# Post x_908646582807089200

- Post ID: `x_908646582807089200`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-09-15T15:00:01.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_908646582807089200
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_908646582807089200/analysis
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## 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 &amp, nasty!

## Engagement

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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:25.014Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T22:56:31.678Z (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 (September 15, 2017)

### Post Content
"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!"

### Context
Posted at 11:00 AM ET (Trump was in Washington, D.C. area — Pentagon 9/11 ceremony week). Business hours posting with relatively polished structure suggests possible aide involvement, though the combative tone and "nasty!" closing carry authentic Trump energy.

### Personality Analysis

**Level 1 – Traits:** Low agreeableness (competitive comparison, dismissal of predecessor), high extraversion (assertive, dominant), achievement-striving conscientiousness.

**Level 2 – Motives:** Strong agency/power motives. Schema: self as superior executor vs. incompetent predecessor. Zero-sum framing of presidential legacy.

**Level 3 – Narrative Identity:** Protagonist role = the competent strongman who succeeds where others failed. Contrasting other = Obama. Redemption sequence: 8 years of failure → 9 months of success under Trump.

### Clinical Observations
The favorable comparison to Obama (a persistent target) reflects narcissistic supply-seeking through self-aggrandizement. The word "nasty" is notable — endorsing aggression as virtue, consistent with ego-syntonic sadism patterns. The devaluation of Obama's entire 8-year ISIS campaign is a distortion defense.

### Rhetorical Techniques
Hyperbolic contrast (9 months vs. 8 years), implicit false equivalence, appeal to strength. "Must be proactive & nasty!" functions as a values statement endorsing ruthlessness.

### Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "More progress against ISIS in 9 months than Obama made in 8 years" | **Mostly False** | Obama built the anti-ISIS coalition (2014), launched Operation Inherent Resolve, recaptured Ramadi, Fallujah, Tikrit, and began the Mosul offensive (Oct 2016). ISIS lost ~60% of territory under Obama. Trump inherited ongoing operations and loosened rules of engagement. Raqqa fell Oct 2017. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 60%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (11 AM ET)
- Relatively structured sentence
- But combative tone and 'nasty!' closing are authentic markers
- Missing space after period is a Trump tell

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (self-generated comparison to Obama)

Sentiment: +0.40

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 40%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- distortion (pathological)
- devaluation (immature)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared identity ('we')
- strength signaling

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Erases documented Obama-era anti-ISIS progress to claim exclusive credit

## Fact Checks (1)

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

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

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Obama built the anti-ISIS coalition (2014), launched Operation Inherent Resolve, recaptured Ramadi, Fallujah, Tikrit, and began the Mosul offensive (Oct 2016). ISIS lost ~60% of territory under Obama. Trump inherited ongoing operations and loosened rules of engagement. Raqqa fell Oct 2017.

Sources: DoD Operation Inherent Resolve reports; Institute for the Study of War timeline

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- obama-devaluation (80%)
- military-credit-taking (70%)
- aggression-endorsement (60%)
- isis (90%)

## 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_908646582807089200
- 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_908646582807089200. 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_908646582807089200.

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