# Post x_936395008139198464

- Post ID: `x_936395008139198464`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-12-01T00:42:21.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_936395008139198464
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_936395008139198464/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_936395008139198464.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> The Christmas Story begins 2,000 years ago with a mother, a father, their baby son and the most extraordinary gift of all—the gift of God’s love for all of humanity.
>
> Whatever our beliefs, we know that the birth of Jesus Christ and the story of his life... https://t.co/P94C3LjWlx

## Engagement

- Likes: 154,798
- Reposts: 48,641
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.384Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-12T02:19:59.593Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Christmas Message Post (2017-12-01)

This is a formal, scripted Christmas message — almost certainly aide-written. The post is polished, reverential, and uses complete, grammatically correct sentences with literary flourishes ("the most extraordinary gift of all"). It lacks any of Trump's characteristic stylistic markers (ALL CAPS emotional outbursts, ad hominem attacks, stream-of-consciousness). The truncated text with a link suggests a longer prepared statement.

**Timing:** Trump had returned from Mar-a-Lago to DC by this date. The post at 00:42 UTC = 7:42 PM ET — evening but within staff working hours for a scheduled holiday message.

**Context:** This post is part of Trump's "War on Christmas" narrative thread. The companion post from the same day explicitly frames saying "Merry Christmas" as a triumphant act he's been anticipating "ALL YEAR LONG." The Christmas greeting is instrumentalized as a culture-war victory rather than a purely spiritual message.

**Psychological significance:** Minimal for individual analysis. The post is boilerplate religious messaging. The broader pattern of claiming ownership of Christmas ("it is my tremendous honor to finally wish America... a very MERRY CHRISTMAS") in the companion post is more psychologically revealing — casting himself as the restorer of a tradition supposedly under siege.

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 10%)

### Indicators

- Polished, literary prose
- No typos or grammatical errors
- Formal religious tone unlike Trump's natural voice
- Evening timing consistent with scheduled release
- Truncated with link suggesting prepared longer statement

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Seasonal opportunity for cultural positioning)

Sentiment: +0.70

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 20%
- Antisocial: 0%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Inclusive language ('whatever our beliefs')
- Religious identification with audience

## Tags

- christmas (100%)
- religion (80%)
- scripted (90%)

## 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). The Christmas Story begins 2,000 years ago with a... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_936395008139198464
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "The Christmas Story begins 2,000 years ago with a mother, a..." X (Twitter), 1 Dec. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_936395008139198464. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "The Christmas Story begins 2,000 years ago with a mother, a...," X (Twitter), December 1, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_936395008139198464.

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