# Post x_977585879651966980

- Post ID: `x_977585879651966980`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2018-03-24T16:40:11.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_977585879651966980
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_977585879651966980/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_977585879651966980.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims of the horrible attack in France yesterday, and we grieve the nation’s loss. We also condemn the violent actions of the attacker and anyone who would provide him support. We are with you @EmmanuelMacron!

## Engagement

- Likes: 83,062
- Reposts: 15,760
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.404Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-14T03:09:43.732Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

# Psychological Analysis — Trump Twitter, March 24 2018

## Authorship Attribution (High Confidence: Aide-Written)

Posted at **11:40 AM EST** at Mar-a-Lago — business hours, consistent with Scavino/NSC communications staff. The prose is the primary tell: flawless grammar, no typos, balanced sentence structure, formal diplomatic register ("we grieve the nation's loss"), and the institutional "We/Our" collective voice throughout. This bears no resemblance to authentic Trump posts from adjacent days (note the DACA/veto post of 3/23 with its ALL CAPS urgency and rhetorical self-staging). No psychological data extractable from subject's authentic cognition.

## Context

The Trèbes supermarket siege (March 23, 2018) — an ISIS-pledging attacker killed three including Lt. Col. Arnaud Beltrame — warranted a timely allied response. This is that response, manufactured by staff.

## Rhetorical Notes

One minor point of interest: the condemnation clause broadens beyond the lone attacker to "anyone who would provide him support" — a deliberate but diplomatically restrained gesture toward ISIS's ideological/logistical network. This framing aligns with the administration's counter-terrorism posture but is handled with unusual restraint, suggesting NSC input.

## Psychological Assessment

**Clinically insignificant.** No authentic subject markers present. Routine allied-solidarity communication. No narcissistic, paranoid, or antisocial features detectable. No danger indicators.

## Longitudinal Note

Contrast with surrounding authentic posts (DACA/veto threat, bump stocks, Omnibus signing) which show the subject's characteristic impulsiveness, self-contradiction under pressure, and grandiose identity performance. This post is a clean diplomatic interruption — a staffer's work, not the subject's voice.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "horrible attack in France yesterday" | **True** | The Trèbes supermarket siege occurred March 23, 2018. Radouane Lakdim, an ISIS-pledging gunman, killed three people including Lt. Col. Arnaud Beltrame, who had heroically substituted himself as a hostage. |

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Posted at 16:40 UTC = 11:40 AM EST (Mar-a-Lago, business hours)
- Grammatically flawless — no typos, no fragments
- Formal diplomatic register ('we grieve the nation's loss')
- Standard White House condolence template structure
- Measured, passive-voice moral framing ('condemn the violent actions of')

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance (Trèbes supermarket terrorist attack, France, March 23 2018)

Sentiment: -0.20

### Clinical

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 55%

## Fact Checks (1)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-14._

> horrible attack in France yesterday

**TRUE**

The Trèbes supermarket siege occurred March 23, 2018. Radouane Lakdim, an ISIS-pledging gunman, killed three people including Lt. Col. Arnaud Beltrame, who had heroically substituted himself as a hostage.

Sources: Known events context — no search needed

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Tags

- aide-authored (95%)
- diplomatic-condolence (90%)
- counter-terrorism (50%)
- allied-solidarity (70%)

## That day

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

**Strategic Silence: One Staff-Written Post While Hundreds of Thousands March Against Him**

Trump posted just once all day — a staff-written condolence about a terrorist attack in France — while the March for Our Lives brought hundreds of thousands of protesters to Washington demanding gun control. The massive demonstration, led by Parkland shooting survivors and directly challenging Trump's policies, went completely unacknowledged. The Cambridge Analytica scandal, which implicated his own campaign, was also ignored. The day's story is one of conspicuous silence, likely reflecting tight staff control of his social media during a politically dangerous moment.

Full digest for 2018-03-24: https://trump.fm/date/2018-03-24/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2018, March 24). Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims of... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_977585879651966980
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims of the..." X (Twitter), 24 Mar. 2018. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_977585879651966980. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims of the...," X (Twitter), March 24, 2018, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_977585879651966980.

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