# Post x_301734358568542208

- Post ID: `x_301734358568542208`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2013-02-13T16:47:31.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_301734358568542208
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_301734358568542208/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_301734358568542208.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> @DalHines  Thanks--they are good kids!

## Engagement

- Likes: 0
- Reposts: 0
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.308Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T09:54:07.298Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: @DalHines Reply (Feb 13, 2013)

A brief, warm reply to a follower commenting on Trump's children. This is one of several short reply tweets from the same day, all following a pattern of brief, positive engagement with followers.

### Authorship
Posted at 11:47 AM EST (Trump based in New York). Business-hours timing, brief but casual style with double-dash punctuation characteristic of Trump's personal Twitter habits. The informal tone and direct engagement suggest authentic but low-effort personal tweeting during a routine day of social media interaction.

### Psychological State
Maintenance-mode supply-seeking. The post accepts a compliment about his children, which functions as indirect narcissistic supply (pride in extensions of self). The "Thanks--" followed by agreement is minimal but genuine-seeming parental pride.

### Context
Part of a cluster of brief positive replies on the same day, alongside motivational quotes and Celebrity Apprentice promotion. No political content, no reactive anger—routine personal brand maintenance during the Celebrity Apprentice airing period.

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 60%)

### Indicators

- double-dash punctuation typical of Trump
- business hours posting
- casual brevity
- direct follower engagement

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (follower compliment about children)

Sentiment: +0.50

### Clinical

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 10%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- direct personal reply to follower

## Tags

- parental-pride (50%)
- follower-engagement (80%)
- maintenance (90%)

## That day

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

**Celebrity Businessman Holds Court on Twitter: Maher Feud Simmers Beneath a Blanket of Motivational Platitudes**

Trump spent a busy but psychologically unremarkable day toggling between three roles: motivational speaker, TV show promoter, and online brawler. The bulk of his activity was cheerful -- dozens of brief thank-you replies to fans, generic business advice, and plugs for Celebrity Apprentice and an upcoming Charlotte speech. But the day's edges had teeth: he attacked Bill Maher three separate times as a "dummy" and "not an intellectual," defended his net worth with an inflated $8 billion claim, and snapped at a critic questioning his bankruptcy history. The mood was overwhelmingly self-assured, with only brief flashes of irritation that never built into anything sustained.

Full digest for 2013-02-13: https://trump.fm/date/2013-02-13/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2013, February 13). @DalHines Thanks--they are good kids! [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_301734358568542208
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "@DalHines Thanks--they are good kids!" X (Twitter), 13 Feb. 2013. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_301734358568542208. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "@DalHines Thanks--they are good kids!," X (Twitter), February 13, 2013, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_301734358568542208.

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