# Post x_30735120168128512

- Post ID: `x_30735120168128512`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2011-01-27T21:13:18.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_30735120168128512
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_30735120168128512/analysis
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## Post text

> THe people at shouldtrumprun.com have got it right! How are our factories supposed to compete with China and other countries...

## Engagement

- Likes: 26
- Reposts: 73
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.257Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-02-03T05:21:11.363Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

This January 27, 2011 post captures Trump at 64 during an inflection point - transitioning from business figure to political aspirant following Obama's State of the Union and Hu Jintao's China visit. The typo ("THe") and incomplete thought suggest authentic personal composition despite business hours timing, revealing rushed engagement with his proto-campaign.  Psychologically, the post demonstrates **mild grandiosity appropriate to political exploration**, with predominantly neurotic-level defenses (rationalization of ambition as public service, displacement into economic grievance). Primary driver is supply-seeking behavior - leveraging the China news cycle to drive traffic to shouldtrumprun.com and gauge support. No narcissistic rage present; this represents strategic opportunism rather than reactive injury response.  Personality analysis reveals high agency motives (power 9/10, status 9/10) with Trump casting himself as the Business Champion who uniquely understands competition. He constructs a redemption narrative: American manufacturing decline under current leadership could be reversed by his intervention. The post establishes his core political message - economic nationalism and China as threat - that remains consistent throughout his career.  Malignant narcissism score is low (0.125/1.0), lacking the pathological features prominent in later years. Defense mechanisms are relatively adaptive, and reality distortion is minimal - the China competition concern reflects legitimate policy debate grounded in documented factory losses (60,000+ facilities, 2.0-2.4 million jobs lost 1999-2011).  However, the post reveals early willingness to manufacture grassroots support illusion - shouldtrumprun.com was created by his attorney Michael Cohen, later admitted as a "stunt," though Trump presents it as organic validation.  Rhetorically, Trump employs effective economic populism: us-versus-them framing, rhetorical questions, bandwagon effects, and engagement bait (trailing ellipsis). The messaging stays within normal political discourse bounds without dehumanization or violent imagery.  **Clinical significance**: This represents relatively healthy political ambition with nascent but not yet fully-formed pathological patterns. Cognitive functioning shows no baseline deviation. The post is historically important as groundwork for his aborted 2012 run and successful 2016 campaign, demonstrating personality continuity (core traits and message) while foreshadowing later amplification of grandiosity and reality distortion.

