# Post x_801805564577808385

- Post ID: `x_801805564577808385`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2016-11-24T15:11:58.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_801805564577808385
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_801805564577808385/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_801805564577808385.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> I am working hard, even on Thanksgiving, trying to get Carrier A.C. Company to stay in the U.S. (Indiana). MAKING PROGRESS - Will know soon!

## Engagement

- Likes: 139,105
- Reposts: 30,862
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.371Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T06:46:46.078Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Thanksgiving Carrier A.C. Post (2016-11-24)

### Context
Trump was at Mar-a-Lago for Thanksgiving. Post time: 10:11 AM EST — business hours, but the content and style suggest authentic authorship given the self-aggrandizing framing and characteristic capitalization.

### Authorship
Mixed signals: business-hours timing suggests possible aide involvement, but the self-promotional narrative structure ("I am working hard, even on Thanksgiving") and the ALL CAPS "MAKING PROGRESS" are classic Trump markers. The dash-separated addendum ("Will know soon!") is characteristic stream-of-consciousness. Likely authentic or lightly polished.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a textbook supply-seeking post with grandiose self-presentation. The core message: "While you rest, I toil for you." This constructs a narrative of the tireless leader sacrificing personal comfort — a parasocial intimacy technique designed to create obligation and admiration.

The Carrier deal became a signature early-transition narrative. The post functions as real-time self-mythologizing: the dealmaker-hero archetype, personally intervening to save American jobs. The teaser structure ("Will know soon!") creates anticipation and positions Trump as the protagonist of an unfolding drama.

### Rhetorical Techniques
- Sacrifice narrative (working on a holiday)
- Cliffhanger/serial engagement ("Will know soon!")
- Personal agency framing (I, not "my team")

### Defense Mechanisms
Minimal defensive content. This is proactive supply-seeking rather than reactive defense.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Working to get Carrier A.C. Company to stay in the U.S." | **Mostly True** | Trump did engage with Carrier during the transition. A deal was announced shortly after, though it saved fewer jobs than initially claimed and included significant tax incentives from Indiana. |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 65%)

### Indicators

- ALL CAPS emphasis on MAKING PROGRESS
- dash-separated stream of thought
- self-referential framing
- exclamation point
- business hours timing at Mar-a-Lago suggests possible aide polish

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking

Sentiment: +0.60

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- upbeat self-promotion
- grandiose framing of personal agency

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 40%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- real-time progress updates creating intimacy
- sacrifice narrative creating obligation
- cliffhanger engagement

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Working to get Carrier A.C. Company to stay in the U.S.

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Trump did engage with Carrier during the transition. A deal was announced shortly after, though it saved fewer jobs than initially claimed and included significant tax incentives from Indiana.

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- supply-seeking (80%)
- dealmaker-narrative (90%)
- sacrifice-framing (70%)
- carrier-deal (80%)

## That day

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

**A Quiet Thanksgiving at Mar-a-Lago, Punctuated by Carrier Deal Posturing**

Trump spent a low-key Thanksgiving at Mar-a-Lago, posting standard holiday greetings in the evening and early morning hours. The only notable departure from seasonal pleasantries was a mid-morning post boasting about working through the holiday to keep Carrier's air conditioning jobs in Indiana. It was one of the quietest days on record -- just four posts, no attacks, no grievances, and no apparent reaction to Jill Stein's emerging recount effort.

Full digest for 2016-11-24: https://trump.fm/date/2016-11-24/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2016, November 24). I am working hard, even on Thanksgiving, trying... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_801805564577808385
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "I am working hard, even on Thanksgiving, trying to get..." X (Twitter), 24 Nov. 2016. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_801805564577808385. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "I am working hard, even on Thanksgiving, trying to get...," X (Twitter), November 24, 2016, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_801805564577808385.

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