# Post x_263743481091084300 - Post ID: `x_263743481091084300` - Platform: X (Twitter) - Posted: 2012-11-01T00:45:20.000Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_263743481091084300 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_263743481091084300/analysis - Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_263743481091084300.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) ## Post text > President Obama, please take the $5M check for charity tomorrow. It is so easy and could do so much good! ## Engagement - Likes: 0 - Reposts: 315 - Replies: 0 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:24.864Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-02-13T06:25:34.766Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._ ## Summary This post demonstrates narcissistic defense repair following Trump's failed October 24 "bombshell"—a widely-mocked offer of M to charity if Obama released college/passport records. Rather than accepting the stunt flopped, Trump employs rationalization and projection: he becomes the magnanimous benefactor, Obama the obstacle to charitable good. The superficial politeness ("please") masks coercive intent, creating a heads-I-win-tails-you-lose scenario where Trump maintains face regardless of outcome. Clinically, this shows grandiose narcissistic features (entitlement to presidential compliance), antisocial elements (exploitative use of charity as leverage), and immature defenses (projection, idealization, rationalization). However, the strategic emotional regulation—polite tone despite implicit rejection—demonstrates tactical sophistication and capacity for self-control when strategically useful. The post rests on birther conspiracy theory (racist delegitimization of first Black president) but packages it in reasonable-seeming language, normalizing the illegitimate demand. This represents Trump's core method: controversy generation, moral inversion, and strategic tone management in service of narcissistic supply and status competition with higher-status target (sitting president). Psychologically significant as example of supply-seeking behavior, defensive grandiosity, and instrumentalization of charity for dominance. The rhetoric demonstrates sophisticated manipulation: false politeness, temporal pressure, public shaming, and moral framing that inverts reality (extortion becomes generosity, appropriate refusal becomes obstruction). # Psychological Analysis: Trump's M Charity Post (Nov 1, 2012) ## Context and Background On October 24, 2012, Donald Trump promised a major "bombshell" announcement about President Obama. The actual announcement—offering million to charity if Obama released his college and passport records—was widely derided as anticlimactic. Trump set an October 31 deadline. Obama ignored it. This post, written at 8:45 PM EDT on October 31 (just after midnight UTC November 1), represents Trump's response to being ignored. Critically, this offer was rooted in "birther" conspiracy theories questioning Obama's citizenship and legitimacy as president—a racist delegitimization campaign Trump had been promoting since 2011. ## Authorship Attribution **Authentic Trump: 95% confidence** The linguistic fingerprints are unmistakable: - Evening posting time (8:45 PM EDT) during his active hours - Direct, conversational address ("President Obama, please...") - Characteristic exclamation point - Self-promotional framing - Contextual consistency: Trump was in New York during Hurricane Sandy, as evidenced by his same-day tweet about Trump Tower's atrium ## Multi-Level Personality Analysis ### Level 1: Dispositional Traits (Big Five) **Extraversion (High: 0.85)** - Assertiveness facet dominant - Public spectacle-making behavior - Continuous self-promotion and attention-seeking - Uses Twitter as stage for dramatic announcements **Agreeableness (Very Low: 0.15)** - Exploitation and antagonism - Instrumentalizes charity (pro-social institution) for coercive purposes - No genuine concern for Obama's autonomy or dignity - Willing to publicly pressure sitting president - Uses "please" performatively, not genuinely **Conscientiousness (Moderate-Low: 0.4)** - Persistent follow-through on publicity stunt - However, the stunt itself was poorly planned (easily ignored) - No achievement-oriented deliberation visible **Neuroticism (Moderate: 0.5)** - Low hostile reactivity in THIS post - Notably, this is NOT an angry post despite implicit rejection - Suggests capacity for strategic emotional regulation when useful - Still reflects underlying insecurity (need for Obama's compliance) **Openness (Low: 0.3)** - Rigid values, closed thinking - Persists with birther conspiracy despite contrary evidence - Binary framing: comply or you're hiding