# Post x_328104731673231361

- Post ID: `x_328104731673231361`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2013-04-27T11:13:58.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_328104731673231361/analysis
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## Post text

> Thanks for the tremendous support for my shirts, ties and suits at Macy's. They do great because of really high quality at a low price.

## Engagement

- Likes: 55
- Reposts: 67
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.297Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-02-22T11:19:36.421Z (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: April 27, 2013 | Macy's Commercial Promotion

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### Authorship Attribution

Posted at 11:13:58 UTC on Saturday, April 27, 2013. Trump's primary base of operations in 2013 was Trump Tower, Manhattan. New York observed Eastern Daylight Time in late April (UTC−4), placing this post at **7:13 AM EDT** — early Saturday morning, within the borderline authentic window but not the classic late-night/predawn range associated with unmediated Trump posting.

The post presents a mixed stylometric profile. **Authentic Trump indicators**: "tremendous" is one of his most robustly documented lexical signatures across decades of documented speech; the construction "They do great" is idiomatically informal and slightly grammatically awkward in a way that reflects Trump's characteristic spoken register rather than edited prose. **Aide-written indicators**: the content is entirely commercial/promotional, grammatically competent, devoid of emotional reactivity, typos, or stream-of-consciousness structure; 7 AM Saturday is consistent with a pre-scheduled promotional post.

**Verdict**: Probable hybrid or aide-drafted post. Most likely a coordinated commercial promotion — either drafted by communications staff in Trump's register or Trump's own rough phrasing lightly polished. The presence of "tremendous" and "They do great" prevents confident aide attribution. Confidence is low given the ambiguous timing and commercial context.

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### Level 1: Dispositional Traits (Big Five)

- **Extraversion**: Moderate — public gratitude performance, brand promotion seeking positive attention
- **Agreeableness**: Slightly elevated by framing — "thanks for support," value-for-consumer positioning
- **Conscientiousness**: Low signal — brief, formulaic, no evidence of effortful construction
- **Neuroticism**: Minimal — no hostility, anxiety, impulsiveness, or distress signals present
- **Openness**: Low — conventional commercial messaging, no intellectual or aesthetic content

**Dominant facet**: Extraversion (assertiveness + positive affect maintenance in commercial context)

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### Level 2: Characteristic Adaptations

**Motive structure**: Primarily agency-oriented — commercial achievement and brand status maintenance. The post reinforces Trump's identity as a successful businessman whose products win in the marketplace.

**Schema activation**: World as commercial competition arena; Trump-branded goods succeed because Trump equals quality. Success is attributed to intrinsic product value ("really high quality") rather than brand celebrity — a self-serving attribution that nonetheless serves the commercial narrative.

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### Level 3: Narrative Identity

- **Protagonist role**: Quality brand steward / successful businessman
- **Narrative sequence**: Neutral maintenance — no redemption or contamination arc activated
- **Identity claims**: "My brand delivers genuine quality AND value simultaneously"; "I have tremendous popular support"
- **Contrasting other**: Absent — this is a purely positive supply-maintenance post with no antagonist construction

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### Level 4: Clinical Indicators

**Narcissistic features**: Mild grandiosity ("tremendous support") within normal commercial promotional range. No injury response, no devaluation, no rage. This functions as routine narcissistic supply maintenance — collecting affirmation for commercial/marketplace success.

**Malignant narcissism assessment**: The malignant triad (antisocial features, paranoid features, sadism) is entirely dormant in this post. No concerns flagged.

**Cognitive status**: No markers of concern. Simple but coherent syntax. "They do great" is colloquially informal but within Trump's well-established baseline register. No tangentiality, perseveration, or word-finding difficulty.

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### Rhetorical Analysis

- **Hyperbole**: "tremendous support" — signature Trump superlative inflating magnitude of consumer response
- **Dual value proposition**: "really high quality at a low price" — standard commercial binary positioning product as superior on two normally competing dimensions simultaneously
- **Gratitude framing**: "Thanks for the..." — socially reciprocal opening, builds parasocial commercial loyalty
- **Implicit self-endorsement**: Product success attributed to intrinsic quality rather than brand halo

No dehumanizing language, violent imagery, stochastic indicators, or propaganda techniques present.

