# Post x_365662267557158912

- Post ID: `x_365662267557158912`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2013-08-09T02:34:12.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no, but it quotes a tweet by @InNovember2012
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_365662267557158912
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_365662267557158912/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_365662267557158912.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

_Quotes @InNovember2012, pasted in quotation marks the way early X retweets were made by hand. The words in quotation marks are @InNovember2012's, not his; a reply of his, if any, follows the closing mark._

> "@InNovember2012: @realDonaldTrump I would prefer a Trump/Giuliani ticket, but a Trump/Anyfreakingbody ticket would make me delirious.

## Engagement

- Likes: 27
- Reposts: 20
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.287Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-23T01:39:51.061Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

# Analysis: x_365662267557158912 — August 8, 2013 (10:34 PM EDT)

## Overview

A low-intensity but psychologically informative post: Trump retweets a fan's declaration that any presidential ticket headed by Trump would make them "delirious." The post is embedded in a broader reply session of brief fan acknowledgments, consistent with an authentic late-evening Twitter engagement pattern.

## Authorship Attribution (Confidence: Medium-High)

The UTC timestamp of 02:34:12 on August 9 converts to **10:34 PM EDT on August 8** in New York, where Trump resided. This falls squarely within his documented late-night personal posting window. The surrounding posts — bare "Thanks" replies and a cryptic numeric answer ("66") — suggest an unmediated personal session rather than a managed communications operation. No aide-authored hallmarks are present (no grammatical polish, no event announcement, no organizational framing).

**Note on the "66" reply:** One surrounding post responds "@mjobrey27 66" to an unspecified question. Trump was 67 at this point (born June 14, 1946). If this was answering an age question, it represents a minor factual error — insufficient as a standalone cognitive marker but worth logging for longitudinal tracking.

## Level 1: Dispositional Traits

- **Extraversion** (high): Active public engagement, broadcasting of flattery, seeking of audience attention
- **Agreeableness** (low-moderate): The content is collegial in tone, but the underlying dynamic — amplifying one's own glorification — reflects status dominance rather than reciprocal warmth
- **Neuroticism** (minimal): No evident anxiety, anger, or emotional dysregulation in this post
- **Openness** (low): The presidential aspiration narrative is already well-worn by 2013; no novel framing

## Level 2: Characteristic Adaptations

The dominant motive here is **agency** — specifically **status** and **power**. By surfacing content about a presidential ticket bearing his name, Trump is actively cultivating the presidential identity even in 2013, a full two years before his formal announcement. The communion dimension is instrumentalized: "Thanks" replies simulate intimacy while functioning as audience retention.

## Level 3: Narrative Identity

- **Protagonist role:** The would-be savior/inevitable winner — the fan's framing ("anyfreakingbody" as running mate) positions Trump as the singular indispensable figure; Trump amplifies this by selection
- **Redemption sequence:** Implicit — the political establishment is insufficient, Trump's entry would transform the situation
- **Identity claim:** Presidential-caliber leader, uniquely capable of inspiring devotion
- **Contrasting other:** The establishment (the ticket matters only insofar as Trump heads it)

## Level 4: Clinical Indicators

**Narcissistic supply acquisition** is the primary dynamic. The retweet functions as a mirror: the fan's hyperbole reflects an idealized self-image back to Trump and then to his broader audience. The selection of *this specific post* from presumably many mentions — one invoking a concrete political ticket and measuring devotion in terms of physical delirium — reveals active monitoring for maximally gratifying content.

The defense mechanism of **idealization** (immature level) operates by proxy: Trump does not idealize himself in his own words, but amplifies a follower's idealization, achieving the same psychological function with deniability.

## Cognitive Status

No markers of concern in this post. Vocabulary and syntax are not Trump's own (it is a retweet). The "66" reply in surrounding context is noted but insufficient for clinical inference without the question it answered.

## Danger Assessment

**None.** The post contains no violent imagery, no dehumanizing language, no eliminationist rhetoric, and no mobilization signals.

## Historical Context

This post is part of a pre-campaign pattern spanning at least 2011–2015 in which Trump systematically test-marketed presidential aspiration content, amplified supporter enthusiasm for his candidacy, and built an identity as an inevitable political figure — all without formal commitment. The Giuliani name-drop is noteworthy: by mid-2013, Giuliani was a respected Republican elder statesman in New York circles, and the association confers geographic and ideological legitimacy on the imagined ticket. Trump's willingness to surface this framing suggests receptivity to the pairing as a legitimizing signal.

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 72%)

### Indicators

- UTC 02:34:12 converts to 10:34 PM EDT (August 8) — late evening in New York, within Trump's documented late-night posting window
- Simple retweet of fan flattery with no added commentary — characteristic of authentic impulsive supply-acquisition behavior
- Surrounding posts are all brief, unpolished acknowledgments ('Thanks', '66') consistent with an authentic personal Twitter session
- No grammatical polish, no event announcement, no organizational message — does not fit aide-authored profile

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (@InNovember2012 expressing enthusiastic support for a Trump presidential run)

Sentiment: +0.62

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 45%
- Antisocial: 5%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 20%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Retweet-as-endorsement: by surfacing this fan's declaration, Trump implicitly affirms the presidential aspiration narrative without having to assert it himself, creating plausible deniability while harvesting the supply
- Ambient flattery amplification: the surrounding 'Thanks' replies construct a performance of gratitude that keeps the audience emotionally engaged

## Tags

- supply-seeking (85%)
- presidential-aspiration-signaling (80%)
- retweet-as-endorsement (75%)
- parasocial-fan-cultivation (70%)
- late-night-authentic-post (65%)
- pre-campaign-identity-building (75%)

## That day

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

**Grandiose Stability With Targeted Bursts: Chuck Todd Devaluation and Scottish Wind Turbine Obsession Define the Day**

A routine day of self-promotion and fan engagement was punctuated by two sharp but brief attack sequences — one targeting a TV host for insufficient deference, the other targeting Scotland's leader over wind farms near Trump's golf course. Trump spent much of the day retweeting praise, thanking followers, and promoting his brand while mixing in Obama criticism and gleeful mockery of Anthony Weiner's political collapse. The wind energy topic surfaced repeatedly throughout the day, always framed as environmental concern while concealing a direct financial interest. Overall mood was confident and combative without any sustained escalation.

Full digest for 2013-08-09: https://trump.fm/date/2013-08-09/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2013, August 9). "@InNovember2012: @realDonaldTrump I would prefer... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_365662267557158912
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. ""@InNovember2012: @realDonaldTrump I would prefer a..." X (Twitter), 9 Aug. 2013. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_365662267557158912. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, ""@InNovember2012: @realDonaldTrump I would prefer a...," X (Twitter), August 9, 2013, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_365662267557158912.

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