something - No openness to why Obama might legitimately ignore this ### Level 2: Characteristic Adaptations - Motives and Goals **Dominant Motive: STATUS (Agency)** - Primary goal: Establish dominance over Obama - Secondary: Maintain relevance in 2012 election discourse (days before Election Day) - Tertiary: Extract compliance from authority figure **Schemas Revealed:** - **Self-schema**: "I am powerful enough to make a president comply with my demands" - **Other-schema**: "Obama is hiding something shameful (foreign birth, poor grades)" - **World-schema**: "Everything is transactional; charity is leverage, not gift" The motive architecture shows pure agency (power, status, dominance) with virtually no communion. Charity—a communal institution—is weaponized for dominance. ### Level 3: Narrative Identity **Protagonist Role**: The Generous Benefactor Unfairly Rebuffed Trump casts himself in a redemptive moral role: he's trying to help charity, Obama is the obstacle. This inverts reality (Trump created impossible conditions). **Identity Claims**: 1. "I am charitable" (subtext: I'm willing to give M) 2. "I am reasonable" (subtext: I'm saying 'please,' making it 'easy') 3. "I enable good in the world" (subtext: 'could do so much good') **Contrasting Other**: Obama as: - Person with something to hide - Obstacle to charitable good - Unreasonable for not complying with "easy" request **Narrative Sequence**: Neither redemption nor contamination—this is a **maintenance narrative**, sustaining an ongoing identity claim as legitimate questioner of Obama's background. ### Level 4: Clinical Indicators #### Malignant Narcissism Assessment (Kernberg Framework) **A. Narcissistic Features (0.75/1.0) - PROMINENT** *Grandiosity and entitlement*: - Believes he can/should make a sitting president release private records - Frames his demands as reasonable, Obama's non-compliance as unreasonable *Need for admiration*: - The entire stunt is performance for audience attention - "Bombshell" framing reveals need for dramatic impact *Interpersonal exploitation*: - Uses charity as coercive tool - Exploits public platform to pressure private compliance *Lack of empathy*: - No consideration of why demanding private educational records might be invasive - No recognition of racist undertones of birther conspiracy **B. Antisocial Features (0.3/1.0) - MILD-MODERATE** *Deceitfulness*: - The "charitable" framing is deceptive—this is extraction, not gift - Implies Obama is hiding something without evidence *Lack of remorse*: - No acknowledgment that birther conspiracy is racist - Continues despite being repeatedly debunked **C. Paranoid Features (0.1/1.0) - MINIMAL in this post** Not prominent here, though the underlying birther belief system requires paranoid thinking (massive conspiracy to hide Obama's "true" origins). **D. Ego-Syntonic Sadism (0.1/1.0) - MINIMAL in this post** The tone is superficially pleasant, not cruel. However, the sustained public pressure campaign contains elements of power-based gratification. **Overall Malignant Narcissism Index**: Moderate. Primarily narcissistic features with some antisocial elements (exploitation, deceit), minimal paranoid/sadistic features in this specific post. #### Narcissistic Dynamics **Trigger Type**: Supply-seeking following narcissistic injury The failed "bombshell" (widely mocked) represented a narcissistic injury. Rather than withdrawing, Trump seeks to repair by: 1. Maintaining the narrative (it's still valid) 2. Reframing failure as Obama's moral failing 3. Positioning himself as magnanimous **Narcissistic State**: Grandiose No vulnerability markers. Trump presents as generous benefactor, not wounded victim. This represents successful defensive restoration after injury. **Rage**: Absent (0.1/1.0) Remarkably, there's no overt anger despite implicit rejection. This demonstrates: - Capacity for strategic emotional regulation - Prioritizing image (charitable, reasonable) over emotional discharge - Or: genuine belief that Obama might still comply #### Defense Mechanisms (Vaillant Hierarchy) **Primary Defense: Rationalization (Neurotic Level)** Trump transforms "my publicity stunt failed/was ignored" into "Obama is preventing charitable good." This is a neurotic-level defense—not reality-denying (Obama DID ignore it) but providing self-serving explanation. **Secondary Defense: Projection (Immature Level)** Trump projects agency onto Obama: "please take the check" implies Obama is the decision-maker preventing this, when Trump created impossible preconditions. The moral failure (using charity as leverage) is projected: Obama becomes the one harming charity by not complying. **Tertiary Defense: Idealization (Immature Level)** Trump idealizes his own offer ("could do