# Post ts_114825064535529179

- Post ID: `ts_114825064535529179`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-07-09T20:03:58.916Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114825064535529179
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114825064535529179/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_114825064535529179.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer: “The promises made by President Trump was that he was going to pay attention to the American worker, and that's why you're seeing American-born jobs be increased...under President Biden, 50% of those jobs went to foreign-born workers…”

## What the media says

**Video transcript** (1:09), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his:

> Well, the promises made by the President were that he was going to pay attention to the American worker, and that's why you're seeing American-born jobs be increased. When you look up at the last administration, as you mentioned, under President Biden, 50% of those jobs went to foreign-born workers. That's not a promise that the President made to the American people. He said, "I'm going to focus on you." Every decision that the Department of Labor makes, and every decision in conjunction with this administration, puts the American worker at the pinnacle of every decision, and that's what's important to them, to know that they're being put first. He attended the Steelworkers Mill. I was with him there. I have been to the RV capital in Indiana. I have been to Michigan. I have been to Pennsylvania. Manufacturing jobs, the investments there on the ground. I've worked closely with the other secretaries. Lee Zeldin and I are talking about deregulation. The Department of Labor just took 63 deregulation actions in order to cut the red tape so that companies can invest more so these jobs can grow. That's what they wanted to see. That was the promise that the President made to the American people, and that's what he's delivering on.

## Media

- video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/114/825/060/107/830/319/original/5a28d251a7582a9f.mp4

## Engagement

- Likes: 3,298
- Reposts: 827
- Replies: 179
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.306Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T02:40:23.397Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Repost of Secretary Chavez-DeRemer Quote on Jobs

### Authorship
This is a standard aide-composed post sharing a video clip of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer praising Trump's jobs record. Posted at ~4:04 PM ET (Trump likely in DC given White House meetings this week). Business hours, clean formatting, no emotional reactivity, no typos — classic Scavino production.

### Psychological Function
Routine narcissistic supply maintenance through surrogate praise. The post lets a cabinet member do the self-aggrandizing work — Trump's promises kept, Biden unfavorably compared. This is low-effort validation-seeking via amplification.

### Rhetorical Analysis
The quote deploys a nativist economic frame ("American-born jobs" vs "foreign-born workers"), creating an implicit zero-sum competition. The 50% statistic about foreign-born workers under Biden is a common talking point that conflates job creation with immigration patterns. The framing positions Trump as champion of native-born American workers.

### Defense Mechanisms
Minimal defensive content — this is promotional rather than reactive. Mild splitting (Trump good for American workers / Biden gave jobs to foreigners).

### Danger Assessment
Low. Nativist framing is present but within routine political rhetoric bounds. No dehumanizing language or eliminationist rhetoric directed at immigrants themselves — the target is Biden's policy, not people.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Under Biden, 50% of jobs went to foreign-born workers" | **Half True** | BLS data showed foreign-born workers accounted for a significant share of employment gains during Biden era, but the 50% figure oversimplifies complex labor market dynamics and conflates net job gains with total employment shifts. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (4:04 PM ET)
- Clean formatting with proper quotation structure
- Video attachment of cabinet member
- No emotional reactivity or caps
- Professional amplification pattern

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking

Sentiment: +0.40

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 30%
- Antisocial: 0%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- surrogate praise
- third-party validation

## Fact Checks (1)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-22._

> Under Biden, 50% of jobs went to foreign-born workers

**HALF TRUE**

BLS data showed foreign-born workers accounted for a significant share of employment gains during Biden era, but the 50% figure oversimplifies complex labor market dynamics and conflates net job gains with total employment shifts.

Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics foreign-born worker reports

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- jobs (80%)
- nativism (50%)
- surrogate-praise (70%)
- biden-comparison (50%)

## That day

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

**A Quiet Victory Lap: Trump Floods Feed With Praise While Briefly Pressuring the Fed**

Trump spent most of the day in self-congratulatory mode, sharing a stream of favorable headlines about his presidency's first six months — from a boulevard named after him in Palm Beach to police safety stats and factory openings. The only real flash of aggression came in the morning, when he launched a brief two-post pressure campaign against Fed Chair Jerome Powell, demanding rate cuts and mocking him as "Too Late." The rest of the afternoon was a machine-gun burst of curated positive coverage, most of it likely posted by staff. Overall, a low-tension day dominated by image management.

Full digest for 2025-07-09: https://trump.fm/date/2025-07-09/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2025, July 9). Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer: “The promises... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_114825064535529179
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer: “The promises made by..." Truth Social, 9 Jul. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_114825064535529179. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer: “The promises made by...," Truth Social, July 9, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_114825064535529179.

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