# Post x_910480918816739300

- Post ID: `x_910480918816739300`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-09-20T16:29:01.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_910480918816739300
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_910480918816739300/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_910480918816739300.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Looking forward to Friday night in the Great State of Alabama. I am supporting ""Big"" Luther Strange because he was so loyal &amp, helpful to me!

## Engagement

- Likes: 0
- Reposts: 6,333
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:25.013Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T23:07:11.051Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Luther Strange Endorsement Post (2017-09-20)

A straightforward endorsement post for Luther Strange ahead of the Alabama Senate Republican primary runoff (Strange vs. Roy Moore, September 26, 2017). The post is notable for its transactional framing — Trump supports Strange explicitly *because* Strange "was so loyal & helpful to me," not because of policy positions or qualifications.

### Authorship
Posted at 12:29 PM EDT (Trump was in New York for UN General Assembly week). Business hours, clean grammar, event-promotional tone — consistent with aide-drafted content. The double-escaped quotes around "Big" suggest a copy-paste or platform encoding artifact rather than manual typing.

### Psychological Features
The loyalty framing is the most psychologically revealing element. Trump's stated reason for endorsement is purely relational loyalty, not ideology or competence. This reflects a consistent pattern where loyalty to Trump personally is the supreme political virtue.

### Context
Hurricane Maria was making landfall in Puerto Rico on this same day. Trump's posting focused on the Alabama rally and healthcare bill rather than the unfolding humanitarian catastrophe — though this absence alone is not diagnostic.

### Rhetorical Notes
"Great State of Alabama" — standard flattery of rally-location audiences. The nickname "Big Luther" references Strange's 6'9" height, a typical Trump branding technique.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Luther Strange was loyal and helpful to Trump" | **Mostly True** | Strange, appointed to Jeff Sessions' Senate seat, was an early Trump supporter and backed Trump's agenda in the Senate. Trump endorsed him in the primary runoff against Roy Moore. |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 20%)

### Indicators

- Business hours (12:29 PM EDT)
- Clean grammar and spelling
- Event-promotional content
- Double-escaped quotes suggest platform/copy-paste artifact

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance

Sentiment: +0.50

### Clinical

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- geographic flattery
- transactional loyalty display

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Luther Strange was loyal and helpful to Trump

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Strange, appointed to Jeff Sessions' Senate seat, was an early Trump supporter and backed Trump's agenda in the Senate. Trump endorsed him in the primary runoff against Roy Moore.

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- endorsement (80%)
- loyalty_demand (60%)
- rally_promotion (50%)

## That day

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

**UNGA Glory Tour Overshadows Category 5 Hurricane as Narcissistic Supply Peaks**

Trump spent the day basking in his United Nations General Assembly appearance in New York, posting extensively about meetings with world leaders and replaying praise for his speech. Hurricane Maria was making catastrophic landfall in Puerto Rico, but it received only a single brief mention before the feed pivoted to complaining about Emmy ratings and attacking Hillary Clinton. The rest of the day mixed healthcare lobbying for the Graham-Cassidy bill with campaign plugs for Luther Strange in Alabama, all in a steady, self-congratulatory tone.

Full digest for 2017-09-20: https://trump.fm/date/2017-09-20/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, September 20). Looking forward to Friday night in the Great... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_910480918816739300
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Looking forward to Friday night in the Great State of..." X (Twitter), 20 Sep. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_910480918816739300. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Looking forward to Friday night in the Great State of...," X (Twitter), September 20, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_910480918816739300.

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