# Post x_760492301424570368

- Post ID: `x_760492301424570368`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2016-08-02T15:07:48.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_760492301424570368
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_760492301424570368/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_760492301424570368.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> LIMITED EDITION signed copies of my book "The Art of the Deal" for your donation of $184 or more.  Get YOURS today! https://t.co/NNOM5GANxD

## Engagement

- Likes: 1,943
- Reposts: 637
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.375Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-10T13:36:00.535Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

# Analysis: Trump Twitter Post — August 2, 2016

## Overview

This post is a campaign merchandise/fundraising appeal promoting signed copies of *The Art of the Deal* for donations of $184 or more. It represents one of the lowest-signal posts in the analytical corpus — a clean aide-generated commercial template running through the campaign's fundraising apparatus.

## Authorship Attribution

**Verdict: Aide-written (high confidence).** UTC 15:07 = ~11:07 AM Eastern. Trump was on the road (Ohio → Pennsylvania → Virginia per adjacent posts), fully engaged in politically reactive posting. The polished grammar, complete sentence structure, professional call-to-action formatting, and absence of any emotional fingerprint are inconsistent with authentic Trump composition. This is standard Scavino/campaign shop output.

## Psychological State

No meaningful psychological signal is present in the post itself. The broader day-of context — Khan family feud dominating headlines, repeated Hillary attacks, "PATHOLOGICAL LIAR" invective — suggests significant arousal in the subject's authentic communications. This post runs orthogonally to that state, confirming it was produced by campaign infrastructure rather than the subject.

## Personality Level Analysis

The only Level 2/Level 1 trace is the identity commodification of *The Art of the Deal* as a prestige artifact — consistent with the subject's core self-schema as a "dealmaker" whose brand is itself a tradeable asset. But this inference is thin and heavily mediated by aide production.

## Clinical Significance

**Nil.** No markers of note. No summary warranted.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "My book 'The Art of the Deal'" | **Half True** | The Art of the Deal (1987) is conventionally attributed to Trump but was ghostwritten by Tony Schwartz, who has stated he wrote virtually all of it. Calling it 'my book' is the standard but contested attribution. |
| "LIMITED EDITION signed copies" | **Unverifiable** | Whether the copies were genuinely limited in quantity cannot be assessed from available information. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 10%)

### Indicators

- Business hours post (11:07 AM Eastern)
- Polished, complete sentences with correct punctuation
- Professional formatting and capitalization
- Event/merchandise announcement structure
- No typos, no stream-of-consciousness

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance

Sentiment: +0.30

### Clinical

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 30%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Direct address ('Get YOURS today')
- Identity brand reinforcement via The Art of the Deal

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> My book 'The Art of the Deal'

**HALF TRUE**

The Art of the Deal (1987) is conventionally attributed to Trump but was ghostwritten by Tony Schwartz, who has stated he wrote virtually all of it. Calling it 'my book' is the standard but contested attribution.

Sources: Tony Schwartz public statements, 2016 New Yorker profile

> LIMITED EDITION signed copies

**UNVERIFIABLE**

Whether the copies were genuinely limited in quantity cannot be assessed from available information.

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- fundraising (90%)
- merchandise (80%)
- aide_written (90%)
- art_of_the_deal (60%)
- low_signal (90%)

## That day

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

**Khan Controversy Goes Unaddressed as Trump Displaces Rage onto Clinton and Obama**

Trump spent the day on the campaign trail across Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, posting a mix of rally recaps, anti-Clinton attacks, and self-promotion. The Khan family controversy -- the dominant story of the week -- was never mentioned directly, but its shadow was everywhere: attacks on Clinton's ties to oppressive regimes, Obama as "worst president ever," and Russia-deflection stories about the Podesta brothers all read as displaced frustration. The mood was mostly upbeat and self-congratulatory, punctuated by brief flashes of anger in the early morning and mid-afternoon. A triple-posted book promo and several duplicate event announcements suggested a busy but not unusually agitated day.

Full digest for 2016-08-02: https://trump.fm/date/2016-08-02/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2016, August 2). LIMITED EDITION signed copies of my book "The Art... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_760492301424570368
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "LIMITED EDITION signed copies of my book "The Art of the..." X (Twitter), 2 Aug. 2016. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_760492301424570368. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "LIMITED EDITION signed copies of my book "The Art of the...," X (Twitter), August 2, 2016, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_760492301424570368.

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