# Post x_677990258387116032 - Post ID: `x_677990258387116032` - Platform: X (Twitter) - Posted: 2015-12-18T23:14:08.000Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_677990258387116032 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_677990258387116032/analysis - Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_677990258387116032.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) ## Post text > Thank you for all of your support! Most importantly - we need to get everyone out to VOTE! #VoteTrump2016 https://t.co/ezCsk3cWaJ ## Engagement - Likes: 9,012 - Reposts: 3,661 - Replies: 0 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.338Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-09T07:39:08.224Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._ ## Analysis: x_677990258387116032 — 2015-12-18 ### Overview This is a low-intensity, campaign-maintenance post consisting of a gratitude expression, a get-out-the-vote (GOTV) directive, and a campaign hashtag with a URL. Posted amid a cluster of aggressive, affect-laden attacks on Jeb Bush the same day, this post stands out for its tonal contrast: warm, brief, and forward-looking rather than combative or derogatory. It does not rise to clinical significance on its own but is worth noting as a stylometric counterpoint to the day's other posts. --- ### Authorship Attribution **Local time estimate:** Trump was based in New York (EST, UTC-5) at this period of the campaign. Converting from UTC 23:14:08 → **6:14 PM EST** — firmly within business hours. This timing, combined with the polished grammar, absence of typos, complete sentences, and structured campaign messaging, strongly suggests **aide composition** (likely Scavino or campaign staff). The use of "VOTE!" in all-caps is the only stylistic marker consistent with Trump's own voice; however, the overall register is disciplined and purposeful in a way that differs markedly from the contemporaneous Bush attacks, which carry the hallmarks of authentic Trump expression: mocking tone, stream-of-consciousness escalation, hyperbole, and impulsive repetition. --- ### Psychological State and Triggers **Trigger type:** Supply-seeking / maintenance. No apparent narcissistic injury driving this post. The tone is gratitude-forward, oriented toward mobilizing an existing base rather than reacting to perceived threat. In the context of the day's overall posting pattern — several aggressive attacks on Jeb Bush — this post functions as the affirmative, prosocial bookend to the combative material. This dual-mode posting (attack + gratitude cycle) is characteristic of campaign communications strategy rather than unmediated psychological expression. **Narcissistic state:** Mildly grandiose. The implicit framing is that support is abundant ("all of your support") and that the candidate's popularity is assumed to be vast and enthusiastic. This reflects the grandiose pole without overt self-aggrandizement. --- ### Personality Framework (McAdams & Pals) **Level 1 — Traits:** Extraversion dominates (assertive positive affect, exclamatory enthusiasm). Agreeableness is elevated within this post (gratitude, communal framing). Neuroticism is effectively absent. Conscientiousness is moderate — the GOTV directive is purposeful and goal-directed. **Level 2 — Characteristic Adaptations:** Agency motive (power, achievement) expressed through mobilization: "we need to get everyone out to VOTE." Communion motive is superficially present (thanking supporters) but instrumentalized toward the agency goal of winning votes. **Level 3 — Narrative Identity:** Protagonist cast as the people's champion with abundant support. Identity claim implicit: *I am the candidate with the popular mandate.* No contrasting other is named in this post, though the broader day's output identifies Jeb Bush as the contamination figure. --- ### Defense Mechanisms None discernible. This post does not exhibit defensive operations. It is either genuinely maintenance-level positive content or a crafted prosocial signal. --- ### Rhetorical Analysis Simple and efficient GOTV rhetoric. No propaganda techniques of concern. The imperative ("we need to get everyone out to VOTE") uses inclusive "we" to create communal obligation. The exclamatory style creates urgency without threat. No dehumanizing language, no violent imagery, no stochastic terrorism indicators. --- ### Cognitive Markers No language production anomalies. Syntactically complete, coherent, age-appropriate complexity. Not a suitable sample for baseline cognitive assessment (too brief and likely aide-written). --- ### Danger Assessment **None.** Post is prosocial, forward-looking, and entirely within normal political campaign discourse. --- # ## Authorship Analysis **Aide-Written** (score: 25%) ### Indicators - Posted at 6:14 PM EST — business hours, not late night - Polished grammar with no typos or incomplete thoughts - Structured campaign messaging (GOTV directive + hashtag + URL) - Tonal contrast with contemporaneous authentic Bush attacks is marked - Single ALL CAPS word ('VOTE!') is the only stylistic echo of Trump's authentic voice ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Supply Seeking (supporter base) Sentiment: +0.72 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 10% - Antisocial: 0% - Paranoid: 0% - Sadism: 0% **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 25% **Parasocial Techniques:** - Inclusive 'we' framing to create communal obligation with base - Gratitude expression to reinforce follower loyalty ## Tags - GOTV (90%) - aide-written (70%) - maintenance (80%) - supply-seeking (40%) - low-intensity (90%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **Post-Debate Jeb Bush Fixation: Five-Attack Perseverative Cycle Reveals Dominance Consolidation Ritual** December 18, 2015 was dominated by a sustained, five-post attack campaign against Jeb Bush — nearly 40% of the day's output — representing one of the clearest single-target perseverative fixation episodes in the 2015 primary dataset. Occurring three days after the CNN Las Vegas debate, the Jeb attacks escalated from mock-advisory contempt in the early afternoon to raw devaluation ("Dumb as a rock!") by late afternoon, despite Trump's commanding 41% polling position rendering Bush strategically irrelevant. The disproportionality between actual electoral threat and psychic investment is the day's most analytically significant feature, suggesting the fixation was driven by narrative-control anxiety — specifically, Bush's post-debate advertising that omitted Trump's rebuttals — rather than competitive necessity. The secondary thematic thread involved ISIS/terrorism prescience claims, with Trump converting the San Bernardino firearms indictment and worldwide travel alert into retrospective self-validation through his characteristic "I have been saying it for years" device. These posts operated in standard grandiose supply-seeking mode with no escalation. The day's psychological arc was fundamentally stable-grandiose with brief mixed-state oscillations triggered by public criticism, each rapidly converted back to offensive posture. Cognitive function remained within 2015 baseline parameters throughout, with no markers of impairment. One post reached elevated danger level for normalized military action rhetoric ("bomb the oil"), but no stochastic terrorism patterns or domestic target identification were present. Full digest for 2015-12-18: https://trump.fm/date/2015-12-18/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2015, December 18). Thank you for all of your support! Most... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_677990258387116032 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Thank you for all of your support! Most importantly - we..." X (Twitter), 18 Dec. 2015. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_677990258387116032. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Thank you for all of your support! 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