# Comprehensive Psychological Analysis: January 27, 2011 Post  ## Post Content Analysis "THe people at shouldtrumprun.com have got it right! How are our factories supposed to compete with China and other countries..."  ## Critical Context  This post came two days after President Obama's State of the Union address on January 25, 2011, where Obama announced trade agreements with China and India supporting 250,000+ U.S. jobs, and just one week after Chinese President Hu Jintao's state visit to Washington (January 18-21). Trump was in the exploratory phase of a potential 2012 presidential run, and his attorney Michael Cohen had created shouldtrumprun.com in late 2010/early 2011 as what Cohen later admitted was a "stunt" to gauge interest.  ## 1. Authorship Attribution  **Assessment: Authentic Trump (Medium-High Confidence)**  **Local Time**: 4:13 PM EST (New York) - business hours, which would typically suggest aide-written content.  **Authentic Trump Indicators:** - **Typo**: "THe" with capital H reveals rushed, unedited typing characteristic of Trump's personal posts - **Incomplete thought**: Trailing ellipsis ("...") suggests stream-of-consciousness, unfinished expression - **Self-promotional reference**: Directing traffic to shouldtrumprun.com fits Trump's personal promotion style - **Issue pivot**: Uses economic grievance (China competition) as vehicle for political positioning  **Against Aide Attribution:** - Business hours timing would normally suggest professional management - However, the typo and incomplete structure override this indicator - Trump was known to tweet personally throughout the day during this period  **Conclusion**: The typo and incomplete thought pattern strongly suggest authentic Trump composition, despite business hours timing. This appears to be Trump personally capitalizing on the China-Obama news cycle to drive traffic to his proto-campaign website.  ## 2. Multi-Level Personality Analysis  ### Level 1: Dispositional Traits (Big Five)  **Extraversion (High - Assertiveness facet)** - Public self-promotion ("have got it right!") - Attention-seeking through political positioning - Energetic engagement with national discourse  **Agreeableness (Low - Trust/Modesty facets)** - Positioning himself as corrective voice against established order - Implicit criticism of current leadership's China approach - Self-elevation ("they've got it right" about *his* potential run)  **Conscientiousness (Moderate - Achievement Striving facet)** - Strategic timing aligned with news cycle - Goal-directed political positioning - Building narrative infrastructure for potential campaign  **Neuroticism (Moderate - Angry Hostility facet)** - Economic anxiety channeled into political opportunity - Grievance-based framing ("How are our factories supposed to compete")  **Openness (Low - Values Rigidity)** - Zero-sum economic worldview - Protectionist stance on trade - Us-versus-them framing (American factories vs. China)  ### Level 2: Characteristic Adaptations  **Primary Motives: Agency (Power/Status-seeking)** - **Power motive** (8/10): Using economic populism as vehicle for political authority - **Achievement motive** (7/10): Building presidential campaign infrastructure - **Status motive** (9/10): Positioning as economic savior/alternative to Obama  **Schemas Revealed:** - **Self-schema**: Business expert who uniquely understands economic competition; potential national savior - **Other-schema**: Current leadership (Obama) is inadequate on China policy; ordinary Americans need champion - **World-schema**: International relations as competitive zero-sum game; America is "losing" to China  ### Level 3: Narrative Identity  **Protagonist Role**: **The Business Champion / Economic Nationalist** - Casting himself as practical businessman who understands economic reality - Contrasting his "real world" expertise against political establishment  **Identity Claims**: - "I understand economic competition" (implicit business authority) - "I can protect American workers" (economic protector role) - "I see what politicians miss" (outsider wisdom)  **Contrasting Other**:  - Obama administration (one week post-China state visit, two days post-SOTU) - Political establishment that makes trade deals favoring China  **Narrative Sequence**: Setup for potential **Redemption Arc** - Contamination: American manufacturing declining under current leadership - Potential redemption: Trump could run and "save" American factories  ### Level 4: Clinical Indicators  **Grandiosity Markers** (Mild): - Positioning self as having unique solutions to complex policy problems - Implicit claim of superior understanding to current administration - Using proto-campaign website to establish savior positioning  ## 3. Malignant Narcissism Assessment  ### A. Narcissistic Personality Features (Mild) - **Belief in being special** (Moderate): "The people at shouldtrumprun.com have got it right" - external validation