# Post x_935489831005810688

- Post ID: `x_935489831005810688`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-11-28T12:45:30.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_935489831005810688
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_935489831005810688/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_935489831005810688.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> At least 24 players kneeling this weekend at NFL stadiums that are now having a very hard time filling up. The American public is fed up with the disrespect the NFL is paying to our Country, our Flag and our National Anthem. Weak and out of control!

## Engagement

- Likes: 101,027
- Reposts: 20,531
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.384Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-12T02:02:31.523Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: NFL Kneeling Attack (2017-11-28)

This post continues Trump's sustained campaign against NFL players kneeling during the National Anthem, a culture-war issue he escalated beginning September 2017. The post combines factual claims about stadium attendance and player numbers with patriotic framing and concluding contempt.

### Authorship
Posted at 12:45 UTC = 7:45 AM EST. Trump had returned from Mar-a-Lago on Nov 26 and was likely at the White House. Early morning timing is consistent with authentic Trump—his pre-staff morning tweet pattern. The style (declarative claims, emotional escalation, punchy closing phrase) is characteristic.

### Psychological Dynamics
This is a maintenance/supply-seeking post reinforcing an established grievance narrative. Trump positions himself as defender of patriotic order against disrespectful chaos agents. The closing "Weak and out of control!" serves dual function: devaluation of the NFL and projection of Trump's own concerns about control onto the target.

### Rhetorical Structure
The post follows a classic Trump persuasion sequence: (1) specific-sounding number for credibility, (2) claimed consequence (empty stadiums), (3) patriotic framing (Country, Flag, Anthem—capitalized for emphasis), (4) dismissive judgment. The capitalization of "Country," "Flag," and "National Anthem" is deliberate sacralization.

### Cultural War Function
This post exemplifies Trump's use of the NFL kneeling issue as a loyalty test and wedge issue, framing racial justice protest as anti-American disrespect—a classic reframing that avoids engaging the substance of the protest.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "At least 24 players kneeling this weekend at NFL stadiums" | **Mostly True** | Approximate numbers of kneeling players during this period were in this range, though counts varied by source |
| "NFL stadiums are having a very hard time filling up" | **Mostly False** | NFL attendance in 2017 declined modestly (~1-2%) but stadiums were still largely full. The decline was consistent with multi-year trends predating the kneeling controversy. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 80%)

### Indicators

- 7:45 AM EST early morning timing
- Stream-of-consciousness escalation pattern
- Punchy closing phrase characteristic of Trump
- No links or formatted content suggesting aide

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance (NFL kneeling protests continuing)

Sentiment: -0.60

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 20%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- splitting (immature)
- projection (immature)
- displacement (neurotic)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 40%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- speaking for 'the American public'
- invoking shared sacred symbols (Flag, Anthem, Country)

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> At least 24 players kneeling this weekend at NFL stadiums

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Approximate numbers of kneeling players during this period were in this range, though counts varied by source

> NFL stadiums are having a very hard time filling up

**MOSTLY FALSE**

NFL attendance in 2017 declined modestly (~1-2%) but stadiums were still largely full. The decline was consistent with multi-year trends predating the kneeling controversy.

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- NFL kneeling (100%)
- patriotic framing (80%)
- splitting (60%)

## That day

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

**A Quiet Day of Economic Victory Laps and Pre-Meeting Sabotage**

A low-key day dominated by boasting about stock market records and consumer confidence numbers, with a brief detour into NFL culture wars. The most notable move was a morning tweet trashing Democratic leaders just hours before a scheduled White House meeting with them -- effectively poisoning the well before negotiations even started. The rest of the day was routine presidential messaging with no flashes of real anger or erratic behavior.

Full digest for 2017-11-28: https://trump.fm/date/2017-11-28/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, November 28). At least 24 players kneeling this weekend at NFL... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_935489831005810688
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "At least 24 players kneeling this weekend at NFL stadiums..." X (Twitter), 28 Nov. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_935489831005810688. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "At least 24 players kneeling this weekend at NFL stadiums...," X (Twitter), November 28, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_935489831005810688.

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