# Post x_702706412980453380

- Post ID: `x_702706412980453380`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2016-02-25T04:07:19.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_702706412980453380
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_702706412980453380/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_702706412980453380.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Great new poll. Thank you Texas! #VoteTrump #MakeAmericaGreatAgain https://t.co/VHqAvsIyuW

## Engagement

- Likes: 7,667
- Reposts: 2,787
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.381Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-09T17:31:42.487Z (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_702706412980453380 | 2016-02-25 | Twitter

## Contextual Frame

Posted at 04:07 UTC = **~11:07 PM EST** on February 24–25, 2016. Trump had just won Nevada with 45.9% (third consecutive early-state victory) and was heading into Super Tuesday in five days. Texas — Ted Cruz's home state and the largest Super Tuesday prize — was actively contested. The linked URL likely displays a Texas poll favorable to Trump.

The surrounding retweet cluster reveals the day's emotional arc: morning/afternoon posts were defensive (amplifying attacks on Mitt Romney, who had criticized Trump), culminating in this late-night celebratory post upon receiving favorable poll data.

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## Authorship Attribution

**Confidence: High (authentic).**

Timing (11 PM EST), fragment syntax, exclamatory brevity, and emotional reactivity to a specific news item are all strong authentic-Trump markers. Aide-written posts (Scavino pattern) tend toward complete sentences, correct punctuation, and business-hours scheduling. This post's informality and reactive quality point strongly to direct authorship.

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## Psychological State

The post is behaviorally simple: **narcissistic supply intake**. A favorable poll is received, displayed to the audience, and recast as mutual triumph ("Thank you Texas!"). The grammatical "thank you" performs graciousness while structurally functioning as tribute acceptance — the supply flows in (poll data), gets amplified (publicly shared), and is returned as benediction to the audience.

No injury, no rage, no defensive mobilization. This is the **grandiose pole operating cleanly** — confidence, momentum, expansion. The contrast with the day's earlier Romney-related retweets is notable: those showed the vulnerable/defensive pole (counterattacking a critic), while this post represents a shift back into grandiosity upon receiving positive data.

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## Narrative Identity (Level 3)

Trump casts himself here as the **frontrunner-in-ascent**, penetrating enemy territory (Cruz's home state). The implicit narrative: "I am winning everywhere, even where I shouldn't." Texas functions not merely as a state but as a symbol — Cruz's turf, "real Republican" country — making a favorable Texas poll doubly meaningful as validation.

**Important caveat:** Cruz won Texas on Super Tuesday (March 1) with 43.8% vs. Trump's 26.7%. The "great poll" likely reflected an outlier or pollster favorable to Trump. The triumphalist framing was factually premature.

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## Rhetorical Analysis

Minimal complexity. The persuasive mechanism is pure **social proof via momentum implication**: great poll → I am winning → you should vote for me. The hashtag pair (`#VoteTrump #MakeAmericaGreatAgain`) packages a behavioral directive and an identity claim in seven words. No aggressive rhetoric, no targeting, no threat language.

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## Danger Assessment

**None.** Celebratory post with no targeting, no dehumanization, no implied threat.

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## Cognitive Note

Post is too brief for meaningful cognitive assessment. Fragment structure ("Great new poll.") is consistent with established authentic posting style, not indicative of language production difficulty.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Great new poll [favorable in Texas]" | **Unverifiable** | The linked t.co URL was not fetched. Contextually, Cruz won Texas on Super Tuesday (March 1, 2016) with 43.8% vs. Trump's 26.7%, suggesting any Trump-favorable Texas poll at this date was likely an outlier or from a favorable pollster. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 85%)

### Indicators

- UTC 04:07:19 = ~11:07 PM EST — consistent with authentic late-night posting window
- Exclamatory fragment structure ('Great new poll.')
- Informal direct address ('Thank you Texas!')
- Reactive to fresh poll data — emotional immediacy
- No polished grammar, no event-announcement format

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (favorable Texas poll)

Sentiment: +0.82

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Elevated celebratory affect consistent with campaign momentum period (three consecutive primary wins)
- Late-night posting of positive emotional content

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 35%
- Antisocial: 0%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 12%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Direct address to state audience ('Thank you Texas!') simulating personal relationship
- Poll amplification as shared triumph with followers

## Fact Checks (1)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-09._

> Great new poll [favorable in Texas]

**UNVERIFIABLE**

The linked t.co URL was not fetched. Contextually, Cruz won Texas on Super Tuesday (March 1, 2016) with 43.8% vs. Trump's 26.7%, suggesting any Trump-favorable Texas poll at this date was likely an outlier or from a favorable pollster.

Sources: Super Tuesday 2016 Texas results

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- supply-seeking (90%)
- grandiose-state (80%)
- campaign-momentum (90%)
- authentic-post (85%)
- late-night-posting (85%)
- super-tuesday-buildup (85%)
- poll-amplification (70%)
- premature-triumphalism (50%)

## That day

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

**Post-Nevada Victory Lap Derailed by Romney Tax Return Challenge; Romney Obsession Dominates Pre-Debate Day**

The day after winning Nevada's caucus by a commanding margin, Trump spent most of his energy not celebrating but attacking Mitt Romney, who had publicly challenged him to release his tax returns. Romney was the target of roughly a third of all posts — called "dumbest," "pathetic," "not relevant," and a jealous pawn — while the actual tax question was deflected with misleading claims and a photo-op of signing returns. A secondary flare-up came when former Mexican President Vicente Fox used profanity to reject the border wall, prompting a double-standard complaint from Trump demanding an apology. The overall mood was riding-high grandiosity punctuated by sharp, defensive bursts whenever a critic pierced the victory glow.

Full digest for 2016-02-25: https://trump.fm/date/2016-02-25/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2016, February 25). Great new poll. Thank you Texas! #VoteTrump... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_702706412980453380
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Great new poll. Thank you Texas! #VoteTrump..." X (Twitter), 25 Feb. 2016. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_702706412980453380. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Great new poll. Thank you Texas! #VoteTrump...," X (Twitter), February 25, 2016, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_702706412980453380.

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