# Post x_921323063945453574

- Post ID: `x_921323063945453574`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-10-20T10:31:50.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_921323063945453574
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_921323063945453574/analysis
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## Post text

> Just out report: "United Kingdom crime rises 13% annually amid spread of Radical Islamic terror." Not good, we must keep America safe!

## Engagement

- Likes: 109,246
- Reposts: 29,854
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.385Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-12T00:34:46.052Z (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: UK Crime / Islamic Terror Post (2017-10-20)

## Overview
A relatively formulaic national security post citing a UK crime report to justify domestic security posture. Low intensity, moderate strategic value as agenda-setting and deflection from the ongoing Gold Star widow controversy.

## Authorship
Posted at 6:31am ET — early morning, consistent with Trump's known habit of early Twitter use. The style is simple and punchy but somewhat more structured than his most impulsive posts. Moderate confidence this is authentic Trump, possibly lightly assisted.

## Psychological Function
This post serves primarily as **displacement** — shifting the news cycle from the damaging Gold Star phone call controversy toward national security terrain where Trump feels stronger. The timing amid days of Gold Star fallout is notable. Rather than addressing the controversy directly (as he did in other posts), this redirects to external threat.

## Rhetorical Structure
The post follows a tight persuasion formula: (1) cite authority, (2) alarming data point, (3) named enemy, (4) protective call to action. "Radical Islamic terror" is ideological branding Trump insisted on (contrasting with Obama's avoidance of the phrase). The inclusive "we must" builds parasocial solidarity.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "United Kingdom crime rises 13% annually amid spread of Radical Islamic terror" | **Mostly False** | UK Office for National Statistics did report increases in police-recorded crime around this period (~13% increase in year ending June 2017), but the rise was attributed primarily to improved recording practices and increases in knife crime/violent crime broadly — not to 'Radical Islamic terror.' Conflating general crime statistics with terrorism is misleading. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Context
This is a maintenance-level post consistent with Trump's pattern of cycling through reliable themes (immigration, terrorism, trade) especially when other news is unfavorable.

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 60%)

### Indicators

- Early morning local time (~6:30am ET)
- Short declarative style
- Quotes external report
- Exclamation point ending
- Simple policy pivot

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Preemptive Attack (External threat narrative; also deflection from Gold Star controversy)

Sentiment: -0.40

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 30%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 30%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- displacement (neurotic)
- projection (immature)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Inclusive 'we' creates in-group solidarity
- Protector framing positions speaker as guardian

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> United Kingdom crime rises 13% annually amid spread of Radical Islamic terror

**MOSTLY FALSE**

UK Office for National Statistics did report increases in police-recorded crime around this period (~13% increase in year ending June 2017), but the rise was attributed primarily to improved recording practices and increases in knife crime/violent crime broadly — not to 'Radical Islamic terror.' Conflating general crime statistics with terrorism is misleading.

Sources: ONS Crime Survey for England and Wales

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- national_security (80%)
- fear_appeal (70%)
- deflection (60%)
- islamophobia (50%)

## That day

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

**Budget Victory Overshadowed by Gold Star Family Attack**

The day centered on a genuine legislative win — the Senate passed the Republican budget resolution 51-49, clearing the path for tax reform. Trump posted repeatedly about it, calling it the "biggest in the history of our country." But the day's other storyline was uglier: a late-night attack on Rep. Frederica Wilson over the Gold Star widow phone call controversy, where he called her "wacky" and accused her of lying about a condolence call that multiple witnesses later corroborated. Posting stretched from before 10 PM through nearly 2 AM and resumed before 6:15 AM, suggesting a very short night of sleep.

Full digest for 2017-10-20: https://trump.fm/date/2017-10-20/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, October 20). Just out report: "United Kingdom crime rises 13%... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_921323063945453574
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Just out report: "United Kingdom crime rises 13% annually..." X (Twitter), 20 Oct. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_921323063945453574. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Just out report: "United Kingdom crime rises 13% annually...," X (Twitter), October 20, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_921323063945453574.

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