# Post x_941094961482780672

- Post ID: `x_941094961482780672`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-12-13T23:58:18.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_941094961482780672/analysis
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## Post text

> Thank you Omarosa for your service! I wish you continued success.

## Engagement

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- Reposts: 13,915
- Replies: 0
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- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.384Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-12T02:43:40.443Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: "Thank you Omarosa for your service!"

### Context
Omarosa Manigault Newman, a former *Apprentice* contestant and one of Trump's most prominent African-American supporters, was fired/resigned from her position as Director of Communications for the Office of Public Liaison around December 12-13, 2017. Reports indicated she was fired by Chief of Staff John Kelly and physically escorted from the White House grounds.

### Authorship
Posted at 6:58 PM ET — squarely in business hours. The brevity, politeness, and complete absence of Trump's characteristic stylistic markers (no caps, no superlatives, no grievance, no exclamation-laden run-ons) strongly suggest aide authorship. This reads as a standard diplomatic farewell statement crafted to control the narrative around a messy departure. The phrase "continued success" is corporate boilerplate entirely absent from Trump's authentic lexicon.

### Psychological Significance
The post is notable for what it *doesn't* say. Omarosa's departure was reportedly contentious — she allegedly triggered Secret Service alerts trying to reach the residence. This bland, gracious statement functions as a containment device: projecting normalcy over chaos. The contrast between the reported drama and this serene two-sentence farewell illustrates the gap between authentic Trump (reactive, emotional) and managed Trump (controlled messaging).

### Defense Mechanisms
Reaction formation is the primary defense — transforming a contentious firing into warm well-wishes. This serves institutional PR needs rather than reflecting genuine psychological process.

### Rhetorical Note
The post is so anodyne it barely registers as rhetoric. It performs graciousness without committing to anything substantive — no specifics about her role, accomplishments, or reasons for departure.

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (6:58 PM ET)
- Corporate boilerplate phrasing ('continued success')
- Complete absence of Trump's characteristic style markers
- No caps, no superlatives, no stream-of-consciousness
- Diplomatic tone inconsistent with reportedly contentious departure

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance

Sentiment: +0.40

### Clinical

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

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- reaction formation (neurotic)

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

## Tags

- staff_departure (100%)
- aide_authored (90%)
- narrative_management (80%)

## That day

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

**After Alabama Upset, a Day of Rapid Revisionism and Narrative Repair**

The day was dominated by damage control after Republican Roy Moore's loss in the Alabama special Senate election — a race Trump had personally championed. Within hours of the defeat, the narrative shifted from grudging congratulations to a bold claim that he'd predicted Moore's loss all along. A brief detour into media grievance filled the morning, and the day closed quietly with a terse farewell to departing White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman. The overall mood was controlled but defensive, with ego preservation clearly driving the messaging.

Full digest for 2017-12-13: https://trump.fm/date/2017-12-13/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, December 13). Thank you Omarosa for your service! I wish you... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_941094961482780672
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Thank you Omarosa for your service! I wish you continued..." X (Twitter), 13 Dec. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_941094961482780672. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Thank you Omarosa for your service! I wish you continued...," X (Twitter), December 13, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_941094961482780672.

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