so much good") while splitting off its coercive, politically-motivated nature. **Defense Pattern**: Mix of neurotic and immature defenses. More sophisticated than pathological level (no outright reality denial), but still manipulative reframing rather than mature acceptance. ## Rhetorical and Propaganda Analysis ### Rhetorical Devices 1. **False Politeness**: "Please" creates veneer of courtesy masking demand 2. **Moral Framing**: Charity becomes moral cudgel—comply or you're preventing good 3. **False Simplicity**: "It is so easy" ignores that Trump made it impossible (unreasonable preconditions) 4. **Temporal Pressure**: "Tomorrow" creates urgency for offer already rejected by non-response 5. **Public Shaming**: Uses audience as leverage against Obama 6. **Passive Aggression**: Surface cooperation, underlying coercion ### Propaganda Techniques **Birther Conspiracy Promotion (Implicit)** The entire post rests on birther logic: there's something TO release, something TO hide. By treating the offer as legitimate, Trump normalizes the conspiracy theory. **Moral Inversion** Trump inverts moral positions: his extortionate offer becomes "charity," Obama's reasonable refusal becomes "preventing good." **False Equivalence** Treats demanding private records of sitting president as equivalent to reasonable request. ### Asymmetric Warfare Strategy This represents what I call "heads I win, tails you lose" rhetoric: - **If Obama complies**: Trump "wins" by extracting records, validating birther questioning - **If Obama refuses**: Trump portrays himself as charitable, Obama as hiding something The strategy creates appearance of good faith ("please," "charity") while structuring interaction so Trump cannot lose face. ## Archetypal Analysis (Jungian Framework) **Primary Archetype**: Trickster-as-Benefactor Trump embodies the Trickster archetype—disruptor of norms, boundary-violator, chaos agent—but masks it in Benefactor clothing. The "generous" M offer is actually a trick: comply with unreasonable demand or be cast as preventing charity. **Shadow Projection** What Trump projects onto Obama: - Dishonesty (hiding records) - masks Trump's own deceptive framing - Lack of charity (won't help) - masks Trump's weaponization of charity - Something to hide - masks Trump's own refusal to release tax returns (he won't do this until 2015-2016 campaign) **Mythological Narrative** This invokes the **Challenger myth**: common man (Trump casts himself this way despite wealth) challenges corrupt authority (Obama) who won't pass simple test. It's a legitimacy trial—if Obama were legitimate, why not release records? ## Order and Chaos Dynamics **Positioning**: Chaos Agent Disguised as Order Defender Trump claims to defend order (legitimate presidency requires documentation) while actually introducing chaos (conspiracy theories, norm-breaking public demands of sitting president). **Asymmetric Application**: Who gets order/legitimacy? - Natural-born citizens (implied: white Americans) - Those with "nothing to hide" Who gets chaos/questioning? - Obama specifically - By extension, Black Americans in positions of authority **Grievance**: Illegitimate presidency The underlying grievance is that Obama doesn't "belong" in the presidency—expressed through citizenship questioning, but rooted in racial anxiety about Black authority. **Hierarchy Dynamics**: Attempted status reversal Trump, a private citizen, attempts to: 1. Extract compliance from President of the United States 2. Position himself as moral superior (charitable vs. secretive) 3. Rally public as enforcement mechanism This is dominance-seeking behavior disguised as public service. ## Fact-Checking ### Claim 1: Trump offered M to charity if Obama releases records **Verdict**: TRUE Evidence: Trump announced this October 24, 2012, in a video. Multiple news sources documented the offer. **Sources**: - [Trump offers million if Obama releases records - CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2012/10/24/trump-offers-5-million-if-obama-releases-records.html) - [Trump "Major Announcement" Turns Out to be M Charity Offer - NBC Chicago](https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/trump-announcement-turns-out-to-be-5m-charity-offer/1943519/) ### Claim 2 (Implicit): There's something suspicious about Obama's college/passport records **Verdict**: FALSE Evidence: Obama released his long-form birth certificate in April 2011. He attended Columbia University (confirmed) and Harvard Law School (confirmed, became president of Harvard Law Review). There is no credible evidence of fraudulent records or hidden information. The birther conspiracy theory has been thoroughly debunked. **Sources**: - Birth certificate released April 2011 (widely documented) - Columbia