# Post x_609457439579222016 - Post ID: `x_609457439579222016` - Platform: X (Twitter) - Posted: 2015-06-12T20:29:11.000Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_609457439579222016 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_609457439579222016/analysis - Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_609457439579222016.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) ## Post text > Should not pass--bad deal! https://t.co/AR4Ugjru9t ## Engagement - Likes: 54 - Reposts: 32 - Replies: 0 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.351Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-07T08:04:42.546Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._ ## Analysis: "Should not pass--bad deal!" A brief, directive post linking to external content (likely related to a legislative deal or trade agreement). The terse style and evaluative judgment are characteristic of Trump's pre-campaign Twitter voice. Without the linked content, the specific "deal" is unclear, but the pattern is consistent with his frequent commentary on policy deals he deemed unfavorable (TPP, Iran deal, etc. were all active topics in mid-June 2015, days before his presidential announcement on June 16). ### Authorship Posted at 4:29 PM EDT (Trump likely in NYC preparing for June 16 announcement). Business hours but the brevity, dash punctuation, and exclamatory style are consistent with authentic Trump posting. ### Personality Brief post reveals dealmaker identity and oppositional stance. The imperative "should not pass" positions him as authoritative evaluator of policy. ### Psychological State Low-intensity post. Routine commentary consistent with maintenance-level engagement and brand-building as a policy critic ahead of his imminent campaign launch. ### Rhetorical Devices Simple evaluative framing: binary good/bad judgment with no nuance. ## Authorship Analysis **Uncertain** (score: 60%) ### Indicators - Brief exclamatory style - Dash punctuation typical of Trump - Business hours posting (4:29 PM EDT) - Terse evaluative judgment ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Maintenance Sentiment: -0.40 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 30% - Antisocial: 10% - Paranoid: 10% - Sadism: 0% **Defense Mechanisms:** - splitting (immature) **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 15% ## Tags - policy-critique (80%) - pre-campaign (70%) - low-intensity (80%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **The Drumroll Before the Escalator: Trump Curates a Chorus of Popular Demand Four Days Before His Presidential Announcement** On June 12, 2015—four days before his historic campaign announcement at Trump Tower—Donald Trump's social media output constitutes a masterclass in narcissistic supply curation and anticipation-building. Of 39 posts, the overwhelming majority (roughly 22) consist of retweeting supporters pleading for him to run, punctuated by cryptic teases ("June 16th," "Stay tuned") that confirm the announcement without formally declaring it. The day is entirely rage-free, with an aggregate intensity of 0.09, making it one of the most psychologically stable days in the dataset—though the stability itself serves a strategic function: manufacturing a narrative of overwhelming grassroots demand to frame his candidacy as a response to popular will rather than personal ambition. The remaining posts divide neatly between Trump Organization brand promotion (six posts boosting properties in Chicago, Panama, New York, and Miami), pre-scheduled motivational content for entrepreneurs (four posts in rapid succession, likely automated), and a single substantive policy comment opposing the Trade Promotion Authority vote in the House. Authorship confidence is notably low across the day (median ~0.40), suggesting heavy staff involvement in the curation and posting process—consistent with an operation running a coordinated pre-launch media strategy. The late-night cluster (12:57–1:09 AM EDT) where Trump adds personal commentary ("June 16th," "Stay tuned," "I agree!") shows higher authorship scores (0.85–0.90), suggesting the principal was personally engaged in the most strategically important teases while delegating the volume work to staff. No cognitive concerns, contradictions, or danger signals emerge from this day. The psychological profile is uniformly grandiose but instrumentally so—grandiosity deployed as brand-building rather than reactive defense. The day represents a calm before the storm, a carefully orchestrated prelude to one of the most consequential political announcements in modern American history. Full digest for 2015-06-12: https://trump.fm/date/2015-06-12/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2015, June 12). Should not pass--bad deal! https://t.co/AR4Ugjru9t [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_609457439579222016 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Should not pass--bad deal! https://t.co/AR4Ugjru9t" X (Twitter), 12 Jun. 2015. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_609457439579222016. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. 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