# Post x_923147501418446800

- Post ID: `x_923147501418446800`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-10-25T15:21:30.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_923147501418446800/analysis
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## Post text

> ""Clinton campaign &amp, DNC paid for research that led to the anti-Trump Fake News Dossier. The victim here is the President."" @FoxNews

## Engagement

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- Reposts: 17,896
- Replies: 0
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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:25.012Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-12T00:44:58.877Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Quoting Fox News on Dossier Funding

This post quotes a Fox News commentary asserting that the Clinton campaign and DNC funded research leading to the Steele dossier, framing Trump as "the victim." The use of quotation marks and attribution to @FoxNews indicates Trump is amplifying favorable media coverage rather than composing original commentary.

### Context
On October 24, 2017, the Washington Post reported that the Clinton campaign and DNC helped fund Fusion GPS research that produced the Steele dossier. This was a significant development that Trump seized upon to reframe the Russia investigation narrative.

### Authorship
Posted at 11:21 AM ET (Trump was in Washington during this period). The polished quoting format and business-hours timing suggest possible aide involvement, though Trump frequently quote-tweeted Fox News himself. The content aligns with his emotional priorities, making mixed attribution likely.

### Psychological Dynamics
The post is notable for its victim-positioning. By quoting someone else calling "the President" a victim, Trump achieves simultaneous third-person grandiosity (presidential title) and vulnerability (victimhood). This oscillation between grandiose and vulnerable narcissistic states is characteristic.

The dossier revelation provided genuine narcissistic supply—external validation that his "witch hunt" framing had merit. This is a supply-seeking post leveraging favorable news.

### Rhetorical Function
Quoting Fox News serves as an appeal to authority while maintaining plausible distance. The phrase "Fake News Dossier" is branded labeling—a consistent propaganda technique of attaching dismissive modifiers to threats.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Clinton campaign and DNC paid for research that led to the dossier" | **Mostly True** | The Washington Post reported on Oct 24, 2017 that the Clinton campaign and DNC (via law firm Perkins Coie) funded Fusion GPS research that produced the Steele dossier. However, the research was originally funded by a Republican donor during the primaries. |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 45%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (11:21 AM ET)
- Quotation format with attribution
- Content matches Trump's emotional priorities
- Fox News amplification is common Trump behavior

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Mixed State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Washington Post report on dossier funding by Clinton/DNC)

Sentiment: -0.40

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 40%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- projection (immature)
- denial (pathological)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 20%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- victim identification—inviting followers to see him as wronged
- authority citation via Fox News

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Clinton campaign and DNC paid for research that led to the dossier

**MOSTLY TRUE**

The Washington Post reported on Oct 24, 2017 that the Clinton campaign and DNC (via law firm Perkins Coie) funded Fusion GPS research that produced the Steele dossier. However, the research was originally funded by a Republican donor during the primaries.

Sources: Washington Post, Oct 24 2017

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- dossier (100%)
- fox-news-amplification (80%)
- victim-framing (70%)
- clinton (60%)

## That day

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

**Morning Grievance Burst Over Dossier and Senate Critics Yields to Controlled Presidential Routine**

Trump started the day in reactive mode, seizing on the news that the Clinton campaign helped fund the Steele dossier and taking a victory lap over Senators Flake and Corker exiting the Senate race. The morning posts carried a brief flash of anger and a pointed victim narrative, but both faded quickly. The rest of the day was dominated by routine presidential business — a call with China's Xi Jinping, a Texas hurricane briefing, tax reform messaging, and plugging a Lou Dobbs interview. Overall a controlled, low-intensity day with grievance confined to a narrow early window.

Full digest for 2017-10-25: https://trump.fm/date/2017-10-25/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, October 25). ""Clinton campaign &amp, DNC paid for research... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_923147501418446800
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. """Clinton campaign &amp, DNC paid for research that led to..." X (Twitter), 25 Oct. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_923147501418446800. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, """Clinton campaign &amp, DNC paid for research that led to...," X (Twitter), October 25, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_923147501418446800.

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