# Post x_926404584456773632

- Post ID: `x_926404584456773632`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-11-03T11:03:59.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_926404584456773632
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_926404584456773632/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_926404584456773632.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> ...New Donna B book says she paid for and stole the Dem Primary. What about the deleted E-mails, Uranium, Podesta, the Server, plus, plus...

## Engagement

- Likes: 72,664
- Reposts: 18,237
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.385Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-12T01:16:32.864Z (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 is part of a sustained same-day deflection campaign following the Manafort indictment and Papadopoulos guilty plea revelation days earlier. Trump seizes on Donna Brazile's book excerpt about Clinton-DNC arrangements to redirect attention, employing a compressed Gish gallop that lists multiple Clinton-adjacent grievances ("deleted E-mails, Uranium, Podesta, the Server") as self-evidently criminal. The "plus, plus..." trailing device is psychologically notable—it invites the audience to extend the accusation list themselves, creating participatory grievance construction. The entire day's output shows projection as the dominant defense: accusing Democrats of "collusion and dishonesty" precisely when his own campaign faces those charges. While individually unremarkable, the pattern across same-day posts reveals a coordinated psychological response to narcissistic injury from the Mueller investigation's escalation.

## Analysis: November 3, 2017 — "New Donna B book" Post

### Context
This post references Donna Brazile's newly released book "Hacks," which revealed that the DNC had signed a joint fundraising agreement with the Clinton campaign in August 2015, giving Clinton's team significant control over DNC operations before she won the nomination. Trump seizes on this to deflect from the Mueller investigation pressure (Manafort indictment, Papadopoulos plea days earlier).

### Authorship
Posted at 11:03 UTC = ~7:03 AM ET. Trump was likely in DC/White House area preparing for his Asia trip (departed Nov 3). Early morning tweet with characteristic informal style ("Donna B," ellipsis framing, "plus, plus...") strongly suggests authentic.

### Psychological Analysis
This is classic deflection via whataboutism. The "plus, plus..." trailing construction is a signature Trump device—implying an endless list of offenses too numerous to enumerate, inviting the audience to fill in their own grievances. The post aggregates multiple unrelated Clinton-adjacent topics (emails, Uranium One, Podesta, "the Server") into a single undifferentiated mass of accusation.

The timing—days after Manafort's indictment and Papadopoulos's guilty plea—makes the deflection motive transparent. The entire day's posting pattern shows sustained redirection toward Clinton/Democrats.

### Rhetorical Devices
The ellipsis bookending ("...New" at start, "plus, plus..." at end) creates a sense of ongoing narrative, as if this is one fragment of a much larger case being built. "Stole" is a strong verb choice that frames the DNC-Clinton arrangement as criminal rather than political maneuvering.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Donna Brazile's book says Clinton paid for and stole the Democratic primary" | **Half True** | Brazile's book revealed a joint fundraising agreement giving Clinton's campaign significant control over DNC finances and operations before she won the nomination. 'Paid for' is a simplification; 'stole' is Trump's characterization. Brazile herself used strong language but the arrangement, while ethically questionable, was not illegal. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 90%)

### Indicators

- Early morning timing (~7 AM ET)
- Informal nickname 'Donna B'
- Ellipsis framing style
- Stream-of-consciousness list
- 'plus, plus...' trailing device

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Mixed State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Mueller investigation (Manafort indictment, Papadopoulos plea))

Sentiment: -0.50

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 40%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- projection (immature)
- displacement (neurotic)

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

Cognitive Markers:
- tangentiality

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Inviting audience to fill in grievances with 'plus, plus...'
- Creating shared prosecutorial narrative

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Donna Brazile's book says Clinton paid for and stole the Democratic primary

**HALF TRUE**

Brazile's book revealed a joint fundraising agreement giving Clinton's campaign significant control over DNC finances and operations before she won the nomination. 'Paid for' is a simplification; 'stole' is Trump's characterization. Brazile herself used strong language but the arrangement, while ethically questionable, was not illegal.

Sources: Donna Brazile, 'Hacks' (2017); Politico excerpt, Nov 2 2017

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- deflection (90%)
- whataboutism (90%)
- mueller_response (80%)
- clinton_focus (80%)
- gish_gallop (70%)

## That day

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

**Mueller Anxiety Drives All-Day Clinton Deflection Blitz as Trump Departs for Asia**

Trump spent the bulk of the day hammering Democrats over Donna Brazile's new book about the Clinton-DNC fundraising arrangement, repeatedly demanding the FBI and Justice Department investigate Hillary Clinton instead of his own associates. The barrage began the evening before and intensified in an early-morning burst starting before 6 AM Eastern, with the same accusations recycled across more than a dozen posts. He also responded to the NYC terror attack, touted economic wins, and departed for his Asia trip -- but the Clinton deflection campaign dominated everything, strongly suggesting the recent Mueller indictments were weighing heavily on him.

Full digest for 2017-11-03: https://trump.fm/date/2017-11-03/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, November 3). ...New Donna B book says she paid for and stole... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_926404584456773632
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "...New Donna B book says she paid for and stole the Dem..." X (Twitter), 3 Nov. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_926404584456773632. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "...New Donna B book says she paid for and stole the Dem...," X (Twitter), November 3, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_926404584456773632.

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