# Post x_924251519121346560

- Post ID: `x_924251519121346560`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-10-28T12:28:28.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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## Post text

> Just read the nice remarks by President Jimmy Carter about me and how badly I am treated by the press (Fake News). Thank you Mr. President!

## Engagement

- Likes: 134,020
- Reposts: 24,370
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.385Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-12T00:56:18.401Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Trump Post x_924251519121346560 (2017-10-28)

### Content Summary
Trump references "nice remarks" by Jimmy Carter about him and frames Carter as validating his claim of unfair press treatment. He thanks Carter publicly.

### Authorship
Posted at 12:28 UTC = 8:28 AM ET (Trump likely at White House or traveling). Saturday morning — plausible for either authentic or aide, but the conversational tone, parenthetical insertion of "(Fake News)," and supply-seeking nature suggest authentic Trump.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a classic **supply-seeking** post. Trump leverages validation from a former president — notably a Democrat — to bolster his persecution narrative. The parenthetical "(Fake News)" is an involuntary insertion of his grievance frame even into a positive, grateful post. He cannot express gratitude without simultaneously attacking the press.

Carter did make comments around this time acknowledging media unfairness toward Trump, making this a strategic amplification of external validation. The appeal to Carter's authority is notable: Trump typically devalues Democrats, but selectively elevates them when they provide narcissistic supply.

### Rhetorical Devices
- Appeal to authority (former president validates him)
- In-group/out-group framing (Carter + Trump vs. Fake News)
- Branding ("Fake News" parenthetical)

### Context
This post occurs the same weekend as the Manafort indictment unsealing. The timing suggests possible deflection — seeking positive narratives amid threatening legal developments.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "President Jimmy Carter made nice remarks about Trump and how badly the press treats him" | **Mostly True** | Carter did make public comments in late October 2017 suggesting media coverage of Trump was unfair, though his full comments were more nuanced than Trump's summary implies. |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 70%)

### Indicators

- Parenthetical aside '(Fake News)' is characteristic Trump insertion
- Conversational grateful tone
- Saturday morning timing is ambiguous
- No typos but simple enough structure

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Jimmy Carter's public remarks)

Sentiment: +0.50

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 30%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- rationalization (neurotic)
- idealization (immature)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- gratitude display that models desired follower behavior
- framing a bipartisan endorsement of persecution narrative

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> President Jimmy Carter made nice remarks about Trump and how badly the press treats him

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Carter did make public comments in late October 2017 suggesting media coverage of Trump was unfair, though his full comments were more nuanced than Trump's summary implies.

Sources: Carter interview coverage, October 2017

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- supply-seeking (80%)
- media-attack (40%)
- bipartisan-validation (70%)
- deflection-timing (50%)

## That day

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

**A Carefully Presidential Saturday Cracks Only Once—at Michael Moore—While Mueller's First Charges Loom**

A relatively calm Saturday dominated by the JFK files release, with Trump carefully projecting a presidential image across multiple policy-oriented posts. He highlighted GDP numbers, promoted drug take-back day, and honored first responders — all while conspicuously avoiding the bombshell news that Mueller's investigation had filed its first charges the day before. The one crack in the composed facade came with a gratuitous swipe at Michael Moore over his Broadway show closing, a textbook displacement of anxiety onto a safe cultural target. Overall, a low-intensity day of image management and strategic deflection.

Full digest for 2017-10-28: https://trump.fm/date/2017-10-28/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, October 28). Just read the nice remarks by President Jimmy... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_924251519121346560
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Just read the nice remarks by President Jimmy Carter about..." X (Twitter), 28 Oct. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_924251519121346560. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Just read the nice remarks by President Jimmy Carter about...," X (Twitter), October 28, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_924251519121346560.

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