# Post x_919554724512387072

- Post ID: `x_919554724512387072`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-10-15T13:25:05.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_919554724512387072
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_919554724512387072/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_919554724512387072.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> The Failing @nytimes, in a story by Peter Baker, should have mentioned the rapid terminations by me of TPP & The Paris Accord & the fast....

## Engagement

- Likes: 60,798
- Reposts: 12,861
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.385Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-12T00:18:19.630Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Post x_919554724512387072 (2017-10-15)

### Content Summary
Truncated tweet attacking the "Failing @nytimes" and reporter Peter Baker for not crediting Trump's termination of TPP and the Paris Accord. The post ends with "fast...." indicating a thread continuation.

### Authorship
Posted at 13:25 UTC. Trump was likely in Washington, D.C. (EDT, UTC-4), making this 9:25 AM local time — morning but business hours. The emotional reactivity, use of "Failing @nytimes" branding, incomplete thought with trailing dots, and grievance-driven content all suggest authentic Trump composition, likely while consuming morning news coverage.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a classic narcissistic supply-seeking post triggered by perceived insufficient credit. Trump is responding to a NYT story that apparently covered his presidency without adequately cataloguing his accomplishments. The core schema: "I do great things and the media refuses to acknowledge them."

The demand for recognition of "rapid terminations" reveals achievement-striving filtered through a need for admiration. He frames policy withdrawals as personal accomplishments ("by me"), centering agency on himself rather than the administration.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Devaluation**: "Failing @nytimes" — preemptive discrediting of the source
- **Projection**: Implying the NYT is incompetent when the real issue is insufficient praise

### Rhetorical Devices
- Brand labeling ("Failing")
- Name-and-shame (calling out Peter Baker specifically)
- Self-aggrandizement through action inventory

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Rapid termination of TPP" | **Mostly True** | Trump signed executive order withdrawing from TPP on January 23, 2017, three days after inauguration. 'Rapid' is fair. |
| "Rapid termination of Paris Accord" | **Half True** | Trump announced withdrawal June 1, 2017, about 4.5 months into presidency. Reasonably quick but formal withdrawal takes years under treaty terms. |

Overall Veracity: 65%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Grievance-driven content about media coverage
- Trailing dots indicating stream of consciousness thread
- Morning news reaction pattern
- Personal branding attack ('Failing @nytimes')

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (NYT/Peter Baker article)

**Rage:** Intensity 40% targeting NYT and Peter Baker
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.40

### Clinical

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

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- devaluation (immature)
- rationalization (neurotic)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 40%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Inviting audience to share indignation at unfair media

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Rapid termination of TPP

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Trump signed executive order withdrawing from TPP on January 23, 2017, three days after inauguration. 'Rapid' is fair.

> Rapid termination of Paris Accord

**HALF TRUE**

Trump announced withdrawal June 1, 2017, about 4.5 months into presidency. Reasonably quick but formal withdrawal takes years under treaty terms.

Overall Veracity: 65%

## Tags

- media-attack (80%)
- credit-seeking (70%)
- accomplishment-listing (60%)

## That day

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

**A Quiet Sunday Spent Relitigating a Single NYT Slight — Twice**

A very light day with only two unique messages, both attacking the New York Times for failing to credit his policy achievements. The same two-part thread listing accomplishments like TPP withdrawal and the Paris Accord exit was posted in the morning and then again in the early afternoon, nearly word-for-word. The mood was defensive but controlled — more of a slow simmer over perceived media unfairness than any kind of eruption.

Full digest for 2017-10-15: https://trump.fm/date/2017-10-15/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, October 15). The Failing @nytimes, in a story by Peter Baker,... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_919554724512387072
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "The Failing @nytimes, in a story by Peter Baker, should..." X (Twitter), 15 Oct. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_919554724512387072. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "The Failing @nytimes, in a story by Peter Baker, should...," X (Twitter), October 15, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_919554724512387072.

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