# Post x_371727770071871488

- Post ID: `x_371727770071871488`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2013-08-25T20:16:21.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no, but it quotes a tweet by @SusanSkeldon
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_371727770071871488
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_371727770071871488/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_371727770071871488.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

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

> "@SusanSkeldon: @realDonaldTrump I wish there were more people in the world like you. Thanks for all you do. Your an awesome person." Thanks

## Engagement

- Likes: 14
- Reposts: 16
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.283Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-02-25T20:52:20.309Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

A routine narcissistic supply retweet, clinically unremarkable in isolation but contextually significant within the day's posting pattern. Appearing at 4:16 PM EDT on a day dominated by paranoid, contempt-laden attacks on NY AG Schneiderman amid the Trump University civil investigation, this fan-admiration amplification exemplifies the supply-seeking self-regulation behavior characteristic of narcissistic personality organization. The intraday oscillation between vulnerable/attack mode (three hostile Schneiderman posts) and grandiose/admired mode (this retweet plus a Trump University fan-defense retweet) reflects the affective lability and identity instability central to narcissistic functioning: injury triggers aggression; aggression destabilizes the grandiose self-image; supply-seeking restores it. The fan's specific framing — "I wish there were more people in the world like you" — activates the core schema of exceptional uniqueness. Preserved grammatical error in the source tweet and the characteristically minimal "Thanks" lean toward authentic authorship despite the afternoon timestamp. No danger indicators are present. Post is of interest primarily as a data point in longitudinal supply-regulation cycle documentation rather than for independent clinical significance.

## Psychological Analysis: Post x_371727770071871488

### Overview
This post consists entirely of a retweeted fan compliment paired with a minimal one-word response ("Thanks"). In isolation it is among the least clinically remarkable post types in Trump's corpus. However, its context — appearing interleaved on the same day with three hostile, paranoid-tinged attacks on New York AG Eric Schneiderman and a separate fan-defense retweet of Trump University — renders its supply-seeking function diagnostically legible and worth documenting as part of a behavioral pattern.

### Authorship Attribution
**Local time conversion:** UTC 20:16 → 16:16 EDT (Trump was based in New York City in August 2013; Eastern Daylight Time = UTC−4). This places the post at **4:16 PM local time**, within mid-afternoon business hours — a zone that marginally favors aide authorship on timing alone.

However, several stylometric indicators push back toward authentic authorship:
- Retweeting individual fan compliments with minimal appended text was extensively documented as personally authored Trump behavior throughout 2013–2016; it was a signature habit, not a communications-team product
- The fan's grammatical error ("Your an awesome person" rather than "You're") is preserved without correction; aides typically quote-clean or select grammatically intact tweets
- The single-word response ("Thanks") is characteristically minimal and reactive — aide-produced posts in this period tended toward polished complete sentences
- The behavioral sequence (attack → fan praise → attack → fan praise) is consistent with authentic stress-driven supply cycling

**Attribution: moderate-high confidence authentic (score 0.65)**

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### Narcissistic Supply Dynamics
This post is a textbook supply amplification maneuver. By quoting and broadcasting a fan's admiration to all followers, Trump converts a private compliment into a public status display. The psychological work is outsourced to the fan; Trump contributes only the amplifying gesture and a single word of acknowledgment, maintaining a surface affect of modesty while the retweeted content performs the grandiosity.

**The same-day posting sequence is clinically instructive:**
1. Paranoid/rage attack: Schneiderman is a "sleazebag" and "dopey"
2. Paranoid/rage attack: Schneiderman "told me this case is going away"
3. Paranoid/rage attack: What did Schneiderman say about Obama and Cuomo? (escalation)
4. Fan defense retweet: Trump University is wonderful
5. **This post:** Fan admiration retweet — "I wish there were more people like you"

This sequence maps onto a well-documented narcissistic self-regulation pattern: the injury of being investigated (Trump University civil case, AG Schneiderman) triggers the attack sequence (vulnerable narcissistic state); supply-seeking posts then function to replenish the depleted grandiosity reserve and restabilize the grandiose self-image. The oscillation within a single afternoon between wounded aggressor and admired benefactor reflects the identity instability characteristic of narcissistic personality organization.

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### Level 1 — Big Five Traits
The post itself suppresses the dominant trait expressions visible in the day's other tweets. The minimal "Thanks" projects superficial agreeableness while the act of public broadcasting reveals the underlying extraversion and status-seeking drive. **Dominant facet: extraversion (assertiveness, positive affect display via others' words).**

### Level 2 — Characteristic Adaptations
**Dominant motive:** Agency via status. Amplifying public praise reinforces the self-as-exceptional schema. No genuine communion motive is evident — this is not reciprocal warmth but instrumental validation display.

