# Post x_313765753960681473

- Post ID: `x_313765753960681473`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2013-03-18T21:35:59.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no, but it quotes a tweet by @benjamin_abey
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## Post text

_Quotes @benjamin_abey, pasted in quotation marks the way early X retweets were made by hand. The words in quotation marks are @benjamin_abey's, not his; a reply of his, if any, follows the closing mark._

> "@benjamin_abey: @realDonaldTrump @mcuban @dallasmavs So? what the fuck is your problem ? The people love him. Nobody loves him!

## Engagement

- Likes: 49
- Reposts: 69
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.305Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T09:54:33.120Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Post Analysis: Retweet of Anti-Cuban Fan Comment (2013-03-18)

### Context
This post is part of a sustained volley of anti-Mark Cuban tweets on this date. Trump retweets a fan comment that contains an internal contradiction: "The people love him. Nobody loves him!" — the fan appears to be paraphrasing a challenge ("So? The people love him") and then offering Trump's counter-position ("Nobody loves him!"). Trump amplifies this without additional commentary.

### Authorship
Posted at 5:35 PM ET (assuming NYC). Business hours, but the pattern of rapid-fire retweets of fan attacks on Cuban is consistent with Trump's personal engagement style — he often retweeted supporters who validated his feuds. The lack of polish and the crude language of the retweeted content ("what the fuck") suggest Trump selected this himself; an aide would be unlikely to amplify profanity.

### Psychological Analysis
This fits a pattern of **narcissistic supply through proxy aggression** — Trump curates fan attacks against a rival, letting others do the devaluation while he amplifies. The Cuban feud across this day's posts reveals sustained competitive preoccupation. The contradiction in the retweeted text ("people love him" / "nobody loves him") doesn't concern Trump; the emotional valence (anti-Cuban) is what matters.

### Rhetorical Function
Retweeting fan attacks serves dual purposes: rewards the supporter (reinforcing parasocial loyalty) and attacks the target while maintaining plausible distance from the crude language.

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 70%)

### Indicators

- Part of rapid-fire feud engagement pattern
- Willingness to amplify profanity
- Business hours but consistent with personal feuding behavior
- No added commentary typical of casual personal retweets

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Comparison (Mark Cuban (ongoing rivalry))

Sentiment: -0.40

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 20%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Retweeting fans who attack his enemies, rewarding loyalty and modeling desired behavior

## Tags

- cuban-feud (80%)
- proxy-attack (70%)
- fan-amplification (60%)

## That day

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

**Reality TV Ringmaster Juggles Apprentice Drama, Political Positioning, and Feuds Across a 64-Post Marathon**

Trump spent the day juggling three roles: reality TV boss, aspiring political figure, and online brawler. The evening began with extensive live-tweeting of Celebrity Apprentice, mostly mocking contestant Omarosa's emotional reactions as entertainment spectacle. During the afternoon, he amplified his recent CPAC speech through conservative media while picking a sharp fight with his own party's leadership over immigration reform and threatening to sue over a Scottish wind farm near his golf course. He closed out the day trading barbs with Mark Cuban's fans, comparing Cuban's golf swing to a "little girl's" and challenging critics to IQ tests. The mood was uniformly self-assured and combative throughout — not a single moment of vulnerability surfaced.

Full digest for 2013-03-18: https://trump.fm/date/2013-03-18/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2013, March 18). "@benjamin_abey: @realDonaldTrump @mcuban... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_313765753960681473
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. ""@benjamin_abey: @realDonaldTrump @mcuban @dallasmavs So?..." X (Twitter), 18 Mar. 2013. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_313765753960681473. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, ""@benjamin_abey: @realDonaldTrump @mcuban @dallasmavs So?...," X (Twitter), March 18, 2013, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_313765753960681473.

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