# Post x_925474979914887200

- Post ID: `x_925474979914887200`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-11-01T01:30:04.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_925474979914887200
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_925474979914887200/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_925474979914887200.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> In NYC, looks like another attack by a very sick and deranged person. Law enforcement is following this closely. NOT IN THE U.S.A.!

## Engagement

- Likes: 0
- Reposts: 19,799
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:25.011Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-12T01:06:50.910Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Post x_925474979914887200 (2017-11-01)

### Context
This post references the October 31, 2017 NYC Halloween truck attack by Sayfullo Saipov. Posted at 01:30 UTC = 9:30 PM ET on October 31st (Trump was in DC/White House at this time). This is an evening post, in the authentic posting window.

### Authorship
The post reads as authentic Trump. "NOT IN THE U.S.A.!" is a characteristic emphatic tagline — emotionally charged, caps-locked, and functioning as a slogan rather than policy. The phrasing "very sick and deranged person" is classic Trump labeling. The structure is informal and reactive.

### Psychological Analysis
The post channels narcissistic rage through the lens of national violation. "NOT IN THE U.S.A.!" functions as a territorial/boundary assertion — the nation as an extension of self. The attack constitutes a narcissistic injury to his presidency (an attack "on his watch"), managed by externalizing: the attacker is "sick and deranged" (othering), and the implicit message is this shouldn't happen under Trump's America.

### Rhetorical Techniques
"NOT IN THE U.S.A.!" is a rallying cry — ambiguous between "this happened here" (outrage) and "we won't allow this" (promise). This constructive ambiguity is effective propaganda. The dehumanizing label "sick and deranged" strips the attacker of political/ideological context, reducing terrorism to individual pathology when convenient.

### Longitudinal Note
This post sits in a cluster of 4+ posts about the NYC attack, showing escalating policy responses (extreme vetting, immigration restrictions). The pattern of crisis → emotional reaction → policy demand is consistent with Trump's established rhetoric.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Attack in NYC by a 'very sick and deranged person'" | **Mostly True** | The NYC truck attack did occur. Characterizing the attacker as 'sick and deranged' is editorializing — Saipov was an ISIS-inspired terrorist, not clinically 'deranged' in a medical sense. |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 80%)

### Indicators

- ALL CAPS emotional tagline
- informal reactive tone
- characteristic labeling ('very sick and deranged')
- evening posting time (9:30 PM ET)

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (NYC terrorist attack on his watch)

**Rage:** Intensity 60% targeting the attacker / foreign threats
- Proportionality: 70%

Sentiment: -0.65

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 30%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- splitting (immature)
- projection (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 35%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- protector framing
- shared outrage cultivation

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Dehumanizing framing of attacker as 'sick and deranged'
- Implicit call for exclusionary policy (NOT IN THE U.S.A.)
- Part of escalating post cluster leading to extreme vetting order

**Dehumanizing Language Present**

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Attack in NYC by a 'very sick and deranged person'

**MOSTLY TRUE**

The NYC truck attack did occur. Characterizing the attacker as 'sick and deranged' is editorializing — Saipov was an ISIS-inspired terrorist, not clinically 'deranged' in a medical sense.

Sources: Known events: NYC Halloween Truck Attack

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- terrorism response (90%)
- immigration (60%)
- strongman positioning (70%)
- dehumanization (50%)

## That day

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

**NYC Terror Attack Becomes Launchpad for Day-Long Immigration Scapegoating Campaign**

Trump's day was consumed by the aftermath of the Halloween truck attack in New York City. Brief expressions of condolence gave way to an aggressive campaign blaming Chuck Schumer for the Diversity Visa program and demanding tougher immigration policies. The middle of the day brought a pivot to tax cut messaging and routine presidential duties, but the evening closed with the day's sharpest post — a heated demand to end chain migration that characterized immigrant families as potentially "truly evil." The overall arc was one of steady politicization of a national tragedy, with grief instrumentalized into policy ammunition.

Full digest for 2017-11-01: https://trump.fm/date/2017-11-01/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, November 1). In NYC, looks like another attack by a very sick... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_925474979914887200
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "In NYC, looks like another attack by a very sick and..." X (Twitter), 1 Nov. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_925474979914887200. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "In NYC, looks like another attack by a very sick and...," X (Twitter), November 1, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_925474979914887200.

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