# Post x_903597166249246720

- Post ID: `x_903597166249246720`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-09-01T12:35:27.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_903597166249246720
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_903597166249246720/analysis
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## Post text

> General John Kelly is doing a great job as Chief of Staff. I could not be happier or more impressed - and this Administration continues to..

## Engagement

- Likes: 76,071
- Reposts: 13,935
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.387Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T22:27:21.599Z (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 for General John Kelly as Chief of Staff

This is the first half of a two-part tweet praising John Kelly, who replaced Reince Priebus as Chief of Staff on July 31, 2017—approximately one month prior.

### Authorship Attribution
Posted at 12:35 UTC = 8:35 AM EDT. Trump was likely in Washington, D.C. during this period (he visited Texas for Harvey and tweeted about returning "tomorrow"). The polished grammar, complete sentences, professional tone, and business-hours timing strongly suggest aide composition. The em-dash usage and structured phrasing are uncharacteristic of authentic Trump posts. Compare to the same-day "Texas is heeling fast" post (misspelling "healing") which is clearly authentic.

### Psychological Content
This is a maintenance/supply-management post. Publicly praising Kelly serves multiple functions: (1) signals stability after the chaotic Priebus-to-Kelly transition, (2) positions Trump as a satisfied executive who makes excellent personnel choices, (3) the praise is ultimately self-referential—"this Administration continues to..." redirects credit upward.

### Rhetorical Devices
- Superlatives ("great job," "could not be happier or more impressed")
- Self-serving praise pattern: complimenting a subordinate reflects well on the one who appointed them
- Truncated tweet (continues in next post) builds engagement

### Context
Kelly's appointment was seen as an effort to impose discipline on a chaotic West Wing. This praise likely served as counter-narrative to media coverage of White House dysfunction.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "John Kelly is doing a great job as Chief of Staff" | **Unverifiable** | Kelly had been in the role approximately one month. Media reports were mixed—some praised initial discipline imposed, others noted ongoing White House dysfunction. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (8:35 AM EDT)
- Correct grammar and punctuation throughout
- Em-dash usage atypical of authentic Trump
- Professional, polished tone
- Contrast with same-day 'heeling' misspelling in authentic post

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance

Sentiment: +0.80

### Clinical

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

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 50%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- reflected glory
- executive authority display

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> John Kelly is doing a great job as Chief of Staff

**UNVERIFIABLE**

Kelly had been in the role approximately one month. Media reports were mixed—some praised initial discipline imposed, others noted ongoing White House dysfunction.

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- kelly-idealization (80%)
- aide-written (85%)
- self-praise-by-proxy (70%)

## That day

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

**A Calm Day of Disaster Messaging, Self-Praise, and One Misspelling**

The day was dominated by Hurricane Harvey messaging, with repeated expressions of gratitude toward Texas responders and promises to return the next day. A brief detour into the Comey-Clinton investigation and praise for Chief of Staff John Kelly broke up the disaster content, but the tone stayed uniformly upbeat and self-congratulatory throughout. The only notable hiccup was a misspelling of "healing" as "heeling," which was corrected in a repost -- a minor but widely noticed error. The day ended with a boast about the stock market, capping a low-intensity, low-conflict stretch.

Full digest for 2017-09-01: https://trump.fm/date/2017-09-01/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, September 1). General John Kelly is doing a great job as Chief... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_903597166249246720
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "General John Kelly is doing a great job as Chief of Staff...." X (Twitter), 1 Sep. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_903597166249246720. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "General John Kelly is doing a great job as Chief of Staff....," X (Twitter), September 1, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_903597166249246720.

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