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-08-27T13:44:11.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_901802524981817344
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_901802524981817344/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_901802524981817344.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> With Mexico being one of the highest crime Nations in the world, we must have THE WALL. Mexico will pay for it through reimbursement/other.

## Engagement

- Likes: 103,497
- Reposts: 26,925
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.387Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T22:17:28.497Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Psychological Analysis: Border Wall Post During Hurricane Harvey

### Context
This post was made on August 27, 2017, while Hurricane Harvey was causing catastrophic flooding in Texas. Trump was at Camp David or the White House. The post time is 9:44 AM ET — business hours but could be either Trump or aide. The content style (ALL CAPS "THE WALL," impulsive topic shift, vague "reimbursement/other") strongly suggests authentic Trump.

### Key Observation: Topic Shift During Crisis
The surrounding posts are all Harvey-focused. This wall post is a jarring pivot to immigration/Mexico rhetoric mid-disaster. This is consistent with impulsive, agenda-driven posting and low deliberation. The timing — during active catastrophic flooding — suggests either inability to maintain focus on the crisis or a calculated attempt to keep the wall narrative alive during NAFTA renegotiation talks.

### Rhetorical Analysis
"Mexico being one of the highest crime Nations in the world" — hyperbolic framing linking Mexico to criminality to justify the wall. "Mexico will pay for it through reimbursement/other" — the trailing "/other" is a hedging retreat from the original campaign promise, revealing awareness that the "Mexico will pay" claim is untenable. The vagueness is a form of rationalization.

### Psychological Dynamics
The post reflects maintenance-mode narcissistic supply: reinforcing a core campaign promise to the base. The grandiose framing ("we MUST have THE WALL") invokes the savior/protector archetype. The characterization of Mexico as criminal serves splitting (good America vs. dangerous Mexico).

### Danger Assessment
Dehumanizing framing of Mexico as a "crime Nation" is routine for this subject but contributes to ongoing othering of Mexican/Latino populations.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Mexico is one of the highest crime Nations in the world" | **Half True** | Mexico has high homicide rates (ranked ~20th globally per capita in 2017), driven largely by cartel violence. However, 'one of the highest crime Nations' is an oversimplification — many countries rank higher in overall crime indices. |
| "Mexico will pay for the wall through reimbursement/other" | **False** | Mexico never paid for any border wall construction. All funding came from U.S. appropriations and executive reallocation of military funds. |

Overall Veracity: 25%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 80%)

### Indicators

- ALL CAPS emphasis on THE WALL
- vague trailing '/other' suggesting improvisation
- impulsive topic shift away from hurricane coverage
- 9:44 AM ET — early but plausible for Trump
- unpolished hedge on Mexico paying

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance (NAFTA renegotiation context and need to keep wall narrative alive)

Sentiment: -0.40

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 20%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- splitting (immature)
- rationalization (neurotic)
- distortion (pathological)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared threat framing ('we must have')

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Mexico is one of the highest crime Nations in the world

**HALF TRUE**

Mexico has high homicide rates (ranked ~20th globally per capita in 2017), driven largely by cartel violence. However, 'one of the highest crime Nations' is an oversimplification — many countries rank higher in overall crime indices.

Sources: UNODC Global Study on Homicide 2019; World Bank data

> Mexico will pay for the wall through reimbursement/other

**FALSE**

Mexico never paid for any border wall construction. All funding came from U.S. appropriations and executive reallocation of military funds.

Sources: Congressional appropriations records

Overall Veracity: 25%

## Tags

- border wall (100%)
- Mexico (90%)
- campaign promise maintenance (70%)
- crisis topic pivot (60%)

## That day

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

**Hurricane Harvey Dominates a Low-Rage Day of Presidential Superlatives and Policy Pivots**

Trump spent the day managing his public image around Hurricane Harvey, posting frequently about the government's response while consistently crediting himself and his team. The mood was uniformly self-congratulatory, with the crisis framed through superlatives ("worst ever," "once in 500 years," "HISTORIC") rather than empathy for victims. In between hurricane updates, he pivoted abruptly to threaten NAFTA termination, demand the border wall, and plug a political rally in Missouri -- a tonal mismatch that undercut his own call for the "focus" to be on "life and safety." It was a calm day by his standards, with no anger or attacks on individuals.

Full digest for 2017-08-27: https://trump.fm/date/2017-08-27/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, August 27). With Mexico being one of the highest crime... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_901802524981817344
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "With Mexico being one of the highest crime Nations in the..." X (Twitter), 27 Aug. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_901802524981817344. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "With Mexico being one of the highest crime Nations in the...," X (Twitter), August 27, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_901802524981817344.

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