# Post x_923905540291522560

- Post ID: `x_923905540291522560`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-10-27T13:33:40.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_923905540291522560
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_923905540291522560/analysis
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## Post text

> It is now commonly agreed, after many months of COSTLY looking, that there was NO collusion between Russia and Trump. Was collusion with HC!

## Engagement

- Likes: 103,090
- Reposts: 28,344
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.385Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-12T00:49:00.624Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

This post, three days before Mueller's first indictments, represents a preemptive defensive maneuver combining pathological denial, projection, and manufactured consensus. Trump claims "common agreement" of no collusion—a demonstrably false assertion given the active, escalating investigation. The pivot to accusing Hillary Clinton ("Was collusion with HC!") is textbook projection and DARVO (Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender). The timing suggests awareness of investigative pressure and an attempt to set the narrative before damaging developments. The post exemplifies Trump's characteristic defense architecture: deny the accusation, claim vindication via fabricated consensus, then redirect the identical accusation toward a political opponent. This pattern—consistent across hundreds of Russia-related posts—reflects rigid reliance on pathological-level defenses (denial, distortion) rather than mature coping mechanisms, consistent with narcissistic personality organization under threat of exposure.

## Psychological Analysis: Post x_923905540291522560

### Context
Posted October 27, 2017, 9:33 AM ET (Trump was President, likely in Washington D.C.). This is a business-hours post. Notably, the Manafort/Gates indictments were imminent (unsealed October 30), and Trump may have had advance awareness of investigative pressure.

### Authorship
Business hours, but the style—ALL CAPS emphasis, exclamation point, incomplete sentence fragment ("Was collusion with HC!")—strongly suggests authentic Trump. The abbreviation "HC" for Hillary Clinton and the clipped, reactive quality are characteristic.

### Psychological Analysis
This post is a textbook defensive maneuver. The claim that it is "commonly agreed" there was no collusion is a reality distortion—no such consensus existed. The pivot to "Was collusion with HC!" employs classic projection and whataboutism, redirecting the accusatory frame onto his opponent.

The timing is significant: with Mueller's first indictments days away, this reads as preemptive defense against anticipated narcissistic injury. The word "COSTLY" signals grievance framing—the investigation as wasteful persecution.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Denial**: Flatly asserting no collusion despite active investigation
- **Projection**: Attributing collusion to Hillary Clinton
- **Distortion**: Claiming common agreement where none exists

### Rhetorical Techniques
The fragment "Was collusion with HC!" is rhetorically effective—it plants the accusation without making a falsifiable declarative statement. This is characteristic of Trump's intuitive propaganda style.

### Cognitive Notes
"Was collusion with HC!" is a sentence fragment missing the subject ("There"). This could be character-limit compression or mild syntactic looseness consistent with impulsive posting.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "It is now commonly agreed that there was NO collusion between Russia and Trump" | **False** | The Mueller investigation was actively ongoing with indictments imminent. No consensus existed; the investigation would continue for nearly two more years. |
| "Was collusion with HC [Hillary Clinton]" | **Mostly False** | Likely references the Steele dossier or Uranium One. While the Clinton campaign funded opposition research via Fusion GPS, this does not constitute 'collusion with Russia' in any established sense. |

Overall Veracity: 10%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 85%)

### Indicators

- ALL CAPS emphasis on COSTLY
- Abbreviation HC for Hillary Clinton
- Sentence fragment style
- Exclamation point
- Reactive/defensive tone

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Mueller investigation / impending Manafort indictment)

Sentiment: -0.40

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 40%
- Paranoid: 40%
- Sadism: 10%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- claiming consensus to manufacture social proof
- us-vs-them framing

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Manufacturing false consensus ('commonly agreed')
- DARVO: reversing who is accused of collusion
- Attempting to rewrite the narrative around an active investigation

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> It is now commonly agreed that there was NO collusion between Russia and Trump

**FALSE**

The Mueller investigation was actively ongoing with indictments imminent. No consensus existed; the investigation would continue for nearly two more years.

Sources: Mueller investigation timeline; Manafort/Gates indictment October 30, 2017

> Was collusion with HC [Hillary Clinton]

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Likely references the Steele dossier or Uranium One. While the Clinton campaign funded opposition research via Fusion GPS, this does not constitute 'collusion with Russia' in any established sense.

Sources: FEC records on Fusion GPS funding

Overall Veracity: 10%

## Tags

- russia-investigation (100%)
- projection (90%)
- DARVO (80%)
- preemptive-defense (80%)
- hillary-clinton (70%)

## That day

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

**Pre-Indictment Calm: Routine Grandiosity Masks Defensive Russia Posturing Days Before Mueller Strikes**

A largely routine day of presidential messaging—birthday wishes, legislative congratulations, and policy statements—was punctuated by defensive claims about the Russia investigation and personal attacks on billionaire impeachment advocate Tom Steyer. The most notable pattern was a preemptive push to declare "no collusion" just three days before Mueller's first indictments dropped, paired with projection of the collusion accusation onto Hillary Clinton. The day also featured an unusual coordination failure: the same Lee Greenwood birthday message was posted three separate times to different handles, and both the opioid and Steyer messages appeared as near-exact duplicates.

Full digest for 2017-10-27: https://trump.fm/date/2017-10-27/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, October 27). It is now commonly agreed, after many months of... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_923905540291522560
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "It is now commonly agreed, after many months of COSTLY..." X (Twitter), 27 Oct. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_923905540291522560. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "It is now commonly agreed, after many months of COSTLY...," X (Twitter), October 27, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_923905540291522560.

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