# Post x_932397369655808001

- Post ID: `x_932397369655808001`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-11-19T23:57:10.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_932397369655808001
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_932397369655808001/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_932397369655808001.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Big-game trophy decision will be announced next week but will be very hard pressed to change my mind that this horror show in any way helps conservation of Elephants or any other animal.

## Engagement

- Likes: 66,098
- Reposts: 13,550
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.384Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-12T01:49:18.992Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Big-Game Trophy Decision Post (2017-11-19)

### Context
Trump had recently returned from his Asia trip. On Nov 18, he put a hold on reversing Obama-era restrictions on importing elephant trophies from Zimbabwe and Zambia — a decision his own Fish & Wildlife Service had made. This follow-up post doubles down on opposition to trophy imports, positioning himself against his own administration's policy.

### Authorship
Posted at 6:57 PM EST (Trump was likely at Mar-a-Lago or DC area). The timing is borderline — late enough for authentic posting. The language is relatively polished but contains characteristic Trump markers: "horror show," direct emotional language, first-person ownership of the decision. The phrase "very hard pressed to change my mind" is classic Trump rhetorical framing — asserting personal authority. Likely authentic or lightly edited.

### Psychological Analysis
This is notable as a rare instance of Trump breaking with conservative base/hunting lobby interests to align with mainstream popular opinion. The post demonstrates political instinct — trophy hunting was deeply unpopular across partisan lines. Trump is performing as a decisive, empathetic leader ("horror show" signals emotional engagement with animal welfare).

The post functions as **supply-seeking** through an easy populist win. By publicly opposing his own administration's decision, he gets to be both the authority figure and the rebel — classic narcissistic positioning where he is simultaneously the system and the outsider correcting it.

### Rhetorical Techniques
- Personal authority framing ("my mind," "I")
- Emotional appeal ("horror show")
- Teaser/cliffhanger ("will be announced next week")
- Populist positioning against unpopular policy

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Big-game trophy decision will be announced next week" | **Mostly True** | Trump did ultimately keep the Obama-era restrictions largely in place, though the timeline was less clean than 'next week' |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 70%)

### Indicators

- First-person authority framing
- Emotional language ('horror show')
- Evening posting time
- Characteristic sentence structure
- Slightly more polished than typical late-night posts

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Public backlash to trophy hunting policy)

Sentiment: -0.20

### Clinical

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

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 50%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Personal authority display
- Emotional alignment with audience values
- Teasing future announcement to maintain engagement

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Big-game trophy decision will be announced next week

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Trump did ultimately keep the Obama-era restrictions largely in place, though the timeline was less clean than 'next week'

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- animal_welfare (90%)
- populist_positioning (70%)
- supply_seeking (60%)

## That day

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

**Ingratitude as Betrayal: A President Feuds With a Basketball Dad Over Insufficient Praise**

Trump spent most of the day publicly feuding with LaVar Ball, the father of a UCLA basketball player he helped free from detention in China, angry that Ball didn't thank him enough. He posted twice about it, escalating from "I should have left them in jail" to suggesting he should have delayed the rescue. In between, he attacked Sen. Jeff Flake over a hot-mic moment, calling him "toast." The day ended quietly with a brief remark on trophy hunting policy.

Full digest for 2017-11-19: https://trump.fm/date/2017-11-19/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, November 19). Big-game trophy decision will be announced next... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_932397369655808001
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Big-game trophy decision will be announced next week but..." X (Twitter), 19 Nov. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_932397369655808001. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Big-game trophy decision will be announced next week but...," X (Twitter), November 19, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_932397369655808001.

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