# Post x_771753541698523136

- Post ID: `x_771753541698523136`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2016-09-02T16:55:57.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_771753541698523136
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_771753541698523136/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_771753541698523136.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Great new poll Iowa - thank you!
> #MakeAmericaGreatAgain #ImWithYou https://t.co/7hupah1RQN

## Engagement

- Likes: 25,028
- Reposts: 10,161
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.374Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-10T18:44:38.944Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

# Analysis: Iowa Poll Post — September 2, 2016

## Overview

A brief, celebratory campaign post amplifying a favorable Iowa poll result. This is among the most psychologically mundane post types in the corpus: routine supply intake via good-news broadcasting. No clinically significant features are present in isolation.

## Authorship Attribution

**Likely aide-written (medium confidence).** Posted at 12:55 PM EDT — within the Scavino business-hours window. Clean grammar, structured hashtag use, and the event-announcement function (sharing poll result + link) are all consistent with staff posting. The conversational opener ("Great new poll Iowa - thank you!") carries a faint Trumpian informality, introducing minor uncertainty, but insufficient to override timing and structural cues.

## Psychological State

Grandiose state. The trigger is supply-seeking — broadcasting favorable external validation (poll data) to amplify status signals for both poster and audience. The post is psychologically reciprocal: supporters receive confirmation of winning; the candidate receives reflected admiration. No paranoid, aggressive, or vulnerable features appear here.

**Contextual significance:** Read alongside the same-day Mika Brzezinski attack post, this tweet occupies the positive pole of a within-day grandiose/vulnerable oscillation. The Mika post represents reactive aggression in response to perceived mockery (narcissistic injury); this post represents pure grandiose supply intake. The juxtaposition, occurring within hours, illustrates the rapid state-switching characteristic of the subject's observed pattern.

## Rhetorical Profile

Minimal sophistication. The post functions as a tribal flag-planting: hashtags signal in-group membership, the poll link provides deniable "evidence" for winning claims, and the gratitude gesture ("thank you!") reinforces parasocial reciprocity with the audience. The counter-framing of '#ImWithYou' against Clinton's '#ImWithHer' is the sole evidence of deliberate strategic messaging — possibly aide-crafted.

## Summary Assessment

Clinically unremarkable in isolation. Longitudinal value lies in establishing the grandiose baseline pole for same-day oscillation comparison.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Great new poll Iowa" | **Unverifiable** | The specific poll referenced is behind the t.co link and not identified in the text. Iowa polling in late summer 2016 was competitive; Trump did perform well in Iowa ultimately (won the state in November). Whether the specific poll cited was accurate or selectively presented cannot be assessed without fetching the link, which is not essential to the post's primary meaning. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 30%)

### Indicators

- Posted at 12:55 PM EDT (business hours, aide-suggestive window)
- Correct grammar and spelling throughout
- Clean hashtag formatting consistent with staff discipline
- Event-announcement style (sharing poll result) typical of Scavino posting
- Short but structured — no stream-of-consciousness quality

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Favorable Iowa poll result)

Sentiment: +0.72

### Clinical

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

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- idealization (immature)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Direct gratitude to supporters ('thank you!') reinforcing reciprocal loyalty bond
- Implicit invitation to share in collective victory sensation

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Great new poll Iowa

**UNVERIFIABLE**

The specific poll referenced is behind the t.co link and not identified in the text. Iowa polling in late summer 2016 was competitive; Trump did perform well in Iowa ultimately (won the state in November). Whether the specific poll cited was accurate or selectively presented cannot be assessed without fetching the link, which is not essential to the post's primary meaning.

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- supply_seeking (80%)
- campaign_amplification (90%)
- hashtag_tribal_signaling (70%)
- aide_authored (60%)
- grandiose_state (50%)
- polling (90%)
- iowa (90%)

## That day

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

**Morning Jab at Cable News, Then a Day of Campaign Boosterism**

Trump started the morning with a sharp personal attack on MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough, calling her "crazy and very dumb" and claiming she had a "mental breakdown" while discussing him. The rest of the day was routine campaign cheerleading — touting volunteers, visiting his headquarters, and celebrating a favorable Iowa poll. Activity was confined to normal waking hours and tapered off by early evening, with nothing else particularly remarkable.

Full digest for 2016-09-02: https://trump.fm/date/2016-09-02/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2016, September 2). Great new poll Iowa - thank you!... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_771753541698523136
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Great new poll Iowa - thank you! #MakeAmericaGreatAgain..." X (Twitter), 2 Sep. 2016. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_771753541698523136. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Great new poll Iowa - thank you! #MakeAmericaGreatAgain...," X (Twitter), September 2, 2016, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_771753541698523136.

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