# Post x_914810093874671617

- Post ID: `x_914810093874671617`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-10-02T11:11:37.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_914810093874671617
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_914810093874671617/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_914810093874671617.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> My warmest condolences and sympathies to the victims and families of the terrible Las Vegas shooting. God bless you!

## Engagement

- Likes: 317,744
- Reposts: 75,476
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.386Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T23:49:04.890Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Las Vegas Shooting Condolence Post (October 2, 2017)

### Context
This post was published the morning after the deadliest mass shooting by a lone gunman in U.S. history — 60 killed, 867+ injured at the Route 91 Harvest music festival in Las Vegas. The post appeared at 7:11 AM ET (Trump was based in Washington, D.C. as President).

### Authorship
This is almost certainly aide-written (likely Dan Scavino). Indicators: business hours posting, formal tone, correct grammar, no personal flourishes, no ALL CAPS, no nicknames, no emotional reactivity. The phrase "warmest condolences and sympathies" is formulaic presidential language. Notably, Trump's authentic posts from the prior day featured his characteristic combative style ("Little Rocket Man," undermining his own Secretary of State). The tonal shift is stark.

### Psychological Analysis
The post is a standard crisis-response template with minimal personal engagement. "God bless you!" is the only mildly Trumpian touch. There is no policy content, no blame attribution, no self-reference — all unusual for authentic Trump communications. The post functions as obligatory presidential communication rather than revealing psychological content.

### Rhetorical Notes
The word "warmest" before "condolences" is slightly unusual — warmth is an odd modifier for condolence, suggesting either hasty drafting or an attempt to inject personal feeling into boilerplate. The post is notably brief for an event of this magnitude.

### Clinical Significance
Minimal. The post is institutional communication. The contrast with surrounding posts (combative, impulsive, policy-undermining) is itself notable — it highlights the dual-voice nature of the account.

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 15%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (7:11 AM ET)
- Formal, formulaic condolence language
- Correct grammar and punctuation
- No ALL CAPS, nicknames, or combative tone
- Stark tonal contrast with adjacent authentic posts

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance (Las Vegas mass shooting — obligatory presidential response)

Sentiment: -0.30

### Clinical

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- direct address to victims/families

## Tags

- condolence (100%)
- aide-written (85%)
- las-vegas-shooting (100%)

## That day

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

**A Nation's Darkest Night Met With Scripted Silence**

An unusually quiet day with just two posts, both appearing staff-written. The evening began with a celebratory tweet about the U.S. Presidents Cup golf victory, posted hours before the Las Vegas mass shooting — the deadliest in modern American history — unfolded overnight. The only response was a brief, formulaic condolence message the following morning. The restraint and low personal engagement stood out given the magnitude of the crisis.

Full digest for 2017-10-02: https://trump.fm/date/2017-10-02/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, October 2). My warmest condolences and sympathies to the... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_914810093874671617
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "My warmest condolences and sympathies to the victims and..." X (Twitter), 2 Oct. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_914810093874671617. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "My warmest condolences and sympathies to the victims and...," X (Twitter), October 2, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_914810093874671617.

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