# Post x_356933323144183808

- Post ID: `x_356933323144183808`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2013-07-16T00:28:30.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no, but it quotes a tweet by @MichaelKaye_3
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_356933323144183808
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_356933323144183808/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_356933323144183808.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

_Quotes @MichaelKaye_3, pasted in quotation marks the way early X retweets were made by hand. The words in quotation marks are @MichaelKaye_3's, not his; a reply of his, if any, follows the closing mark._

> "@MichaelKaye_3: @foxandfriends on Monday mornings is my favorite because of @realDonaldTrump"  They are great people!

## Engagement

- Likes: 11
- Reposts: 7
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.290Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-02-24T14:40:51.023Z (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: July 15, 2013 (8:28 PM ET) — Fox and Friends Fan Retweet

### Overview
A low-intensity, benign fan-interaction post in which Trump quotes a follower's compliment — "@foxandfriends on Monday mornings is my favorite because of @realDonaldTrump" — and appends a brief reciprocal endorsement: "They are great people!" The post is clinically unremarkable and represents routine narcissistic supply amplification paired with strategic media relationship maintenance.

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### Authorship Attribution

The UTC timestamp (00:28:30 on July 16) converts to **8:28 PM Eastern Time on July 15, 2013**. In mid-July 2013, Trump was headquartered in New York City, with no travel indicators suggesting otherwise. While 8:28 PM falls slightly outside the classic late-night/early-morning authentic window (10 PM–6 AM), all stylistic markers point strongly to **authentic Trump**:

- **Fan-quote-plus-brief-comment format**: A signature Twitter pattern of Trump's 2013 era, predating widespread native retweet use
- **Phrasing**: "They are great people!" — characteristic simple, enthusiastic, declarative construction
- **Zero editorial polish**: No formality, no event announcement structure, no complete-sentence grammar beyond the fragment
- **Reactive, not scheduled**: Response to organic fan content rather than a planned communication
- **No aide fingerprints**: Aide-authored posts in this period tend toward full-sentence announcements, event promotions, or political commentary with complete thought structure

**Confidence: High (authentic)**

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### Multi-Level Personality Analysis

**Level 1 — Dispositional Traits**
The post reflects Trump's low-neuroticism, high-extraversion baseline state when operating in positive social territory. Assertiveness is present implicitly (framing himself as the reason someone watches a major news program), but there is no hostility, impulsivity, or anxiety signal. Agreeableness is momentarily elevated through reciprocal praise, though it is clearly instrumental rather than genuine affiliation.

**Level 2 — Characteristic Adaptations (Motives & Schemas)**
The dominant dynamic is **narcissistic supply amplification** — a characteristic pattern in which Trump does not passively receive a compliment but instead rebroadcasts it to maximize its reach and social proof value. By quoting the fan tweet, he accomplishes three simultaneous goals:

1. **Displays the admiration** to his full follower base (supply amplification)
2. **Rewards and encourages the fan** (reinforcing future supply-generation behavior)
3. **Establishes social proof** of his media indispensability ("people watch Fox News *because* of me")

The reciprocal compliment to Fox and Friends ("They are great people!") adds a fourth function: **alliance maintenance**. In 2013, Trump had a regular Monday morning call-in segment on Fox and Friends. The mutual praise publicly reinforces this symbiotic relationship.

**Level 3 — Narrative Identity**
The protagonist role here is the **valued celebrity commentator** — a figure important enough to be a reason people consume media. The implicit identity claim is: "My presence elevates the broadcast." No contamination or redemption sequences; narrative tone is neutral-to-positive. No contrasting "other" is invoked.

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### Contextual Note: 2016 Audience Cultivation

The surrounding posts are notable. Multiple fans urge Trump to run for president in 2016, and his responses — "I never tease--but thanks!" — are characteristically coy: neither committing nor deflating. This Fox News engagement post sits within a broader pattern visible across Trump's 2013 Twitter feed of **positioning himself as a national political personality** while maintaining media platform access. The Fox News relationship is not merely personal; it is infrastructure for eventual political mobilization.

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### Clinical Assessment

No significant pathological features are present in this post. The supply-amplification pattern is consistent with Trump's established narcissistic baseline and does not represent escalation or deviation. No rage, paranoia, dehumanization, cognitive disruption, or danger indicators are present. **No clinical summary warranted.**

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Trump appeared on Fox and Friends on Monday mornings in 2013" | **True** | Trump had a well-documented regular Monday morning phone-in segment on Fox and Friends throughout 2013, referred to informally as 'Mondays with Trump' |

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 85%)

### Indicators

- 8:28 PM Eastern Time — evening post, outside business-hours aide window
- fan-quote-plus-brief-comment format is a signature authentic Trump 2013 pattern
- characteristic simple enthusiastic phrasing: 'They are great people!'
- zero editorial polish or formality
- reactive response to organic fan content, not a scheduled communication

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (fan compliment amplification and Fox News alliance maintenance)

Sentiment: +0.72

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 28%
- Antisocial: 0%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 15%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- broadcasting received fan compliments to full audience
- reciprocal praise loop reinforcing fan supply behavior
- public alliance display with media partners

## Fact Checks (1)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-02-24._

> Trump appeared on Fox and Friends on Monday mornings in 2013

**TRUE**

Trump had a well-documented regular Monday morning phone-in segment on Fox and Friends throughout 2013, referred to informally as 'Mondays with Trump'

Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_%26_Friends

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Tags

- narcissistic-supply-amplification (72%)
- fox-news-alliance-maintenance (65%)
- fan-engagement (60%)
- social-proof-construction (55%)
- media-personality-identity (50%)
- pre-2016-audience-cultivation (40%)

## That day

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

**A Quiet Day of Brand Polishing and Presidential Flirtation**

Trump spent a routine mid-July day promoting his brand, replying to fans, and weighing in on the news. He coyly entertained followers begging him to run for president in 2016, insisting "I never tease" while pointedly not ruling anything out. The sharpest posts were a jab at Edward Snowden over his Russian asylum bid and a dig at Anthony Weiner and Eliot Spitzer leading New York City polls. The mood was relaxed and self-satisfied throughout, with no flashes of anger or agitation.

Full digest for 2013-07-16: https://trump.fm/date/2013-07-16/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2013, July 16). "@MichaelKaye_3: @foxandfriends on Monday... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_356933323144183808
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. ""@MichaelKaye_3: @foxandfriends on Monday mornings is my..." X (Twitter), 16 Jul. 2013. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_356933323144183808. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, ""@MichaelKaye_3: @foxandfriends on Monday mornings is my...," X (Twitter), July 16, 2013, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_356933323144183808.

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