University confirmed Obama's attendance - Harvard Law School confirmed graduation, *magna cum laude*, 1991 ### Claim 3: "It is so easy" **Verdict**: MISLEADING Analysis: Writing a check IS easy. But Trump's preconditions (releasing private educational and passport records) were: 1. Unprecedented (no president had been asked to do this) 2. Invasive (private educational records) 3. Illegitimate (rooted in conspiracy theory) 4. Likely illegal (passport records contain classified information) The "easy" framing is manipulative—it makes Obama's non-compliance seem unreasonable when the demand itself was unreasonable. ### Claim 4: Taking the check "could do so much good" **Verdict**: UNVERIFIABLE, but MISLEADING FRAMING Analysis: M to charity WOULD do good. But this framing obscures: 1. Trump chose the amount and conditions 2. The "charity" is leverage, not genuine philanthropy 3. Trump could donate M to charity WITHOUT extracting compliance 4. The "good" is contingent on Obama's submission to unreasonable demand The framing is manipulative because it makes charity conditional on political compliance. ## Danger Assessment **Danger Level**: NONE This post contains no violent imagery, dehumanizing language, or incitement. It's politically manipulative and rooted in racist conspiracy theory, but poses no immediate safety threat. **Note on Stochastic Terrorism**: Not applicable here. No target identification for violence, no grievance requiring action, no implied violent resolution. **Long-term Democratic Norms Concern**: ELEVATED While not dangerous in immediate sense, this post represents: - Normalization of conspiracy theories - Delegitimization of elected authority - Racial coded questioning of Black president's legitimacy - Erosion of boundaries between private citizens and elected officials These contribute to long-term democratic degradation, though not immediate violence risk. ## Gaslighting and Reality Distortion **Gaslighting Present**: YES (Moderate) **Indicators**: 1. **Reality Substitution**: Treats birther conspiracy as legitimate question requiring answer 2. **Moral Inversion**: Casts coercive demand as charitable offer 3. **Normalizing Abnormal**: Treats demanding president's private records as routine, reasonable 4. **Implied Accusation**: "Please take" implies Obama is choosing not to enable charity (false framing) **Mechanism**: Trump creates alternate reality where: - His offer is generous (it's coercive) - Obama's non-response is unreasonable (it's appropriate) - There's something TO release that matters (there isn't) This conditions audience to accept Trump's framing as normal. ## Hypomania Assessment **Hypomanic State**: ABSENT No indicators of hypomania in this post: - Language is controlled, not pressured - No flight of ideas or tangentiality - No grandiose ideation beyond baseline narcissism - No excessive activity or energy markers The self-promotion and publicity-seeking are consistent with Trump's baseline narcissistic traits, not elevated mood state. ## Fact Verification | Claim | Verdict | Evidence | |-------|---------|----------| | "Trump offered M to charity if Obama releases college and passport records" | **True** | Trump announced this offer in video on October 24, 2012, setting October 31 deadline | | "There is something suspicious about Obama's college/passport records that warrants release" | **False** | Obama released long-form birth certificate April 2011. Columbia University and Harvard Law School confirmed attendance and graduation. Birther conspiracy theory thoroughly debunked. No credible evidence of fraudulent records. | | "It is 'so easy' for Obama to accept this offer" | **Mostly False** | Writing check is easy, but Trump's preconditions were unprecedented (no president asked to do this), invasive (private educational records), illegitimate (rooted in debunked conspiracy), and potentially illegal (passport records contain classified information). The 'easy' framing is manipulative. | | "Taking the check could 'do so much good'" | **Half True** | M to charity would do good, but framing obscures that: (1) Trump chose conditions, (2) charity used as leverage not genuine philanthropy, (3) Trump could donate without extracting compliance, (4) 'good' is conditional on Obama's submission to unreasonable demand | Overall Veracity: 43% ## Longitudinal Context and Baseline Comparison **Relevant Previous Posts**: - Oct 31: "@oreillyfactor called me a 'master marketeer' last night—I am not. I am a great builder" - Shows narcissistic sensitivity to labels, need to control own definition - Rejects "marketeer" (with negative connotations) in favor of "great builder" - Oct 31: "How does a dummy like @billmaher get a television show" - Shows baseline