# Post x_913034591879024600

- Post ID: `x_913034591879024600`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-09-27T17:36:24.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_913034591879024600
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_913034591879024600/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_913034591879024600.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Facebook was always anti-Trump.The Networks were always anti-Trump hence,Fake News, @nytimes(apologized) &amp, @WaPo were anti-Trump. Collusion?

## Engagement

- Likes: 0
- Reposts: 12,662
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:25.013Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T23:34:54.763Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

This post exemplifies Trump's characteristic projection defense: while under investigation for potential collusion with Russia, he reappropriates the term "collusion" and directs it at media organizations. The post catalogs perceived enemies (Facebook, TV networks, NYT, WaPo) and reframes their independent critical coverage as coordinated conspiracy. The parenthetical claim that the NYT "apologized" distorts their post-election editorial letter, which recommitted to fair journalism but contained no apology. The rhetorical question "Collusion?" plants equivalence without making a falsifiable claim—a sophisticated innuendo technique. The follow-up post ("But the people were Pro-Trump!") completes a classic splitting dynamic: corrupt institutional elites versus virtuous populace, with Trump as the persecuted champion. This paranoid-vulnerable narcissistic presentation, with its projection of the subject's own legal jeopardy onto perceived persecutors, is highly consistent with established baseline patterns and represents a routine maintenance post in his ongoing delegitimization of institutional media.

## Psychological Analysis: "Facebook was always anti-Trump..." (2017-09-27)

### Context
Posted at 1:36 PM EDT (Trump in Washington, DC). This is a business-hours post but exhibits authentic Trump stylistic markers.

### Authorship
The post has characteristic Trump markers: missing space after periods ("anti-Trump.The"), irregular comma usage, rhetorical question ending, stream-of-consciousness listing of perceived enemies. The "&amp," encoding artifact and parenthetical aside "(apologized)" are consistent with rapid, unpolished composition. However, the timing (early afternoon) is neutral territory.

### Psychological State
This post is a classic paranoid-grandiose production. Trump enumerates a comprehensive list of media enemies—Facebook, "the Networks," NYT, WaPo—and frames their independent editorial stances as coordinated "Collusion." This is a direct mirror-projection: while under investigation for potential collusion with Russia, he reappropriates the term and redirects it at his perceived persecutors.

The parenthetical "(apologized)" likely references the NYT's post-election letter to readers, which Trump interpreted as an apology. This is a distortion—the letter recommitted to fair coverage, not an admission of bias.

### Defense Mechanisms
**Projection** is the dominant defense: the very accusation leveled at him (collusion) is turned outward onto media organizations. **Paranoid ideation** is evident in framing independent outlets as a coordinated conspiracy. **Denial** operates implicitly—if media opposition is "collusion," then media criticism is illegitimate.

### Rhetorical Analysis
The single-word question "Collusion?" is rhetorically potent—it plants the seed of equivalence without making a falsifiable claim. This is classic innuendo technique. The listing structure creates a sense of overwhelming opposition, feeding both the persecution narrative and the implied heroism of standing against it.

### Longitudinal Note
The follow-up post ("But the people were Pro-Trump!") completes the splitting dynamic: corrupt elites vs. virtuous people, with Trump as the people's champion against institutional conspiracy.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "NYT apologized for anti-Trump coverage" | **Mostly False** | The NYT published a post-election letter to readers recommitting to honest journalism; Trump and allies interpreted this as an admission of biased coverage, but the letter did not contain an apology. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 80%)

### Indicators

- Missing space after period (anti-Trump.The)
- Irregular comma placement
- Parenthetical aside style (apologized)
- Rhetorical question ending
- Stream-of-consciousness enemy listing

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Media criticism and Russia collusion investigation)

**Rage:** Intensity 50% targeting Media institutions (Facebook, networks, NYT, WaPo)
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.60

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 70%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- projection (immature)
- splitting (immature)
- distortion (pathological)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 35%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Shared persecution narrative
- Us-vs-them framing completed in follow-up post

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Redefining 'collusion' to apply to media rather than the investigation targeting him
- Claiming NYT apologized when it did not
- Delegitimizing all critical media as coordinated conspiracy

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> NYT apologized for anti-Trump coverage

**MOSTLY FALSE**

The NYT published a post-election letter to readers recommitting to honest journalism; Trump and allies interpreted this as an admission of biased coverage, but the letter did not contain an apology.

Sources: NYT post-election letter, November 2016

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- media-attack (90%)
- projection (80%)
- collusion-deflection (80%)
- paranoid-ideation (60%)

## That day

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

**Strategic Recalibration: Trump Pivots From Alabama Loss and Healthcare Defeat to Tax Reform Offensive**

Trump spent the day managing multiple political setbacks while working to change the subject. His endorsed candidate lost the Alabama Senate primary, so he quickly congratulated the winner and rewrote himself into the story. He claimed to have healthcare votes that almost certainly didn't exist, kept the NFL anthem fight simmering through strategic shaming, and briefly lashed out at media organizations for supposed "collusion" against him. The day ended on a more controlled note with a trip to Indianapolis to unveil his tax reform plan -- a deliberate pivot to friendlier ground.

Full digest for 2017-09-27: https://trump.fm/date/2017-09-27/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, September 27). Facebook was always anti-Trump.The Networks were... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_913034591879024600
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Facebook was always anti-Trump.The Networks were always..." X (Twitter), 27 Sep. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_913034591879024600. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Facebook was always anti-Trump.The Networks were always...," X (Twitter), September 27, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_913034591879024600.

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