# Post x_355844540646699012 - Post ID: `x_355844540646699012` - Platform: X (Twitter) - Posted: 2013-07-13T00:22:04.000Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no, but it quotes a tweet by @GreatBolter - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_355844540646699012 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_355844540646699012/analysis - Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_355844540646699012.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) ## Post text _Quotes @GreatBolter, pasted in quotation marks the way early X retweets were made by hand. The words in quotation marks are @GreatBolter's, not his; a reply of his, if any, follows the closing mark._ > "@GreatBolter: @realDonaldTrump @Nate_StuLLeR You use leverage better than anyone!" That's what they say! ## Engagement - Likes: 8 - Reposts: 6 - Replies: 0 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.290Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-02-24T10:38:04.040Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._ ## Psychological Analysis: Trump Twitter Post — July 13, 2013 (00:22 UTC / ~8:22 PM EDT) ### Authorship Attribution **Local Time Conversion:** UTC 00:22 on July 13, 2013 = 8:22 PM EDT on July 12, 2013 (Saturday evening). In July 2013, Trump was based at Trump Tower, New York City, where he was primarily running the Trump Organization and preparing for the next season of *The Apprentice*. EDT (UTC−4) applies. Saturday evening at 8:22 PM is firmly within Trump's established window of personal Twitter activity. The surrounding posts (same session, same date) show an identical pattern: brief, reactive, one-to-three-word affirmations of retweeted fan compliments. The style is casual, unpolished, and emotionally reactive — classic authentic Trump. No scheduling announcements, no polished prose, no event-linked content. **Assessment: very likely authentic.** --- ### Structural Analysis This post follows the most elementary template in Trump's 2013-era Twitter repertoire: *[retweeted compliment] + [short affirming rejoinder]*. The surrounding posts confirm this is part of a fan-engagement session, not an isolated post: - Fan compliment on bank account at 24 → "Not too great!" (self-deprecating, but endearing) - Fan greeting from UK → "Hello!" (minimal effort, maximum reach) - Fan says Sugar Ray Leonard is untalented → "True, but he makes me money!" (subordinates others to self-interest) - Fan says he uses leverage better than anyone → **"That's what they say!"** The leverage compliment is the crown jewel of this particular session — the one that touches his deepest identity claim — and he marks it accordingly. --- ### Level 1: Dispositional Traits (Big Five) The post signals **high Extraversion** (active fan engagement, positive affect absorption), **moderate Agreeableness** in this mode (friendly, affirming), **low Conscientiousness** (reactive, no deliberation), and **low Neuroticism** (calm, satiated state). **Openness** is minimal — the post reinforces a long-established self-concept rather than exploring anything new. --- ### Level 2: Characteristic Adaptations The central psychological dynamic is **narcissistic supply acceptance**. Trump does not generate the compliment; he receives and validates it. The trigger is pure **supply-seeking / supply acceptance** — a fan offers admiration and he confirms it as correct. "Leverage" is not incidental. It is the load-bearing concept of his self-constructed identity as a dealmaker — codified in *The Art of the Deal* (1987) and repeated throughout his business mythology. When someone compliments his leverage use specifically, they are touching the most resonant note in his self-concept. His response ("That's what they say!") is accordingly slightly more elaborate than his other session responses. **Agency motive** is dominant: the validation concerns power, mastery, and strategic superiority — not affiliation. --- ### Level 3: Narrative Identity **Protagonist role:** Dealmaker / winner. He casts himself as recognized by a consensus of unnamed authorities ("they"). **Identity claim:** "I am the preeminent user of leverage." The compliment is absorbed as objective truth. **Rhetorical move — consensus amplification:** "That's what they say!" performs a specific function: it ostensibly deflects direct self-praise (modest framing) while simultaneously expanding the validation from one fan to an implied multitude. The unspecified "they" transforms a single compliment into alleged widespread consensus. This is a characteristic Trump rhetorical maneuver — letting others make grandiose claims he then "humbly" confirms. **Contamination/redemption:** Neither. This is a **stable grandiose state** — flat, content, no threat detected, no narrative arc required. **Contrasting other:** None present in this post. --- ### Level 4: Clinical Indicators **Narcissistic state:** Grandiose (mild). No vulnerability, no injury, no rage. **Trigger:** Supply acceptance — incoming admiration landing on core identity. **Rage:** Absent. **Defense mechanisms:** Minimal. There is a trace of **rationalization** in "That's what they say!" — it allows him to accept the compliment while maintaining a slight veneer of modesty. This is not a defensive operation so much as a performative one. **Malignant narcissism components (this post):** All at floor level. No antisocial features, no paranoid features, no sadism. Pure narcissistic supply absorption. --- ### Cognitive Status Language is simple, coherent, and appropriate to platform and context. No word-finding difficulty, no paraphasia, no tangentiality. Exclamation mark usage and terse affirmative style are consistent with 2013-era baseline. **Baseline deviation: none.