# Post x_936393574433939456

- Post ID: `x_936393574433939456`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-12-01T00:36:40.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_936393574433939456
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_936393574433939456/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_936393574433939456.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Today is a day that I’ve been looking very much forward to ALL YEAR LONG. It is one that you have heard me speak about many times before.
>
> Now, as President of the United States, it is my tremendous honor to finally wish America and the world, a very MERRY CHRISTMAS! https://t.co/cTvdlUkfHV

## Engagement

- Likes: 114,046
- Reposts: 28,878
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.384Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-12T02:20:31.662Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: "Merry Christmas" Announcement (2017-12-01)

This post is a performative declaration framing the ability to say "Merry Christmas" as a presidential achievement. It references Trump's recurring campaign theme that "Christmas" had been suppressed by political correctness, and positions himself as the restorer of this cultural norm.

**Timing:** Posted at 00:36 UTC on Dec 1 = 7:36 PM ET Nov 30. Trump had returned to DC from Mar-a-Lago by Nov 26. This is evening but not late-night. The polished, structured quality suggests aide involvement or heavy editing.

**Key Psychological Features:**
- The post builds suspense ("a day I've been looking forward to ALL YEAR LONG") for what amounts to saying "Merry Christmas" — a dramatic mismatch suggesting grandiose framing of mundane acts
- "my tremendous honor to finally wish" — positions himself as liberator of a phrase never actually banned
- This is classic culture-war supply-seeking: delivering on a symbolic campaign promise to validate his role as defender of traditional America

**Context:** This was posted the same day Michael Flynn pleaded guilty. The timing is notable — a feel-good cultural post serves as deflection from a major legal blow to the administration.

**Rhetorical Function:** The post manufactures a victory where no battle existed, reinforcing the narrative that Trump restored something that was "taken away" from his base.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Saying 'Merry Christmas' required presidential restoration" | **False** | No law, regulation, or official policy ever prohibited saying 'Merry Christmas.' Some retailers adopted inclusive holiday greetings as private business decisions. The phrase was never banned. |

Overall Veracity: 0%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 30%)

### Indicators

- Polished structure with buildup and payoff
- Correct grammar and punctuation throughout
- Professional formatting with line breaks
- Evening posting time (7:36 PM ET)
- Includes link (likely video content)

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Culture war narrative; possible deflection from Flynn guilty plea)

Sentiment: +0.80

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Grandiose framing of routine greeting
- Elevated self-importance in cultural narrative

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 0%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Shared anticipation ('you have heard me speak about')
- In-group belonging through cultural marker
- Positioning audience as co-participants in a victory

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Implies 'Merry Christmas' was previously forbidden or suppressed when it was not
- Creates false narrative of cultural persecution now resolved by his presidency

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Saying 'Merry Christmas' required presidential restoration

**FALSE**

No law, regulation, or official policy ever prohibited saying 'Merry Christmas.' Some retailers adopted inclusive holiday greetings as private business decisions. The phrase was never banned.

Sources: General knowledge of US cultural history

Overall Veracity: 0%

## Tags

- culture_war (90%)
- supply_seeking (80%)
- deflection (60%)
- manufactured_victory (80%)
- christmas (100%)

## That day

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

**Flynn Plea Goes Unmentioned as Trump Floods the Zone with Steinle Rage, Christmas, and Tax Boasting**

Trump spent the day conspicuously avoiding the biggest story -- Michael Flynn's guilty plea and cooperation deal with the Mueller investigation -- and instead filled his feed with a mix of Christmas messaging, economic chest-thumping, and escalating anger over the Kate Steinle verdict. The Steinle case clearly ate at him overnight; his morning posts were sharper and more distorted than his initial late-night reaction. An afternoon denial that Rex Tillerson was being pushed out proved to be false within three months, and the rest of the day was rounded out with optimistic tax reform cheerleading.

Full digest for 2017-12-01: https://trump.fm/date/2017-12-01/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, December 1). Today is a day that I’ve been looking very much... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_936393574433939456
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Today is a day that I’ve been looking very much forward to..." X (Twitter), 1 Dec. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_936393574433939456. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Today is a day that I’ve been looking very much forward to...," X (Twitter), December 1, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_936393574433939456.

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