Analysis: https://justthenews.com/nation/economy/federal-revenue-conti...

3y ago Jan 19, 2023 at 12:21 AM

https://justthenews.com/nation/economy/federal-revenue-continues-soar-trump-tax-cuts-cbo-report-shows

AI Analysis

Machine-generated analysis of the post above on 2026-03-20. Not written by the author of the post.

Danger Level

None

Narcissistic State

Grandiose

Authorship

Uncertain

Intensity

15%

Authorship Analysis

Aide-Written

Indicators:

URL-only post with no personal commentary
Evening posting time (7:21 PM ET)
Part of coordinated batch of link shares
Strategic rather than impulsive content

Psychological Profile

▶ State

Grandiose State

Trigger: Supply Seeking

Sentiment

+0.40

▶ Clinical

Malignant Narcissism:

Narcissistic

40%

Antisocial

Paranoid

Sadism

Defense Mechanisms:

rationalization

Cognitive Complexity:

Complexity

Parasocial Techniques:

third-party validationimplicit credit-claiming

Fact Checks (1)

"Federal revenue continues to soar after Trump tax cuts per CBO report"

Half True

Federal revenues did increase in nominal terms after the 2017 TCJA, but revenues as a percentage of GDP declined from 17.2% (2017) to 16.3% (2018-2019). Nominal revenue growth largely tracked inflation and economic growth that preceded the tax cuts. CBO projected revenues would have been higher without the cuts.

Receipts

No contradictions with other posts detected yet.

Analysis: Link-Only Post on Federal Revenue and Trump Tax Cuts

Overview

This post consists solely of a shared URL from Just The News (a right-leaning outlet founded by John Solomon) with a headline claiming federal revenue "continues to soar" under Trump tax cuts per a CBO report. No original commentary is provided.

Authorship

Posted at 7:21 PM ET (assuming Mar-a-Lago), this falls within business hours / early evening — consistent with either Trump or an aide. The lack of any commentary, emotional language, or editorial framing leans toward aide-curated content sharing, though Trump does occasionally share bare links. The polished, agenda-driven nature of link curation without personal reaction suggests aide involvement.

Psychological Function

This post serves a supply-seeking / legacy maintenance function. By sharing an article validating his signature legislative achievement (the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act), the post reinforces the narrative of Trump as an economically successful president. It requires no emotional processing — it's strategic self-promotion through third-party validation.

Context

This appears amid a cluster of link-sharing posts (CNN headquarters closing, "Without Trump" article, "Golden Age" article), all reinforcing the same meta-narrative: things were better under Trump, things are declining without him. This is a coherent content strategy rather than impulsive posting.

Rhetorical Function

The headline itself does the rhetorical work — appeal to authority (CBO), implicit credit-claiming. Trump/aide need only share it.

Fact Verification

Claim	Verdict	Evidence
"Federal revenue continues to soar after Trump tax cuts per CBO report"	Half True	Federal revenues did increase in nominal terms after the 2017 TCJA, but revenues as a percentage of GDP declined from 17.2% (2017) to 16.3% (2018-2019). Nominal revenue growth largely tracked inflation and economic growth that preceded the tax cuts. CBO projected revenues would have been higher without the cuts.

Overall Veracity: 50%