** --- ### Rhetorical & Propaganda Techniques - **Consensus appeal / false universality:** "That's what they say!" — implies universal agreement without specifying any actual source - **Social proof via retweet:** Publishing the compliment to his audience multiplies its effect - **Indirect self-aggrandizement:** Allows the claim ("better than anyone") to stand attributed to "they" rather than to himself, providing plausible deniability while fully endorsing the content No dehumanizing language. No violent imagery. No stochastic terrorism indicators. --- ### Danger Assessment **None.** Entirely benign fan engagement. --- ### Archetypal Frame **King** archetype (mild). The acknowledged master receiving tribute. No Warrior, no Trickster, no Victim energy in this post. He is at rest in the grandiose position — no threat requiring mobilization. --- ### Gaslighting / Reality Distortion None. No factual claims are made, and no reality distortion is present. The "leverage" compliment is an opinion; his affirmation of it is performative, not deceptive. --- ### Order / Chaos Dynamics This post takes no position on social order. It is entirely self-referential — identity maintenance through fan validation, with no outward-facing political or social positioning. --- ### Summary Judgment **Clinically insignificant.** This is a routine, low-intensity supply-acceptance post from a grandiose-stable psychological state. No summary required. ## Fact Verification | Claim | Verdict | Evidence | |-------|---------|----------| | "You use leverage better than anyone" | **Unverifiable** | This is a fan opinion, not a factual claim. No empirical standard exists for comparative leverage usage among businesspeople. | Overall Veracity: 50% ## Authorship Analysis **Self-Written** (score: 82%) ### Indicators - Saturday evening post (8:22 PM EDT) within authentic activity window - Terse one-phrase affirmation consistent with authentic fan-engagement sessions - Casual exclamatory style, no polish or professional formatting - Identical structure to surrounding posts in same session - No event announcement, no scheduling content ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Supply Seeking (@GreatBolter fan compliment) Sentiment: +0.55 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 25% - Antisocial: 2% - Paranoid: 2% - Sadism: 1% **Defense Mechanisms:** - rationalization (neurotic) **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 12% **Parasocial Techniques:** - Retweet-and-affirm cycle cultivates parasocial bond with fan base - Confirming compliments as true creates shared reality of exceptional status ## Fact Checks (1) _The model's verdicts from 2026-02-24._ > You use leverage better than anyone **UNVERIFIABLE** This is a fan opinion, not a factual claim. No empirical standard exists for comparative leverage usage among businesspeople. Overall Veracity: 50% ## Tags - supply-acceptance (90%) - fan-engagement-session (85%) - leverage-identity (75%) - consensus-amplification (60%) - grandiose-stable (55%) - authentic-authorship (80%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **A 51-Post Saturday: Supply Harvesting, Snowden Brand Plays, and a Late Rosie O'Donnell Flare-Up** Trump spent a high-volume Saturday toggling between fan engagement and political commentary, firing off 51 posts across three distinct sessions. The bulk of the day was cheerful and self-promotional, with a sustained riff linking the Snowden asylum saga to his upcoming Miss Universe pageant in Moscow. The mood darkened only in the final hour of the evening, when attacks on Eliot Spitzer, a departing follower, and Rosie O'Donnell produced the day's only real flashes of anger -- particularly a forceful denial that O'Donnell has "any talent at all." Early-morning posts around 4 AM suggest a short sleep window, though this appears consistent with his known habits. Full digest for 2013-07-13: https://trump.fm/date/2013-07-13/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2013, July 13). "@GreatBolter: @realDonaldTrump @Nate_StuLLeR You... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_355844540646699012 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. ""@GreatBolter: @realDonaldTrump @Nate_StuLLeR You use..." X (Twitter), 13 Jul. 2013. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_355844540646699012. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. 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