Analysis: We have been working hard on this - and it’s only going to g...

7y ago Nov 29, 2018 at 10:47 PM

We have been working hard on this - and it’s only going to get better! https://t.co/MtGjmhMO8B

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AI Analysis

Machine-generated analysis of the post above on 2026-03-16. Not written by the author of the post.

Danger Level

None

Narcissistic State

Grandiose

Authorship

Aide-Written

Intensity

Post is analytically minimal: aide-authored, content-free without the unresolvable URL, and carries no direct psychological signal. Its primary analytical value is contextual — it appears as the fifth in a sustained promotional blitz on the same day Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to lying about Trump Tower Moscow. The day-level pattern of zone-flooding with ally-promotional content is consistent with narcissistic supply-seeking as a displacement response to elevated legal threat. No clinical notation warranted for the post itself.

Authorship Analysis

Aide-Written

Indicators:

Uses 'We' rather than signature first-person singular 'I'
Polished, complete sentence with standard grammar and punctuation
Single exclamation mark rather than characteristic multi-exclamation overuse
No typos, capitalization anomalies, or stream-of-consciousness fragments
Posting at ~5:47 PM ET (or ~7:47 PM ART if in Buenos Aires) — business/early-evening hours, not Trump's late-night window

Psychological Profile

▶ State

Grandiose State

Trigger: Maintenance

Sentiment

+0.45

▶ Clinical

Malignant Narcissism:

Narcissistic

10%

Antisocial

Paranoid

Sadism

Cognitive Complexity:

Complexity

15%

Parasocial Techniques:

vague optimism to maintain audience investment ('only going to get better')

Fact Checks (2)

"We have been working hard on this"

Unverifiable

No referent specified; URL unresolvable. Cannot assess.

"it's only going to get better"

Unverifiable

Forward-looking opinion claim; no factual content to assess.

Receipts

No contradictions with other posts detected yet.

Analysis: 2018-11-29 | Post x_1068275406141149184\

Overview\

\ This post is analytically impoverished in isolation. Its entire propositional content is deferred to an unresolvable URL, leaving only a content-free optimism frame ("We have been working hard on this — and it's only going to get better!"). Without knowing what "this" refers to, direct psychological inference is severely constrained. The most plausible candidate given late-November 2018 timing is the First Step Act (bipartisan criminal justice reform signed December 21, 2018), under active negotiation at this time. However, this remains speculative.\ \

Authorship Attribution (Confidence: High — Aide-Written)\

\ All available indicators converge on aide authorship:\ \

Pronoun: "We" rather than Trump's characteristic "I"\
Grammar: Complete, properly punctuated sentence — no typos, no ALL CAPS, no incomplete thoughts\
Affect: Flat positivity; no emotional charge, no attack, no grievance\
Format: Link-centric promotional post — classic Scavino/comms team structure\
Timing: ~5:47 PM ET (if in D.C.) or ~7:47 PM ART (if already en route to Buenos Aires for G20) — well within business hours\

\ Trump was in transit to or already in Buenos Aires for the G20 summit (November 30–December 1). The post almost certainly originated from communications staff.\ \

Fact Verification

Claim	Verdict	Evidence
"We have been working hard on this"	Unverifiable	No referent specified; URL unresolvable. Cannot assess.
"it's only going to get better"	Unverifiable	Forward-looking opinion claim; no factual content to assess.

Overall Veracity: 50%

Longitudinal Context: Day-Level Pattern\

\ Though this post is psychologically thin, its placement is analytically interesting. November 29, 2018 was a high-pressure legal day: Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to lying to Congress about Trump Tower Moscow, confirming discussions extended into the 2016 campaign. Simultaneously, Paul Manafort's cooperation breach was being processed by Mueller's team.\ \ Trump's account ran a sustained book-promotion blitz on this day: Scalise, Moore/Laffer, Bongino, Jarrett/Pirro, and this unresolved link — five consecutive promotional posts. This is consistent with a narcissistic supply-seeking / zone-flooding response to legal threat: saturating the feed with positive content to displace the threatening signal. The Bongino post specifically ("Spygate: The Attempted Sabotage of Donald J. Trump") frames the Mueller investigation as persecution — direct psychological counterprogramming on the day of Cohen's guilty plea.\ \

Psychological State Assessment\

\ Direct inference from this post is limited by aide authorship. The surrounding pattern suggests elevated narcissistic threat managed via supply-seeking displacement rather than direct engagement. The absence of rage-discharge posts is notable — the response is avoidant/promotional, possibly reflecting strategic communication management by staff under sensitive legal circumstances.\ \

Danger Assessment\

\ None. Post is entirely benign in register.