# Post x_789170710270742500

- Post ID: `x_789170710270742500`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2016-10-20T22:25:34.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_789170710270742500
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_789170710270742500/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_789170710270742500.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Want access to Crooked Hillary? Don't forget - it's going to cost you!#DrainTheSwamp #PayToPlay https://t.co/qjMBZkEnK9

## Engagement

- Likes: 0
- Reposts: 12,565
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:24.993Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T05:13:13.566Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: "Want access to Crooked Hillary?" (Oct 20, 2016)

### Context
Posted at 6:25 PM ET on debate day (third presidential debate at UNLV). Trump was likely in Las Vegas. This is a daytime/early evening post during peak campaign hours, consistent with aide-authored content.

### Authorship
The post is polished, uses hashtags strategically (#DrainTheSwamp #PayToPlay), includes a link, and has no typos or emotional irregularities. This reads as campaign messaging—likely Scavino or campaign staff.

### Psychological Patterns
Standard campaign attack post leveraging WikiLeaks/Podesta email revelations about Clinton Foundation access. The "pay to play" frame is a projection-heavy attack given Trump's own business history of transactional relationships. The post channels the corruption narrative that was central to the campaign's closing argument.

### Rhetorical Analysis
The post uses a direct address ("Want access to...Don't forget") that mimics a sales pitch, reframing Clinton's political relationships as commercial transactions. The hashtags serve as tribal markers and message amplification. "Crooked Hillary" is the established branding nickname—devaluation through repetitive labeling.

### Clinical Significance
Low. This is routine campaign messaging with no notable cognitive, emotional, or clinical markers beyond baseline campaign rhetoric.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Access to Hillary Clinton requires payment" | **Half True** | Podesta emails revealed donors received access and meetings, a common practice across political parties, though the framing as explicit quid pro quo is an exaggeration |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 20%)

### Indicators

- polished grammar
- strategic hashtag use
- evening campaign hours in Las Vegas
- no typos or emotional markers
- formatted link inclusion

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Preemptive Attack (Clinton Foundation/Podesta emails)

Sentiment: -0.50

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 30%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 20%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- projection (immature)
- devaluation (immature)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- direct address to audience
- in-group hashtag signaling

## Fact Checks (1)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-11._

> Access to Hillary Clinton requires payment

**HALF TRUE**

Podesta emails revealed donors received access and meetings, a common practice across political parties, though the framing as explicit quid pro quo is an exaggeration

Sources: WikiLeaks Podesta emails; Clinton Foundation reporting

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- campaign_attack (80%)
- corruption_narrative (70%)
- pay_to_play (70%)

## That day

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

**Debate Night War Room: 127-Post Barrage Masks Vulnerability Behind Coordinated Grandiosity**

The day was consumed by the third and final presidential debate at UNLV in Las Vegas, with Trump's team flooding social media before, during, and after the event. The vast majority of posts were campaign staff live-tweets attacking Clinton on immigration, corruption, and foreign policy -- a coordinated messaging blitz rather than personal outbursts. The sharpest moments came in a mid-debate cluster accusing the Clinton Foundation of being a "criminal enterprise" and blaming her campaign for inciting rally violence, both classic deflections from his own foundation troubles and the ongoing Access Hollywood fallout. After the debate, Trump flew overnight to Ohio, landing around 3 AM local time, and resumed campaigning with lower-intensity posts the next morning -- tired but operationally disciplined.

Full digest for 2016-10-20: https://trump.fm/date/2016-10-20/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2016, October 20). Want access to Crooked Hillary? Don't forget -... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_789170710270742500
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Want access to Crooked Hillary? Don't forget - it's going..." X (Twitter), 20 Oct. 2016. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_789170710270742500. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Want access to Crooked Hillary? Don't forget - it's going...," X (Twitter), October 20, 2016, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_789170710270742500.

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