# Post x_774386793038778368

- Post ID: `x_774386793038778368`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2016-09-09T23:19:33.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_774386793038778368
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_774386793038778368/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_774386793038778368.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Thank you Ohio. Together, we will MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
> https://t.co/3KWOl20zMm https://t.co/n026nE4XIp

## Engagement

- Likes: 22,363
- Reposts: 8,395
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.374Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-10T19:17:32.477Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

# Analysis: "Thank you Ohio" Post — September 9, 2016

## Authorship Attribution

**Local time:** UTC 23:19 → EDT (UTC−4) = **7:19 PM Eastern**. Trump was in Ohio for a campaign rally on this date (confirmed by the post's direct address to Ohio). Early evening, post-rally timing. This falls in ambiguous territory — not the classic late-night authentic window, but consistent with an immediate post-rally post that a traveling candidate or proximate aide might send.

The content is short, grammatically clean, and formulaic. It contains two URLs (likely rally photo + video). The ALL CAPS "MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN" is an authentic Trump signature. However, the overall structure — "Thank you [state]. Together, we will [slogan]." — reads as a standard campaign template applied repeatedly across rally stops. Most weight: **probable aide-written or co-composed template**, with the MAGA capitalization either authentic Trump input or deliberate style mimicry. Confidence: **low** — the brevity makes definitive attribution difficult.

## Psychological State

This is a **maintenance/supply-seeking** post of the most routine variety: post-rally gratitude with collective affirmation. The narcissistic state is **grandiose** — energized, inclusive of followers as extensions of self, no vulnerability markers present. There is no rage, no identifiable injury being processed here.

Contrast with the surrounding same-day posts: the CNN attacks ("fiction," "disgrace," "arm of the Clinton campaign"), the personalised mockery of Bakari Sellers ("beat...so badly. Funny!"), and the attack on Jeff Zucker ("failed @NBC and he is now failing @CNN") all show the characteristic authentic-Trump pattern of reactive, injury-driven aggression. This Ohio post is isolated from that aggression — a tonal island of positivity within a day otherwise dominated by media counterattacks.

## Contextual Note

The "basket of deplorables" comment by Clinton had just surfaced (this event is dated to this approximate period). Trump's campaign was actively capitalizing on this as a gift — Clinton had handed him a narrative: that the establishment despises his supporters. The "Together, we will" framing in this post implicitly reinforces in-group solidarity, which would resonate especially powerfully in the days immediately following the "deplorables" comment. Whether deliberate or incidental, the post functions as communion-repair for supporters who had just been labeled.

## Rhetorical Analysis

The post employs two primary devices: **direct address** ("Thank you Ohio") and **collective agency framing** ("Together, we will"). The slogan MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN operates as **nostalgic appeal** — the implied golden past that needs restoration. The word "Together" performs light communion signaling, rhetorically softening what is otherwise an individualistic brand. The URLs likely serve as visual documentation of crowd size, functioning as implicit **social proof**.

## Cognitive Assessment

The post is too brief to meaningfully assess cognitive complexity. Syntactic structure is simple and correct. No word-finding difficulties, paraphasias, tangentiality, or perseveration present. Insufficient data for baseline deviation assessment.

## Danger Assessment

**None.** Standard affirmational campaign post. No dehumanizing language, no eliminationist rhetoric, no stochastic terrorism indicators.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Thank you Ohio (implies rally/event in Ohio)" | **Unverifiable** | Consistent with active 2016 campaign schedule; Ohio was a critical swing state and heavily targeted. No specific event provided in historian notes but post implies in-person appearance. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- ALL CAPS MAGA slogan consistent with authentic Trump style
- Post-rally timing (7:19 PM ET) is ambiguous — not late night
- Clean grammar and standard template structure suggests aide involvement
- Two appended URLs (photo/video) consistent with staff-managed posting
- Formulaic 'Thank you [state]. Together, we will [slogan].' pattern repeatable across rally stops

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Post-rally audience gratitude)

Sentiment: +0.75

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Elevated positive affect in ALL CAPS slogan
- High-energy crowd-gratitude framing

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 30%
- Antisocial: 5%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 20%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Direct collective address ('Thank you Ohio') simulating personal relationship with mass audience
- Inclusive 'Together' framing positioning followers as co-agents of the mission

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Thank you Ohio (implies rally/event in Ohio)

**UNVERIFIABLE**

Consistent with active 2016 campaign schedule; Ohio was a critical swing state and heavily targeted. No specific event provided in historian notes but post implies in-person appearance.

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- campaign-rally (90%)
- supply-seeking (70%)
- grandiose-state (50%)
- maga-slogan (80%)
- aide-probable (50%)
- ohio-rally (80%)
- low-intensity (90%)

## That day

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

**CNN Documentary Ignites Day-Long Media Delegitimization Campaign Between Post-Forum Victory Laps**

Trump spent the day toggling between campaign victory laps and an extended feud with CNN. A documentary featuring critics set him off late the night before, and by mid-morning he was calling the network "unwatchable," "fiction," and "an arm of the Clinton campaign" — escalating to a personal attack on CNN chief Jeff Zucker. The afternoon and evening saw a reset into standard campaign mode with endorsements and rally posts from Ohio. Notably absent was any mention of North Korea's nuclear test or Clinton's "basket of deplorables" remark — the day's biggest news stories were eclipsed entirely by a television grievance.

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

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2016, September 9). Thank you Ohio. Together, we will MAKE AMERICA... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_774386793038778368
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Thank you Ohio. Together, we will MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!..." X (Twitter), 9 Sep. 2016. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_774386793038778368. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Thank you Ohio. Together, we will MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!...," X (Twitter), September 9, 2016, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_774386793038778368.

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