# Post x_792215485941186560

- Post ID: `x_792215485941186560`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2016-10-29T04:04:25.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_792215485941186560
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_792215485941186560/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_792215485941186560.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Thank you Maine, New Hampshire and Iowa. The waiting is OVER! The time for change is NOW! We are going to… https://t.co/HVPjw6qeQ2

## Engagement

- Likes: 33,780
- Reposts: 13,020
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.371Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T06:01:33.014Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Campaign Rally Thank-You Post (October 29, 2016)

### Context
Posted at 12:04 AM ET (Trump was campaigning in Iowa per his own posts), this is a standard campaign rally wrap-up post thanking three early-voting/swing states. The truncated URL likely links to a rally video or photo. The FBI Comey letter had dropped hours earlier, giving the campaign enormous momentum.

### Authorship
Mixed signals. The midnight timing suggests possible authentic posting, but the polished, formulaic structure ("Thank you [states]. The waiting is OVER! The time for change is NOW!") reads like campaign boilerplate. The ALL CAPS emphasis on "OVER" and "NOW" is consistent with both Trump's style and aide formatting for emphasis. The truncated sentence ("We are going to…") is a Twitter character-limit artifact. Most likely aide-drafted with Trump's approval or minor input given the formulaic rally-recap pattern.

### Psychological State
This is a supply-maintenance post riding high on the Comey letter bombshell. The tone is triumphant and forward-looking. No rage, no attack, no defensiveness — pure grandiose momentum.

### Rhetorical Analysis
Standard populist rally rhetoric: direct address to supporters, urgency language, change narrative. The structure mirrors classic political sloganeering rather than Trump's distinctive voice.

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 35%)

### Indicators

- Formulaic campaign structure
- Polished grammar
- Midnight ET timing could be either
- ALL CAPS consistent with both Trump and aide emphasis style
- Rally thank-you is standard aide task

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Rally crowds and Comey letter momentum)

Sentiment: +0.70

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Elevated, expansive tone
- Late-night posting during campaign

### Clinical

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Direct address to supporters by state
- Inclusive 'we' language

## Tags

- campaign_rally (90%)
- supply_maintenance (70%)
- populist_rhetoric (80%)

## That day

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

**Campaign Euphoria: FBI Bombshell Fuels a Day of Pure Grandiosity on the Trail**

A steady, upbeat day on the campaign trail with stops in Iowa, Colorado, and Arizona — all buoyed by the FBI's bombshell announcement that it was reopening its investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails. The mood was uniformly positive and self-congratulatory, with no flashes of anger or personal attacks. Most posts were logistical rally promotions and crowd-size boasts, many likely posted by staff. Nothing unusual or alarming stood out — this was a disciplined campaign day riding a massive news tailwind.

Full digest for 2016-10-29: https://trump.fm/date/2016-10-29/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2016, October 29). Thank you Maine, New Hampshire and Iowa. The... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_792215485941186560
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Thank you Maine, New Hampshire and Iowa. The waiting is..." X (Twitter), 29 Oct. 2016. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_792215485941186560. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Thank you Maine, New Hampshire and Iowa. The waiting is...," X (Twitter), October 29, 2016, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_792215485941186560.

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