# Post x_930840960346611712

- Post ID: `x_930840960346611712`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-11-15T16:52:33.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_930840960346611712
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_930840960346611712/analysis
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## Post text

> It is actually hard to believe how naive (or dumb) the Failing @nytimes is when it comes to foreign policy...weak and ineffective!

## Engagement

- Likes: 73,601
- Reposts: 15,541
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.384Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-12T01:47:01.221Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Anti-NYT Foreign Policy Attack (Nov 15, 2017)

This post continues a thread attacking the NYT for criticizing Trump's Asia trip relationships. Trump was returning from or had just returned from his 12-day Asia tour and was in defensive mode about media coverage of his diplomatic engagements.

**Timing:** 16:52 UTC. Trump was likely back in Washington DC (EST = 11:52 AM) by Nov 15. Business hours posting.

**Context:** This is a continuation of the previous post attacking NYT for coverage of his Xi Jinping relationship. The thread structure (this follows the "...They should realize" post) suggests a multi-tweet rant, characteristic of authentic Trump.

**Psychological Pattern:** Classic narcissistic injury response to media criticism of his Asia trip. The parenthetical "(or dumb)" is characteristic Trump escalation—offering the "nicer" interpretation first then the harsher one. The closing "weak and ineffective!" is projection/devaluation, applying to the NYT qualities he fears being attributed to himself regarding foreign policy.

**Rhetorical:** Ad hominem attack substituting for substantive policy defense. "Failing" is perseverative branding. The naive/dumb false choice is a rhetorical trap—either way the NYT is incompetent.

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 75%)

### Indicators

- Business hours but part of emotional tweet thread
- Characteristic parenthetical escalation pattern
- Perseverative 'Failing' branding
- Ellipsis ending with exclamatory devaluation

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (New York Times foreign policy coverage)

**Rage:** Intensity 50% targeting New York Times
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.70

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Multi-tweet rant on same topic

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 30%
- Sadism: 20%

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

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

Cognitive Markers:
- perseveration

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared enemy framing
- implicit appeal to audience as smarter than NYT

## Tags

- media-attack (90%)
- NYT (90%)
- asia-trip (70%)
- foreign-policy (60%)

## That day

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

**Triumphant Return From Asia Yields a Day of Self-Congratulation With Media Barbs**

Trump spent the day basking in the glow of his just-completed 12-day Asia trip, repeatedly declaring it a historic success and insisting America is "respected again." The mood was almost entirely self-congratulatory, with brief flashes of irritation at CNN and the New York Times for not celebrating the trip sufficiently. He also publicly demanded gratitude from three UCLA basketball players he helped get released from detention in China, exaggerating the jail time they faced to magnify his role as savior. A quiet day overall, with no serious escalation or threats -- just a president who very much wanted everyone to know how well his trip went.

Full digest for 2017-11-15: https://trump.fm/date/2017-11-15/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, November 15). It is actually hard to believe how naive (or... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_930840960346611712
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "It is actually hard to believe how naive (or dumb) the..." X (Twitter), 15 Nov. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_930840960346611712. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "It is actually hard to believe how naive (or dumb) the...," X (Twitter), November 15, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_930840960346611712.

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