# Post x_914267744345972700

- Post ID: `x_914267744345972700`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-09-30T15:16:31.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: yes, 2026-02-01T01:33:25.013Z (UTC)
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_914267744345972700
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_914267744345972700/analysis
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## Post text

> In analyzing the Alabama Primary race, Fake News always fails to mention that the candidate I endorsed went up MANY points after Election!

## Engagement

- Likes: 0
- Reposts: 294
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:25.013Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T23:45:46.934Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Post Analysis: Alabama Primary Revisionism (2017-09-30)

This post revisits the Alabama Republican primary (September 26), where Trump endorsed Luther Strange, who lost to Roy Moore. Trump is reframing a clear political defeat as a partial victory by claiming Strange gained "MANY points" due to his endorsement.

### Authorship
Posted at 11:16 AM ET (Trump likely in NJ/Bedminster or DC area). Saturday mid-morning, business-hours-adjacent. The ALL CAPS "MANY," use of "Fake News," and defensive/reactive tone are classic authentic Trump markers. The post is grammatically simple but coherent.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a textbook narcissistic injury response. Trump's endorsed candidate lost publicly, and he cannot tolerate the narrative of defeat. The defense is **distortion**—reframing a loss as a win by shifting the metric from "winning" to "gaining points." The "Fake News" attribution is **projection** and **externalization**: the media is blamed for not adopting his preferred framing.

The post sits within a cluster of Puerto Rico/media attack posts, suggesting elevated baseline agitation. The Alabama loss is an additional narcissistic wound he keeps returning to (this is not the first post on the topic).

### Rhetorical Techniques
- Moving the goalposts (loss → "went up MANY points")
- Media blame framing
- Vague quantifier ("MANY") resists fact-checking

### Cognitive Notes
Coherent, simple syntax. No markers of concern. Typical baseline complexity for Twitter-era Trump.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "The candidate Trump endorsed went up MANY points after his endorsement" | **Half True** | Luther Strange did gain in polls after Trump's endorsement, but still lost to Roy Moore by about 9 points. The framing omits the actual result: a loss. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 82%)

### Indicators

- ALL CAPS emphasis on MANY
- Fake News epithet
- defensive/reactive tone
- simple syntax
- Saturday mid-morning but emotionally reactive content

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Defeat (Alabama primary loss (Luther Strange defeated by Roy Moore))

Sentiment: -0.30

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 30%
- Sadism: 0%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- inviting audience to share grievance against media

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Reframes a public electoral loss as a success story
- Accuses media of deliberately omitting favorable framing

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> The candidate Trump endorsed went up MANY points after his endorsement

**HALF TRUE**

Luther Strange did gain in polls after Trump's endorsement, but still lost to Roy Moore by about 9 points. The framing omits the actual result: a loss.

Sources: Alabama Republican primary results September 26 2017

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- narcissistic injury (80%)
- reality distortion (70%)
- Alabama primary (90%)
- media attack (50%)

## That day

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

**As Puerto Rico Suffers Without Power or Water, Trump Attacks Its Mayor and Blames the Victims**

Trump spent nearly the entire day defending his administration's Hurricane Maria response, launching a morning attack on San Juan's mayor and blaming Puerto Rican disaster victims for wanting "everything done for them." The afternoon shifted to a more coordinated strategy — praising cooperative officials while telling Puerto Ricans to ignore news coverage of their own suffering. He briefly pivoted to the NFL anthem controversy and tried to spin his endorsed candidate's Alabama primary loss as a win. The day was dominated by a single theme — protecting his image during a humanitarian crisis — with striking empathy deficits throughout.

Full digest for 2017-09-30: https://trump.fm/date/2017-09-30/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, September 30). In analyzing the Alabama Primary race, Fake News... [Deleted social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_914267744345972700
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "In analyzing the Alabama Primary race, Fake News always..." X (Twitter), 30 Sep. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_914267744345972700. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "In analyzing the Alabama Primary race, Fake News always...," X (Twitter), September 30, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_914267744345972700.

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