aggression toward critics - Contrast: hostile toward Maher (critic), polite toward Obama (bigger target requiring strategic approach) - Nov 1 (earlier): "Thanks for all the nice words on my keeping the Trump Tower atrium accessible to stranded victims of #Sandy" - Self-promotion of humanitarian gesture during crisis - Pattern: Trump instrumentalizes charity/helping for self-promotion - Consistent with this post's use of charity as leverage **Pattern Across Timeline**: Trump oscillates between: 1. **Hostile aggression** toward lower-status targets (Maher) 2. **Strategic pseudo-politeness** toward higher-status targets (Obama) 3. **Self-promotional "generosity"** (atrium, charity offer) This demonstrates: - Tactical emotional regulation (can modulate tone strategically) - Consistent narcissistic supply-seeking across modalities - Instrumentalization of pro-social acts (charity, helping Sandy victims) **Baseline Deviation**: NONE This post is entirely consistent with Trump's 2012 baseline: transactional thinking, publicity-seeking, strategic use of controversy, birther conspiracy promotion. ## Deterioration Trajectory **Assessment**: STABLE (relative to 2012 baseline) No cognitive markers in this post. Language is coherent, goal-directed, and strategically crafted. This is consistent with Trump's 2012 communication style. **Important Context**: In 2012, Trump was 66 years old. To assess deterioration, we would need to compare to earlier baseline (1980s-1990s). This post shows no markers of decline relative to his contemporary (2012) communication patterns. ## Summary This post exemplifies Trump's 2012 psychological and rhetorical signature: narcissistic supply-seeking through manufactured controversy, strategic emotional regulation, and instrumentalization of charity for political leverage. **Key Psychological Features**: - **Narcissistic defense repair**: Failed publicity stunt (mocked "bombshell") triggers rationalization and projection rather than rage - **Strategic politeness**: Uses "please" and charity framing to maintain moral high ground while making unreasonable demand - **Heads-I-win-tails-you-lose structure**: Creates scenario where Trump cannot lose face - **Moral inversion**: Extortionate offer reframed as charitable; Obama's appropriate refusal reframed as preventing good **Clinical Significance**: Moderate This post demonstrates: 1. Grandiose narcissistic features (entitlement to presidential compliance) 2. Antisocial features (exploitation, deceit) 3. Immature defense mechanisms (projection, idealization, rationalization) 4. Strategic manipulation (false politeness, moral framing) However, it also shows: 1. Capacity for emotional regulation (no rage despite implicit rejection) 2. Strategic thinking (maintaining face-saving narrative) 3. Baseline-consistent functioning (no cognitive or behavioral deterioration) **Historical Significance**: This post represents Trump's sustained birther campaign against Obama—a racist conspiracy theory questioning the first Black president's legitimacy. While this specific post uses polite language, it normalizes: - Conspiracy thinking - Delegitimization of elected authority - Racial coded questioning of Black leadership - Erosion of democratic norms The birther movement, which Trump championed from 2011-2016, served as: 1. Status competition with Obama (attempting dominance over higher-status target) 2. Proof-of-concept for conspiracy-based political strategy 3. Platform for Trump's eventual 2016 presidential campaign 4. Template for future reality distortion campaigns This post is a microcosm of Trump's political-psychological method: controversy generation, moral inversion, strategic tone management, and conspiracy normalization—all in service of narcissistic supply and status seeking. **Sources:** - [Donald 'Bombshell' Fails to Blow Up - ABC News](https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/OTUS/donald-trump-fails-drop-bombshell-offers-cash-obama/story?id=17553670) - [Does Ex-Birther Donald Trump Owe Million to Obama's Favorite Charity? - TheWrap](https://www.thewrap.com/does-ex-birther-donald-trump-owe-5-million-to-obamas-favorite-charity/) - [Trump offers million if Obama releases records - CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2012/10/24/trump-offers-5-million-if-obama-releases-records.html) - [Trump "Major Announcement" Turns Out to be M Charity Offer - NBC Chicago](https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/trump-announcement-turns-out-to-be-5m-charity-offer/1943519/) - [Donald Trump Made 'Apprentice' Staff Work Through Hurricane Sandy Chaos - The Daily Beast](https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-made-apprentice-staff-work-through-hurricane-sandy-chaos/) - [Trump