# Post x_908278070611779585

- Post ID: `x_908278070611779585`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-09-14T10:35:41.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_908278070611779585
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_908278070611779585/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_908278070611779585.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> ...They have been in our country for many years through no fault of their own - brought in by parents at young age. Plus BIG border security

## Engagement

- Likes: 53,133
- Reposts: 10,919
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.387Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T22:48:47.765Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: DACA Continuation Post (September 14, 2017)

This post is the continuation of the previous "Does anybody really want to throw out good, educated and accomplished young people..." tweet — a thread defending a softer stance on DACA recipients while maintaining the border security demand.

### Context
Trump was navigating backlash from his base after reports of a dinner deal with Pelosi and Schumer on DACA. The earlier posts in this sequence attempt damage control: denying a "deal," reaffirming the wall, then pivoting to a sympathetic framing of DACA recipients.

### Authorship
Posted at 6:35 AM ET (Trump was in Washington, D.C. for the 9/11 Pentagon ceremony the prior day). Early morning, consistent with authentic Trump posting hours. The ellipsis opening ("...They") indicates a manual thread continuation — characteristic of Trump's Twitter habits. The tone is measured but the "Plus BIG border security" tag feels like a hastily appended reassurance to the base, characteristic of Trump's real-time political calibration.

### Psychological State
This is an unusual post for Trump — showing empathic framing ("through no fault of their own," "brought in by parents at young age"). This represents strategic communion signaling, rare for someone whose baseline communication is dominance-oriented. The appended "Plus BIG border security" reveals the tension: he cannot fully inhabit the empathic register without immediately reasserting the strongman frame.

### Defense Mechanisms
Rationalization is primary — justifying a policy reversal by reframing DACA recipients as blameless. The "BIG border security" addendum functions as reaction formation, counterbalancing any perceived softness.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "DACA recipients were brought in by parents at young age" | **True** | DACA eligibility requires arrival in the US before age 16 |

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 85%)

### Indicators

- Early morning posting (6:35 AM ET)
- Ellipsis thread continuation pattern
- ALL CAPS emphasis on BIG
- Terse addendum style ('Plus BIG border security')
- Impulsive feel of appended reassurance

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Mixed State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (Base backlash over perceived DACA deal with Democrats)

Sentiment: +0.30

### Clinical

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

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- empathic framing to build consensus
- hedging with base-reassuring language

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> DACA recipients were brought in by parents at young age

**TRUE**

DACA eligibility requires arrival in the US before age 16

Sources: USCIS DACA guidelines

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Tags

- DACA (90%)
- immigration (80%)
- damage_control (70%)
- empathic_framing (60%)

## That day

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

**Dealmaker in Damage Control: DACA Empathy Meets Late-Night Hillary Attacks**

Trump spent the day juggling several fronts — attacking Hillary Clinton late at night, then pivoting sharply to damage control over reports he'd cut a DACA deal with Democratic leaders at dinner. In a rare move, he defended undocumented young people brought to the U.S. as children, using unusually empathetic language before flying to Florida to survey Hurricane Irma recovery. The evening brought attacks on Bernie Sanders' single-payer healthcare push, with nearly identical posts appearing twice hours apart. Overall it was a low-intensity, zero-rage day defined more by surprising moderation on immigration than by combativeness.

Full digest for 2017-09-14: https://trump.fm/date/2017-09-14/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, September 14). ...They have been in our country for many years... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_908278070611779585
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "...They have been in our country for many years through no..." X (Twitter), 14 Sep. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_908278070611779585. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "...They have been in our country for many years through no...," X (Twitter), September 14, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_908278070611779585.

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