# Post x_912792478096302080

- Post ID: `x_912792478096302080`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-09-26T21:34:20.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_912792478096302080
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_912792478096302080/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_912792478096302080.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> America's hearts & prayers are with the people of #PuertoRico & the #USVI. We will get through this - and we will get through this TOGETHER! https://t.co/NcmsF4Fqpr

## Engagement

- Likes: 46,722
- Reposts: 10,629
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.386Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T23:27:52.949Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Puerto Rico/USVI Support Post (Sep 26, 2017)

This is a standard crisis-response post following Hurricane Maria's devastation of Puerto Rico. The tone is formulaic, empathetic, and institutional—markedly different from Trump's authentic voice.

### Authorship
Virtually certain aide-written content. The post features correct grammar, proper hashtag usage, inclusive language ("TOGETHER"), and the kind of polished, presidential messaging characteristic of Dan Scavino or communications staff. Posted at 5:34 PM ET (Trump was in New York at the UN), squarely in business hours. No typos, no ALL CAPS emotional outbursts (the "TOGETHER" caps is strategic emphasis, not reactive), no personal attacks. Compare with the same-day NFL post which has more authentic Trump energy.

### Psychological Analysis
The post is psychologically thin—it reveals little about Trump's actual internal state. It's a performative display of presidential empathy during a crisis that was already generating criticism of the administration's response. The "we will get through this" framing centers the collective rather than Trump personally, which is atypical of his authentic posts.

### Rhetorical Techniques
Standard crisis communication: solidarity framing, repetition for emphasis, inclusive pronouns. The attached image (t.co link) likely shows presidential engagement with relief efforts—visual evidence of competence.

### Context Note
The contrast between this polished empathy post and the combative NFL/anthem posts from the same day illustrates the dual-track communication strategy: aides handle presidential messaging while Trump engages in culture-war content.

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (5:34 PM ET)
- Perfect grammar and punctuation
- Formulaic crisis-response language
- Inclusive collective framing atypical of authentic Trump
- Professional hashtag usage

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance (Hurricane Maria crisis management)

Sentiment: +0.60

### Clinical

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- inclusive pronouns
- solidarity framing

## Tags

- crisis-communication (90%)
- aide-authored (90%)
- hurricane-maria (100%)

## 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). America's hearts & prayers are with the... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_912792478096302080
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "America's hearts & prayers are with the people of..." X (Twitter), 26 Sep. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_912792478096302080. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "America's hearts & prayers are with the people of...," X (Twitter), September 26, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_912792478096302080.

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