# Post x_673562181955358721 - Post ID: `x_673562181955358721` - Platform: X (Twitter) - Posted: 2015-12-06T17:58:33.000Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_673562181955358721 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_673562181955358721/analysis - Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_673562181955358721.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) ## Post text > .@BrookslawBrooks Thank you so much for your nice words. I will make you look very smart! ## Engagement - Likes: 1,504 - Reposts: 487 - Replies: 0 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.339Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-09T05:31:46.479Z (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: x_673562181955358721 — December 6, 2015 ## Overview A brief, low-intensity reply to a supporter compliment. This post is notable primarily as a textbook example of Trump's narcissistic supply-receipt loop and his documented verbal signature: **"I will make you look very smart."** ## Authorship Attribution **Likely authentic (medium confidence).** UTC 17:58 converts to ~12:58 PM EST (Trump Tower, New York), which falls in midday business hours — the one factor suggesting possible aide authorship. However, the content register strongly argues otherwise. The "I will make you look very smart" construction is one of Trump's most documented verbal signatures, appearing repeatedly across confirmed-authentic posts, rally transcripts, and interview responses across decades. Scavino-written posts typically have event/scheduling content, correct formal grammar, and no direct follower replies of this informal character. ## Personality Framework (McAdams & Pals) **Level 1 — Traits:** High extraversion (warm, assertive positive affect), low neuroticism in this post, low agreeableness in the deeper structural sense (gratitude is instrumentalized). **Level 2 — Motives:** Dominantly agentic. Even a thank-you becomes an assertion of incoming power ("I will make you look very smart" = *my success is coming and it is inevitable*). Communion is superficially present but structurally absent. **Level 3 — Narrative Identity:** Protagonist role: **Inevitable Winner**. The reply casts the follower as a prescient early adopter whose bet on Trump will be vindicated. Trump positions himself as the return on their investment of loyalty and faith. ## Clinical Observations The phrase "I will make you look very smart" deserves attention as a recurring linguistic signature. Its structure: 1. Validates the supporter's judgment (you were smart to praise me) 2. Asserts future success as fait accompli (I *will* — not might) 3. Centers self even in gratitude (the thanks is actually about Trump's coming greatness) 4. Creates a loyalty-reward transactional frame (support me, you'll look good) This is grandiosity operating at minimum activation — barely visible, but structurally present. No narcissistic injury, no rage, no paranoid features, no antisocial indicators in this post. **Defense mechanism:** Mild idealization of the complimenting supporter — their "nice words" are received uncritically and immediately converted into raw material for self-projection. ## Context Integration Posted the same day as his Face The Nation appearance (referenced in surrounding posts), amid the post-San Bernardino media cycle. Trump was in a supply-abundant environment — heavy media exposure, rising polls, and an engaged follower base. This post reflects the low-anxiety, supply-satiated grandiose state consistent with that context. ## Cognitive Status No markers of concern. Syntax is simple but intentionally so — appropriate register for a brief social media reply. Consistent with baseline. ## Danger Assessment **None.** Benign follower engagement with no threatening, eliminationist, or mobilizing content. ## Authorship Analysis **Self-Written** (score: 75%) ### Indicators - Informal, personal reply to a follower consistent with authentic direct engagement - Characteristic 'I will make you look very smart' phrasing is a signature Trump formulation documented across many authentic posts - UTC 17:58 = ~12:58 PM EST (New York, Trump Tower) — midday business hours slightly favors aide, but content register argues against - No polish or scheduling markers typical of Scavino-written posts - Brevity and gratitude-receipt loop is consistent with Trump's self-managed follower engagement habit ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Supply Seeking (@BrookslawBrooks compliment) Sentiment: +0.72 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 35% - Antisocial: 0% - Paranoid: 0% - Sadism: 0% **Defense Mechanisms:** - idealization (immature) **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 15% **Parasocial Techniques:** - Individualized acknowledgment of a named follower creates illusion of personal relationship - Forward-looking promise ('I will make you look very smart') enrolls supporter in shared destiny narrative - Compliment-receipt publicly broadcast reinforces supply loop for other observers ## Tags - narcissistic-supply-receipt (85%) - grandiosity-subtle (45%) - parasocial-bonding (75%) - loyalty-reward-frame (70%) - verbal-signature (90%) - supply-satiated-state (60%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **Journalist Targeting Cluster and San Bernardino Exploitation Anchor a Grandiose Campaign Sunday** On December 6, 2015, Trump produced approximately 31 posts (including apparent duplicate entries) across a roughly 22-hour span, anchored by two psychologically distinct behavioral phases. The first phase — a concentrated late-evening cluster of 4–5 attack posts targeting NBC's Katy Tur, CBS's Sopan Deb, and MSNBC's Rachel Maddow — represents the day's highest-intensity activity, driven by narcissistic injury over media coverage of his Iowa rally departure. This cluster featured escalating demands (from "3rd rate reporter" to "should be fired"), DARVO dynamics, and the strategic elevation of Gateway Pundit as an authorized counter-narrative source. Five posts reached elevated danger level, all linked to the named-journalist targeting pattern that commentary notes would eventually require Secret Service protection for Tur. The second phase, spanning the full daylight hours, was dominated by stable grandiose-state supply-seeking: promotion of his Face the Nation appearance, absorption of supporter praise via retweets, attacks on Hillary Clinton's terrorism terminology, and strategic pre-positioning for Obama's rare Oval Office address on San Bernardino. Trump's framing of the Obama speech — "Will he finally state the real problems?" — and his exploitation of the mass casualty event for self-validation ("I have been saying it for sometime now") reveal the narcissistic supply economy operating at campaign-season efficiency: national tragedy processed exclusively through the lens of personal political vindication. No significant cognitive concerns were detected; rhetorical complexity remained consistent with the 2015 baseline. The day functions as a clean specimen of Trump's dual-mode campaign Twitter operation — reactive rage against perceived media enemies and proactive grandiose positioning against political rivals — on the eve of his December 7 announcement calling for a ban on Muslim entry to the United States. Full digest for 2015-12-06: https://trump.fm/date/2015-12-06/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2015, December 6). .@BrookslawBrooks Thank you so much for your nice... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_673562181955358721 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. ".@BrookslawBrooks Thank you so much for your nice words. I..." X (Twitter), 6 Dec. 2015. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_673562181955358721. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. Trump, ".@BrookslawBrooks Thank you so much for your nice words. 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