# Post x_936032830844555300

- Post ID: `x_936032830844555300`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-11-30T17:43:12.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: yes, 2026-02-01T01:33:25.010Z (UTC)
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_936032830844555300
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_936032830844555300/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_936032830844555300.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Theresa @theresamay, don’t focus on me, focus on the destructive Radical Islamic Terrorism that is taking place within the United Kingdom. We are doing just fine!

## Engagement

- Likes: 0
- Reposts: 4,860
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:25.010Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-12T02:13:02.687Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

Trump publicly rebukes UK PM Theresa May after she criticized his retweeting of anti-Muslim videos from far-right group Britain First. The post exhibits a classic narcissistic injury response pattern: deflection ("don't focus on me"), counterattack (redirecting to UK terrorism), and grandiose dismissal ("We are doing just fine!"). The wrong Twitter handle suggests impulsive, unedited authorship. Most psychologically notable is the grandiose schema revealed by issuing directives to an allied head of state as though she were subordinate, and the disproportionality of publicly humiliating a NATO ally over measured criticism. The post doubles down on the inflammatory content rather than retreating, escalating the very rhetoric that prompted criticism — a pattern consistent with narcissistic defiance where backing down is experienced as intolerable weakness. The instrumental use of terrorism fears to deflect from his own amplification of extremist content represents a concerning normalization of far-right narratives at the presidential level.

## Psychological Analysis: Trump Post x_936032830844555300 (2017-11-30)

### Context
This post is a direct public rebuke of UK Prime Minister Theresa May, who had criticized Trump for retweeting three anti-Muslim videos from Britain First, a far-right UK organization, on November 29, 2017. May's spokesperson called Trump "wrong" to share the content. Trump responds by telling an allied head of state to mind her own business.

Notably, Trump tagged the wrong account — `@theresamay` rather than `@theaborea_may` — a detail consistent with impulsive, unedited posting.

### Authorship
Timing is 12:43 PM ET (Trump was in Washington, DC by this date). While this falls in business hours, the content is highly reactive, personally combative toward an allied leader, contains a tagging error, and matches Trump's characteristic deflection-aggression style. This reads as authentic — an aide would be unlikely to publicly insult the UK PM with a wrong handle.

### Psychological Dynamics
This is a textbook narcissistic injury response. May's public criticism constitutes an affront from someone Trump would expect deference from. The response pattern is classic: **deflect** ("don't focus on me"), **attack** ("destructive Radical Islamic Terrorism... within the United Kingdom"), and **dismiss** ("We are doing just fine!").

The instruction "don't focus on me" to a foreign head of state reveals the grandiose schema — he positions himself as superior, issuing directives to a peer-level leader as though she were subordinate.

"We are doing just fine!" is a dismissive closure that signals invulnerability — a narcissistic defense against the implication that his behavior was problematic.

### Rhetorical Analysis
The phrase "destructive Radical Islamic Terrorism" is deliberately inflammatory, doubling down on the very content May criticized. This is not retreat — it is escalation, reframing criticism as evidence the critic is weak on terror. The whataboutism redirects from Trump's amplification of extremist content to the UK's terrorism problem.

### Danger Assessment
The post instrumentalizes terrorism fears against a democratic ally and normalizes far-right content sharing. The framing implicitly validates Britain First's worldview while publicly humiliating a NATO ally. This contributes to erosion of democratic norms around alliance solidarity.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Destructive Radical Islamic Terrorism is taking place within the United Kingdom" | **Half True** | The UK experienced several terror attacks in 2017 (Manchester Arena, London Bridge, Parsons Green). However, 'taking place' in present tense overstates ongoing threat level, and the framing deflects from the actual issue of Trump sharing Britain First propaganda. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Wrong Twitter handle (@theresamay instead of official account)
- Reactive/combative tone toward allied leader
- Impulsive quality — no aide would publicly insult UK PM this way
- Business hours but content is too diplomatically reckless for staff

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (Theresa May / UK government criticism of his Britain First retweets)

**Rage:** Intensity 60% targeting Theresa May / United Kingdom
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.50

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- High output day — multiple combative posts across several targets (NYT, North Korea, markets, now UK PM)
- Escalatory rather than de-escalatory impulse

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 50%
- Paranoid: 30%
- Sadism: 40%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- projection (immature)
- denial (pathological)
- acting out (immature)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- positioning self as strong leader vs weak foreign leader
- flattering American audience with 'we are doing just fine'

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Instrumentalizes terrorism fears against democratic ally
- Normalizes far-right Britain First content at presidential level
- Damages alliance solidarity through public humiliation of allied leader

### Gaslighting

- Reframes his sharing of extremist content as irrelevant compared to actual terrorism
- Implies May's criticism is misdirected rather than legitimate
- DARVO-adjacent: positions himself as wrongly targeted when he amplified hate content

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Destructive Radical Islamic Terrorism is taking place within the United Kingdom

**HALF TRUE**

The UK experienced several terror attacks in 2017 (Manchester Arena, London Bridge, Parsons Green). However, 'taking place' in present tense overstates ongoing threat level, and the framing deflects from the actual issue of Trump sharing Britain First propaganda.

Sources: General knowledge of 2017 UK terror attacks

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- narcissistic_injury_response (90%)
- alliance_diplomacy (80%)
- islamophobia_adjacent (70%)
- whataboutism (80%)
- britain_first_retweet_fallout (100%)

## That day

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

**Diplomatic Grenade at Theresa May Overshadowed by Dow 24K Victory Lap**

Trump spent most of the day in a triumphalist mood, celebrating the Dow hitting 24,000 and relentlessly pushing the Senate to pass his tax reform bill. The most notable episode was a sharp public rebuke of UK Prime Minister Theresa May after she criticized his retweeting of anti-Muslim videos from a far-right British group — he told her to worry about terrorism in her own country instead. The attack resurfaced hours later, suggesting it continued to simmer beneath the day's economic cheerleading. Late-night and early-morning posting — with activity past 2 AM — hinted at a restless night, though the tone stabilized into routine boasting by afternoon.

Full digest for 2017-11-30: https://trump.fm/date/2017-11-30/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, November 30). Theresa @theresamay, don’t focus on me, focus on... [Deleted social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_936032830844555300
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Theresa @theresamay, don’t focus on me, focus on the..." X (Twitter), 30 Nov. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_936032830844555300. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Theresa @theresamay, don’t focus on me, focus on the...," X (Twitter), November 30, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_936032830844555300.

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