# Post x_361963195474247682

- Post ID: `x_361963195474247682`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2013-07-29T21:35:25.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no, but it quotes a tweet by @ekokurn
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_361963195474247682
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_361963195474247682/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_361963195474247682.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

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

> "@ekokurn: RT @realDonaldTrump: “Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.” - Vince Lombardi"

## Engagement

- Likes: 71
- Reposts: 151
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.288Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-23T00:58:30.559Z (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 — Twitter/X | 2013-07-29T21:35:25Z

## Overview

This post is analytically minimal: it consists entirely of Trump retweeting a fan's retweet of his own earlier Lombardi quotation. No original language is produced; no direct claim, opinion, or emotional content is present. As a result, most analytical frameworks yield null or near-null findings.

## Authorship Attribution

**Confidence: Low.** Posted at 5:35 PM EDT (New York, business hours), which falls within the aide-window. However, the 2013 period predates the professionalization of Trump's social media operation; he was considerably more personally active on Twitter at this time. The act of retweeting one's own quote as amplified by a fan is a characteristic vanity behavior consistent with authentic Trump, but the absence of any original text makes stylometric attribution impossible.

## Psychological Dynamics

The behavioral pattern is a **narcissistic supply feedback loop** at its most benign: post → fan amplification → re-amplification by original poster. The subject is, in effect, displaying that others are spreading his words. The intensity is negligible.

The **Lombardi quote** warrants brief contextual note. On the day Weiner held a press conference admitting to post-resignation sexting with multiple women under the alias 'Carlos Danger,' the aphorism "Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit" carries possible ambient resonance. However, Trump's more explicit Weiner commentary in a separate same-day tweet ("Take off!") suggests he had direct channels for that commentary and did not need coded quotation. The quote is more plausibly routine motivational content.

## Level 3 Narrative

The **protagonist role** is wisdom-dispenser: one who curates and transmits the competitive philosophy of a revered male authority figure (Lombardi). This positions the subject as culturally adjacent to championship-level discipline and anti-quitting ethos—consistent with his broader brand identity at this period.

## Clinical Significance

**None.** No rage, no injury, no gaslighting, no dehumanization. This post is noise in the longitudinal signal.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Quote attributed to Vince Lombardi: 'Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.'" | **Mostly True** | The quote is widely attributed to Vince Lombardi and appears in numerous collections of his sayings. Its precise origin in his documented speeches or writings is not definitively established, making it characteristic of the broader corpus of 'Lombardi-attributed' motivational aphorisms that circulate without primary source verification. |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 55%)

### Indicators

- Posted at 5:35 PM EDT (business hours, UTC-4 for New York)
- Minimal content - simply retweeting a retweet of his own post
- No typos, no emotional content, no ALL CAPS
- Self-amplification of a pre-existing tweet is consistent with authentic Trump vanity
- 2013-era Trump was more personally active on Twitter than later years

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (fan retweet)

Sentiment: +0.25

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 20%
- Antisocial: 0%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 0%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- quote amplification as wisdom-signaling
- self-validation through audience retweet acknowledgment

## Fact Checks (1)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-23._

> Quote attributed to Vince Lombardi: 'Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.'

**MOSTLY TRUE**

The quote is widely attributed to Vince Lombardi and appears in numerous collections of his sayings. Its precise origin in his documented speeches or writings is not definitively established, making it characteristic of the broader corpus of 'Lombardi-attributed' motivational aphorisms that circulate without primary source verification.

Sources: General knowledge of Lombardi quotation corpus

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- motivational_quote (90%)
- supply_seeking (40%)
- self_amplification (70%)
- lombardi (80%)
- low_signal (95%)

## That day

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

**A Quiet Day of Fan Service and Political Flirtation at Trump National DC**

Trump spent a relaxed Monday engaging with fans on Twitter and attending the Junior PGA Championship at his golf course outside Washington, D.C. The mood was uniformly upbeat and self-congratulatory, with no anger or controversy beyond a brief quip about the Anthony Weiner scandal. Several fans urged him to run for president, and he amplified every one of them without committing -- while also promoting an upcoming speech at an Iowa conservative summit. It was a low-key day dominated by brand maintenance and light political teasing.

Full digest for 2013-07-29: https://trump.fm/date/2013-07-29/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2013, July 29). "@ekokurn: RT @realDonaldTrump: “Once you learn... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_361963195474247682
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. ""@ekokurn: RT @realDonaldTrump: “Once you learn to quit, it..." X (Twitter), 29 Jul. 2013. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_361963195474247682. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, ""@ekokurn: RT @realDonaldTrump: “Once you learn to quit, it...," X (Twitter), July 29, 2013, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_361963195474247682.

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