# Post x_366669011028680704 - Post ID: `x_366669011028680704` - Platform: X (Twitter) - Posted: 2013-08-11T21:14:39.000Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no, but it quotes a tweet by @liztemkin - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_366669011028680704 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_366669011028680704/analysis - Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_366669011028680704.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) ## Post text _Quotes @liztemkin, pasted in quotation marks the way early X retweets were made by hand. The words in quotation marks are @liztemkin's, not his; a reply of his, if any, follows the closing mark._ > "@liztemkin: .@realDonaldTrump called here in LA; prepaid 2 mos w/out a discount yet for SHO & TMC; got my bill reduced by $59/mo +credit. ## Engagement - Likes: 7 - Reposts: 10 - Replies: 0 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.287Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-23T01:40:43.116Z (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: August 11, 2013 — Cable Bill Retweet ### Overview This post is a straight retweet of a follower (@liztemkin) who reported successfully negotiating a $59/month cable bill reduction after Trump apparently publicly advised followers to call their cable providers and demand discounts. The post carries almost no original content from Trump and represents the lowest-intensity category of social media activity: the validation retweet. ### Contextual Frame The surrounding posts on this date establish a coherent micro-narrative: Trump watched (or attempted to watch) the PGA Championship and was blocked by the Time Warner–CBS carriage dispute, expressing genuine consumer frustration ("How much discount is Time Warner giving its customers?"). He appeared on ABC's *This Week* with Jon Karl. He retweeted multiple fan praise posts. This cable retweet completes a loop — Trump identified a grievance (cable company pricing), presumably articulated a solution on-air or on-platform, and then amplified a follower's "proof of concept" as social validation. This is classic **narcissistic supply-seeking via efficacy demonstration**: the self-concept being reinforced is not "powerful politician" but "master dealmaker who helps the little guy." --- ### Level 1: Dispositional Traits (Big Five) No substantive trait signal is extractable from a content-free retweet. The act of retweeting praise/validation is weakly consistent with high extraversion and low modesty (agreeableness subscale), but this is a structural baseline behavior, not a deviation. --- ### Level 2: Characteristic Adaptations (Motives & Schemas) **Dominant motive: Agency — specifically achievement/competence display.** The retweet implicitly says: *I told people to do this, it worked, I am effective.* This is a low-cost, low-effort supply acquisition — no original text required, just the curation of someone else's validation. **Schema revealed:** Trump as consumer champion, a recurring identity thread in this period. Cable/media company frustration is a domain where Trump's populist positioning and his personal grievances (PGA blackout) converge authentically. --- ### Level 3: Narrative Identity **Protagonist role:** The wise advisor; the dealmaker whose knowledge benefits ordinary people. **Narrative sequence:** Neutral to mild redemption — frustration (cable dispute) → solution offered → follower success → validation retweet. **Contrasting other:** The cable company (implicit antagonist, overcharging customers). **Identity claim:** Implicitly: "I know how these systems work and I share that knowledge." --- ### Level 4: Clinical Indicators Not applicable at clinically meaningful threshold. This post is too thin in content to generate clinical signal. The surrounding posts show routine supply-collection behavior consistent with documented baseline. --- ### Authorship Attribution **UTC timestamp:** 2013-08-11T21:14:39Z **Local time (EDT, UTC−4):** ~5:14 PM Sunday afternoon Trump's likely location: New York (no travel indicators; the prior post about Time Warner/PGA Championship is a NYC cable market complaint — Time Warner Cable was the dominant NYC provider; CBS blackout was a local NYC-area issue in summer 2013). **Assessment: Ambiguous, leaning authentic.