hits a new low after Sandy - Salon](https://www.salon.com/2012/10/30/trump_hits_a_new_low_after_sandy/) ## Authorship Analysis **Self-Written** (score: 95%) ### Indicators - Posted at 8:45 PM EDT (New York time) - prime evening hours consistent with Trump's authentic posting patterns - Imperative, direct address style ('President Obama, please...') - Exclamation point usage typical of Trump's authentic voice - Informal, conversational tone - Self-referential framing ('It is so easy') ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Failed publicity stunt requiring face-saving) Sentiment: +0.30 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 75% - Antisocial: 30% - Paranoid: 10% - Sadism: 10% **Defense Mechanisms:** - rationalization (neurotic) - projection (immature) - idealization (immature) **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 60% **Parasocial Techniques:** - Public pressure campaign - using audience as leverage against Obama - Moral framing - positioning himself as charitable benefactor - False reasonableness - 'please' and 'so easy' create appearance of being accommodating ## Danger Assessment **NONE** ### Gaslighting - Treats birther conspiracy as legitimate question requiring answer (reality substitution) - Casts coercive demand as charitable offer (moral inversion) - Normalizes demanding president's private records as reasonable request - Implies Obama is choosing not to enable charity (false framing of agency) ## Fact Checks (4) _The model's verdicts from 2026-02-13._ > Trump offered M to charity if Obama releases college and passport records **TRUE** Trump announced this offer in video on October 24, 2012, setting October 31 deadline Sources: https://www.cnbc.com/2012/10/24/trump-offers-5-million-if-obama-releases-records.html; https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/trump-announcement-turns-out-to-be-5m-charity-offer/1943519/ > There is something suspicious about Obama's college/passport records that warrants release **FALSE** Obama released long-form birth certificate April 2011. Columbia University and Harvard Law School confirmed attendance and graduation. Birther conspiracy theory thoroughly debunked. No credible evidence of fraudulent records. Sources: Public record: Obama birth certificate release April 27, 2011; Columbia University confirmed attendance 1981-1983; Harvard Law School confirmed graduation magna cum laude 1991 > It is 'so easy' for Obama to accept this offer **MOSTLY FALSE** Writing check is easy, but Trump's preconditions were unprecedented (no president asked to do this), invasive (private educational records), illegitimate (rooted in debunked conspiracy), and potentially illegal (passport records contain classified information). The 'easy' framing is manipulative. > Taking the check could 'do so much good' **HALF TRUE** M to charity would do good, but framing obscures that: (1) Trump chose conditions, (2) charity used as leverage not genuine philanthropy, (3) Trump could donate without extracting compliance, (4) 'good' is conditional on Obama's submission to unreasonable demand Overall Veracity: 43% ## Tags - birther_movement (90%) - public_pressure (80%) - supply_seeking (85%) - rationalization (80%) - moral_framing (85%) - passive_aggression (75%) - status_competition (90%) - low_agreeableness (80%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **Ignored by a President: Trump's $5M Stunt Collapses as Obama Gets the Spotlight** Trump spent the day cycling between two fixations: his failed $5 million "birther" challenge to Obama and an extended riff denying climate change in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. The evening before started with self-congratulation for opening Trump Tower's atrium during the storm, then turned bitter when he realized Obama was getting all the praise for actual disaster leadership. By midday he was releasing press statements and video responses to Obama's non-compliance with his arbitrary deadline -- the kind of escalating attention-bid that signals he knows he's being ignored. The mood was mostly puffed-up bravado punctuated by flashes of wounded pride, with a side helping of debunked claims about Jeep manufacturing moving to China. Full digest for 2012-11-01: https://trump.fm/date/2012-11-01/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2012, November 1). President Obama, please take the $5M check for... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_263743481091084300 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "President Obama, please take the $5M check for charity..." X (Twitter), 1 Nov. 2012. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_263743481091084300. 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