# Post x_334865310291226627 - Post ID: `x_334865310291226627` - Platform: X (Twitter) - Posted: 2013-05-16T02:58:06.000Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_334865310291226627 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_334865310291226627/analysis - Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_334865310291226627.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) ## Post text > @A_Beil Thanks Andrew. ## Engagement - Likes: 0 - Reposts: 1 - Replies: 0 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.295Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-02-23T04:40:53.442Z (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: "@A_Beil Thanks Andrew." — May 16, 2013 (02:58 UTC) ### Authorship & Timing UTC 02:58:06 converts to **10:58 PM EDT** on May 15, 2013. In May 2013 Trump was a private citizen headquartered at Trump Tower, Midtown Manhattan — New York Eastern time is the appropriate reference. Late-evening timing falls squarely within the documented authentic Trump posting window (10 PM–2 AM local). The **double space** between the handle and "Thanks" is a subtle but characteristic marker of unedited, casual typing. The brevity and informality are consistent with other same-day replies ("Thanks!", "Wow!", "Thanks M!"). No polished aide voice is present. **Authorship assessment: authentic, medium confidence.** ### Psychological Context In isolation this post is psychologically opaque — it contains three words of meaningful content. Its value lies in pattern context. Across May 16, 2013, Trump engaged in a **supply-seeking cycle**: repeatedly retweeting compliments from followers and acknowledging them with brief affirmations. Each such reply functions as a micro-transaction — the subject publicly ratifies incoming admiration, re-broadcasting it to a wider audience while performing accessibility. This is consistent with the narcissistic supply-maintenance mode documented throughout Trump's early Twitter period. The day's more substantive posts concern the Obama administration's contemporaneous "trifecta" of scandals (IRS targeting, Benghazi hearings, DOJ/AP phone records seizure — confirmed by surrounding same-day posts), reflecting Trump's oppositional political positioning during this pre-campaign phase. The compliment-acknowledgment posts occupy a separate register: personal brand maintenance running parallel to political commentary. ### Multi-Level Personality Framework **Level 1 (Traits):** Insufficient signal from a three-word post. The broader day's behavior surfaces low agreeableness (political antagonism), high extraversion (public engagement, assertiveness), and moderate neuroticism (provocation-seeking in political commentary). **Level 2 (Motives):** Power/status agency motive evident day-wide. This specific post shows mild communion expression (acknowledgment), but instrumentalized: the public reply performs relatability while delivering no genuine intimacy. **Level 3 (Narrative):** Even minimal replies contribute to the protagonist-as-appreciated-celebrity narrative. Fan gratitude is curated and made visible. Contrasting other is absent from this post. **Level 4 (Clinical):** No clinically significant indicators present in this post. ### Cognitive Assessment Post is too brief (three content words) for syntactic or semantic complexity assessment. Double-space formatting anomaly is non-diagnostic — a routine typing artifact, not a language production error. No paraphasias, perseveration, or temporal confusion observable. ### Rhetorical Analysis No rhetorical techniques of note. A social courtesy exchange with no persuasive or propagandistic content. # ## Authorship Analysis **Self-Written** (score: 82%) ### Indicators - Late-evening local time (10:58 PM EDT) within Trump's documented authentic posting window - Double space between handle and 'Thanks' suggests unedited casual typing - Brevity and informality consistent with same-day authentic reply pattern - No polished aide-style grammar or event-announcement formatting present - Matches the template of multiple authentic same-day replies ('Thanks!', 'Wow!', 'Thanks M!') ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Maintenance (@A_Beil (Andrew)) Sentiment: +0.38 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 10% - Antisocial: 0% - Paranoid: 0% - Sadism: 0% **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 100% **Parasocial Techniques:** - Public acknowledgment of fan praise re-broadcasts incoming compliment to wider follower audience - Performing accessibility and approachability while instrumentalizing the interaction for brand maintenance ## Tags - supply-seeking (40%) - maintenance-mode (70%) - authentic-authorship (75%) - late-night-posting (60%) - fan-acknowledgment (50%) - database-event-mismatch-2009 (90%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **Grandiose Supply-Harvesting Day Punctuated by Two Flashes of Defensive Rage During Active Litigation** A busy but psychologically unremarkable day dominated by retweeting fan praise, promoting The Apprentice, and commenting on the Obama administration's triple-scandal week. The only real heat came from two separate targets: an angry outburst against the elderly woman suing him in Chicago federal court, and a late-night attack on a documentary filmmaker who had made an unflattering film about him. Both flared and faded quickly, bookended by hours of routine self-congratulation and brief "Thanks!" replies. The mood was expansive and self-satisfied throughout, with normal sleep and no signs of distress beyond the two defensive outbursts. Full digest for 2013-05-16: https://trump.fm/date/2013-05-16/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2013, May 16). @A_Beil Thanks Andrew. [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_334865310291226627 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "@A_Beil Thanks Andrew." X (Twitter), 16 May. 2013. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_334865310291226627. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. 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