of his unique candidacy - **Fantasies of power** (Moderate): Testing presidential run waters - **Need for admiration** (Mild): Driving traffic to website measuring his support - **Lack of empathy** (Low in this post): Economic concern could reflect genuine or strategic empathy  **Score: 3/10** - Some grandiose positioning but relatively muted compared to later baseline  ### B. Antisocial Features **Score: 1/10** - Not evident in this post  ### C. Paranoid Features **Score: 1/10** - Not evident; this is opportunistic positioning, not paranoid reaction  ### D. Ego-Syntonic Sadism **Score: 0/10** - Not evident  **Overall Malignant Narcissism: 1.25/10** - This early post shows nascent political ambition with mild grandiosity but lacks the malignant features that emerge in later years.  ## 4. Narcissistic Dynamics  ### Trigger Assessment **Type: Supply-Seeking + Opportunistic**  **Primary Driver**: Leveraging current news cycle (Obama-China SOTU, Hu Jintao visit) to drive interest in potential presidential run  **Secondary Driver**: Testing political waters; seeking validation through shouldtrumprun.com traffic and response  ### Narcissistic Rage **Present: No** - Tone is strategic/opportunistic rather than reactive - No evidence of narcissistic injury driving the post  ### Narcissistic State **Type: Grandiose (Exploratory)** - Positioning as potential savior figure - Testing expansion into political power domain - Confidence in own economic expertise - Not yet fully committed to grandiose political identity (still "exploring")  ## 5. Defense Mechanisms  **Primary Defense: Rationalization (Neurotic Level)** - Framing personal political ambition as response to legitimate economic concern - Evidence: "How are our factories supposed to compete..." - presenting power-seeking as public service  **Secondary Defense: Idealization/Devaluation (Immature Level - Mild)** - Idealization: "The people at shouldtrumprun.com have got it right!" - Implicit devaluation: Current administration's China policy is wrong - Evidence: Contrast between those who support his run (right) vs. implied inadequacy of current policy  **Tertiary Defense: Displacement (Neurotic Level)** - Redirecting personal political ambition into economic grievance narrative - Evidence: Using "factories" and "compete with China" as vehicle for self-promotion  **Assessment**: Predominantly neurotic-level defenses with some immature features. This is relatively healthy defensive functioning compared to later patterns. The rationalization of political ambition as economic necessity is common in political aspirants.  ## 6. Cognitive Status Markers  **Baseline Comparison Note**: This 2011 post serves as part of early baseline establishment. Comprehensive cognitive assessment requires comparison to 1980s-1990s interviews.  **Language Production**: - **Typo**: "THe" - suggests rushed typing, not cognitive error - **Incomplete sentence**: Ellipsis suggests intentional rhetorical device, not word-finding difficulty - **Syntax**: Simple but coherent sentence structure - **Vocabulary**: Age-appropriate, clear  **Content**: - Coherent political messaging - Appropriate temporal awareness (responding to recent news) - Clear cause-effect reasoning (China competition → factory problems)  **Complexity Score: 6/10** (Moderate) - Simple declarative structure - Single-clause reasoning - Effective but not sophisticated communication  **Baseline Deviation: None** - Consistent with Trump's characteristic communication style from this era - Simple, punchy, business-focused messaging - No markers of cognitive difficulty  ## 7. Rhetorical & Propaganda Techniques  **Techniques Employed:**  1. **Economic Nationalism/Protectionism**    - "How are our factories supposed to compete with China"    - Appeals to economic anxiety and job loss fears    - Us-versus-them framing (American factories vs. Chinese factories)  2. **False Dichotomy (Implicit)**    - Suggests binary choice: current failed policy vs. Trump leadership    - Omits complexity of trade relationships, WTO rules, currency markets  3. **Appeal to Authority (Self-Promotion)**    - "The people at shouldtrumprun.com have got it right!"    - Creating illusion of grassroots support for artificial website  4. **Incomplete Thought/Cliffhanger**    - Trailing ellipsis creates engagement bait    - Invites followers to complete thought or seek more information  5. **Bandwagon Effect**    - "The people...have got it right" - suggesting momentum/consensus    - Implies missing out if you're not on board  **Sophistication Level**: Moderate - Effective use of economic grievance as political entry point, but relatively straightforward compared to later propaganda complexity.  **Dehumanizing Language**: Absent  **Violent Imagery**: Absent  **Stochastic Terrorism Indicators**: Absent  ## 8. Gaslighting & Reality Distortion  **Assessment: Not Present**  The post makes an economic argument that, while oversimplified, doesn't involve denial of documented reality or attempts to undermine others' perception. The China competition concern was legitimate policy debate in 2011, following years of manufacturing job losses.  **Reality Grounding**: The U.S. did lose 60,000+ factories between 2001-2011 after China joined WTO. The Economic Policy Institute estimated 2.0-2.4 million job losses from Chinese import competition over 1999-2011. Trump's framing is simplistic but not divorced from economic reality.  ## 9. Shared Psychosis Dynamics  **Assessment: Not Applicable**  This early exploratory post doesn't show evidence of delusional thinking or reality-distortion requiring follower acceptance. It represents mainstream economic nationalism debate circa 2011.  **Epistemic Closure: Absent** - No in-group/out-group truth claims  ## 10. Archetypal Analysis  **Primary Archetype: The Businessman-Champion** - Merging corporate success identity with political savior role - "I understand deals and competition" meets "I can save American workers"  **Secondary Archetype: The Outsider/Challenger** - Positioning against political establishment - Practical business wisdom vs. failed political class  **Emerging Archetype: The Economic Nationalist Hero** - Setting up redemption narrative: American decline → Trump intervention → restoration  **Shadow Projection**:  - Projects "weakness" onto Obama administration's China policy - Own aggressive competitive instincts become "strength" America needs  **Mythological Pattern**:  - **The Call to Adventure** - Testing whether to answer the call to "save" America - **The Reluctant Hero** - "The people" are calling him to run (though website was Cohen's creation)  ## 11. Order and Chaos Dynamics  ### Positioning **Type: Order Attacker + Order Restorer (Paradox)**  - **Attacks Current Order**: Obama administration's trade policy as weak/inadequate - **Promises Restored Order**: Implies Trump could restore competitive balance, protect American factories  ### Asymmetric Application - **Who Gets Order**: American factory workers, manufacturing base ("our factories") - **Who Gets Chaos**: China and other countries benefiting from current system  ### Grievance Mapping **Articulated Grievances:** 1. **Economic**: American factories cannot compete with China 2. **Structural**: Trade policy/currency manipulation creates unfair playing field 3. **Leadership**: Current administration inadequate on China policy  **Intensity: Moderate (4/10)** - Grievance present but not highly emotionally charged - Framed as practical problem requiring practical solution  **Blame Target**:  - Primary: China and other countries (competitive advantage) - Secondary (implicit): Obama administration (ineffective policy)  ### Hierarchy Dynamics **Type: Restructuring Claim** - Current hierarchy: Political establishment → business community - Proposed hierarchy: Business expertise → political leadership - Trump positioning: Business leader should have political authority  ## 12. Danger Assessment  **Danger Level: None**  **Eliminationist Language**: Absent  **Dehumanization**: Absent  **Stochastic Terrorism Pattern**: Absent  **Call to Mobilization**: Absent (only implicit call to visit website/support potential run)  **Historical Parallels**: None concerning - standard political exploratory messaging  **Assessment**: This post represents conventional political positioning without violence indicators. Economic nationalism rhetoric can escalate to dangerous territory, but this 2011 example remains within bounds of normal political discourse.  ## 13. Fact Verification  ### Verifiable Claims  **Claim 1**: "How are our factories supposed to compete with China and other countries"  **Implicit Factual Premise**: American factories face competitive disadvantage vs. China  **Verdict**: **Mostly True**  **Evidence**:  - U.S. lost 60,000+ factories between 2001-2011 after China joined WTO - Economic Policy Institute estimated 2.0-2.4 million job losses from Chinese import competition (1999-2011) - China's currency manipulation and lower labor costs created competitive advantages - However, factors included automation, domestic economic changes, not solely China  **Sources**: - [PolitiFact: Trump claim on factory losses](https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/mar/24/donald-trump/trump-china-joined-wto-us-has-lost-60000-factories/) - [CNN: Trump's 25% tariff proposal (April 2011)](https://money.cnn.com/2011/04/17/news/economy/trump_china_trade_war/index.htm)  **Claim 2**: "The people at shouldtrumprun.com have got it right"  **Implicit Factual Premise**: Shouldtrumprun.com represents organic grassroots support  **Verdict**: **False**  **Evidence**: - Website was created by Trump's attorney Michael Cohen in late 2010/early 2011 - Cohen later admitted under oath it was a "stunt" - While website received 830,000+ hits, it was not organic grassroots movement - FEC complaint filed