# Post x_910635327672512500

- Post ID: `x_910635327672512500`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-09-21T02:42:35.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_910635327672512500
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_910635327672512500/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_910635327672512500.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Alabama is sooo lucky to have a candidate like ""Big"" Luther Strange. Smart, tough on crime, borders &amp, trade, loves Vets &amp, Military. Tuesday!

## Engagement

- Likes: 0
- Reposts: 5,863
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:25.013Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T23:08:43.044Z (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 (Duplicate Post)

This is a near-exact duplicate of the 2017-09-20 post endorsing Luther Strange for the Alabama Senate special election. The only differences are encoding artifacts (`&amp,` vs `&` and doubled quotes around "Big"). This appears to be a repost or automated re-share of the same content.

### Authorship
Posted at 10:42 PM ET (Trump was likely in NYC for UNGA week). The late-evening timing and the informal "sooo" suggest authentic Trump, though the structured list format ("Smart, tough on crime, borders & trade, loves Vets & Military") has a slight aide polish. The duplicate nature suggests either an intentional re-blast or a scheduling system artifact.

### Psychological Context
Trump endorsed Luther Strange over Roy Moore in this primary despite Moore being the more populist/MAGA-aligned candidate. This was notable as Trump was backing the McConnell-preferred establishment candidate—an unusual move. The repeated posting and enthusiastic tone ("sooo lucky") suggest compensatory enthusiasm for a candidate Trump may have felt lukewarm about, or strategic overcommitment to an endorsement he'd later distance himself from (Moore won the primary on September 26).

### Rhetorical Techniques
Standard campaign endorsement template: nickname branding ("Big Luther"), trait checklist hitting key constituency concerns (crime, borders, trade, veterans, military), and urgency call-to-action ("Tuesday!").

This is a low-intensity, routine campaign post with minimal clinical significance.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "The NRA endorsed Luther Strange" | **True** | The NRA did endorse Luther Strange in the 2017 Alabama special election |

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 55%)

### Indicators

- Late evening timing (10:42 PM ET)
- Informal 'sooo'
- Structured list format suggests some aide input
- Duplicate post suggests scheduling system

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance

Sentiment: +0.70

### Clinical

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

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 25%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- direct address to Alabama voters
- urgency creation with 'Tuesday!'

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> The NRA endorsed Luther Strange

**TRUE**

The NRA did endorse Luther Strange in the 2017 Alabama special election

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Tags

- campaign_endorsement (90%)
- duplicate_post (70%)
- luther_strange (80%)

## That day

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

**A Subdued Day of Diplomacy at the UN, While Puerto Rico Drowns in Silence**

Trump spent the day at the UN General Assembly in New York, posting polite recaps of meetings with the leaders of Afghanistan, Ukraine, South Korea, and announcing a new executive order on North Korea. The evening before was devoted to endorsing Luther Strange in the Alabama Senate race and defending the Graham-Cassidy healthcare bill. Despite Hurricane Maria devastating Puerto Rico just hours earlier, the crisis received only a single brief message to the governor -- a striking underreaction given the scale of the disaster. Overall, this was one of the calmest and most staff-managed days on record, with no anger, no attacks, and very little personal voice.

Full digest for 2017-09-21: https://trump.fm/date/2017-09-21/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, September 21). Alabama is sooo lucky to have a candidate like... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_910635327672512500
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Alabama is sooo lucky to have a candidate like ""Big""..." X (Twitter), 21 Sep. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_910635327672512500. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Alabama is sooo lucky to have a candidate like ""Big""...," X (Twitter), September 21, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_910635327672512500.

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