**Core schema activated:** "I am exceptional; others spontaneously recognize and confirm this; making this recognition publicly visible further confirms it."

### Level 3 — Narrative Identity
**Protagonist role:** The magnanimous, admired benefactor — someone who "helps people," who is "awesome," and of whom the world needs more. This is a stark counternarrative to the besieged, contemptuous figure visible in the Schneiderman posts.

**Contrasting other (implicit):** The Schneiderman figures who attack rather than appreciate; "normal" people who do not merit unsolicited fan tributes.

**Narrative sequence:** Neutral/maintenance — this post in isolation does not contain a transformation arc, though within the day's sequence it functions as a minor redemptive beat after the contamination sequence of the AG investigation.

### Level 4 — Clinical Indicators
**Narcissistic features:** The supply-seeking retweet format is a reliable behavioral indicator of pathological need for admiration. The fan's specific framing — "I wish there were more people in the world like you" — positions Trump as uniquely virtuous, a formulation he amplifies by retweeting rather than acknowledging privately.

**Defense mechanisms (contextual):** A mild **reaction formation** pattern is detectable at the day-level: angry, contemptuous self-presentations in the AG posts are followed by warm, admired self-presentation here, as if the positive-self image counterbalances the aggressive content and restores equilibrium.

### Cognitive Status Markers
Insufficient text for meaningful assessment. The post consists of a quoted tweet plus one word. No language production abnormalities are detectable; no baseline deviation is assessable from this sample.

### Rhetorical Techniques
- **Social proof:** Broadcasting fan admiration implies widespread appreciation beyond this one follower
- **Third-party endorsement:** Praise carries ostensible credibility as unprompted and unsolicited
- **Implicit self-aggrandizement through others' words:** Outsourcing grandiosity while maintaining plausible modesty
- **Performed modesty:** The minimal "Thanks" creates a veneer of humility over the self-promotional act

### Danger Assessment
**None.** This post contains no threatening, eliminationist, or dehumanizing content. No stochastic terrorism indicators. No mobilization language.

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## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 65%)

### Indicators

- Mid-afternoon local time (4:16 PM EDT) is ambiguous — neither clearly late-night authentic nor clearly business-hours aide
- Retweeting individual fan compliments with minimal appended text was a well-documented authentic Trump behavior pattern throughout 2013–2016
- Fan's grammatical error ('Your an awesome person') preserved without correction — aides typically quote-clean selected tweets
- Single-word response ('Thanks') is characteristically minimal and reactive rather than polished aide-written prose
- Behavioral pattern of interspersing fan praise between attack tweets is consistent with authenticated personal posting habits in this era

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Fan compliment (@SusanSkeldon); contextually reactive to same-day narcissistic injury (Schneiderman/Trump University investigation))

Sentiment: +0.78

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 0%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- reaction formation (neurotic)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 5%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Broadcasting private fan admiration publicly to create impression of widespread appreciation
- Implicit invitation for followers to identify as 'the kind of person who recognizes Trump's greatness'

## Tags

- narcissistic-supply (85%)
- fan-retweet (95%)
- supply-seeking (85%)
- grandiose-state (55%)
- authentic-probable (65%)
- intraday-oscillation (70%)
- low-intensity (90%)

## That day

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

**A Lawsuit Lands and an All-Day Defensive Operation Reveals the Anatomy of Narcissistic Injury**

Trump spent the entire day in damage-control mode after New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed a $40 million fraud lawsuit against Trump University. A late-night session of retweeting supporters gave way to an afternoon barrage of personal attacks -- calling Schneiderman "lightweight," "dopey," and "sleazebag" -- mixed with conspiratorial claims that the lawsuit was coordinated with President Obama. Between the insults, Trump cycled through testimonials from satisfied students and generic fan praise, toggling between rage and reassurance-seeking in a pattern that consumed nearly every post of the day.

Full digest for 2013-08-25: https://trump.fm/date/2013-08-25/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2013, August 25). "@SusanSkeldon: @realDonaldTrump I wish there... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_371727770071871488
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. ""@SusanSkeldon: @realDonaldTrump I wish there were more..." X (Twitter), 25 Aug. 2013. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_371727770071871488. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, ""@SusanSkeldon: @realDonaldTrump I wish there were more...," X (Twitter), August 25, 2013, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_371727770071871488.

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