# Post x_939149296389251100

- Post ID: `x_939149296389251100`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-12-08T20:06:55.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_939149296389251100
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_939149296389251100/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_939149296389251100.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> LAST thing the Make America Great Again Agenda needs is a Liberal Democrat in Senate where we have so little margin for victory already. The Pelosi/Schumer Puppet Jones would vote against us 100% of the time. He’s bad on Crime, Life, Border, Vets, Guns &amp, Military. VOTE ROY MOORE!

## Engagement

- Likes: 0
- Reposts: 14,880
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:25.010Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-12T02:33:38.645Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

This rally-day endorsement of Roy Moore is psychologically notable for its complete denial-by-omission of Moore's sexual misconduct allegations involving minors—the defining issue of the race. Trump frames the election in purely transactional, tribal terms: Moore equals votes, Jones equals obstruction. The splitting defense is prominent: Jones is reduced to a "Pelosi/Schumer Puppet" (all-bad), while Moore receives unqualified endorsement (all-good). The projection of "bad on Crime" onto Jones while endorsing a candidate facing credible criminal allegations represents a striking instance of antisocial compartmentalization—personal misconduct is irrelevant when political utility is at stake. This pattern is consistent with the instrumental view of persons characteristic of narcissistic and antisocial features in the Kernberg framework. The post also demonstrates epistemic closure demands: followers are expected to accept the Moore endorsement without engaging the misconduct evidence, functioning as an implicit loyalty test. The six-issue rapid-fire list (Crime, Life, Border, Vets, Guns, Military) serves as cultural identity signaling rather than policy argument, activating tribal affiliation over deliberative reasoning.

## Psychological Analysis: Roy Moore Endorsement (2017-12-08)

### Context
Trump was in Pensacola, Florida for a rally effectively supporting Roy Moore in the Alabama Senate special election. Moore faced credible sexual misconduct allegations involving minors. This post is a direct, urgent endorsement posted at ~3:07 PM EST (Trump was in Florida), squarely in business/rally hours.

### Authorship
The ALL CAPS bookends ("LAST" and "VOTE ROY MOORE!"), the "&amp" encoding artifact (likely copy-paste or platform issue), and the list-style attack ("bad on Crime, Life, Border, Vets, Guns & Military") suggest aide-drafted with Trump's characteristic flourishes. The structure is too organized for pure stream-of-consciousness but carries his rhetorical DNA. The timing (mid-afternoon, rally day) supports staff involvement.

### Psychological Dynamics
This is a **maintenance/supply-seeking** post aligned with rally energy. The framing is entirely tribal—Jones is reduced to a "Pelosi/Schumer Puppet," a dehumanizing label that strips individual agency. The post reveals **splitting** (all-bad Jones vs. implied all-good Moore) and notable **moral compartmentalization**: endorsing Moore despite misconduct allegations signals antisocial disregard when political utility is at stake.

### Rhetorical Techniques
The post employs: false dichotomy (Moore or disaster), ad hominem ("Puppet"), appeal to fear ("so little margin"), rapid-fire issue stacking (Crime, Life, Border, Vets, Guns, Military) as a persuasion technique that overwhelms rather than argues. The imperative "VOTE ROY MOORE!" is a direct mobilization call.

### Danger Assessment
The post itself contains no eliminationist language or violence indicators, but the broader pattern of endorsing a candidate credibly accused of sexual misconduct with minors represents institutional norm erosion.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Jones would vote against Trump 100% of the time" | **Mostly False** | Doug Jones, once elected, voted with Trump approximately 35% of the time according to FiveThirtyEight's Trump Score, making the 100% claim a significant exaggeration. |
| "Jones is bad on Crime, Life, Border, Vets, Guns & Military" | **Half True** | Jones held positions opposing Trump on abortion, gun control, and immigration. Claims about veterans and military are less substantiated as specific policy differences. 'Bad on Crime' is ironic given Moore's allegations. |

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 40%)

### Indicators

- Mid-afternoon posting during rally day
- Structured list format suggests aide drafting
- &amp encoding artifact
- ALL CAPS bookends are Trump-style but could be Scavino mimicry
- Organized rhetorical structure

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance (Alabama Senate special election, rally day)

Sentiment: -0.50

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Rally-day energy
- Imperative commands
- Rapid issue stacking

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 60%
- Paranoid: 20%
- Sadism: 20%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- splitting (immature)
- denial (pathological)
- projection (immature)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- tribal identity activation
- direct mobilization command
- fear of loss framing

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Jones would vote against Trump 100% of the time

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Doug Jones, once elected, voted with Trump approximately 35% of the time according to FiveThirtyEight's Trump Score, making the 100% claim a significant exaggeration.

Sources: FiveThirtyEight Trump Score

> Jones is bad on Crime, Life, Border, Vets, Guns & Military

**HALF TRUE**

Jones held positions opposing Trump on abortion, gun control, and immigration. Claims about veterans and military are less substantiated as specific policy differences. 'Bad on Crime' is ironic given Moore's allegations.

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Tags

- roy-moore-endorsement (100%)
- tribal-mobilization (90%)
- splitting (80%)
- denial-by-omission (85%)
- antisocial-compartmentalization (70%)
- alabama-senate-race (90%)

## That day

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

**Rally Day: Trump Goes All-In for Roy Moore While Projecting Stable Grandiosity**

Trump spent the day building toward a Pensacola rally that doubled as a campaign event for Roy Moore in the neighboring Alabama Senate race. The mood was uniformly self-congratulatory -- celebrating Hanukkah at the White House, touting record-low unemployment, and claiming credit for fulfilling campaign promises (likely the Jerusalem recognition two days prior). The most notable moment was a full-throated endorsement of Roy Moore that completely ignored the sexual misconduct allegations dominating the news cycle, reducing the race to a pure us-versus-them loyalty test. It was a busy but emotionally flat day with no flashes of anger or vulnerability.

Full digest for 2017-12-08: https://trump.fm/date/2017-12-08/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, December 8). LAST thing the Make America Great Again Agenda... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_939149296389251100
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "LAST thing the Make America Great Again Agenda needs is a..." X (Twitter), 8 Dec. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_939149296389251100. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "LAST thing the Make America Great Again Agenda needs is a...," X (Twitter), December 8, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_939149296389251100.

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