# Post x_912494675206053888 - Post ID: `x_912494675206053888` - Platform: X (Twitter) - Posted: 2017-09-26T01:50:58.000Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_912494675206053888 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_912494675206053888/analysis - Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_912494675206053888.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) ## Post text > Big election tomorrow in the Great State of Alabama. Vote for Senator Luther Strange, tough on crime & border - will never let you down! ## Engagement - Likes: 42,817 - Reposts: 7,432 - Replies: 0 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.386Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T23:25:45.213Z (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 Tweet (2017-09-26) This is a routine campaign endorsement tweet for Senator Luther Strange ahead of the Alabama Republican primary runoff (September 26, 2017). Trump was in Washington, D.C. during this period; the post at 01:50 UTC translates to ~9:50 PM ET on September 25—evening but not unusually late. ### Authorship The post reads as a standard political endorsement with polished formatting. It uses conventional campaign language ("tough on crime & border," "will never let you down") without the emotional reactivity or stylistic idiosyncrasies typical of authentic Trump posts. The exclamation point is consistent with both Trump and aide-written posts. The structured, formulaic quality suggests aide involvement, though Trump was personally invested in this race (having endorsed Strange over Roy Moore despite advisors' concerns). ### Psychological Context Trump endorsed Strange partly as a loyalty play—Strange had been appointed by a governor who supported Trump. The endorsement was notably against Steve Bannon's preferred candidate (Roy Moore), making this an unusual instance of Trump backing the establishment choice. Strange would lose the runoff the next day, which Trump later distanced himself from. ### Rhetorical Devices Standard campaign rhetoric: appeal to authority ("Great State"), law-and-order framing ("tough on crime & border"), and reassurance formula ("will never let you down"). ### Clinical Significance Minimal. This is routine political communication with no notable psychological content. ## Fact Verification | Claim | Verdict | Evidence | |-------|---------|----------| | "Luther Strange is tough on crime and border security" | **Mostly True** | Strange, as Alabama Attorney General and appointed Senator, generally supported tough-on-crime and immigration enforcement positions consistent with Republican orthodoxy. | Overall Veracity: 80% ## Authorship Analysis **Aide-Written** (score: 30%) ### Indicators - Polished, formulaic campaign language - Standard endorsement structure - Evening timing (9:50 PM ET) is borderline - No typos or emotional reactivity ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Maintenance Sentiment: +0.40 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 20% - Antisocial: 0% - Paranoid: 0% - Sadism: 0% **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 20% **Parasocial Techniques:** - direct address to voters - personal guarantee framing ## Fact Checks (1) _The model's verdicts from 2026-03-11._ > Luther Strange is tough on crime and border security **MOSTLY TRUE** Strange, as Alabama Attorney General and appointed Senator, generally supported tough-on-crime and immigration enforcement positions consistent with Republican orthodoxy. Overall Veracity: 80% ## Tags - campaign endorsement (100%) - Alabama Senate race (80%) - routine political (90%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **While Puerto Rico Drowns, Trump Fixates on Kneeling NFL Players and a Doomed Senate Candidate** Trump spent the day juggling three storylines — Puerto Rico's humanitarian catastrophe, the NFL anthem controversy, and Alabama's Senate primary — but his energy was wildly uneven. The NFL protests consumed far more personal attention than the three million Americans without power and water in Puerto Rico, where he offered tepid reassurances and preemptively blamed the island's debt and infrastructure for the crisis. He pushed hard for Luther Strange in Alabama's Republican runoff, a bet he would lose the very next day. The afternoon and evening shifted into diplomatic autopilot with staff-written posts about a Spanish state visit and UN meetings, revealing a stark contrast between the raw, high-energy culture-war tweets and the flat, formulaic presidential messaging. Full digest for 2017-09-26: https://trump.fm/date/2017-09-26/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, September 26). Big election tomorrow in the Great State of... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_912494675206053888 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Big election tomorrow in the Great State of Alabama. Vote..." X (Twitter), 26 Sep. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_912494675206053888. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Big election tomorrow in the Great State of Alabama. 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