# Post x_273126284425572352

- Post ID: `x_273126284425572352`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2012-11-26T18:09:15.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_273126284425572352
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_273126284425572352/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_273126284425572352.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> If taxes are raised to avoid the fiscal cliff, then they must be accompanied by tangible, hard cuts on spending everywhere.

## Engagement

- Likes: 114
- Reposts: 386
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.259Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T09:16:12.007Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Fiscal Cliff Policy Statement (2012-11-26)

A straightforward policy opinion on the fiscal cliff debate dominating Washington in late November 2012. This is notably restrained and substantive for Trump's Twitter output — no personal attacks, no superlatives, no emotional charge.

### Authorship
Posted at 1:09 PM EST (Trump based in New York). Business hours, grammatically correct, measured tone, policy-focused. Strong aide indicators, though Trump did occasionally post sober policy takes. The conditional structure ("If X, then Y") is more deliberate than his typical reactive style.

### Psychological State
Minimal emotional content. The post functions as political positioning — establishing fiscal conservative credentials during a period when Trump was increasingly testing political waters. The emphasis on "tangible, hard cuts" reflects agency/control motives but at low intensity.

### Rhetorical Analysis
Simple conditional logic framing. "Everywhere" is the only intensifier. This is remarkably bland by Trump standards — no enemies, no self-reference, no grievance. It reads like a policy brief bullet point.

### Context
The "fiscal cliff" — automatic tax increases and spending cuts set for January 2013 — was the dominant U.S. political story. This post is pure maintenance-mode engagement with the news cycle.

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 30%)

### Indicators

- Business hours (1:09 PM EST)
- Correct grammar and punctuation
- Policy-focused without personal attacks
- Measured conditional structure
- No typos or emotional reactivity

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance (fiscal cliff news cycle)

Sentiment: -0.10

### Clinical

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 50%

## Tags

- fiscal-policy (100%)
- political-positioning (80%)

## That day

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

**A Quiet Day of Presidential Quotations and Brand Maintenance**

A low-key afternoon of social media activity, dominated by quotes from past presidents and his own books. The only original policy commentary touched on the fiscal cliff debate and a dubious claim about windmill safety. The heavy rotation of presidential quotes -- FDR, MacArthur, Truman -- three weeks after Obama's re-election hints at someone already trying on the presidential mantle. Nothing inflammatory or unusual; this reads like a staff-curated content calendar.

Full digest for 2012-11-26: https://trump.fm/date/2012-11-26/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2012, November 26). If taxes are raised to avoid the fiscal cliff,... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_273126284425572352
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "If taxes are raised to avoid the fiscal cliff, then they..." X (Twitter), 26 Nov. 2012. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_273126284425572352. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "If taxes are raised to avoid the fiscal cliff, then they...," X (Twitter), November 26, 2012, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_273126284425572352.

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