# Post x_908646582807089152

- Post ID: `x_908646582807089152`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-09-15T11:00:01.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_908646582807089152
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_908646582807089152/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_908646582807089152.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> We have made more progress in the last nine months against ISIS than the Obama Administration has made in 8 years.Must be proactive & nasty!

## Engagement

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- Reposts: 21,649
- Replies: 0
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- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.387Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T22:55:05.179Z (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: ISIS Progress Claim & "Must Be Proactive & Nasty"

### Context
Posted at 7:00 AM ET on September 15, 2017, the same morning as the Parsons Green bombing in London. This post follows two earlier tweets about the London attack ("loser terrorist," "must be proactive!") and combines an ISIS boast with language echoing those earlier posts but escalating from "proactive" to "proactive & nasty."

### Authorship
Early morning (7 AM ET) posting, stream-of-consciousness style combining two distinct topics (ISIS progress + London attack response) in a single tweet. The ampersand shorthand, lack of spacing after periods, and emotional escalation ("nasty!") are consistent with authentic Trump. The phrase "Must be proactive & nasty!" appears to be a spontaneous escalation of his earlier "Must be proactive!" tweet, suggesting real-time emotional processing.

### Psychological Dynamics
The post fuses two functions: (1) grandiose self-comparison against Obama on ISIS, and (2) reactive aggression following the London bombing. The juxtaposition reveals how external threat events activate both narcissistic supply-seeking (I'm doing better than Obama) and aggressive dominance displays. The word "nasty" is notable—an escalation beyond standard counterterrorism rhetoric into a frame of personal cruelty/toughness as virtue.

### Rhetorical Analysis
The "nine months vs 8 years" comparison is a classic hyperbolic contrast designed to maximize the implied competence gap. The shift from a factual claim to an imperative ("Must be...nasty!") collapses policy into personality—counterterrorism becomes an expression of temperament rather than strategy.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "More progress in 9 months against ISIS than Obama made in 8 years" | **Mostly False** | Obama-era operations significantly degraded ISIS from its 2014-2015 peak, recapturing major cities including Tikrit, Ramadi, Fallujah, and most of eastern Mosul. Trump inherited an already-shrinking caliphate. Trump continued and accelerated existing strategies but did not start from zero. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Early morning posting (7 AM ET)
- No space after period
- Ampersand shorthand
- Escalation from earlier tweet ('proactive' → 'proactive & nasty')
- Stream-of-consciousness fusion of two topics

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (London Parsons Green bombing providing opportunity for ISIS/Obama comparison)

Sentiment: -0.20

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Rapid-fire posting session on multiple topics
- Escalating intensity across morning tweets

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 30%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 40%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- inclusive 'we'
- strongman positioning

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- 'Must be nasty' normalizes cruelty as policy virtue
- Escalation pattern across morning tweets (proactive → proactive & nasty)

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> More progress in 9 months against ISIS than Obama made in 8 years

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Obama-era operations significantly degraded ISIS from its 2014-2015 peak, recapturing major cities including Tikrit, Ramadi, Fallujah, and most of eastern Mosul. Trump inherited an already-shrinking caliphate. Trump continued and accelerated existing strategies but did not start from zero.

Sources: DoD reports on Operation Inherent Resolve; Timeline of ISIS territorial losses 2015-2017

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- ISIS (70%)
- Obama comparison (80%)
- London attack response (60%)
- strongman rhetoric (70%)

## That day

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

**Morning Grievance Burst Exploits London Bombing Before Settling Into Scripted Presidential Mode**

The day split into two halves: a rapid-fire early-morning burst reacting to a London terrorist attack, Senate frustrations, and an ESPN controversy, followed by a long afternoon of scripted presidential content about Hurricane Irma, POW/MIA Recognition Day, and the Air Force's birthday. The morning posts were notably combative, calling for a broader travel ban, tougher internet restrictions, and demanding ESPN apologize. By midday the tone shifted entirely to staff-produced ceremonial messages, including a lighthearted shoutout to a kid who mowed the White House lawn. The overall mood was grandiose throughout, with brief flashes of anger that never escalated into a sustained spiral.

Full digest for 2017-09-15: https://trump.fm/date/2017-09-15/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, September 15). We have made more progress in the last nine... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_908646582807089152
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "We have made more progress in the last nine months against..." X (Twitter), 15 Sep. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_908646582807089152. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "We have made more progress in the last nine months against...," X (Twitter), September 15, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_908646582807089152.

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