# Post x_250607418260746240

- Post ID: `x_250607418260746240`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2012-09-25T14:47:19.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_250607418260746240
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_250607418260746240/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_250607418260746240.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Home values have sunk a record 15% under Obama.

## Engagement

- Likes: 13
- Reposts: 175
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.266Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T08:30:55.148Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: "Home values have sunk a record 15% under Obama"

### Context
One of several anti-Obama tweets on September 25, 2012, during the final stretch of the Romney-Obama campaign. Posted at 10:47 AM ET (Trump likely in NYC), this is a business-hours post consistent with aide or scheduled posting.

### Authorship
Business hours, clean grammar, single-line talking point with no emotional markers or stylistic Trump signatures. Consistent with aide-drafted content or campaign messaging coordination.

### Content Analysis
A simple economic attack line. The "record 15%" claim likely conflates the housing crash (which began 2006-2007 under Bush) with Obama's presidency—a classic post hoc attribution. Home values nationally did decline sharply during 2008-2011 but were recovering by late 2012.

### Psychological Notes
Minimal psychological signal. This is routine partisan messaging during campaign season. The post functions as supply-seeking (audience validation) and maintenance (keeping anti-Obama narrative flowing). No rage, no personal grievance—just political content production.

### Rhetorical Techniques
- Attribution bias: complex economic phenomenon attributed to single actor
- Implied causation from correlation
- Statistical claim used as rhetorical weapon

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Home values have sunk a record 15% under Obama" | **Mostly False** | Housing prices crashed 2006-2012 due to the subprime mortgage crisis that began before Obama took office (Jan 2009). By late 2012, home prices were recovering. Attributing the decline to Obama misrepresents causation. The specific 15% figure likely cherry-picks a peak-to-trough measurement starting from Jan 2009. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 20%)

### Indicators

- Business hours (10:47 AM ET)
- Clean grammar
- No emotional markers or ALL CAPS
- Single polished talking point

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance

Sentiment: -0.50

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 20%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 20%

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Home values have sunk a record 15% under Obama

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Housing prices crashed 2006-2012 due to the subprime mortgage crisis that began before Obama took office (Jan 2009). By late 2012, home prices were recovering. Attributing the decline to Obama misrepresents causation. The specific 15% figure likely cherry-picks a peak-to-trough measurement starting from Jan 2009.

Sources: S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index historical data

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- anti-Obama (80%)
- housing-market (70%)
- campaign-messaging (60%)

## That day

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

**Pre-Election Trump Juggles Political Attacks, Apprentice Promotion, and a Simmering Emmy Grudge**

Trump spent the day in full multi-front mode from New York, hammering Obama on the economy and foreign policy while promoting his Liberty University speech from the night before and hyping Celebrity Apprentice's new season. The only real flash of emotion came when he lashed out at the Emmys for declining ratings and not nominating his show — a grievance he returned to twice. A notable moment of irony: he advised Liberty University students to "get even with anyone who crosses you," then sixteen minutes later his team posted a quote about how selfishness breeds unhappiness.

Full digest for 2012-09-25: https://trump.fm/date/2012-09-25/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2012, September 25). Home values have sunk a record 15% under Obama. [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_250607418260746240
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Home values have sunk a record 15% under Obama." X (Twitter), 25 Sep. 2012. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_250607418260746240. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Home values have sunk a record 15% under Obama.," X (Twitter), September 25, 2012, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_250607418260746240.

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