# Post x_323535953429934083

- Post ID: `x_323535953429934083`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2013-04-14T20:39:16.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no, but it quotes a tweet by @PattyMSink
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_323535953429934083
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_323535953429934083/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_323535953429934083.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

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

> "@PattyMSink: @realDonaldTrump Please, please, please consider running in the 2016 Presidential election. We need business savvy (you)Thanks

## Engagement

- Likes: 26
- Reposts: 27
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.302Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T20:23:48.345Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

# Analysis: April 14, 2013 — Presidential Entreaty Amplification

## What This Post Is

Structurally, this is a manual retweet (the pre-native-RT convention of quoting tweet text verbatim) of a follower's plea for Trump to run for president in 2016. Trump adds nothing — no acknowledgment, no deflection, no explicit commentary. The psychological data is entirely in the *selection*.

## Authorship

**UTC 20:39 → ~4:39 PM EDT** (Trump was New York-based, April 2013). Business hours, which weakly suggests aide involvement. However, the 2013 Twitter behavior record shows Trump was personally active throughout the day, not merely in late-night sessions. The early manual-retweet format (verbatim quote, no appended text) was a common authentic Trump pattern. Curating flattery of this specific register — presidential, urgent, self-deprecating in its supplication — is too personally gratifying to delegate. **Assessment: likely authentic, medium confidence.**

## Level 1 — Dispositional Traits

The act surfaces **high extraversion** (seeking and broadcasting positive regard), **low agreeableness in baseline** (visible same-day in the "Moron" discharge), and **grandiosity facets of neuroticism**. No evidence of conscientiousness or deliberation; this is impulsive curation.

## Level 2 — Characteristic Adaptations

**Dominant motive: power/status via agency.** The tweet's framing — "we *need* business savvy (you)" — maps precisely onto Trump's self-schema: the uniquely competent outsider whose skills the political system requires. Selecting this specific tweet reveals how he processes his own identity in 2013: already positioning toward a political future, constructing demand as preceding ambition.

## Level 3 — Narrative Identity

**Protagonist role: the reluctant savior called to duty.** The "please, please, please" supplication register is ideal — it inverts the power dynamic, making the presidential run an act of service rather than personal desire. **Narrative sequence: proto-redemption** — the nation in distress, the exceptional figure needed to restore order. This is a 2013-era seed of the "only I can fix it" frame that would become explicit campaign rhetoric in 2016.

**Archetypal resonance:** Hero/Savior archetype. The follower's plea activates the mythological pattern of the reluctant king — talent so evident that the people demand it.

## Level 4 — Clinical Indicators

**Narcissistic supply-seeking, maintenance mode.** No injury trigger, no rage, no paranoid activation. The same-day post sequence is instructive: three prior praise amplifications, one hostile discharge (reactive to a perceived accusation), then this. The pattern is classic — accumulation of grandiose supply punctuated by rage when the supply turns to criticism. This post sits in the accumulation phase.

**Defense mechanisms:** Passive idealization of self through proxy voice. The follower articulates his specialness; he broadcasts it. Clean, efficient, deniable.

## Longitudinal Note

This post has value as a **2013 baseline data point**: the presidential ambition is clearly present and being actively seeded through public channels three years before the formal announcement. The "business savvy" frame, the outsider positioning, and the supply-seeking amplification pattern are all continuous with later, more intense manifestations.

## Danger Assessment

**None.** Routine admiration curation, no threat vectors present.

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 65%)

### Indicators

- 20:39 UTC = ~4:39 PM EDT (New York, April 2013) — business hours, mild aide signal
- No added commentary beyond the quoted tweet — consistent with early manual RT convention
- Pattern of personal praise amplification was well-documented authentic Trump behavior in this era
- Selecting presidential flattery for amplification aligns with his known strategic self-promotion style
- Absence of typos/ALL CAPS consistent with aide, but also with low-effort copy-paste RT

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (fan base / follower)

Sentiment: +0.45

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 0%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- idealization (immature)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Amplification of fan plea creates reciprocal loyalty loop — follower feels heard, audience absorbs presidential framing as organic grassroots demand

## Tags

- supply_seeking (80%)
- presidential_ambition (75%)
- proxy_self_promotion (70%)
- savior_archetype (65%)
- maintenance_mode (60%)

## That day

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

**A Lazy Sunday of Narcissistic Maintenance: Fan Praise, Masters Golf, and the Savior Narrative Taking Shape**

A quiet, self-satisfied Sunday spent retweeting fan praise, watching the Masters, and promoting Celebrity Apprentice. The overwhelming majority of posts were single-word replies to compliments -- "Thanks!" "True!" "Best!" -- with one brief flash of anger when a follower falsely accused him of supporting Obama in 2008. Most notable were several fans urging him to run for president in 2016, which he amplified warmly -- an early signal of the savior narrative that would define his candidacy two years later.

Full digest for 2013-04-14: https://trump.fm/date/2013-04-14/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2013, April 14). "@PattyMSink: @realDonaldTrump Please, please,... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_323535953429934083
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. ""@PattyMSink: @realDonaldTrump Please, please, please..." X (Twitter), 14 Apr. 2013. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_323535953429934083. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, ""@PattyMSink: @realDonaldTrump Please, please, please...," X (Twitter), April 14, 2013, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_323535953429934083.

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