# Post x_314484282208956400 - Post ID: `x_314484282208956400` - Platform: X (Twitter) - Posted: 2013-03-21T01:11:10.000Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_314484282208956400 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_314484282208956400/analysis - Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_314484282208956400.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) ## Post text > My shirts, ties &, suits (and fragrance, Success) are doing great -- go over &, check out Macy’s now—beautiful new selection! ## Engagement - Likes: 0 - Reposts: 41 - Replies: 0 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:24.915Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-02-19T06:57:31.235Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._ # Personality Psychology Research Analysis — Post x_314484282208956400 ## Data Note: HTML Entity Artifact The "&," strings appearing twice in the post data are HTML encoding artifacts from the research database's capture process (malformed entity — missing the semicolon terminator). Contemporaneous Twitter records confirm the original tweet used standard ampersands: "shirts, ties & suits." This artifact is a database/scraping issue, not a feature of the original composition, and should not be weighted in authorship analysis. --- ## Authorship Attribution **Location and Timing:** The All-Star Celebrity Apprentice Season 13 was filming and airing on NBC/CNBC in spring 2013, with Trump as host. The show was based in New York City. Trump was almost certainly at Trump Tower, Manhattan, on this date. UTC 01:11 converts to **9:11 PM EDT** (UTC−4, as DST began March 10, 2013). This is a plausible early-evening window for authentic Trump authorship. **Contextual Pattern:** This post sits within a tight burst of Celebrity Apprentice promotional tweets fired off across the same evening. The burst pattern — multiple rapid, topically linked posts — is consistent with Trump personally managing his feed during an Apprentice broadcast night. **Stylistic Indicators:** Several markers favor authentic Trump: the parenthetical aside "(and fragrance, Success)" has the informal, stream-of-consciousness quality of self-interruption characteristic of Trump's authentic voice; "beautiful new selection!" deploys his signature evaluative superlative; the em dash is used casually; and the imperative "go over & check out" is tonally casual rather than marketing-polished. Against: commercial product promotion with precise brand enumeration is also consistent with aide-drafted content. **Verdict:** Genuinely ambiguous. Evening timing, stylistic informality, and the burst-tweet context lean slightly toward authentic Trump. Confidence: **low**. --- ## Psychological Analysis This is a low-complexity commercial promotion tweet with minimal clinical content. It warrants brief documentation as a baseline data point rather than as a clinically significant post. **Level 1 — Dispositional Traits:** The post is too brief for robust Big Five inference. Observable facets: mild extraversion expressed as positive affect ("doing great," "beautiful") and self-promotional assertion; very low neuroticism (no distress, anxiety, or hostile affect). Agreeableness is negligible — the post is entirely self/brand-focused with no relational warmth. **Level 2 — Characteristic Adaptations:** Dominant motive is **agency through commercial status** — the post reinforces Trump's self-constructed identity as a successful businessman whose branded products perform well at a prestigious retail partner. The enumeration of products (shirts, ties, suits, fragrance) reflects systematic brand stewardship. **Level 3 — Narrative Identity:** The protagonist role is the **successful businessman**. The identity claim is simple and affirmative: "my" products are "doing great" at Macy's. No contrasting other is invoked. No redemption or contamination sequence. The narrative valence is neutral-positive. This is the background hum of the Trump commercial mythology — perpetual winning, beautiful products, success — without the reactive or adversarial charge that dominates his more clinically interesting posts. **Level 4 — Clinical Indicators:** None significant. Mild grandiosity ("doing great," "beautiful") is within normal range for commercial self-promotion and does not constitute a meaningful clinical data point in isolation. **Narcissistic Dynamics:** If any dynamic is present, it is low-intensity **supply-seeking** — building commercial admiration and brand recognition. No narcissistic injury trigger is detectable. No rage. No paranoid or antisocial features activate in this post. This represents the quiet, maintenance-mode brand operation that characterized Trump's pre-political Twitter persona. **Historical Context:** This post captures the Trump-Macy's relationship at its commercial height. The partnership, established around 2004, included the Donald J. Trump Signature Collection (suits, shirts, ties, accessories) and the "Success" fragrance launched at Macy's Herald Square in April 2012. The relationship ended abruptly in July 2015 when Macy's dropped the line following Trump's presidential campaign announcement, after which Trump called for a Macy's boycott. This post thus represents a period of commercial normalcy that would be subsequently contaminated by Trump's political narrative arc. **Note on Provided Events:** All events listed in the "Known Events" context field (Souter retirement, swine flu outbreak, Maine same-sex marriage) are dated May 2009 — approximately four years before this post. They are temporally mismatched and carry no relevance to this