# Post x_920776302231244800

- Post ID: `x_920776302231244800`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-10-18T22:19:12.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_920776302231244800
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_920776302231244800/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_920776302231244800.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> This is what REAL PRIDE in our COUNTRY is all about! #USA🇺🇸 https://t.co/kyv866prdE

## Engagement

- Likes: 70,464
- Reposts: 18,196
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.385Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-12T00:27:31.741Z (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_920776302231244800 (2017-10-18)

### Content Overview
A brief patriotic post with ALL CAPS emphasis on "REAL PRIDE" and "COUNTRY," accompanied by a USA hashtag, flag emoji, and a linked media item (likely a video or image of a patriotic moment). This post is contextually situated within the ongoing NFL national anthem protest controversy.

### Authorship Attribution
Posted at 6:19 PM ET (Trump was at the White House during this period based on day's events — Senate Finance Committee meeting). The polished, brief format with hashtag and emoji formatting is consistent with aide composition, though the ALL CAPS on key words adds a Trumpian flavor. Likely aide-drafted with Trump's rhetorical preferences baked in.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a low-complexity maintenance post serving as indirect commentary on the NFL anthem controversy (see companion post: ".@NFL: Too much talk, not enough action. Stand for the National Anthem."). By defining "REAL PRIDE," Trump implicitly delegitimizes NFL protesters' patriotism without naming them — a passive-aggressive framing technique. The post functions as supply-seeking (validation through shared patriotism) and in-group signaling.

### Rhetorical Techniques
- **No True Scotsman**: "REAL PRIDE" implies others display false pride
- **In-group/out-group boundary marking**: Defines authentic patriotism against implied inauthentic expressions
- **Emotional appeal**: Patriotic sentiment as tribal bonding

### Clinical Significance
Minimal. Routine maintenance post with standard nationalist framing.

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 25%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (6:19 PM ET)
- Hashtag and emoji formatting typical of aide posts
- Brief polished structure
- ALL CAPS on keywords adds Trump flavor but could be aide mimicry

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance

Sentiment: +0.70

### Clinical

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

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 15%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared identity invocation
- patriotic bonding

## Tags

- patriotism (90%)
- NFL-anthem (60%)
- in-group-signaling (70%)

## That day

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

**Gold Star Widow Controversy Punctuates an Otherwise Scripted Policy Day**

Trump spent most of the day pushing tax reform through staff-crafted posts and celebrating the Dow hitting 23,000 for the first time. The standout moment came in an early-morning burst where he personally attacked Rep. Frederica Wilson over the Gold Star widow phone call, claiming she "totally fabricated" his remarks and asserting he had proof — which never materialized. He also fired off a cluster of attacks on James Comey and the FBI, accusing them of protecting Hillary Clinton. By afternoon, the tone shifted back to routine presidential messaging about wildfires, bipartisan meetings, and the Iran deal.

Full digest for 2017-10-18: https://trump.fm/date/2017-10-18/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, October 18). This is what REAL PRIDE in our COUNTRY is all... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_920776302231244800
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "This is what REAL PRIDE in our COUNTRY is all about!..." X (Twitter), 18 Oct. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_920776302231244800. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "This is what REAL PRIDE in our COUNTRY is all about!...," X (Twitter), October 18, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_920776302231244800.

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