# Post x_920794597265088500

- Post ID: `x_920794597265088500`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-10-19T03:31:54.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_920794597265088500
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_920794597265088500/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_920794597265088500.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> .@DanaPerino &amp, @BradThor,Thank you so much for the wonderful compliment. Working hard! #MAGA https://t.co/AKWlsMsCVH

## Engagement

- Likes: 0
- Reposts: 8,244
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:25.012Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-12T00:27:59.489Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Gratitude Post to Dana Perino & Brad Thor

This is a near-duplicate of the previous day's post (2017-10-18), with a minor encoding difference ("&amp," vs "&"). The repetition suggests either a scheduling glitch or intentional repost. The post thanks Fox News personality Dana Perino and thriller author Brad Thor for a compliment, tags #MAGA, and includes a media link.

### Authorship
Posted at 11:31 PM ET (Trump was in Washington during this period). The late-night timing nudges toward authentic, but the polished, professional tone and proper formatting are aide indicators. The duplicate nature suggests automated scheduling. Mixed signals — likely aide-drafted content posted or reposted at a time Trump was active.

### Psychological State
Supply-seeking behavior — amplifying praise received from media figures. This is routine narcissistic maintenance rather than injury response. The post is unremarkable in clinical terms.

### Rhetorical Techniques
- Name-dropping (associating with favorable media figures)
- "Working hard!" — brief performative industriousness claim
- #MAGA as tribal signifier

### Context
This lands during the Gold Star widow controversy, making the bland gratitude post notable for what it avoids. No mention of the ongoing firestorm — suggesting either compartmentalization or strategic topic-shifting by staff.

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 30%)

### Indicators

- Polished formatting
- Proper grammar
- Duplicate of previous day's post suggests scheduling
- Late-night timing (11:31 PM ET) leans authentic
- Professional @-tagging

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Dana Perino and Brad Thor compliment)

Sentiment: +0.60

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 30%
- Antisocial: 0%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- gratitude display to build ally rapport
- public acknowledgment as loyalty reward

## Tags

- supply-seeking (50%)
- duplicate-post (70%)
- low-intensity (90%)

## That day

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

**Strategic Silence on Gold Star Controversy as Russia Deflection Dominates Morning**

A relatively quiet day of eight posts with no visible anger, but the most telling feature was what went unsaid. Despite the Gold Star phone call controversy dominating the news cycle -- with Chief of Staff John Kelly giving an emotional and later-disputed press briefing in Trump's defense -- there was not a single tweet on the subject. Instead, the morning was spent hammering Clinton and Democrats over uranium deals, the Steele dossier, and the Clinton Foundation, a coordinated pivot to redirect the Russia narrative. A duplicate post about media "inventing stories" appeared in the middle of the night, suggesting restless sleep.

Full digest for 2017-10-19: https://trump.fm/date/2017-10-19/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, October 19). .@DanaPerino &amp, @BradThor,Thank you so much... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_920794597265088500
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. ".@DanaPerino &amp, @BradThor,Thank you so much for the..." X (Twitter), 19 Oct. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_920794597265088500. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, ".@DanaPerino &amp, @BradThor,Thank you so much for the...," X (Twitter), October 19, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_920794597265088500.

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