# Post x_1025090307187257344 - Post ID: `x_1025090307187257344` - Platform: X (Twitter) - Posted: 2018-08-02T18:45:49.000Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_1025090307187257344 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_1025090307187257344/analysis - Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1025090307187257344.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) ## Post text > Congressman Steve Stivers of Ohio has done a fantastic job as Chairman of the @NRCC. He is a great Congressman who is tough on crime & borders & an inspiration to our Military & Vets. Big on 2nd Amendment. Get out and vote for Steve on Aug 7th. He has my full & total endorsement! ## Engagement - Likes: 5,746 - Reposts: 1,508 - Replies: 0 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.399Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-15T17:50:45.054Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._ ## Post Analysis: x_1025090307187257344 — Steve Stivers Endorsement (2018-08-02) ### Overview This post is a boilerplate political endorsement of Rep. Steve Stivers (OH-15) in his role as NRCC Chairman. It is among the least clinically distinctive post types in Trump's repertoire — a formulaic alliance-maintenance communication directed at Republican base voters. It warrants analysis primarily for authorship attribution and one factual irregularity regarding the voting date. --- ### Authorship Attribution **Assessment: Aide-written (Scavino-type), high confidence.** UTC timestamp 18:45:49 converts to approximately **2:45 PM EDT** (Trump was in the Washington D.C. / East Coast corridor this week, having held rallies in Tampa on Aug. 1 and Wilkes-Barre on Aug. 2). This is solidly within business hours. The post is syntactically complete, grammatically clean, and structurally formulaic — a sequential checklist of conservative credential signals (crime, borders, military/vets, Second Amendment) followed by a CTA ("Get out and vote"). This is the standard NRCC endorsement template. Notably, the previous-posts log shows an earlier version of this same endorsement posted earlier on the same day using "&," (malformed HTML entity, comma instead of semicolon), which was then re-posted corrected as "&" — consistent with an aide catching an encoding error and re-issuing the post. This correction behavior is further evidence of staffed management rather than spontaneous composition. Trump's authentic style would more likely include an idiosyncratic aside, a grievance, emotional intensifiers in ALL CAPS, or a parenthetical ("(many people are saying this!)")-type interjection. None appear here. --- ### Fact Verification | Claim | Verdict | Evidence | |-------|---------|----------| | "Steve Stivers has done a fantastic job as Chairman of the @NRCC" | **True** | Steve Stivers (OH-15) did serve as NRCC Chairman in the 2018 cycle. His performance is subjective, but the factual premise of his chairmanship is accurate. | | "Get out and vote for Steve on Aug 7th" | **Mostly False** | Ohio's 15th congressional district primary (Stivers' own race) was held May 8, 2018 — not August 7. August 7 was the Ohio 12th District special election (Balderson vs. O'Connor), a high-profile race Stivers oversaw as NRCC chair. As written, the post falsely implies Stivers was on the August 7 ballot. | | "He is...Big on 2nd Amendment" | **True** | Stivers consistently received an A rating from the NRA and voted against gun control measures. | Overall Veracity: 73% ## Authorship Analysis **Aide-Written** (score: 15%) ### Indicators - Posted 2:45 PM EDT — solidly within business hours - Syntactically complete, no typos or stream-of-consciousness markers - Sequential credential checklist format consistent with NRCC boilerplate - Earlier malformed version (&,) was re-issued corrected — indicates staffed monitoring and error correction - No ALL CAPS passages, no parenthetical asides, no idiosyncratic interjections ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Maintenance (NRCC political alliance obligations) Sentiment: +0.75 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 20% - Antisocial: 0% - Paranoid: 0% - Sadism: 0% **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 35% **Parasocial Techniques:** - Kingmaker positioning — implicit claim that Trump's endorsement is decisive and sought-after - Values alignment signaling to conservative base ## Fact Checks (3) _The model's verdicts from 2026-03-15._ > Steve Stivers has done a fantastic job as Chairman of the @NRCC **TRUE** Steve Stivers (OH-15) did serve as NRCC Chairman in the 2018 cycle. His performance is subjective, but the factual premise of his chairmanship is accurate. Sources: General knowledge — Stivers served as NRCC chair 2017-2019 > Get out and vote for Steve on Aug 7th **MOSTLY FALSE** Ohio's 15th congressional district primary (Stivers' own race) was held May 8, 2018 — not August 7. August 7 was the Ohio 12th District special election (Balderson vs. O'Connor), a high-profile race Stivers oversaw as NRCC chair. As written, the post falsely implies Stivers was on the August 7 ballot. Sources: Ohio 2018 primary schedule — May 8 statewide primary; OH-12 special election August 7, 2018 > He is...Big on 2nd Amendment **TRUE** Stivers consistently received an A rating from the NRA and voted against gun control measures. Sources: NRA ratings, congressional voting record — general knowledge Overall Veracity: 73% ## Tags - political-endorsement (100%) - aide-authored (90%) - NRCC (80%) - values-stacking (70%) - kingmaker-positioning (60%) - factual-error-date (60%) - status-maintenance (70%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **Manafort Trial Shadow Drives Midnight Counter-Narrative as "Enemy of the People" Label Gets Institutional Amplification** Trump spent the day juggling multiple fronts — celebrating the return of Korean War remains, endorsing congressional candidates, and pushing back against media critics — all while the Manafort trial cast a long shadow. A late-night book endorsement served as the main counter-narrative to the investigation, and a brief dust-up with the Koch brothers over trade policy was the day's only real flash of anger. The most notable moment came in the afternoon when he reaffirmed the "enemy of the people" label for the press while appearing to validate daughter Ivanka's softer take — threading the needle between moderation and escalation. Overall, a managed day of disciplined message control with legal anxiety bubbling just beneath the surface. Full digest for 2018-08-02: https://trump.fm/date/2018-08-02/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2018, August 2). Congressman Steve Stivers of Ohio has done a... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_1025090307187257344 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Congressman Steve Stivers of Ohio has done a fantastic job..." X (Twitter), 2 Aug. 2018. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_1025090307187257344. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. 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