# Post x_268098446689443841

- Post ID: `x_268098446689443841`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2012-11-12T21:10:25.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_268098446689443841
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_268098446689443841/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_268098446689443841.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Scary – in the past 90 days, Obama has set over 6,125 regulatory burdens http://t.co/FbyJMJtV Terrible for the economy.

## Engagement

- Likes: 148
- Reposts: 512
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.260Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T09:14:31.565Z (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_268098446689443841 (2012-11-12)

### Content Summary
Trump shares a link about Obama setting "over 6,125 regulatory burdens" in 90 days, framing it as scary and terrible for the economy. This is part of a pattern of post-election anti-Obama economic criticism.

### Authorship
Posted at 4:10 PM ET (Trump in New York). Business-hours posting, structured sentence with link, relatively polished. Consistent with aide-assisted content, though the emotional bookending ("Scary" ... "Terrible for the economy") has Trump's voice.

### Psychological Analysis
This is routine maintenance-mode posting—continuing the post-election narrative that Obama's re-election will damage the economy. The post fits a broader pattern on this day: food stamps surging, Obamacare layoffs, regulatory burden. Together these construct a contamination narrative: Obama won → economy will suffer.

### Rhetorical Techniques
- Appeal to fear ("Scary," "Terrible")
- Argument from quantity (6,125 as impressive-sounding number)
- Implied causation (regulations = economic harm, presented as self-evident)

### Clinical Significance
Low. This is standard political opposition messaging with mild emotional framing. No rage, no personal attack, no significant defensive operations.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "In the past 90 days, Obama has set over 6,125 regulatory burdens" | **Unverifiable** | The number likely comes from a conservative tracking source. Federal regulations are numerous but '6,125 regulatory burdens' is a framing choice—could count any proposed, finalized, or noticed rule. Without seeing the linked source methodology, the specific number cannot be verified. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 40%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (4:10 PM ET)
- Structured format with link sharing
- Emotional bookends have Trump voice
- Clean grammar and spelling

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance

Sentiment: -0.60

### Clinical

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

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared alarm framing

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> In the past 90 days, Obama has set over 6,125 regulatory burdens

**UNVERIFIABLE**

The number likely comes from a conservative tracking source. Federal regulations are numerous but '6,125 regulatory burdens' is a framing choice—could count any proposed, finalized, or noticed rule. Without seeing the linked source methodology, the specific number cannot be verified.

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- economic criticism (80%)
- anti-regulation (70%)
- post-election narrative (60%)

## That day

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

**Post-Election Wound Still Festering: Defensive Flare Amid Obama Critique Barrage**

A mid-afternoon burst of posting centered on criticizing Obama's economic record and defending himself against media mockery of his election night reaction. The day's sharpest moment came when he lashed out at those calling his public anger a "tantrum," revealing he's still stewing over how his election night outburst was received. He also seized on a real BBC scandal to settle a personal score with a journalist who'd covered his Scottish golf course unfavorably. The day bookended with near-identical follower milestone celebrations, and closed with an aspirational quote about "strong men" that read as self-soothing.

Full digest for 2012-11-12: https://trump.fm/date/2012-11-12/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2012, November 12). Scary – in the past 90 days, Obama has set over... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_268098446689443841
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Scary – in the past 90 days, Obama has set over 6,125..." X (Twitter), 12 Nov. 2012. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_268098446689443841. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Scary – in the past 90 days, Obama has set over 6,125...," X (Twitter), November 12, 2012, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_268098446689443841.

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