# Post x_934781939088629761

- Post ID: `x_934781939088629761`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-11-26T13:52:36.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_934781939088629761
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_934781939088629761/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_934781939088629761.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> The last thing we need in Alabama and the U.S. Senate is a Schumer/Pelosi puppet who is WEAK on Crime, WEAK on the Border, Bad for our Military and our great Vets, Bad for our 2nd Amendment, AND WANTS TO RAISES TAXES TO THE SKY. Jones would be a disaster!

## Engagement

- Likes: 103,129
- Reposts: 26,802
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.384Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-12T02:01:07.189Z (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 a politically strategic attack on Doug Jones in the Alabama Senate special election, notable primarily for what it omits: any mention of Republican candidate Roy Moore, who was then facing multiple allegations of sexual misconduct with minors. Trump reduces the race to pure partisan calculus, deploying fear appeals across six policy domains to activate different voter constituencies. The "puppet" framing denies Jones independent agency. The typo "RAISES" strongly suggests authentic Trump authorship. Psychologically, the post demonstrates splitting (Jones as all-bad) and denial (complete avoidance of the Moore controversy). The characterization of Jones as "WEAK on Crime" constitutes a notable reality distortion given Jones's record as the federal prosecutor who convicted the 16th Street Baptist Church bombers.

## Analysis: Anti-Doug Jones Alabama Senate Tweet (2017-11-26)

### Context
This post concerns the Alabama special Senate election (December 12, 2017) between Republican Roy Moore and Democrat Doug Jones. Notably, Roy Moore was facing multiple allegations of sexual misconduct with minors at this time, making Trump's implicit endorsement politically significant. Trump attacks Jones without naming Moore, a strategic omission.

### Authorship
Posted at 8:52 AM ET (Mar-a-Lago). The grammatical error "WANTS TO RAISES TAXES" is a strong authentic Trump marker. The overall structure—list of attacks with selective caps—is characteristic Trump rhetorical style. Sunday morning posting from Mar-a-Lago is consistent with personal phone use.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a strategic post but driven by tribal loyalty dynamics. Trump frames the election purely in terms of partisan utility—Jones is dangerous not as a person but as a "Schumer/Pelosi puppet." The avoidance of Moore's name or the sexual misconduct allegations represents denial/avoidance of a politically inconvenient reality.

### Rhetorical Techniques
Classic fear-based persuasion: every item in the list is framed as threat (WEAK, Bad, disaster). The "puppet" framing dehumanizes Jones as lacking agency. The selective capitalization creates emphasis hierarchy. The closing "disaster!" is Trump's signature catastrophizing label.

### Danger Assessment
No direct danger indicators. Standard political attack rhetoric.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Jones is WEAK on Crime" | **Mostly False** | Doug Jones was a former U.S. Attorney who successfully prosecuted KKK members responsible for the 1963 16th Street Baptist Church bombing. His law enforcement record was strong. |
| "Jones WANTS TO RAISES TAXES TO THE SKY" | **Mostly False** | Jones opposed the Trump tax cuts but did not propose dramatic tax increases. Standard hyperbolic campaign rhetoric. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 85%)

### Indicators

- Grammatical error 'WANTS TO RAISES TAXES'
- Selective ALL CAPS pattern
- Early morning Mar-a-Lago posting
- Stream-of-consciousness list structure
- Signature 'disaster!' closing

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Preemptive Attack (Alabama Senate race polling/Moore allegations threatening Republican seat)

Sentiment: -0.80

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 20%
- Sadism: 20%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- denial (pathological)
- splitting (immature)
- projection (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 35%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- tribal identity reinforcement
- fear-based mobilization

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Jones is WEAK on Crime

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Doug Jones was a former U.S. Attorney who successfully prosecuted KKK members responsible for the 1963 16th Street Baptist Church bombing. His law enforcement record was strong.

Sources: DOJ records; Historical record of Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing prosecution

> Jones WANTS TO RAISES TAXES TO THE SKY

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Jones opposed the Trump tax cuts but did not propose dramatic tax increases. Standard hyperbolic campaign rhetoric.

Sources: Jones campaign platform 2017

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- alabama-senate-race (100%)
- partisan-attack (90%)
- roy-moore-implicit-endorsement (80%)
- fear-appeal (70%)

## That day

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

**A Quiet Day at Mar-a-Lago: Alabama Proxy War and Russia Dismissal Frame a Low-Volume Sunday**

Trump spent the last day of his Thanksgiving week at Mar-a-Lago with a light posting schedule -- just three posts during the day. Two focused on the upcoming Alabama Senate race, attacking Democrat Doug Jones across multiple policy fronts while conspicuously avoiding any mention of the scandal-plagued Republican candidate Roy Moore. The day closed with a familiar grievance-then-boast pattern, dismissing the Russia investigation as a "phony excuse" before claiming historically unmatched presidential accomplishments.

Full digest for 2017-11-26: https://trump.fm/date/2017-11-26/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, November 26). The last thing we need in Alabama and the U.S.... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_934781939088629761
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "The last thing we need in Alabama and the U.S. Senate is a..." X (Twitter), 26 Nov. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_934781939088629761. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "The last thing we need in Alabama and the U.S. Senate is a...," X (Twitter), November 26, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_934781939088629761.

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