# Post x_912019957243883520

- Post ID: `x_912019957243883520`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-09-24T18:24:36.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_912019957243883520
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_912019957243883520/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_912019957243883520.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Please to inform that the Champion Pittsburgh Penguins of the NHL will be joining me at the White House for Ceremony. Great team!

## Engagement

- Likes: 162,345
- Reposts: 33,790
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.386Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T23:17:33.838Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Pittsburgh Penguins White House Visit Announcement

This post is a strategic pivot during the NFL anthem protest controversy. By announcing the Penguins' White House visit, Trump draws an implicit contrast: compliant (hockey) vs. defiant (football) athletes. The word "Please" appears to be a truncation of "Pleased" — a minor error suggesting partial authenticity or hasty drafting.

### Context
Posted on September 24, 2017, amid Trump's escalating war with the NFL over anthem protests. The Penguins had accepted the White House invitation while several NBA and NFL figures were refusing or criticizing Trump. This post weaponizes the Penguins' compliance as a loyalty signal.

### Splitting Dynamic
The post operates as the "good object" half of a splitting defense. The NFL posts from the same day provide the "bad object" half. Together they create a clear loyalty binary: those who come to the White House are "great," those who kneel are to be fired.

### Authorship
Sunday afternoon, likely in New Jersey (Bedminster) or DC area. The grammatical error ("Please to inform" instead of "Pleased to inform") and brevity suggest authentic Trump, though the relatively calm tone could indicate aide involvement. The error tips toward authentic.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Pittsburgh Penguins are NHL champions" | **True** | Penguins won the 2017 Stanley Cup (their second consecutive), defeating the Nashville Predators |
| "Penguins will visit the White House" | **True** | The Penguins accepted the White House invitation; the visit occurred on October 10, 2017 |

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 70%)

### Indicators

- Grammatical error 'Please to inform' (missing 'd')
- Brief exclamatory style ('Great team!')
- Sunday afternoon timing — could be either
- Simpler tone than typical aide drafting

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Pittsburgh Penguins accepting White House invitation amid widespread athlete refusals)

Sentiment: +0.70

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 10%

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

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

Cognitive Markers:
- word finding difficulty

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Framing White House visit as personal audience ('joining me')
- Implicit loyalty test visible across day's posts

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Pittsburgh Penguins are NHL champions

**TRUE**

Penguins won the 2017 Stanley Cup (their second consecutive), defeating the Nashville Predators

> Penguins will visit the White House

**TRUE**

The Penguins accepted the White House invitation; the visit occurred on October 10, 2017

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Tags

- splitting (80%)
- loyalty_signaling (70%)
- NFL_anthem_controversy (90%)
- supply_seeking (60%)

## That day

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

**Nuclear Threats and Culture War: A Day of Grandiose Dominance Displays While Puerto Rico Goes Dark**

Trump spent nearly the entire day waging a culture war against NFL players who knelt during the national anthem — a fight he picked two days earlier at an Alabama rally. Six of his ten posts hammered this single issue from every possible angle: boycotts, firings, patriotism, military sacrifice, and league policy changes. The day opened with a late-night threat implying North Korea's leadership "won't be around much longer," then pivoted entirely to football grievances. Notably absent from the entire day: any mention of Hurricane Maria or the 3.4 million Americans in Puerto Rico left without power.

Full digest for 2017-09-24: https://trump.fm/date/2017-09-24/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, September 24). Please to inform that the Champion Pittsburgh... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_912019957243883520
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Please to inform that the Champion Pittsburgh Penguins of..." X (Twitter), 24 Sep. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_912019957243883520. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Please to inform that the Champion Pittsburgh Penguins of...," X (Twitter), September 24, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_912019957243883520.

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