# Post x_933448074348900354

- Post ID: `x_933448074348900354`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-11-22T21:32:18.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_933448074348900354
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_933448074348900354/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_933448074348900354.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> I have long given the order to help Argentina with the Search and Rescue mission of their missing submarine. 45 people aboard and not much time left. May God be with them and the people of Argentina!

## Engagement

- Likes: 125,245
- Reposts: 25,715
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.384Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-12T01:51:35.456Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Argentina Submarine Post (2017-11-22)

This post addresses the ARA San Juan submarine disappearance (lost contact November 15, 2017, with 44 crew—Trump says 45). It is a presidential statement offering U.S. assistance and expressing sympathy.

### Authorship
The post is polished, diplomatic, and structured—hallmarks of aide composition. Posted at 4:32 PM EST (Trump at Mar-a-Lago), squarely in business hours. The phrase "I have long given the order" is notable: it inserts personal agency/credit into what is otherwise a standard diplomatic statement. This hybridization—aide structure with Trumpian self-crediting—suggests either aide-drafted with Trump input or Trump dictating key phrases.

The factual error (45 vs. 44 crew) could indicate either casual Trump involvement or simple miscommunication.

### Psychological Notes
"I have long given the order" is the psychologically interesting phrase. It asserts command authority and implies he acted before others recognized the urgency. This is routine grandiose self-positioning but mild by his standards. The religious closing ("May God be with them") is conventional presidential rhetoric.

### Context
This sits among a day of mixed posts—NFL grievance, "Crooked Hillary," market boasting, and a Navy crash statement. This submarine post and the Navy crash post share a similar template: crisis + presidential concern + prayers. Both likely aide-assisted.

### Rhetorical Devices
Standard presidential empathy performance with embedded self-credit.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "45 people aboard the missing Argentine submarine" | **Mostly False** | ARA San Juan had 44 crew members aboard, not 45 |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 25%)

### Indicators

- Business hours (4:32 PM EST)
- Polished diplomatic structure
- Correct grammar and complete sentences
- Professional tone matching aide template
- But 'I have long given the order' has Trumpian self-crediting flavor

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance

Sentiment: +0.30

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 20%
- Antisocial: 0%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- rationalization (neurotic)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Presidential authority display
- Religious solidarity invocation

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> 45 people aboard the missing Argentine submarine

**MOSTLY FALSE**

ARA San Juan had 44 crew members aboard, not 45

Sources: Contemporary news reports on ARA San Juan disappearance

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- diplomacy (70%)
- self-credit (50%)
- crisis-response (80%)
- aide-drafted (70%)

## That day

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

**Pre-Dawn LaVar Ball Rage Gives Way to Routine Grandiosity at Mar-a-Lago**

Trump started the day before Thanksgiving with a sharp, personal attack on LaVar Ball in the pre-dawn hours, furious that Ball hadn't sufficiently thanked him for helping get UCLA basketball players released from China. The anger burned hot but brief -- within an hour he'd moved on to the NFL anthem debate, stock market boasts, and routine presidential statements. The rest of the day was quiet and largely staff-driven, with official responses to a Navy aircraft crash and the Argentine submarine search. A typical holiday-week pattern: an early-morning grievance flare followed by a calm coast into the afternoon from Mar-a-Lago.

Full digest for 2017-11-22: https://trump.fm/date/2017-11-22/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, November 22). I have long given the order to help Argentina... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_933448074348900354
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "I have long given the order to help Argentina with the..." X (Twitter), 22 Nov. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_933448074348900354. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "I have long given the order to help Argentina with the...," X (Twitter), November 22, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_933448074348900354.

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