# Post x_939375570919612416

- Post ID: `x_939375570919612416`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-12-09T06:06:03.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_939375570919612416
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_939375570919612416/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_939375570919612416.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> We believe that every American should stand for the National Anthem, and we proudly pledge allegiance to one NATION UNDER GOD! https://t.co/r2ITtWwfVs

## Engagement

- Likes: 70,174
- Reposts: 17,053
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.384Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-12T02:34:07.386Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: National Anthem / Pledge of Allegiance Post (Dec 9, 2017)

### Context
Posted at 1:06 AM ET, shortly after his Pensacola, Florida rally (near Alabama border, effectively a Roy Moore campaign event). The post is a polished summary of rally themes — patriotism, national anthem protests (NFL kneeling controversy), and religious nationalism.

### Authorship
The timing (1:06 AM ET) suggests post-rally energy, but the polished, slogan-like quality and included video link suggest aide involvement — likely Scavino posting rally content. No typos, no emotional reactivity, grammatically clean. The content reads as a crafted rally soundbite rather than spontaneous expression.

### Psychological Notes
This is a maintenance/supply-seeking post — channeling rally energy into social media amplification. The "we believe" framing is parasocial communion, positioning Trump as voice of the collective. "NATION UNDER GOD" in caps signals the key emotional payload: civil religion as loyalty test.

### Rhetorical Function
The post operates as an in-group identity marker. Standing for the anthem = loyalty; kneeling = disloyalty. This is a false dichotomy wrapped in patriotic framing. The NFL anthem controversy was a reliable supply source throughout 2017, allowing Trump to cast himself as defender of American values against perceived cultural threats.

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 25%)

### Indicators

- Polished grammar and complete sentences
- No typos or emotional reactivity
- Rally content packaging with video link
- Slogan-like construction
- 1:06 AM ET timing could go either way — post-rally but aide likely posting highlights

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Post-rally energy and audience engagement)

Sentiment: +0.60

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 5%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- splitting (immature)
- idealization (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 30%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Collective 'we' framing
- Shared belief assertion
- Religious nationalism as bonding agent

## Tags

- national-anthem (90%)
- rally-content (80%)
- religious-nationalism (70%)
- in-group-signaling (80%)

## That day

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

**Rally Afterglow Curdles Into Media Vendetta as Trump Targets Named Journalists**

Trump spent the day riding high from a Friday night rally in Pensacola, recapping crowd size and endorsing Roy Moore ahead of Alabama's Senate special election. The mood shifted hard when he launched a morning broadside against CNN over a reporting error, then escalated further in the evening by singling out a Washington Post reporter by name over a crowd photo, demanding he be fired even after the reporter had already apologized. Sandwiched between the media attacks were ceremonial moments -- a Civil Rights Museum opening in Mississippi and cheering Army's win in the Army-Navy game -- though these felt like interludes in a day dominated by grievance. The pattern of naming individual journalists and calling for professional consequences was the most notable thread.

Full digest for 2017-12-09: https://trump.fm/date/2017-12-09/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, December 9). We believe that every American should stand for... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_939375570919612416
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "We believe that every American should stand for the..." X (Twitter), 9 Dec. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_939375570919612416. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "We believe that every American should stand for the...," X (Twitter), December 9, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_939375570919612416.

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