# Post x_938786402992578560

- Post ID: `x_938786402992578560`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-12-07T15:04:54.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_938786402992578560
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_938786402992578560/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_938786402992578560.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day - “A day that will live in infamy!” December 7, 1941

## Engagement

- Likes: 107,055
- Reposts: 23,144
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.384Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-12T02:31:09.953Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Post (Dec 7, 2017)

A routine commemorative post marking the 76th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack. The post quotes FDR's famous "a day that will live in infamy" line and provides the historical date.

### Authorship
Posted at 10:04 AM EST (Trump was at the White House during this period). Business hours, polished, formulaic — classic aide/Scavino content. No typos, no emotional reactivity, no personal opinion. This is presidential boilerplate.

### Psychological Significance
Minimal. This is a maintenance post fulfilling expected presidential duties. The choice to post a Pearl Harbor remembrance on December 7th is obligatory rather than revealing. No personal elaboration, no connection to current events, no emotional content beyond the historical quote.

### Context Note
This post appears amid significant political activity (Jerusalem recognition the day before, Flynn guilty plea fallout, travel ban victory). The absence of any personal commentary or connection to these events further supports aide authorship — Trump's authentic posts during this period were focused on the Jerusalem decision and Fox & Friends book promotion.

### Rhetorical Note
The use of FDR's quote is standard patriotic framing. No propaganda techniques, no dehumanizing language, no original rhetoric to analyze.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "December 7, 1941 was the date of the Pearl Harbor attack" | **True** | The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor occurred on December 7, 1941. |

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (10:04 AM EST)
- Formulaic commemorative content
- No typos or personal voice
- No emotional reactivity or ALL CAPS
- Standard presidential boilerplate

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance

Sentiment: +0.10

### Clinical

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 10%

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> December 7, 1941 was the date of the Pearl Harbor attack

**TRUE**

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor occurred on December 7, 1941.

Sources: Historical record

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Tags

- commemorative (100%)
- aide-written (90%)
- boilerplate (90%)

## That day

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

**A Quiet, Ceremonial Day: Pearl Harbor Remembrance Dominates as Flynn and Tax Drama Go Unmentioned**

Trump spent nearly the entire day on scripted Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day messaging, with five of six posts honoring the 1941 attack and its veterans. The only personal touch came in an early morning book plug for a Fox News host's Andrew Jackson biography. Despite major legal news -- the judge who accepted Michael Flynn's guilty plea unexpectedly recusing himself -- and ongoing tax reform negotiations, Trump stayed entirely on-message and showed no sign of agitation.

Full digest for 2017-12-07: https://trump.fm/date/2017-12-07/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, December 7). National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day - “A day... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_938786402992578560
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day - “A day that will..." X (Twitter), 7 Dec. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_938786402992578560. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day - “A day that will...," X (Twitter), December 7, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_938786402992578560.

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