# Post x_903348312421670912

- Post ID: `x_903348312421670912`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-08-31T20:06:35.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_903348312421670912
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_903348312421670912/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_903348312421670912.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> THANK YOU to all of the incredible HEROES in Texas. America is with you! #TexasStrong
> https://t.co/8N4ABo9Ihp

## Engagement

- Likes: 123,076
- Reposts: 31,751
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.387Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T22:25:46.873Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Hurricane Harvey "Heroes" Post (2017-08-31)

A standard presidential disaster-response post during Hurricane Harvey. The post follows a formulaic structure: gratitude + designation of heroism + solidarity statement + hashtag + media link.

### Authorship
Posted at 4:06 PM EDT (Trump was in Washington, DC area). Business-hours timing, polished grammar, hashtag usage (#TexasStrong), and professional tone all point strongly to aide authorship (likely Dan Scavino). No typos, no stream-of-consciousness, no emotional reactivity.

### Psychological Content
This is a maintenance-mode post with minimal psychological signal. The ALL CAPS on "THANK YOU" and "HEROES" follows standard Trump social media formatting conventions rather than indicating emotional intensity. The post performs the expected presidential role during a natural disaster.

### Longitudinal Note
This post is part of a cluster of Harvey-related posts from Aug 30-31, all maintaining a consistent, measured tone of solidarity and praise for responders. The uniformity of tone across this cluster reinforces aide authorship for most or all of these posts.

### Rhetorical Function
The post serves a parasocial bonding function — positioning the president (and by extension "America") as standing with affected Texans. The word "HEROES" elevates first responders and volunteers, which is conventional disaster rhetoric rather than psychologically distinctive.

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 10%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (4:06 PM EDT)
- Perfect grammar and spelling
- Professional hashtag usage (#TexasStrong)
- Formulaic structure matching standard presidential disaster messaging
- Consistent polished tone across Harvey post cluster

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance

Sentiment: +0.80

### Clinical

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 20%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Solidarity framing ('America is with you')
- Elevation of audience as heroes

## Tags

- hurricane-harvey (100%)
- aide-authored (90%)
- disaster-response (100%)

## That day

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

**A Quiet Day of Scripted Praise as Harvey Devastates Texas**

A remarkably quiet day with only three posts, all praising first responders and heroes dealing with Hurricane Harvey's catastrophic flooding in Texas. Two of the posts were near-identical duplicates, and all appeared to be staff-drafted. The tone was subdued and presidential throughout, with no attacks, grievances, or off-topic detours -- an unusually restrained performance during a major national disaster.

Full digest for 2017-08-31: https://trump.fm/date/2017-08-31/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, August 31). THANK YOU to all of the incredible HEROES in... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_903348312421670912
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "THANK YOU to all of the incredible HEROES in Texas. America..." X (Twitter), 31 Aug. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_903348312421670912. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "THANK YOU to all of the incredible HEROES in Texas. America...," X (Twitter), August 31, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_903348312421670912.

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