# Post x_273153472323543040

- Post ID: `x_273153472323543040`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2012-11-26T19:57:17.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_273153472323543040
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_273153472323543040/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_273153472323543040.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Windmills are a bigger safety hazard than either coal or oil http://t.co/YfYmnhU9  A 34% higher mortality rate than coal alone. Outrageous!

## Engagement

- Likes: 45
- Reposts: 189
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.259Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T09:16:42.891Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Anti-Wind Energy Post (November 26, 2012)

This post shares a link claiming windmills pose greater safety hazards than coal or oil, citing a "34% higher mortality rate than coal alone." This is an early instance of Trump's long-running anti-wind energy campaign, which would become a signature fixation over the following decade.

### Authorship
Posted at 2:57 PM EST (Trump likely in New York). Business hours, includes a link with supporting statistics, and uses a complete sentence structure. However, the emotional punctuation ("Outrageous!") and the opinionated framing are characteristic of Trump himself. This is likely a hybrid—Trump dictating or directing content during business hours, possibly with minimal aide polish.

### Psychological Analysis
The post reflects a pattern of cherry-picking data to support pre-existing beliefs about energy policy. Trump's anti-wind fixation is well-documented and appears to have personal roots (opposition to wind farms near his Scottish golf course, which was an active legal battle in 2012). The "Outrageous!" exclamation signals genuine emotional investment rather than detached policy commentary.

### Rhetorical Techniques
The post uses selective citation of a single source to make a sweeping safety claim, appeal to outrage, and false equivalence between energy source mortality rates without context (e.g., pollution-related deaths from coal far exceed direct workplace fatalities).

### Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Windmills have a 34% higher mortality rate than coal" | **Mostly False** | When accounting for all deaths including air pollution, coal is vastly more deadly than wind per unit of energy produced. Studies from WHO, Lancet, and others consistently rank coal among the deadliest energy sources. The claim likely cherry-picks narrow occupational accident data while excluding coal's massive pollution death toll. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 60%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (2:57 PM EST)
- Includes link with specific statistic suggesting some preparation
- Emotional punctuation 'Outrageous!' is authentic Trump
- Topic aligns with known personal grievance (Scottish golf course wind farms)

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance (Ongoing anti-wind energy campaign linked to personal business interests)

Sentiment: -0.50

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 20%
- Antisocial: 15%
- Paranoid: 5%
- Sadism: 0%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 35%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- sharing 'insider knowledge' to position self as truth-teller

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Windmills have a 34% higher mortality rate than coal

**MOSTLY FALSE**

When accounting for all deaths including air pollution, coal is vastly more deadly than wind per unit of energy produced. Studies from WHO, Lancet, and others consistently rank coal among the deadliest energy sources. The claim likely cherry-picks narrow occupational accident data while excluding coal's massive pollution death toll.

Sources: WHO air pollution mortality data; Lancet energy mortality studies; Markandya & Wilkinson 2007

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- wind_energy (100%)
- energy_misinformation (80%)
- personal_grievance_as_policy (70%)

## 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). Windmills are a bigger safety hazard than either... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_273153472323543040
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Windmills are a bigger safety hazard than either coal or..." X (Twitter), 26 Nov. 2012. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_273153472323543040. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Windmills are a bigger safety hazard than either coal or...," X (Twitter), November 26, 2012, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_273153472323543040.

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