# Post x_752990888171831300

- Post ID: `x_752990888171831300`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2016-07-13T02:19:52.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_752990888171831300
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_752990888171831300/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_752990888171831300.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Thank you Iowa- see you soon!#Trump2016 #ImWithYou https://t.co/gva0MbgnuO https://t.co/PE1jdqZysc

## Engagement

- Likes: 0
- Reposts: 4,450
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:24.999Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-10T09:29:22.949Z (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_752990888171831300 | 2016-07-13

## Overview

A brief post-event gratitude post directed at Iowa supporters, likely following a campaign appearance. This is a low-complexity, clinically unremarkable post representing routine narcissistic supply harvesting in its benign, communion-seeking mode. No summary is generated; no clinical significance threshold is met.

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## Authorship Attribution

**Assessment: Likely authentic (medium confidence)**

The post was published at 02:19 UTC, which converts to **10:19 PM EDT** — Trump's most probable local timezone during July 2016 (New York base). This late-evening window falls squarely within the documented authentic-posting range. The informal punctuation style ("Iowa-" with an em-dash-replacing hyphen), brevity, and emotional directness are consistent with Trump's personal voice.

However, the **#ImWithYou** hashtag introduces a note of caution: this is a rhetorically sophisticated counter-brand move, deliberately mirroring Clinton's #ImWithHer slogan while inverting the subject-object relationship. This level of strategic awareness could reflect campaign coordination, though Trump has historically demonstrated instinctive counter-messaging ability.

A secondary flag: this post appears as an apparent duplicate in the prior posts log (dated July 12). This may reflect a scheduled repost, a campaign amplification strategy, or a data-capture artifact. If deliberately double-posted, aide involvement in the second posting is plausible.

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## Psychological State

**Narcissistic state: Grandiose (expansive, warm register)**
**Trigger: Supply-seeking / maintenance**

This post demonstrates narcissistic supply-seeking in its most socially functional form. The "Thank you" performs gratitude while simultaneously reinforcing the parasocial bond between Trump and his supporters. The forward-looking "see you soon!" simulates an intimate relationship with a mass audience — a core technique in Trump's parasocial communication style.

No rage, no injury, no splitting between good and bad objects. The prior-post context (attack posts targeting #CrookedHillary) shows deliberate tonal alternation: combative → grateful → combative. This cycling maintains audience engagement across emotional registers, a pattern consistent with high-extraversion political performers.

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## Personality (McAdams Multi-Level Framework)

**Level 1 — Traits:** Extraversion is the dominant signal here, specifically warmth and positive affect facets. Agreeableness is elevated relative to baseline. Neuroticism is at floor. Conscientiousness is low (casual, brief format).

**Level 2 — Motives:** Communion motives dominate this post — belonging, connection, audience-validation. Agency motives are present but background. The dominant motive is validation-seeking.

**Level 3 — Narrative Identity:** Trump casts himself as the people's champion — present, accessible, grateful, returning. The #ImWithYou narrative frames him as audience-centered in direct contrast to Clinton's perceived self-referentiality (#ImWithHer). Identity claims: *I am with you* (not above you, not for myself). Contrasting other: Clinton, implied through hashtag inversion.

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## Rhetorical Analysis

The post's sole notable rhetorical feature is the **hashtag counter-brand**: #ImWithYou vs. Clinton's established #ImWithHer. By flipping the subject-object relationship, Trump repositions himself as the candidate who centers voters rather than self. This is rhetorically efficient — in five characters (#ImWith→You vs. Her) it encodes an entire campaign contrast.

The broader campaign messaging context (Sanders endorsing Clinton on July 12; Trump's simultaneous "welcome to Bernie voters" post) suggests strategic targeting of disaffected Sanders supporters who might find Clinton's branding too establishment-centered. The timing and thematic coherence across posts on this day suggests either deliberate campaign coordination or Trump's instinctive read of the political moment.

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## Cognitive Assessment

Post is too brief for meaningful cognitive analysis (8 content words). Syntax is intact. No production anomalies detectable. No deviation from baseline.

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## Danger Assessment

**Level: None.** Positive, communion-oriented post with no threat indicators, dehumanizing language, or mobilization signals.

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## Archetypal Reading

This post operates in the **Hero/Savior → Returning Champion** register. Iowa was a symbolically important early-primary state; returning there signals continuity, loyalty, and the narrative of a movement that builds rather than fades. The "see you soon" promise invokes the archetype of the leader who does not abandon his people — a counter-narrative to the establishment figure who visits only at election time.

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## Data Quality Note

This post appears twice in the provided dataset (July 12 and July 13 entries with identical content). Analysts should flag for deduplication review in longitudinal tracking.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Trump was in Iowa around this date" | **Unverifiable** | Known events confirm active campaign travel during this period (Virginia Beach speech logged); Iowa visit not independently confirmed in provided historian data but highly consistent with 2016 campaign schedule in pre-convention period. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 65%)

### Indicators

- 02:19 UTC converts to approximately 10:19 PM EDT (Trump's likely New York timezone), placing this firmly in late-evening authentic posting window
- Casual dash punctuation ('Iowa-') and informal tone consistent with Trump's unpolished style
- Short, emotionally reactive format typical of authentic engagement posts
- Counterpoint: hashtag selection (#ImWithYou) shows rhetorical sophistication suggesting possible campaign coordination
- Duplicate of July 12 entry in prior posts log — may indicate a scheduled repost or campaign team amplification

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Iowa campaign audience)

Sentiment: +0.72

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 20%
- Antisocial: 0%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 15%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Direct address to supporters ('Thank you Iowa')
- Promise of personal return ('see you soon!') simulating intimate relationship
- #ImWithYou — communion framing that inverts Clinton's slogan and repositions Trump as audience-centered rather than self-centered

## Fact Checks (1)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-10._

> Trump was in Iowa around this date

**UNVERIFIABLE**

Known events confirm active campaign travel during this period (Virginia Beach speech logged); Iowa visit not independently confirmed in provided historian data but highly consistent with 2016 campaign schedule in pre-convention period.

Sources: Pre-researched historian events, July 2016

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- supply-seeking (80%)
- communion-framing (70%)
- counter-branding (75%)
- parasocial-bond (60%)
- late-night-authentic (65%)
- grandiose-warm (50%)
- iowa-campaign (40%)
- duplicate-post (30%)

## That day

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

**Ginsburg Grievance Bookends a Campaign Day as Trump Opens and Closes With Judicial Attack**

Trump spent the day running a two-front campaign war — one against Hillary Clinton, the other against Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who had publicly called him a "faker." He opened with a late-night attack on her mental fitness and closed with a rapid three-post barrage demanding her apology and threatening to overwhelm her with future judicial appointments. In between, he ran routine campaign operations: thanking swing states, celebrating GOP platform wins on the border wall and Israel, and hammering Clinton on spending and emails — all while conspicuously ignoring Bernie Sanders' endorsement of Clinton that same day. The mood was mostly confident and on-the-offensive, but the Ginsburg grievance kept pulling him back with visible anger each time.

Full digest for 2016-07-13: https://trump.fm/date/2016-07-13/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2016, July 13). Thank you Iowa- see you soon!#Trump2016... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_752990888171831300
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Thank you Iowa- see you soon!#Trump2016 #ImWithYou..." X (Twitter), 13 Jul. 2016. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_752990888171831300. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Thank you Iowa- see you soon!#Trump2016 #ImWithYou...," X (Twitter), July 13, 2016, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_752990888171831300.

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