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### Contextual Note

Trump's Macy's menswear line was commercially active 2004–2015, encompassing this post. The relationship was severed in July 2015 following his presidential campaign announcement. The surrounding posts from this day show casual, reactive fan engagement (brief replies to mentions) — this Macy's promotion is slightly more formal in register but consistent with the promotional posting pattern Trump maintained for his brand portfolio during the pre-campaign period.

*Note: The "Known Events" provided in the prompt appear to be from May 2009, not April 2013, and are not contextually relevant to this post.*

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Trump sells shirts, ties, and suits at Macy's" | **True** | Trump's menswear line — including dress shirts, ties, cufflinks, and suits — was carried by Macy's from 2004 until the partnership ended in July 2015 following his comments about Mexican immigrants during the presidential campaign announcement. |
| "The products sell well 'because of really high quality at a low price'" | **Unverifiable** | A subjective commercial marketing claim. Sales performance data for the Trump Macy's line is not publicly available, and attributing success to intrinsic quality versus brand celebrity versus marketing cannot be externally adjudicated. |

Overall Veracity: 75%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 52%)

### Indicators

- Lexical signature: 'tremendous' is a robustly documented Trump vocabulary marker across decades
- 'They do great' — grammatically informal, idiosyncratic phrasing consistent with unpolished Trump register
- 7:13 AM EDT Saturday timing — borderline authentic window, not classic overnight posting
- Entirely promotional/commercial content — consistent with aide-drafted or coordinated Macy's promotional post
- No typos, emotional reactivity, ALL CAPS, or stream-of-consciousness structure — indicators of aide involvement or editing

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance (Macy's brand partnership / routine commercial promotion)

Sentiment: +0.72

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 12%
- Antisocial: 0%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- rationalization (neurotic)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Collective gratitude framing ('thanks for the tremendous support') — positions followers as active commercial partners whose support is recognized
- Value-for-consumer framing creates identity alignment: following Trump = being a smart, quality-conscious consumer

## Fact Checks (2)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-02-22._

> Trump sells shirts, ties, and suits at Macy's

**TRUE**

Trump's menswear line — including dress shirts, ties, cufflinks, and suits — was carried by Macy's from 2004 until the partnership ended in July 2015 following his comments about Mexican immigrants during the presidential campaign announcement.

Sources: https://www.cnbc.com/2015/08/12/why-we-dropped-trumps-menswear-line-macys-ceo.html; https://www.licenseglobal.com/fashion/macys-unveils-trump-suits

> The products sell well 'because of really high quality at a low price'

**UNVERIFIABLE**

A subjective commercial marketing claim. Sales performance data for the Trump Macy's line is not publicly available, and attributing success to intrinsic quality versus brand celebrity versus marketing cannot be externally adjudicated.

Overall Veracity: 75%

## Tags

- commercial promotion (95%)
- brand maintenance (90%)
- Macy's partnership (85%)
- tremendous (lexical signature) (75%)
- narcissistic supply maintenance (50%)
- low intensity (95%)
- pre-campaign era (65%)
- hybrid authorship (60%)

## That day

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

**A Late-Night Supply-Seeking Marathon Punctuated by Central Park Five Denial, Time 100 Devaluation, and Brokaw Attack**

Trump spent most of the day in an extended Twitter fan-engagement session, warmly responding to admirers after a Fox News appearance with Greta Van Susteren. The mood was overwhelmingly self-congratulatory, but anger broke through several times -- most significantly when he doubled down on discredited claims about the Central Park Five, attacked a follower who threatened to unfollow him as a "loser," and dismissed Time Magazine's Most Influential list after being excluded. The morning brought a sharp exchange about Tom Brokaw, who had questioned Trump's social importance ahead of the White House Correspondents' Dinner. The overall pattern was steady praise collection interrupted by defensive flare-ups whenever his status or judgment was challenged.

Full digest for 2013-04-27: https://trump.fm/date/2013-04-27/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2013, April 27). Thanks for the tremendous support for my shirts,... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_328104731673231361
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Thanks for the tremendous support for my shirts, ties and..." X (Twitter), 27 Apr. 2013. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_328104731673231361. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Thanks for the tremendous support for my shirts, ties and...," X (Twitter), April 27, 2013, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_328104731673231361.

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