# Post x_925497025386500096

- Post ID: `x_925497025386500096`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-10-31T22:57:40.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_925497025386500096
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_925497025386500096/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_925497025386500096.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> My thoughts, condolences and prayers to the victims and families of the New York City terrorist attack. God and your country are with you!

## Engagement

- Likes: 114,627
- Reposts: 26,364
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.385Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-12T01:05:57.627Z (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_925497025386500096 (2017-10-31)

### Context
This post follows the NYC Halloween truck attack that killed 8 people. It is a standard condolence statement issued the same day. Trump was President, likely in Washington, D.C. at the time. The post at 22:57 UTC = ~6:57 PM ET — end of business hours.

### Authorship
This is almost certainly aide-written (likely Dan Scavino or comms staff). The post is formulaic, grammatically correct, uses standard presidential condolence language ("thoughts, condolences and prayers"), and lacks any of Trump's characteristic markers — no ALL CAPS (beyond what's grammatically appropriate), no personal attacks, no stream-of-consciousness, no typos. Compare to the earlier same-day post "NOT IN THE U.S.A.!" which shows authentic Trump markers (caps, emotional reactivity, punchy).

### Psychological Analysis
Minimal psychological signal. This is institutional communication, not personal expression. The phrase "God and your country are with you" is boilerplate patriotic framing. The post functions as maintenance — fulfilling presidential role expectations after a crisis.

### Rhetorical
Standard appeal to unity and faith. No propaganda techniques beyond routine patriotic framing.

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 15%)

### Indicators

- Formulaic condolence language
- Perfect grammar and punctuation
- No emotional reactivity or ALL CAPS
- Business hours posting (6:57 PM ET)
- Stark contrast with same-day authentic posts like 'NOT IN THE U.S.A.!'

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance (NYC terror attack — obligatory presidential response)

Sentiment: +0.10

### Clinical

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- inclusive language ('your country')

## Tags

- condolence (100%)
- terrorism_response (90%)
- aide_written (85%)

## That day

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

**Mueller Defense Gives Way to Manhattan Terror as Investigation and Violence Collide on Halloween**

Trump spent the morning in full defensive mode over the Mueller investigation's first indictments, firing off five posts in two hours to distance himself from Manafort and discredit cooperating witness George Papadopoulos. By midday, the tone shifted to presidential normalcy — Halloween wishes, economic boasting, and official statements. The day took a sharp turn in the late afternoon when a truck attack in Lower Manhattan killed eight people, giving Trump a new and more comfortable role as commander-in-chief responding to terrorism rather than a president under legal siege.

Full digest for 2017-10-31: https://trump.fm/date/2017-10-31/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, October 31). My thoughts, condolences and prayers to the... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_925497025386500096
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "My thoughts, condolences and prayers to the victims and..." X (Twitter), 31 Oct. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_925497025386500096. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "My thoughts, condolences and prayers to the victims and...," X (Twitter), October 31, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_925497025386500096.

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