# Post x_296365293335351298 - Post ID: `x_296365293335351298` - Platform: X (Twitter) - Posted: 2013-01-29T21:12:46.000Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_296365293335351298 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_296365293335351298/analysis - Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_296365293335351298.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) ## Post text > @LeeSport7 Thanks--they are working on it. ## Engagement - Likes: 1 - Reposts: 1 - Replies: 0 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.310Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-02-17T22:15:45.045Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._ # Psychological Analysis: Trump Tweet (January 29, 2013) ## Context & Authorship **Location & Timing:** Posted at 4:12 PM EST from Trump's primary residence at Trump Tower, Manhattan. This falls within normal business hours in New York. **Authorship Assessment (Score: 0.65):** Mixed indicators. The timing suggests possible aide involvement (business hours), but the brevity and direct engagement style were characteristic of Trump's early Twitter period. The courteous tone and lack of errors slightly favor aide authorship, but Trump also frequently posted brief replies to followers during this era. Moderate confidence that this is authentic Trump with possible aide influence. **Missing Context:** Unable to identify what "@LeeSport7" requested or what "it" refers to. Likely relates to a follower inquiry about Celebrity Apprentice (Season 6 premiered March 2013) or Trump Organization business. ## Personality Analysis (McAdams Framework) ### Level 1: Dispositional Traits - **Extraversion (Assertiveness facet):** Low expression in this post - passive, responsive rather than initiating - **Agreeableness (Modesty facet):** Moderate - courteous acknowledgment - **Conscientiousness:** Minimal data - **Neuroticism:** Absent - **Openness:** Not assessable ### Level 2: Characteristic Adaptations - **Agency motives:** Minimal expression; delegating to unnamed "they" - **Communion motives:** Mild - maintaining follower relationship through acknowledgment - **Schemas:** Presents self as accessible but with organizational infrastructure ("they") ### Level 3: Narrative Identity Not applicable for this brief transactional post. ### Level 4: Clinical Indicators **None present.** This is routine social media interaction without clinical significance. ## Clinical Analysis ### Malignant Narcissism Assessment **Overall:** No features present (all dimensions rated 0-0.1) This post lacks any narcissistic grandiosity, exploitation, paranoia, or sadism. It represents normal social reciprocity. ### Narcissistic Dynamics - **Trigger:** Maintenance/routine engagement (follower inquiry) - **State:** Grandiose (baseline, not elevated) - **Rage:** Absent - **Supply-seeking:** Minimal - maintaining follower relationship ### Defense Mechanisms None employed. Straightforward communication. ### Parasocial Techniques 1. **Direct personal acknowledgment:** Using @ reply creates illusion of one-to-one relationship 2. **Accessibility performance:** Responding personally (or creating that impression) to individual followers 3. **Insider/outsider dynamic:** Vague reference to "they" and "it" assumes shared knowledge, making follower feel included ### Cognitive Status **No markers present.** Language is clear, concise, contextually appropriate. **Baseline comparison:** This represents typical Trump Twitter communication from 2013 - brief, transactional, audience-maintenance focused. No deviation from baseline patterns. ## Rhetorical Analysis **Devices:** - Ellipsis/implied context - Insider reference ("they") - Social reciprocity marker **Propaganda techniques:** None **Function:** Pure relationship maintenance with follower base. ## Danger Assessment **Level: None** No threatening, dehumanizing, or violent content. ## Summary Assessment **Clinically significant:** No This post represents routine social media audience maintenance without psychological, clinical, or rhetorical significance. It demonstrates Trump's early Twitter strategy of personal engagement with followers to build parasocial relationships. The vague reassurance ("they are working on it") is standard celebrity-fan interaction: acknowledge the person, provide non-specific reassurance, maintain the relationship without substantive information exchange. The post provides minimal data for personality assessment beyond demonstrating baseline social reciprocity and audience cultivation strategies typical of public figures in the social media era. **Longitudinal note:** This 2013 pattern of brief, courteous follower engagement contrasts sharply with Trump's later Twitter style (2015-2021), which became increasingly combative, grandiose, and psychologically revealing. This early period shows routine celebrity social media behavior without the clinical markers that would emerge in later years. --- ## Research Sources This analysis was limited by lack of context about what @LeeSport7 requested. The following sources were consulted: - [Wikipedia: The Celebrity Apprentice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Celebrity_Apprentice) - Trump was hosting Season 6 during this period - [Wikipedia: Residences of Donald Trump](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Residences_of_Donald_Trump) - Confirmed Trump Tower penthouse as primary residence in January 2013 - [Wikipedia: Social media use by Donald Trump](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media_use_by_Donald_Trump) - Context on Trump's Twitter patterns ## Authorship Analysis **Uncertain** (score: 65%) ### Indicators - Brief, informal reply style - Posted at 4:12 PM EST (9:12 PM UTC) - business hours in New York - Courteous, professional tone - No typos or emotional language - Elliptical reference ('they are working on it') without context ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Maintenance (@LeeSport7 follower inquiry) Sentiment: +0.30 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 10% - Antisocial: 0% - Paranoid: 0% - Sadism: 0% **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 30% **Parasocial Techniques:** - Direct personal acknowledgment of follower - Creating illusion of accessibility and responsiveness - Vague reassurance suggesting insider status ('they are working on it') ## Tags - audience_maintenance (90%) - parasocial_engagement (70%) - minimal_content (80%) - early_twitter_period (100%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **A Routine Day of Brand Maintenance, Punctuated by Simmering Maher Feud** Trump spent a typical business-hours Tuesday managing his brand from New York — thanking fans, promoting Celebrity Apprentice, commenting on sports, and touting his real estate foresight. The only real heat came from the ongoing Bill Maher feud, where Trump teased legal retaliation over Maher's orangutan joke with a couple of "stay tuned" warnings. He also took a quick swipe at China, predicted Obamacare premium shocks, and called someone a "druggie." Overall a low-key day by his standards — steady self-promotion with brief flashes of controlled anger. Full digest for 2013-01-29: https://trump.fm/date/2013-01-29/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2013, January 29). @LeeSport7 Thanks--they are working on it. [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_296365293335351298 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "@LeeSport7 Thanks--they are working on it." X (Twitter), 29 Jan. 2013. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_296365293335351298. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. 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