# Post x_357309386361802752

- Post ID: `x_357309386361802752`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2013-07-17T01:22:50.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no, but it quotes a tweet by @yet_another_day
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_357309386361802752
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_357309386361802752/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_357309386361802752.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

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

> "@yet_another_day: @realDonaldTrump now after that home run derby performance... Who's your pick to win the all star game tonight?" American

## Engagement

- Likes: 8
- Reposts: 16
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.290Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-02-24T15:22:29.529Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

# Analysis: @yet_another_day / All-Star Game Pick — July 16, 2013 (9:22 PM EDT)

## Overview

An exceptionally low-intensity post. Trump responds to a fan's question about the MLB All-Star Game pick with a single word: "American." The game was being played simultaneously at Citi Field, Queens — effectively in Trump's backyard. The American League ultimately won 3-0, validating the pick.

## Authorship

The UTC timestamp of 01:22:50 on July 17 converts to **9:22 PM EDT on July 16** in New York. Evening hours, during the live broadcast of a game hosted minutes from Trump Tower. The casual one-word reply, fan-engagement format, and impulsive wit are all consistent with authentic Trump. No aide would fire off "American" as a pick with no further elaboration — that compression is characteristically personal.

## Rhetorical / Psychological Reading of "American"

The response is the most psychologically interesting element. In the All-Star context, "American" is a literal team selection (American League vs. National League). But the word simultaneously functions as:

- **Nationalist signaling**: Invoking national identity even in trivial sports banter — a rhetorical reflex Trump exhibits persistently across contexts
- **Conversational dominance through brevity**: A one-word answer that forecloses discussion while projecting confidence
- **Implicit identity claim**: "I root for *America*" frames even baseball preference through a patriotic persona

This is low-stakes nationalism, but it illustrates a stable trait: Trump consistently finds opportunities to anchor himself to American identity even when the question doesn't require it.

## Surrounding Context Note

The adjacent post — responding to "Run!!! Or this country will turn out like ancient Rome!" with "Perhaps so, not good!" — is notably more psychologically rich. That response, in July 2013 (two years before announcement), signals ambient receptivity to presidential ambition while maintaining plausible deniability. It is characteristic of the supply-seeking dynamic: neither committing nor dismissing, maximizing audience engagement and speculation.

## Clinical Indicators

None salient. Post is too brief and content-neutral to support meaningful trait inference beyond the nationalist reflex. No rage, no injury response, no splitting, no devaluation.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Implicitly picking American League to win the 2013 MLB All-Star Game" | **True** | The American League defeated the National League 3-0 at Citi Field on July 16, 2013. Mariano Rivera won MVP. |

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 82%)

### Indicators

- 9:22 PM EDT local time in New York — personal evening hours
- One-word reply style inconsistent with aide-drafted messaging
- Casual fan-engagement format typical of authentic Trump
- No polish, no event announcement, no complete sentence

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance (Fan question about All-Star Game)

Sentiment: +0.45

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 5%
- Antisocial: 0%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 5%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Direct fan engagement
- Wit as accessibility signal

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Implicitly picking American League to win the 2013 MLB All-Star Game

**TRUE**

The American League defeated the National League 3-0 at Citi Field on July 16, 2013. Mariano Rivera won MVP.

Sources: https://www.mlb.com/news/al-wins-2013-all-star-game-on-3-hit-shutout-c188504660; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Tags

- sports-engagement (80%)
- nationalist-framing (40%)
- parasocial-maintenance (60%)
- authentic-authorship (70%)

## That day

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

**A Quiet Day of Brand Maintenance and Sports Talk, Punctuated by Flashes of Cultural Sentinel Rhetoric**

A high-volume but low-intensity day mostly spent watching the MLB All-Star Game, thanking fans, and promoting his books and golf courses. The mood was relaxed and self-congratulatory throughout, with only brief flashes of anger directed at Rolling Stone for putting the Boston Marathon bomber on its cover. Trump also weighed in on the Zimmerman verdict aftermath with a moderate "time to move on" take, and took a shot at Karl Rove's campaign spending record. The day's most notable feature was its sheer volume -- over 60 posts -- driven largely by real-time sports commentary and staff-assisted fan engagement.

Full digest for 2013-07-17: https://trump.fm/date/2013-07-17/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2013, July 17). "@yet_another_day: @realDonaldTrump now after... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_357309386361802752
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. ""@yet_another_day: @realDonaldTrump now after that home run..." X (Twitter), 17 Jul. 2013. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_357309386361802752. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, ""@yet_another_day: @realDonaldTrump now after that home run...," X (Twitter), July 17, 2013, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_357309386361802752.

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