alleging improper coordination  **Sources**: - [NBC News: Where it all started - ShouldTrumpRun.com](https://www.nbcnews.com/card/where-it-all-started-shouldtrumprun-com-n977126) - [ABC News: Pro-Donald Trump website evolves into 527 group](https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/09/pro-donald-trump-website-evolves-into-527-group)  ## 14. Longitudinal Context  ### Pattern Evolution (2011 → Later Years)  **2011 Baseline Characteristics:** - Strategic but relatively measured political positioning - Economic grievance as entry point - Mild grandiosity - Predominantly neurotic-level defenses - Reality-grounded claims (mostly) - Business-to-politics identity transition  **What This Post Establishes:** 1. **Core Message**: Economic nationalism, protectionism, China as threat 2. **Core Strategy**: Using economic grievance to build political support 3. **Core Identity**: Business expert positioning for political leadership 4. **Rhetorical Style**: Simple, punchy, engagement-focused  **Trajectory Markers:** - This represents early, relatively healthy political ambition stage - Grandiosity is mild and situation-appropriate (testing presidential waters) - Defense mechanisms are predominantly adaptive - No malignant features yet prominent - Reality distortion minimal (legitimate debate framing)  **2011 vs. Later Pattern**: This post shows Trump at 64 in exploratory political mode with nascent but not yet fully-formed pathological patterns. The economic nationalism message remains consistent throughout his political career, but the intensity, grandiosity, reality distortion, and malignant features amplify significantly in subsequent years.  ## 15. Summary Assessment  **Clinical Significance: Moderate**  This post captures Trump at an inflection point - transitioning from business figure to political aspirant. It demonstrates core personality traits (high extraversion, low agreeableness, agency-driven motivation) and establishes the economic nationalism narrative that becomes central to his political identity.   The psychological profile shows: - **Mild grandiosity** appropriate to political exploration - **Strategic opportunism** leveraging news cycle - **Supply-seeking behavior** through proto-campaign infrastructure - **Predominantly healthy defenses** (rationalization, some displacement) - **Clear agency motives** (power, status, achievement) - **Nascent savior narrative** setting up potential redemption arc  Clinically, this represents **early-stage narcissistic political positioning** without the marked pathological features evident in later years. The typo ("THe") and incomplete sentence suggest authentic, unfiltered Trump voice during business hours - revealing his personal investment in the political project.  The post is historically significant as part of Trump's aborted 2012 run, which laid groundwork for his successful 2016 campaign. The shouldtrumprun.com website, later revealed as Cohen's creation, demonstrates early willingness to blur organic vs. manufactured support - a pattern that amplifies in subsequent campaigns.  **Key Psychological Insight**: Trump is testing political identity integration - merging businessman archetype with potential political champion role. The relatively measured tone and reality-grounded economic argument suggest this early phase preceded the full personality transformation and radicalization visible in later political incarnation.  ---  ## Sources  - [NBC News: Where it all started - ShouldTrumpRun.com](https://www.nbcnews.com/card/where-it-all-started-shouldtrumprun-com-n977126) - [ABC News: Pro-Donald Trump website evolves into 527 group](https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/09/pro-donald-trump-website-evolves-into-527-group) - [Brennan Center: What Trump Should Have Learned from His Aborted 2012 Presidential Run](https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/what-trump-should-have-learned-his-aborted-2012-presidential-run) - [CNN: How Trump's 25% tariff on China could start trade war (April 2011)](https://money.cnn.com/2011/04/17/news/economy/trump_china_trade_war/index.htm) - [PolitiFact: Trump claim that China caused 60,000 US factories to close](https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/mar/24/donald-trump/trump-china-joined-wto-us-has-lost-60000-factories/) - [Obama White House: State of the Union Address January 25, 2011](https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2011/01/25/remarks-president-barack-obama-state-union-address-prepared-delivery) - [Obama White House: Press Conference with President Hu of China](https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2011/01/19/press-conference-president-obama-and-president-hu-peoples-republic-china) - [Washington Monthly: Trump Kicked Off His Presidential Aspirations at CPAC in 2011](https://washingtonmonthly.com/2017/02/24/trump-kicked-off-his-presidential-aspirations-at-cpac-in-2011/)

