# Post x_917341511754436609

- Post ID: `x_917341511754436609`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-10-09T10:50:34.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_917341511754436609
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_917341511754436609/analysis
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## Post text

> Our country has been unsuccessfully dealing with North Korea for 25 years, giving billions of dollars & getting nothing. Policy didn't work!

## Engagement

- Likes: 107,533
- Reposts: 21,479
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.386Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-12T00:00:19.402Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: North Korea Policy Criticism (2017-10-09)

### Post Context
Trump was president, likely at the White House. Posted at 10:50 UTC = 6:50 AM ET — early morning, consistent with authentic Trump posting patterns. This period featured escalating tensions with North Korea and the ongoing Corker feud where Corker warned about "World War III" partly due to Trump's North Korea rhetoric.

### Authorship
Early morning timing, simple declarative style, emotional punctuation ("Policy didn't work!") — consistent with authentic Trump. The content is relatively restrained compared to his more explosive posts but carries his characteristic pattern of framing complex geopolitical issues in transactional terms.

### Psychological Analysis
The post frames 25 years of bipartisan foreign policy as a simple failure, implicitly positioning Trump as the one who will succeed where all predecessors failed. This is classic grandiose self-positioning without explicitly stating it. The transactional framing ("giving billions... getting nothing") reflects his characteristic schema of deals and exchanges.

Coming amid the Corker feud where Corker warned about Trump leading to "World War III" over North Korea, this post can be read as indirect rebuttal — justifying a more aggressive posture by delegitimizing prior diplomatic approaches.

### Rhetorical Techniques
- Oversimplification of complex diplomacy into transactional terms
- Appeal to frustration with establishment
- Implicit "I alone can fix it" framing
- Round number rhetoric ("25 years," "billions")

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Country has been dealing with North Korea for 25 years" | **Mostly True** | North Korean nuclear crisis began in early 1990s, roughly 25 years before 2017 |
| "Giving billions of dollars" | **Mostly True** | US provided significant aid including ~$1.3B in energy and food assistance through various frameworks, though 'billions' is at the high end |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- 6:50 AM ET early morning posting
- exclamatory ending
- simple transactional framing
- no polished formatting

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Preemptive Attack — Criticism (Corker WWIII criticism / establishment foreign policy)

Sentiment: -0.50

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- devaluation (immature)
- splitting (immature)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- inclusive 'our country'
- shared frustration framing

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Delegitimizes diplomatic approaches to nuclear-armed state
- Implicit justification for escalatory posture during active tensions

## Fact Checks (2)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-12._

> Country has been dealing with North Korea for 25 years

**MOSTLY TRUE**

North Korean nuclear crisis began in early 1990s, roughly 25 years before 2017

> Giving billions of dollars

**MOSTLY TRUE**

US provided significant aid including ~$1.3B in energy and food assistance through various frameworks, though 'billions' is at the high end

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- north_korea (100%)
- foreign_policy_critique (80%)
- implicit_self_aggrandizement (60%)

## That day

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

**A Quiet Day of Feuds, Foreign Policy, and Flag Waving**

A relatively quiet day with only five posts. The evening before carried a pointed jab at Senator Bob Corker amid their escalating public feud, but the day itself settled into routine messaging on North Korea, the NFL anthem controversy, and a Columbus Day proclamation. The only notable oddity was a near-identical North Korea post appearing twice hours apart, and the overall mood stayed firmly in self-assured territory with no real escalation.

Full digest for 2017-10-09: https://trump.fm/date/2017-10-09/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, October 9). Our country has been unsuccessfully dealing with... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_917341511754436609
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Our country has been unsuccessfully dealing with North..." X (Twitter), 9 Oct. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_917341511754436609. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Our country has been unsuccessfully dealing with North...," X (Twitter), October 9, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_917341511754436609.

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