# Post x_294861076007378944

- Post ID: `x_294861076007378944`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2013-01-25T17:35:33.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_294861076007378944
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_294861076007378944/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_294861076007378944.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> .@PhilMickels0n_  is right—California taxes are far too high. It’s ridiculous.

## Engagement

- Likes: 81
- Reposts: 146
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.310Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T09:36:50.601Z (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_294861076007378944

### Context
Trump responds to golfer Phil Mickelson's public complaints about California's high tax rates (Mickelson had recently made headlines suggesting he might need to make "drastic changes" due to federal and state tax burdens exceeding 60%). The misspelled handle (@PhilMickels0n_ with a zero) suggests a fan/parody account or simply a typo.

### Authorship
Posted at 12:35 PM ET — business hours, consistent with aide-assisted posting. However, the brief, opinionated style and the topic (taxes, celebrity golf) align with Trump's personal interests. The handle typo could indicate either authentic hasty typing or an aide copying a wrong handle. Mixed signals; likely authentic content, possibly aide-posted.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a low-intensity post — routine political opinion-sharing that leverages celebrity endorsement of a conservative tax position. Trump aligns himself with a famous athlete to validate his anti-tax stance, a common supply-seeking behavior through association with high-status individuals.

### Rhetorical Devices
Simple agreement + hyperbole ("far too high," "ridiculous"). The post uses celebrity authority to bolster a political argument.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "California taxes are far too high" | **Half True** | California had among the highest state income tax rates in the US (top marginal rate 13.3% after 2012 Prop 30). Whether they are 'too high' is opinion, but the factual basis that rates are high is accurate. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 60%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (12:35 PM ET)
- Brief opinionated style consistent with Trump
- Misspelled handle suggests hasty typing
- Topic aligns with personal interests (golf, taxes)

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Phil Mickelson's public tax complaints)

Sentiment: -0.30

### Clinical

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 15%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- celebrity alignment
- shared grievance

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> California taxes are far too high

**HALF TRUE**

California had among the highest state income tax rates in the US (top marginal rate 13.3% after 2012 Prop 30). Whether they are 'too high' is opinion, but the factual basis that rates are high is accurate.

Sources: California Proposition 30 (2012)

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- taxes (80%)
- celebrity (50%)
- golf (30%)

## That day

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

**Brand CEO in broadcast mode: business wisdom, political positioning, and two brief flashes of contempt**

A busy but unremarkable Friday of brand management, with Trump bouncing between business advice, Celebrity Apprentice promotion, and political commentary during normal business hours. He celebrated his Doral purchase being nominated for "Transaction of the Year," teased a possible presidential run, and took swipes at everyone from the Palm Beach Post to wind turbines. The mood was consistently self-assured with only two brief flashes of anger — neither of which escalated — making this a textbook day of pre-political Trump maintaining his public persona across dozens of topics.

Full digest for 2013-01-25: https://trump.fm/date/2013-01-25/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2013, January 25). .@PhilMickels0n_ is right—California taxes are... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_294861076007378944
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. ".@PhilMickels0n_ is right—California taxes are far too..." X (Twitter), 25 Jan. 2013. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_294861076007378944. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, ".@PhilMickels0n_ is right—California taxes are far too...," X (Twitter), January 25, 2013, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_294861076007378944.

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