# Post x_367345334873108480 - Post ID: `x_367345334873108480` - Platform: X (Twitter) - Posted: 2013-08-13T18:02:07.000Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_367345334873108480 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_367345334873108480/analysis - Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_367345334873108480.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) ## Post text > Still a buyer’s market but somewhat fragile. Be sure to calculate the risk of rising rates coming sooner than you think! ## Engagement - Likes: 35 - Reposts: 77 - Replies: 0 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.284Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-23T01:46:00.890Z (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 — August 13, 2013 ## Overview A brief, professional real estate advisory tweet. Clinically unremarkable. No elevated indicators across any framework. This post is notable primarily as a baseline data point illustrating Trump's expert-advisor persona during his pre-campaign, "businessman influencer" Twitter phase. --- ## Authorship Attribution **UTC:** 18:02 → **EDT (UTC−4):** 14:02 — mid-afternoon, business hours, New York City (Trump Tower presumed base in mid-August 2013; Bedminster NJ golf club also plausible but same timezone). The post is grammatically clean, syntactically complete, and professionally toned. No typos, no emotional reactivity, no ALL CAPS. Content aligns with Trump's documented real estate advisory Twitter persona of this era, but the polished register is consistent with either self-composed (he genuinely knows this material) or light aide drafting. Surrounding posts on the same day include terse authentic-sounding replies ("@BlazeBluntsky Thanks.") and promotional content, suggesting a mixed-authorship day. Authorship confidence: **medium**. The subject matter is squarely in Trump's domain expertise, making authentic authorship plausible even during business hours. --- ## Personality Framework (McAdams & Pals, 2006) **Level 1 — Dispositional Traits:** Mild extraversion (public advisory role), low neuroticism (calm, measured tone), moderate conscientiousness (practical, deliberate advice-giving). No agreeableness or openness signals of note. **Level 2 — Characteristic Adaptations:** Dominant motive: **agency via expertise**. The post positions the author as a knowing insider who can see what others may miss ("sooner than you think"). Classic status maintenance through knowledge display rather than dominance assertion. **Level 3 — Narrative Identity:** Protagonist role: **wise dealmaker/advisor**. Identity claim: "I understand markets." No redemption or contamination sequence. No contrasting other. Purely a supply-and-signal post — dispensing wisdom to followers as a form of soft narcissistic supply harvesting. --- ## Clinical Assessment No clinically significant indicators. Grandiosity is subclinical — a routine expert-persona display. No rage, no paranoia, no splitting. No cognitive markers of concern. --- ## Rhetorical Techniques - **Appeal to authority** (implicit): speaks as insider expert - **Urgency construction** ("sooner than you think"): mild fear appeal around interest rate risk - No dehumanizing language, no violent imagery, no propaganda techniques --- ## Fact Verification | Claim | Verdict | Evidence | |-------|---------|----------| | "Still a buyer's market" | **Half True** | National home prices were rising ~12% YoY in mid-2013 and inventory was tightening significantly post-crisis recovery. Many major metros had already shifted to seller's market conditions by mid-2013. | | "Risk of rising rates coming sooner than you think" | **Mostly True** | The 'taper tantrum' of May-June 2013 had already pushed 10-year Treasury yields up ~100bps. The Fed began tapering QE in December 2013. The warning was timely and financially sound. | Overall Veracity: 65% ## Summary No summary generated — post does not meet threshold for clinical significance. ## Authorship Analysis **Uncertain** (score: 55%) ### Indicators - Business hours (14:02 EDT) - Grammatically polished, no typos - Professional real estate advisory tone - Subject matter squarely within Trump's documented domain expertise - Terse register consistent with his 2013 Twitter style ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Supply Seeking (follower audience) Sentiment: +0.05 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 10% - Antisocial: 0% - Paranoid: 0% - Sadism: 0% **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 45% **Parasocial Techniques:** - Dispensing insider knowledge to cultivate follower dependency on subject's expertise ## Fact Checks (2) _The model's verdicts from 2026-03-23._ > Still a buyer's market **HALF TRUE** National home prices were rising ~12% YoY in mid-2013 and inventory was tightening significantly post-crisis recovery. Many major metros had already shifted to seller's market conditions by mid-2013. Sources: Case-Shiller Home Price Index 2013; NAR housing inventory data 2013 > Risk of rising rates coming sooner than you think **MOSTLY TRUE** The 'taper tantrum' of May-June 2013 had already pushed 10-year Treasury yields up ~100bps. The Fed began tapering QE in December 2013. The warning was timely and financially sound. Sources: Federal Reserve taper announcement December 2013; 10-year Treasury yield data summer 2013 Overall Veracity: 65% ## Tags - real-estate (90%) - expert-persona (70%) - supply-seeking (50%) - financial-advisory (80%) - baseline-post (60%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **Huffington Obsession Consumes a 60-Post Day as Trump Oscillates Between Rage Bursts and Supply Harvesting** Trump spent the day locked in a prolonged feud with Arianna Huffington and the Huffington Post, firing off personal attacks across multiple sessions from late evening through the following afternoon. Between rage bursts, he enthusiastically retweeted fans floating a 2016 presidential run, collecting flattery with brief, warm replies. An early-morning session before 6 AM included disproportionate attacks on anonymous users -- calling one a "LOSER" and warning another that "HE HITS BACK REALLY HARD" -- before the day settled into calmer promotional and political content. The Huffington Post grudge never fully resolved, resurfacing in the afternoon with fresh jabs hours after the initial provocation. Full digest for 2013-08-13: https://trump.fm/date/2013-08-13/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2013, August 13). Still a buyer’s market but somewhat fragile. Be... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_367345334873108480 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Still a buyer’s market but somewhat fragile. Be sure to..." X (Twitter), 13 Aug. 2013. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_367345334873108480. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Still a buyer’s market but somewhat fragile. 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