# Post x_254260863966531584

- Post ID: `x_254260863966531584`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2012-10-05T16:44:48.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_254260863966531584
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_254260863966531584/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_254260863966531584.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> I promise to do a new #trumpvlog when I get back next week---- lots of requests. Thanks!

## Engagement

- Likes: 7
- Reposts: 17
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.265Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T08:43:05.516Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: #trumpvlog Promise Post (2012-10-05)

A brief, low-intensity post promising new video blog content in response to audience requests. This is a routine audience-maintenance post with minimal psychological significance.

**Timing:** 12:44 PM ET (Trump likely in NYC). Midday business hours suggest possible aide involvement, though the casual tone and dashes are consistent with Trump's personal style.

**Context:** Posted during the aftermath of Romney's strong first debate performance. Trump was apparently traveling ("when I get back next week"), which may explain the brief, placeholder nature of the post.

**Psychological Content:** The post is primarily supply-seeking — noting "lots of requests" signals that others want his content, reinforcing his sense of being in demand. The "Thanks!" is a rare display of expressed gratitude, though it functions more as audience maintenance than genuine communion.

**Rhetorical Notes:** Minimal rhetorical content. The four dashes (instead of standard punctuation) are a Trump stylistic marker. The hashtag #trumpvlog indicates self-branding.

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 60%)

### Indicators

- casual tone with dashes instead of em-dash
- midday posting time suggests possible aide
- informal style consistent with Trump
- hashtag self-promotion is characteristic

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking

Sentiment: +0.40

### Clinical

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 10%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- implicit demand signaling
- audience acknowledgment

## Tags

- audience-maintenance (80%)
- self-promotion (50%)

## That day

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

**A Relaxed Day of Victory Laps After Romney's Debate Win**

Trump spent a quiet afternoon celebrating Mitt Romney's strong debate performance two days earlier, weaving in praise for allies like Chris Christie and Jack Welch. He appeared to be traveling -- likely headed to London for a speech at the ExCel Centre -- and posted at a leisurely pace with no anger or combativeness. The most notable moment was a joke about the debate's record viewership being somehow attributable to him, a characteristic bit of self-insertion into someone else's spotlight.

Full digest for 2012-10-05: https://trump.fm/date/2012-10-05/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2012, October 5). I promise to do a new #trumpvlog when I get back... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_254260863966531584
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "I promise to do a new #trumpvlog when I get back next..." X (Twitter), 5 Oct. 2012. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_254260863966531584. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "I promise to do a new #trumpvlog when I get back next...," X (Twitter), October 5, 2012, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_254260863966531584.

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