# Post x_298546046081048577

- Post ID: `x_298546046081048577`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2013-02-04T21:38:18.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_298546046081048577
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_298546046081048577/analysis
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## Post text

> China is buying our shale and gas fields http://t.co/T4bu11CK & Obama still won’t approve Keystone http://t.co/Rr94yvAV Pathetic!

## Engagement

- Likes: 55
- Reposts: 323
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.309Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T09:39:36.724Z (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_298546046081048577 (2013-02-04)

### Content Summary
Trump links Chinese acquisition of Texas shale fields to Obama's delay on the Keystone XL pipeline, ending with "Pathetic!" This is a follow-up to an earlier same-day post about the same Chinese acquisition, now adding the Keystone angle to create a policy contrast.

### Authorship
Posted at 4:38 PM EST (Trump based in NYC). Business hours, competent grammar, policy linkage with URLs — consistent with aide-assisted or self-composed during working hours. The punchy "Pathetic!" closer and the linking of two news items into a grievance narrative is characteristic Trump rhetoric.

### Psychological State
Routine maintenance/supply-seeking mode. The post constructs a simple narrative: foreign adversary gains while domestic leader fails. This is standard Trump political positioning circa 2013 — proto-campaign messaging testing themes of American decline under Obama.

### Rhetorical Techniques
Classic false equivalence / juxtaposition: two loosely related energy stories yoked together to imply Obama is enabling Chinese acquisition of American resources. The single-word closer "Pathetic!" is a trademark dismissal.

### Longitudinal Note
This is the second post on the China/shale topic within the same day, with the first asking "What are we doing!" and this one adding Obama/Keystone. This escalation pattern — initial observation, then blame attribution — is a recurring Trump rhetorical sequence.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "China is buying our shale and gas fields" | **Mostly True** | CNOOC and other Chinese state-backed firms were actively acquiring US energy assets in this period, including shale acreage in Texas. |
| "Obama still won't approve Keystone" | **True** | The Keystone XL pipeline was pending and had not been approved by the Obama administration as of February 2013. |

Overall Veracity: 90%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 60%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (4:38 PM EST)
- Proper grammar and sentence structure
- Two embedded URLs suggest deliberate composition
- But 'Pathetic!' closer and rhetorical linking are authentic Trump style
- Follow-up to earlier same-day post shows sustained engagement with topic

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Obama energy policy)

Sentiment: -0.60

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 30%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 20%
- Sadism: 10%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 40%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- positioning as voice of common sense
- inviting shared outrage

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> China is buying our shale and gas fields

**MOSTLY TRUE**

CNOOC and other Chinese state-backed firms were actively acquiring US energy assets in this period, including shale acreage in Texas.

> Obama still won't approve Keystone

**TRUE**

The Keystone XL pipeline was pending and had not been approved by the Obama administration as of February 2013.

Overall Veracity: 90%

## Tags

- energy_policy (80%)
- china_threat (70%)
- obama_criticism (70%)
- american_decline (60%)

## That day

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

**Monday Morning Quarterback: Trump Leverages Super Bowl Blackout Into National Decline Metaphor, Announces Maher Lawsuit**

Trump spent the day after Super Bowl XLVII drawing grand parallels between the Superdome's power outage and national decline, while announcing a lawsuit against Bill Maher over an orangutan joke. Most of the day was routine -- thanking fans, promoting Celebrity Apprentice, and plugging media appearances. A late-afternoon cluster of posts on Chinese energy acquisitions and hacking showed some nationalistic heat but never boiled over. Overall a low-intensity Monday for a celebrity businessman coasting on Super Bowl commentary.

Full digest for 2013-02-04: https://trump.fm/date/2013-02-04/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2013, February 4). China is buying our shale and gas fields... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_298546046081048577
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "China is buying our shale and gas fields..." X (Twitter), 4 Feb. 2013. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_298546046081048577. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "China is buying our shale and gas fields...," X (Twitter), February 4, 2013, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_298546046081048577.

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