# Post ts_115204049358078594

- Post ID: `ts_115204049358078594`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-09-14T18:24:48.332Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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## Post text

> When Foreign Companies who are building extremely complex products, machines, and various other "things," come into the United States with massive Investments, I want them to bring their people of expertise for a period of time to teach and train our people how to make these very unique and complex products, as they phase out of our Country, and back into their land. If we didn't do this, all of that massive Investment will never come in the first place — Chips, Semiconductors, Computers, Ships, Trains, and so many other products that we have to learn from others how to make, or, in many cases, relearn, because we used to be great at it, but not anymore. For example, Shipbuilding, where we used to build a Ship a day and now, we barely build a Ship a year. I don't want to frighten off or disincentivize Investment into America by outside Countries or Companies. We welcome them, we welcome their employees, and we are willing to proudly say we will learn from them, and do even better than them at their own "game," sometime into the not too distant future!

## Engagement

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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.297Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T04:05:20.806Z (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: Policy Statement on Foreign Investment & Skilled Workers

### Overview
This post is a lengthy, policy-oriented statement defending the practice of allowing foreign companies to bring skilled workers into the US temporarily to facilitate technology transfer. It reads as a preemptive justification for a position that may conflict with his base's immigration restrictionism — essentially arguing that skilled foreign workers are necessary for reshoring manufacturing.

### Authorship
Sunday afternoon, ~2:25 PM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago or golf club given weekend + Westchester golf post from prior day). The post is long, structured, and argumentative but retains authentic Trump markers: capitalizations ("Chips, Semiconductors, Computers, Ships, Trains"), quotation marks around "things" and "game," stream-of-consciousness quality, and the characteristic shipbuilding comparison. This reads as Trump dictating or composing with light aide polish — the ideas and rhetorical structure are his, but it's more coherent than pure stream-of-consciousness.

### Psychological Analysis
The post reveals a **vulnerable narcissistic position** — Trump is anticipating criticism from his own base (anti-immigration hardliners) and preemptively defending himself. The rhetorical structure is essentially: "If we don't do this, investment won't come." This is **rationalization** as a defense mechanism — providing logical justification for a policy that contradicts his usual stance.

The shipbuilding claim ("we used to build a Ship a day and now, we barely build a Ship a year") is a characteristic hyperbolic framing of American decline that serves his narrative identity as national restorer.

The closing — "do even better than them at their own 'game'" — reasserts grandiose national identity, transforming a concession (we need to learn from others) into a competitive promise. This is notable: Trump rarely admits the US needs to learn from anyone.

### Rhetorical Techniques
- **Reframing**: Transforms immigration concession into patriotic investment narrative
- **Appeal to nostalgia**: "we used to be great at it"
- **Hyperbole**: Ship-a-day claim
- **Competitive framing**: Learning framed as temporary step toward dominance

### Cognitive Notes
The post is well-organized for Trump — clear argument structure with premise, examples, and conclusion. Vocabulary is mid-range but appropriate. No notable cognitive markers beyond typical style.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "US used to build a ship a day, now barely builds a ship a year" | **Mostly False** | Peak WWII production (Liberty ships) averaged ~2.5/day, but that was extraordinary wartime mobilization, not normal capacity. Current US commercial shipbuilding is indeed very low (a few per year), but the comparison conflates wartime emergency production with peacetime commercial building. The 'barely a ship a year' understates current military shipbuilding. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 65%)

### Indicators

- Characteristic capitalizations
- Scare quotes around 'things' and 'game'
- Shipbuilding comparison (repeated talking point)
- Weekend afternoon timing suggests possible aide assistance
- More structured than typical authentic posts but retains voice

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Preemptive Attack (Anticipated base criticism over skilled worker immigration)

Sentiment: +0.45

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 15%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- rationalization (neurotic)
- idealization (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 65%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Inclusive 'we' and 'our' language
- Proud national identity framing

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> US used to build a ship a day, now barely builds a ship a year

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Peak WWII production (Liberty ships) averaged ~2.5/day, but that was extraordinary wartime mobilization, not normal capacity. Current US commercial shipbuilding is indeed very low (a few per year), but the comparison conflates wartime emergency production with peacetime commercial building. The 'barely a ship a year' understates current military shipbuilding.

Sources: Historical WWII production records; Congressional Research Service naval shipbuilding reports

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- policy_defense (90%)
- base_management (80%)
- economic_nationalism (70%)
- immigration_concession (70%)

## That day

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

**A Quiet Sunday of Book Endorsements and Self-Promotion**

A low-key Sunday with just four posts, all in the afternoon and early evening. The day was dominated by book promotions -- endorsing two different authors who wrote favorably about him or his movement. A brief policy remark about foreign companies bringing skilled workers showed some engagement with governance, and a witty one-liner about preferring ribbon cuttings to groundbreakings added a lighthearted note. No anger, no attacks, no controversy -- one of the calmest days on record.

Full digest for 2025-09-14: https://trump.fm/date/2025-09-14/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2025, September 14). When Foreign Companies who are building extremely... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_115204049358078594
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "When Foreign Companies who are building extremely complex..." Truth Social, 14 Sep. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115204049358078594. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "When Foreign Companies who are building extremely complex...," Truth Social, September 14, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115204049358078594.

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