# Post x_365226714416164864 - Post ID: `x_365226714416164864` - Platform: X (Twitter) - Posted: 2013-08-07T21:43:28.000Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_365226714416164864 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_365226714416164864/analysis - Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_365226714416164864.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) ## Post text > "Get respect, and do not give a damn if people like you." --Think Big ## Engagement - Likes: 370 - Reposts: 655 - Replies: 0 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.287Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-23T01:23:12.393Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._ # Analysis: Trump Twitter Post — August 7, 2013 ## Authorship Attribution **Likely aide-written or scheduled content.** UTC 21:43 converts to **5:43 PM EDT** (Trump was almost certainly in New York at this period, standard summer residence). Business hours, no typos, clean grammar, structured quotation formatting — all diverge from the authentic late-night, emotionally reactive pattern. The structural parallel to a same-day W. Clement Stone quote post suggests a curated daily content cadence, likely managed through a scheduling tool or by staff (consistent with Dan Scavino's known role in this period). --- ## Multi-Level Personality Analysis ### Level 1: Dispositional Traits The aphorism explicitly enacts **low agreeableness** — the direct dismissal of being "liked" rejects the warmth and communion facets entirely. **High assertiveness** (extraversion facet) and **low neuroticism** are projected aspirationally. The prescriptive, unqualified framing reflects characteristic **low openness to other frameworks**. ### Level 2: Characteristic Adaptations Dominant motive structure: **agency over communion at ratio ~8:1**. The semantic distinction between "respect" and "liking" is psychologically precise and self-revealing: respect is a vertical, dominance-acknowledging signal; liking is a horizontal, warmth-based social bond. The advice maps directly onto the narcissistic personality's characteristic preference for admiration rooted in power rather than affection rooted in connection. ### Level 3: Narrative Identity Trump positions himself as **sage-authority** dispensing hard-won wisdom on status and dominance. The implicit **contrasting other** is the approval-seeker — someone who compromises strength for likability. This is a consistent identity claim across his output: "I am someone who does not need to be liked, and that is why I succeed." ### Level 4: Clinical Indicators **Rationalization** is the operative defense: characterological indifference to others' approval — a trait consistent with narcissistic personality organization — is reframed as aspirational philosophy and exported as wisdom. Mild **reaction formation** is observable in the irony of broadcasting to millions while claiming indifference to their regard. The post's motive structure, identity claims, and explicit dismissal of communion are **consistent with grandiose narcissistic personality features**, but this is baseline presentation, not an acute state. --- ## Rhetorical Analysis Imperative command mode places the speaker in authority position. Self-citation of his own book (—Think Big) serves dual purpose: content provision and brand reinforcement. The respect/liking binary is a mild false dichotomy that effectively frames conventional social warmth-seeking as weakness. --- ## Cognitive Status Aphoristic compression is genre-appropriate. No anomalies. Fully consistent with 2013 baseline. --- ## Danger Assessment **None.** Routine brand-maintenance content. No target identification, no grievance amplification, no mobilizing language. ## Fact Verification | Claim | Verdict | Evidence | |-------|---------|----------| | "Quote attributed to 'Think Big' is from Trump's own book" | **True** | Trump co-authored 'Think Big and Kick Ass in Business and Life' (2007) with Bill Zanker. The aphorism is consistent with the book's central thesis on dominance, status, and rejection of conventional approval-seeking. | Overall Veracity: 100% ## Authorship Analysis **Aide-Written** (score: 25%) ### Indicators - 5:43 PM EDT — business hours, not late-night authentic pattern - Grammatically clean, no typos or ALL CAPS - Structured quotation format identical to same-day W. Clement Stone post, suggesting scheduled content cadence - Self-promotional citation of own book consistent with aide-managed brand content ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Maintenance (brand promotion / routine audience engagement) Sentiment: +0.10 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 45% - Antisocial: 10% - Paranoid: 5% - Sadism: 5% **Defense Mechanisms:** - rationalization (neurotic) - reaction formation (neurotic) **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 35% **Parasocial Techniques:** - dispensing exclusive wisdom to followers - mentor/sage positioning ## Fact Checks (1) _The model's verdicts from 2026-03-23._ > Quote attributed to 'Think Big' is from Trump's own book **TRUE** Trump co-authored 'Think Big and Kick Ass in Business and Life' (2007) with Bill Zanker. The aphorism is consistent with the book's central thesis on dominance, status, and rejection of conventional approval-seeking. Sources: Think Big and Kick Ass in Business and Life, Trump/Zanker, 2007 Overall Veracity: 100% ## Tags - self-promotion (90%) - motivational_branding (85%) - dominance_orientation (70%) - low_agreeableness (65%) - aide_written (60%) - scheduled_content (60%) - book_citation (80%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **Old Post Office Win Anchors a Brand-Polishing Day; Graydon Carter Grudge Gets Its Quarterly Airing** A calm, self-promotional day dominated by the announcement that Trump had finalized the deal to redevelop the Old Post Office building in Washington, D.C. Most of the day was spent retweeting compliments about his hotels, thanking fans, and sharing motivational quotes. The only real flash of emotion came in a jab at Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter over declining sales -- a decades-old grudge that resurfaces whenever convenient data appears. A post about the Fort Hood shooter's continued Army pay carried the day's sharpest edge, but overall the mood was buoyant and business-focused. Full digest for 2013-08-07: https://trump.fm/date/2013-08-07/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2013, August 7). "Get respect, and do not give a damn if people... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_365226714416164864 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. ""Get respect, and do not give a damn if people like you."..." X (Twitter), 7 Aug. 2013. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_365226714416164864. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. 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