# Post x_942044657613230080

- Post ID: `x_942044657613230080`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-12-16T14:52:03.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_942044657613230080
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_942044657613230080/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_942044657613230080.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Congratulations to two great and hardworking guys, Corey Lewandowski and David Bossie, on the success of their just out book, “Let Trump Be Trump.” Finally people with real knowledge are writing about our wonderful and exciting campaign!

## Engagement

- Likes: 110,560
- Reposts: 22,536
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.384Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-12T02:45:47.244Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Book Promotion for "Let Trump Be Trump"

This post promotes a book by two loyal campaign associates, Corey Lewandowski and David Bossie. The timing is notable: amid the Mueller investigation escalation, sexual misconduct accusations, and the Roy Moore loss in Alabama, Trump pivots to validating a narrative about his campaign written by loyalists.

**Key phrase:** "Finally people with real knowledge" implies others who have written about the campaign lacked authentic knowledge — a delegitimization of critical media coverage.

**Context:** Mid-December 2017, Trump was likely at the White House or Camp David (weekend). Post at 14:52 UTC = ~9:52 AM ET. Business hours, polished grammar, promotional tone — consistent with aide-drafted content, though the "Finally" interjection and self-referential warmth ("wonderful and exciting campaign") carry Trump's voice.

**Psychological function:** Supply-seeking through proxy validation. The book serves as narcissistic supply — others affirming the greatness of his campaign. The phrase "Let Trump Be Trump" itself validates authenticity as a virtue, reinforcing the narrative that his unfiltered self is the correct self.

**Defense context:** With Mueller emails controversy and accusers' press conference occurring simultaneously, this post functions as attention displacement toward positive self-referential content.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Lewandowski and Bossie's book 'Let Trump Be Trump' was just released" | **True** | The book was published December 5, 2017 |

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 40%)

### Indicators

- Business hours (9:52 AM ET)
- Correct grammar and punctuation
- Promotional/endorsement tone
- But 'Finally' interjection and self-referential enthusiasm suggest Trump input

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Book release by loyalists)

Sentiment: +0.80

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 20%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- idealization (immature)
- devaluation (immature)
- displacement (neurotic)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Framing campaign as shared experience ('our wonderful and exciting campaign')

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Lewandowski and Bossie's book 'Let Trump Be Trump' was just released

**TRUE**

The book was published December 5, 2017

Sources: Publication records

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Tags

- book-promotion (80%)
- supply-seeking (70%)
- epistemic-gatekeeping (50%)

## That day

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

**A Victory Lap Saturday: All Celebration, No Mueller**

A quiet Saturday dominated by self-congratulation and economic boasting. Trump celebrated stock market highs, promoted an allies' book about his campaign, and pushed the tax reform bill nearing final passage. Notably absent was any mention of the day's biggest political story -- Mueller obtaining transition team emails -- suggesting a deliberate strategy to project calm amid legal turbulence. Nearly every post appeared staff-assisted, giving the day a polished, on-message feel.

Full digest for 2017-12-16: https://trump.fm/date/2017-12-16/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, December 16). Congratulations to two great and hardworking... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_942044657613230080
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Congratulations to two great and hardworking guys, Corey..." X (Twitter), 16 Dec. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_942044657613230080. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Congratulations to two great and hardworking guys, Corey...," X (Twitter), December 16, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_942044657613230080.

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