# Post x_918806396875010048

- Post ID: `x_918806396875010048`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-10-13T11:51:30.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_918806396875010048
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_918806396875010048/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_918806396875010048.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Hard to believe that the Democrats, who have gone so far LEFT that they are no longer recognizable, are fighting so hard for Sanctuary crime

## Engagement

- Likes: 93,291
- Reposts: 22,858
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.385Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-12T00:15:46.132Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Psychological Analysis: "Sanctuary Crime" Post (2017-10-13)

This post occurs amid Trump's release of hard-line immigration demands for a DACA deal. The truncated phrase "Sanctuary crime" (likely cut off by character limit, referring to sanctuary cities) combines immigration framing with criminal association.

### Authorship
Posted at 7:51 AM ET (Trump was in Washington during this period). This falls in his typical early-morning tweeting window. The incomplete thought ("Sanctuary crime" appears truncated), emotional framing, and lack of polish suggest authentic authorship.

### Psychological Dynamics
The post reflects routine outgroup attack rather than acute narcissistic injury. It serves Trump's ongoing narrative positioning: Democrats have moved to an extreme, leaving him as the reasonable center. The phrase "no longer recognizable" implies contamination—a once-legitimate party has been corrupted.

### Rhetorical Techniques
- **False dichotomy**: Democrats = far LEFT = pro-crime
- **Semantic linking**: "Sanctuary" directly conjoined with "crime," creating an automatic association
- **Hyperbole**: "so far LEFT" with caps emphasis
- **Outgroup homogenization**: All Democrats treated as monolithic

### Defense Mechanisms
Splitting is the primary mechanism—Democrats are wholly bad, positioned as defenders of criminality. Projection may also be operative given Trump's own legal vulnerabilities.

The post is a standard piece of political messaging consistent with his immigration-focused rhetoric during the DACA negotiation period. Not clinically remarkable.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Democrats have gone so far LEFT that they are no longer recognizable" | **Mostly False** | The 2017 Democratic Party had moved left on some issues but remained within historical norms. The characterization of being 'unrecognizable' is hyperbolic political rhetoric. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 75%)

### Indicators

- Early morning timing (7:51 AM ET)
- Truncated/incomplete thought ('Sanctuary crime' appears cut off)
- Emotional framing with caps emphasis
- No links or polished formatting

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance

Sentiment: -0.60

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 30%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 20%
- Sadism: 10%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared outgroup contempt
- implicit invitation to agree

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Democrats have gone so far LEFT that they are no longer recognizable

**MOSTLY FALSE**

The 2017 Democratic Party had moved left on some issues but remained within historical norms. The characterization of being 'unrecognizable' is hyperbolic political rhetoric.

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- immigration (80%)
- outgroup-attack (70%)
- sanctuary-cities (90%)

## That day

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

**Saboteur-as-Savior: Trump Cuts ACA Subsidies Then Offers to "Fix" the Damage**

Trump spent the day projecting presidential authority across a packed schedule — healthcare policy, Iran decertification, a speech at the Values Voter Summit, and Navy birthday greetings — while the real story was his move to cut ACA subsidy payments the night before, followed by morning tweets blaming Democrats for the resulting chaos and offering himself as the solution. A brief flash of anger at NBC and CNN opened the evening, but the rest of the day stayed in a steady, self-congratulatory gear with heavy staff involvement in most posts. Puerto Rico got a single, carefully worded nod amid ongoing hurricane criticism.

Full digest for 2017-10-13: https://trump.fm/date/2017-10-13/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, October 13). Hard to believe that the Democrats, who have gone... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_918806396875010048
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Hard to believe that the Democrats, who have gone so far..." X (Twitter), 13 Oct. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_918806396875010048. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Hard to believe that the Democrats, who have gone so far...," X (Twitter), October 13, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_918806396875010048.

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