# Post x_935150368207654912

- Post ID: `x_935150368207654912`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-11-27T14:16:36.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_935150368207654912
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_935150368207654912/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_935150368207654912.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> The good news is that their ratings are terrible, nobody cares! https://t.co/I7h4Ryin3h

## Engagement

- Likes: 59,880
- Reposts: 13,407
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.384Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-12T02:01:18.051Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Psychological Analysis: Post x_935150368207654912

### Context
Posted 2017-11-27 at 9:16 AM ET (Trump back in D.C. per same-day post). This is part of a cluster of media-attack posts, including the "FAKE NEWS TROPHY" post from the same day. The linked URL likely references media coverage or ratings data. The dismissive tone ("nobody cares!") serves as a devaluation of media criticism.

### Authorship
Business hours posting (9:16 AM ET), brief but stylistically consistent with Trump's authentic voice—the dismissive construction, exclamation mark, and linking pattern. Likely authentic but could be either; the brevity and casualness lean toward Trump himself scrolling morning coverage.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a textbook **narcissistic devaluation** of a perceived threat source. The defense is economical: rather than engaging with media content, Trump dismisses both the messenger (terrible ratings) and the audience (nobody cares). This is a two-step nullification—the media is both unpopular AND irrelevant.

The post functions as **supply-seeking** by inviting followers to share in contemptuous dismissal, and as **narcissistic injury management** by preemptively neutralizing any critical coverage. The "good news" framing recontextualizes negative attention as a win.

### Rhetorical Techniques
- **Devaluation through metrics**: Equating ratings with legitimacy
- **Dismissive minimization**: "nobody cares" as absolute claim
- **Reframing**: Negative coverage → "good news" (their irrelevance)

### Longitudinal Note
This post is part of a same-day media-attack cluster (see FAKE NEWS TROPHY post), suggesting an activated state around media grievance. The pattern is consistent with baseline Trump media behavior—nothing clinically novel.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Media ratings are terrible" | **Half True** | Cable news ratings varied; CNN and MSNBC actually saw ratings increases during the Trump era due to the news cycle intensity. Some specific programs may have had dips. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 60%)

### Indicators

- Business hours (9:16 AM ET)
- Brief dismissive style consistent with authentic Trump
- Exclamation mark usage
- Link-sharing with commentary pattern
- Could be either Trump or aide

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (Media coverage/criticism)

Sentiment: -0.30

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Part of rapid-fire media attack cluster

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 20%
- Sadism: 20%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- devaluation (immature)
- denial (pathological)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 15%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Shared contempt for out-group
- Implicit alliance with audience against media

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Media ratings are terrible

**HALF TRUE**

Cable news ratings varied; CNN and MSNBC actually saw ratings increases during the Trump era due to the news cycle intensity. Some specific programs may have had dips.

Sources: General knowledge of 2017 cable news ratings trends

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- media-attack (90%)
- devaluation (80%)
- dismissive (70%)

## That day

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

**A Quiet Monday: Tax Bill Optimism Bookends a "Fake News Trophy" Taunt**

Trump returned to Washington after the Thanksgiving holiday and posted lightly — just four times. The day was split between upbeat promotion of the Senate tax bill and a provocative taunt challenging followers to pick the "most dishonest" news network for a "FAKE NEWS TROPHY." The mood was consistently self-congratulatory and low-key, with no flashes of anger and nothing resembling a crisis response. It was one of the quieter days on record.

Full digest for 2017-11-27: https://trump.fm/date/2017-11-27/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, November 27). The good news is that their ratings are terrible,... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_935150368207654912
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "The good news is that their ratings are terrible, nobody..." X (Twitter), 27 Nov. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_935150368207654912. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "The good news is that their ratings are terrible, nobody...," X (Twitter), November 27, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_935150368207654912.

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