March 2013 tweet. --- ## Rhetorical Analysis Techniques are minimal and commercial: mild superlatives ("doing great," "beautiful"), a direct call to action ("go over & check out Macy's now"), enthusiasm transfer via exclamation point, and product enumeration for brand completeness. No propaganda techniques. No dehumanizing language. No violent imagery. No stochastic terrorism indicators. --- ## Summary Not clinically significant. Post is null-summary eligible. ## Fact Verification | Claim | Verdict | Evidence | |-------|---------|----------| | "Trump had a line of shirts, ties, and suits sold at Macy's in March 2013" | **True** | The Donald J. Trump Signature Collection, including dress shirts, ties, suits, cufflinks, and accessories, was sold at Macy's from approximately 2004 until Macy's dropped the line in July 2015 following Trump's campaign announcement. | | "Trump had a fragrance called 'Success'" | **True** | Trump's 'Success by Trump' fragrance was launched at Macy's Herald Square in April 2012 and was part of his merchandise offering at Macy's through this period. | | "Macy's carried Trump merchandise at the time of this post (March 2013)" | **True** | Confirmed. The Trump-Macy's retail partnership was intact in March 2013, approximately two years before its termination in July 2015. | | "Products were 'doing great' (implying strong sales)" | **Unverifiable** | No independent sales data for the Trump Macy's line in March 2013 is available in public records. The claim is a subjective promotional assertion and is unverifiable. | Overall Veracity: 88% ## Authorship Analysis **Uncertain** (score: 52%) ### Indicators - Evening timing (9:11 PM EDT) compatible with authentic Trump posting window - Post occurs within a burst of Celebrity Apprentice promotional tweets on the same evening - Parenthetical aside '(and fragrance, Success)' has informal stream-of-consciousness quality - Signature evaluative adjective 'beautiful' is characteristic Trump vocal marker - Commercial product enumeration with brand precision is consistent with aide-drafted content ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Macy's merchandise line / commercial brand maintenance) Sentiment: +0.68 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 12% - Antisocial: 0% - Paranoid: 0% - Sadism: 0% **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 22% **Parasocial Techniques:** - Direct audience address via imperative ('go over & check out') - Enthusiasm transfer through positive affect markers ('doing great,' 'beautiful') ## Fact Checks (4) _The model's verdicts from 2026-02-19._ > Trump had a line of shirts, ties, and suits sold at Macy's in March 2013 **TRUE** The Donald J. Trump Signature Collection, including dress shirts, ties, suits, cufflinks, and accessories, was sold at Macy's from approximately 2004 until Macy's dropped the line in July 2015 following Trump's campaign announcement. Sources: https://www.licenseglobal.com/fashion/macys-unveils-trump-suits; https://fortune.com/2016/11/10/macys-ceo-says-dumping-donald-trumps-line-was-still-the-right-move/ > Trump had a fragrance called 'Success' **TRUE** Trump's 'Success by Trump' fragrance was launched at Macy's Herald Square in April 2012 and was part of his merchandise offering at Macy's through this period. Sources: https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/314484282208956416 > Macy's carried Trump merchandise at the time of this post (March 2013) **TRUE** Confirmed. The Trump-Macy's retail partnership was intact in March 2013, approximately two years before its termination in July 2015. Sources: https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/246639-macys-cuts-ties-with-trump/; https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/macys-severs-ties-with-donald-trump-too-pulls-his-menswear-merchandise > Products were 'doing great' (implying strong sales) **UNVERIFIABLE** No independent sales data for the Trump Macy's line in March 2013 is available in public records. The claim is a subjective promotional assertion and is unverifiable. Overall Veracity: 88% ## Tags - commercial-promotion (95%) - brand-maintenance (90%) - supply-seeking (35%) - Macy's (85%) - pre-political-baseline (80%) - authentic-trump-style (45%) - low-intensity (90%) - agency-motive (70%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **A Snowbound Brand Manager: Routine Self-Promotion and Scattered Political Musings from a Nor'easter NYC** Trump spent the day doing what 2013 Trump did best: promoting his brand from every angle — Celebrity Apprentice, Macy's merchandise, real estate advice, and WrestleMania nostalgia. A major snowstorm in New York gave him an excuse to recycle his favorite climate-denial one-liner (twice, actually). The only flash of defensiveness came in an evening post about his hair, insisting critics are "losers and haters" and citing Barbara Walters as a witness. The rest was a low-key mix of motivational quotes, political takes on the GOP and Obamacare, and advice to followers — a thoroughly ordinary day on the Trump Twitter feed. Full digest for 2013-03-21: https://trump.fm/date/2013-03-21/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2013, March 21). My shirts, ties &, suits (and fragrance,... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_314484282208956400 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "My shirts, ties &, suits (and fragrance, Success) are..." X (Twitter), 21 Mar. 2013. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_314484282208956400. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. 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