# Post x_235812128219602944

- Post ID: `x_235812128219602944`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2012-08-15T18:56:07.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_235812128219602944
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_235812128219602944/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_235812128219602944.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> I'm really glad that @MittRomney no longer says what a nice guy @BarackObama is.

## Engagement

- Likes: 49
- Reposts: 206
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.269Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T08:24:49.951Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Post x_235812128219602944 (2012-08-15)

### Content
Trump expresses approval that Romney has shifted to a more aggressive stance toward Obama, implying the previous "nice guy" approach was wrong.

### Authorship
Posted at 2:56 PM ET (Trump in NYC) — business hours. The post is brief, opinionated, and uses a casual tone consistent with Trump's personal style but could also be aide-composed. The political commentary flavor and @-mention formatting suggest possible aide involvement, though the content aligns with Trump's known views.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a relatively low-intensity post functioning as political commentary and implicit self-validation. Trump had long advocated aggressive attacks on Obama (birtherism, policy criticism). Romney adopting a tougher stance validates Trump's approach. The post implicitly says "I was right all along — niceness was weakness."

### Rhetorical Function
The post frames political competition through a dominance lens: being "nice" to opponents is a strategic error. This reflects Trump's consistent worldview that politics is zero-sum combat.

### Personality Markers
- **Agency motive**: Control/influence — positioning himself as strategic advisor to the campaign
- **Schema**: World as competitive arena where niceness = weakness
- **Protagonist role**: The wise advisor who saw it first

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 50%)

### Indicators

- Business hours (2:56 PM ET)
- Clean grammar
- Brief opinion format consistent with both Trump and aide

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Romney campaign shift)

Sentiment: +0.30

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 30%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 10%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 30%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- implicit authority positioning

## Tags

- political commentary (80%)
- implicit self-validation (60%)
- dominance framing (50%)

## That day

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

**A Routine Day of Political Punditry and Business Boasting in Midtown Manhattan**

Trump spent a normal business-hours Wednesday juggling political commentary on the 2012 presidential race with self-promotion of his Doral resort acquisition. He opened with a pair of anti-wind-energy posts aimed at Obama, moved through a string of Republican endorsements and Democratic criticisms, and capped the day by calling conservative columnist George Will "a moron" -- the only real flash of anger in an otherwise low-key stretch. The mood was consistently self-assured, the posting pace unremarkable, and nothing rose above garden-variety Twitter bluster.

Full digest for 2012-08-15: https://trump.fm/date/2012-08-15/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2012, August 15). I'm really glad that @MittRomney no longer says... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_235812128219602944
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "I'm really glad that @MittRomney no longer says what a nice..." X (Twitter), 15 Aug. 2012. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_235812128219602944. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "I'm really glad that @MittRomney no longer says what a nice...," X (Twitter), August 15, 2012, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_235812128219602944.

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