# Post x_908768057140629506

- Post ID: `x_908768057140629506`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-09-15T19:02:43.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_908768057140629506
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_908768057140629506/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_908768057140629506.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> NEVER forget our HEROES held prisoner or who have gone missing in action while serving their country.
> Proclamation: https://t.co/4xBZGjAGj5 https://t.co/yZTr7rlpTV

## Engagement

- Likes: 52,496
- Reposts: 13,147
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.387Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T22:56:09.617Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: National POW/MIA Recognition Day Proclamation (2017-09-15)

This post is a formulaic presidential proclamation for National POW/MIA Recognition Day. It links to the official proclamation document and an accompanying image. The content is ceremonial, institutional, and entirely consistent with staff-drafted communications.

### Authorship
Posted at 3:02 PM ET (Trump was in Washington, D.C. area during this period following the Pentagon 9/11 memorial). Business hours, polished grammar, proper formatting, official proclamation link — all hallmarks of aide/Scavino composition. The ALL CAPS "NEVER" and "HEROES" provide a thin veneer of Trump's style but remain within standard staff mimicry.

### Psychological Context
This post is notably tonal contrast to the surrounding posts from the same day, which include combative language about "loser terrorists," demands to be "nasty," and opposition to chain migration. The proclamation post represents institutional obligation rather than personal expression.

### Irony Note
The POW/MIA honoring is worth noting in context of Trump's documented 2015 comments about John McCain ("I like people who weren't captured"), which represents a tension between institutional messaging and personal sentiment. The post performs respect for POWs that contradicts earlier authentic statements.

### Rhetorical Function
Standard patriotic signaling. The post serves a maintenance/legitimacy function — performing the presidential role through ceremonial proclamation.

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (3:02 PM ET)
- Official proclamation link
- Polished grammar and complete sentences
- Ceremonial/institutional content
- Professional formatting

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance (National POW/MIA Recognition Day)

Sentiment: +0.60

### Clinical

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

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- patriotic solidarity framing

## Tags

- aide-written (90%)
- ceremonial (90%)
- POW-MIA (100%)
- proclamation (100%)

## 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). NEVER forget our HEROES held prisoner or who have... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_908768057140629506
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "NEVER forget our HEROES held prisoner or who have gone..." X (Twitter), 15 Sep. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_908768057140629506. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "NEVER forget our HEROES held prisoner or who have gone...," X (Twitter), September 15, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_908768057140629506.

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