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "American factories cannot compete with China" | **Mostly True** | U.S. lost 60,000+ factories between 2001-2011 after China joined WTO. Economic Policy Institute estimated 2.0-2.4 million job losses from Chinese import competition (1999-2011). China's currency manipulation and lower labor costs created competitive disadvantages. However, automation and domestic factors also contributed. |
| "The people at shouldtrumprun.com have got it right (implying grassroots support)" | **False** | Website was created by Trump's attorney Michael Cohen in late 2010/early 2011. Cohen later admitted under oath it was a 'stunt'. While it received 830,000+ hits, it was not an organic grassroots movement. FEC complaint filed alleging improper coordination. |

Overall Veracity: 40%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 75%)

### Indicators

- Typo: 'THe' with capital H suggests unedited personal typing
- Incomplete thought with trailing ellipsis characteristic of stream-of-consciousness
- Self-promotional reference to shouldtrumprun.com fits personal engagement style
- Business hours timing (4:13 PM EST) would typically suggest aide
- However, typo and incomplete structure override timing indicator

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Obama State of Union (Jan 25) + Hu Jintao China visit (Jan 18-21) created opportunity)

Sentiment: -0.30

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 30%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- rationalization (neurotic)
- idealization (immature)
- devaluation (immature)
- displacement (neurotic)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 100%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Creating illusion of grassroots support through shouldtrumprun.com reference
- Bandwagon effect: 'the people...have got it right' implies consensus and momentum
- Engagement bait through incomplete thought (trailing ellipsis)
- Economic champion positioning appeals to working-class identification

## Fact Checks (2)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-02-03._

> American factories cannot compete with China

**MOSTLY TRUE**

U.S. lost 60,000+ factories between 2001-2011 after China joined WTO. Economic Policy Institute estimated 2.0-2.4 million job losses from Chinese import competition (1999-2011). China's currency manipulation and lower labor costs created competitive disadvantages. However, automation and domestic factors also contributed.

Sources: https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/mar/24/donald-trump/trump-china-joined-wto-us-has-lost-60000-factories/; https://money.cnn.com/2011/04/17/news/economy/trump_china_trade_war/index.htm

> The people at shouldtrumprun.com have got it right (implying grassroots support)

**FALSE**

Website was created by Trump's attorney Michael Cohen in late 2010/early 2011. Cohen later admitted under oath it was a 'stunt'. While it received 830,000+ hits, it was not an organic grassroots movement. FEC complaint filed alleging improper coordination.

Sources: https://www.nbcnews.com/card/where-it-all-started-shouldtrumprun-com-n977126; https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/09/pro-donald-trump-website-evolves-into-527-group

Overall Veracity: 40%

## Tags

- supply_seeking (80%)
- mild_grandiosity (40%)
- political_ambition (90%)
- rationalization (70%)
- displacement (60%)
- economic_champion (85%)
- redemption_arc (70%)
- economic_nationalism (90%)
- us_vs_them (70%)
- power_seeking (90%)
- status_seeking (90%)
- businessman_champion (85%)
- outsider (70%)
- baseline_establishment (80%)
- 2012_exploratory (100%)

## That day

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

**Proto-Political Trump Tests Presidential Waters on China Message**

On January 27, 2011, Donald Trump posted twice within one minute (21:13-21:14 UTC / 4:13-4:14 PM EST), using the recent China-trade news cycle to drive traffic to shouldtrumprun.com—a manufactured "grassroots" website actually created by his attorney Michael Cohen. The posts represent strategic political positioning rather than narcissistic rage, with Trump testing his core economic nationalism message just two days after Obama's State of the Union address and one week after Chinese President Hu Jintao's controversial state visit.  The psychological profile reveals a 64-year-old businessman in healthy exploratory mode—grandiose but appropriately so for political ambition, with predominantly neurotic-level defenses and minimal malignant narcissism (0.125/1.0). The typo in the first post ("THe") and incomplete trailing ellipsis suggest authentic personal composition during business hours, revealing rushed engagement rather than professional PR work. Trump demonstrates consistent personality architecture: high agency (power 9/10, status 9/10), economic populism, and us-versus-them framing that would define his political career. This represents baseline Trump before the pathological amplification of later years.

Full digest for 2011-01-27: https://trump.fm/date/2011-01-27/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2011, January 27). THe people at shouldtrumprun.com have got it... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_30735120168128512
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "THe people at shouldtrumprun.com have got it right! How are..." X (Twitter), 27 Jan. 2011. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_30735120168128512. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "THe people at shouldtrumprun.com have got it right! How are...," X (Twitter), January 27, 2011, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_30735120168128512.

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