# Post x_313773437342584832

- Post ID: `x_313773437342584832`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2013-03-18T22:06:31.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no, but it quotes a tweet by @OWhiting147
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_313773437342584832
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_313773437342584832/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_313773437342584832.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

_Quotes @OWhiting147, pasted in quotation marks the way early X retweets were made by hand. The words in quotation marks are @OWhiting147's, not his; a reply of his, if any, follows the closing mark._

> "@OWhiting147: @realDonaldTrump we know you hate Mark Cuban but what are your feelings on Kevin O'Leary?" Never heard of him!

## Engagement

- Likes: 18
- Reposts: 36
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.305Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T09:54:22.000Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Dismissal of Kevin O'Leary

This post is part of a sustained series of combative Twitter exchanges on March 18, 2013, all centered around Mark Cuban comparisons. A follower asks Trump about Kevin O'Leary (star of Shark Tank/Dragons' Den), and Trump claims to have "never heard of him."

This is almost certainly feigned ignorance — O'Leary was a prominent TV personality on a show directly comparable to The Apprentice. The dismissal serves a dual function: it devalues O'Leary (not even worth knowing about) and implicitly elevates Trump (too important to notice lesser TV business figures).

**Timing:** 6:06 PM ET (Trump likely in NYC). Business hours but the rapid-fire combative tone across multiple posts strongly suggests authentic Trump engagement.

**Pattern:** This is the fifth post in a Cuban-related exchange series, showing sustained engagement with perceived rivals — a perseverative pattern consistent with narcissistic preoccupation when comparison-threatened.

**Rhetorical function:** The "Never heard of him!" dismissal is a classic dominance move — refusing to acknowledge a peer's existence is a more devastating put-down than direct criticism. It communicates: "You are beneath my notice."

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Never heard of Kevin O'Leary" | **Mostly False** | Kevin O'Leary was a well-known star of Shark Tank (ABC, premiered 2009) and Dragons' Den, a direct competitor to The Apprentice in the business reality TV space. It is highly implausible Trump was unaware of him. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 90%)

### Indicators

- Combative dismissive tone
- Part of rapid-fire exchange series
- Exclamation mark emphasis
- Quote-tweet reply pattern consistent with authenticated Trump style

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Comparison (Ongoing comparisons to Mark Cuban and now Kevin O'Leary)

Sentiment: -0.30

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Sustained rapid-fire posting across multiple combative exchanges

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 30%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- devaluation (immature)
- denial (pathological)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 15%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- direct engagement with followers
- performative contempt as entertainment

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Never heard of Kevin O'Leary

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Kevin O'Leary was a well-known star of Shark Tank (ABC, premiered 2009) and Dragons' Den, a direct competitor to The Apprentice in the business reality TV space. It is highly implausible Trump was unaware of him.

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- devaluation (80%)
- rivalry (60%)
- feigned_ignorance (70%)

## 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). "@OWhiting147: @realDonaldTrump we know you hate... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_313773437342584832
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. ""@OWhiting147: @realDonaldTrump we know you hate Mark Cuban..." X (Twitter), 18 Mar. 2013. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_313773437342584832. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, ""@OWhiting147: @realDonaldTrump we know you hate Mark Cuban...," X (Twitter), March 18, 2013, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_313773437342584832.

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