** - 5:14 PM Sunday is within aide business hours, but Sunday afternoon is less staffed. - The act of retweeting a random follower's cable bill success is granular, reactive, and oddly specific in a way more consistent with Trump personally curating his feed than a communications aide doing brand management. - No polished language to assess; zero original text. - The thematic continuity with his earlier frustration post about the PGA/Time Warner dispute suggests the same person is driving both, and that earlier post has authentic hallmarks (incomplete sentence, genuine irritation). **Confidence: Low** (insufficient signal in a zero-text retweet). --- ### Psychological State & Triggers **Trigger type:** Supply-seeking / maintenance. **State:** Mildly grandiose — the dealmaker identity is being reinforced at low intensity. **Narcissistic rage:** Absent. **Narcissistic injury:** None visible. --- ### Defense Mechanisms No defense mechanisms are detectably operative. The post is ego-syntonic and non-defensive. --- ### Rhetorical Techniques Minimal. The rhetorical work is done by the retweet structure itself: - **Social proof** (follower validates claim → implicit credibility transfer) - **Testimonial** (user success story as implicit endorsement of Trump's consumer advice) - **Parasocial reciprocity** (engaging with followers builds loyalty) No propaganda techniques, no dehumanizing language, no violent imagery. --- ### Cognitive Status Not assessable from a zero-text retweet. No language production data available. No baseline deviation detectable. --- ### Danger Assessment **None.** Post is entirely benign consumer-finance content. --- ### Fact Verification | Claim | Verdict | Evidence | |-------|---------|----------| | "Time Warner cable dispute affecting LA market (implied by @liztemkin LA reference)" | **True** | Time Warner Cable and CBS were in a major carriage dispute throughout summer 2013, causing blackouts in NYC, LA, and Dallas markets. This is consistent with both the LA reference and Trump's PGA Championship complaint. | Overall Veracity: 100% ## Authorship Analysis **Uncertain** (score: 55%) ### Indicators - 5:14 PM Sunday EDT — plausible for both authentic and aide origin - Zero original text prevents linguistic stylometry - Thematic continuity with earlier genuine-seeming PGA/Time Warner frustration post suggests same actor - Granular follower selection (random cable bill anecdote) less typical of professional communications staff - No polished messaging or brand language present ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Supply Seeking (follower validation of consumer advice) Sentiment: +0.40 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 15% - Antisocial: 0% - Paranoid: 0% - Sadism: 0% **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 0% **Parasocial Techniques:** - validation retweet for follower acknowledgment - efficacy demonstration as identity reinforcement ## Fact Checks (1) _The model's verdicts from 2026-03-23._ > Time Warner cable dispute affecting LA market (implied by @liztemkin LA reference) **TRUE** Time Warner Cable and CBS were in a major carriage dispute throughout summer 2013, causing blackouts in NYC, LA, and Dallas markets. This is consistent with both the LA reference and Trump's PGA Championship complaint. Sources: General knowledge of 2013 TWC-CBS blackout Overall Veracity: 100% ## Tags - supply-seeking (40%) - validation-retweet (60%) - dealmaker-identity (50%) - consumer-populism (40%) - zero-original-text (70%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **Sunday Morning Victory Lap: ABC Interview Draws a Flood of Curated Praise** Trump spent a quiet Sunday basking in the afterglow of two appearances -- an ABC "This Week" interview that morning and a speech to The Family Leader in Iowa the night before. The day followed a predictable arc: early anxiety about whether the interview would be "fairly edited" gave way to satisfaction once it aired favorably, followed by hours of retweeting supporters who called him "the only candidate" and praised his performance. The only flash of irritation came when someone questioned his finances. Otherwise it was a low-key day of self-promotion, cable TV complaints about the PGA Championship blackout, and the quiet cultivation of a political brand still two years from its formal launch. Full digest for 2013-08-11: https://trump.fm/date/2013-08-11/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2013, August 11). "@liztemkin: .@realDonaldTrump called here in LA;... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_366669011028680704 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. ""@liztemkin: .@realDonaldTrump called here in LA; prepaid 2..." X (Twitter), 11 Aug. 2013. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_366669011028680704. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. 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