# Post x_803805823503925250

- Post ID: `x_803805823503925250`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2016-11-30T03:40:16.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_803805823503925250
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_803805823503925250/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_803805823503925250.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> I will be going to Indiana on Thursday to make a major announcement concerning Carrier A.C. staying in Indianapolis. Great deal for workers!

## Engagement

- Likes: 70,296
- Reposts: 15,613
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.371Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T06:55:39.237Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Psychological Analysis: Carrier Deal Announcement (2016-11-30)

This is a straightforward announcement post about the Carrier air conditioning deal, one of Trump's signature pre-inauguration wins. The post is notable for its restrained, professional tone compared to the flag-burning post from earlier the same day.

### Authorship
Posted at 10:40 PM ET (Trump was likely in New York during transition). This falls in the authentic-Trump evening window, but the clean grammar, complete sentences, and professional formatting suggest aide involvement or at minimum careful composition. The content is a pre-planned announcement rather than reactive posting.

### Psychological Dynamics
This is a **supply-seeking** post in grandiose mode. The Carrier deal was a high-profile early win that reinforced Trump's self-narrative as dealmaker and champion of working-class Americans. "Great deal for workers!" is the emotional punctuation — simple, populist, self-congratulatory.

### Rhetorical Techniques
- Anticipation building ("major announcement")
- Populist framing ("Great deal for workers!")
- Self-as-protagonist (implicit: I made this happen before even taking office)

### Narrative Identity
Classic **dealmaker/savior** protagonist role. The post positions Trump as personally intervening to save American jobs — a core campaign narrative made tangible. The "I will be going" framing emphasizes personal agency.

This is a low-intensity, routine post consistent with transition-period supply maintenance.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Carrier A.C. staying in Indianapolis" | **Mostly True** | Trump and Pence brokered a deal with Carrier/United Technologies to keep approximately 800 jobs in Indianapolis in exchange for $7 million in state tax incentives. However, Carrier still moved roughly 600 jobs to Mexico, and some of the 'saved' jobs were later cut. |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 40%)

### Indicators

- Clean grammar and spelling
- Professional announcement format
- Evening posting time (10:40 PM ET)
- Simple exclamatory closer is Trump-like
- Pre-planned content rather than reactive

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Carrier deal as validation of dealmaker narrative)

Sentiment: +0.70

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 0%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- anticipation building
- populist identification

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Carrier A.C. staying in Indianapolis

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Trump and Pence brokered a deal with Carrier/United Technologies to keep approximately 800 jobs in Indianapolis in exchange for $7 million in state tax incentives. However, Carrier still moved roughly 600 jobs to Mexico, and some of the 'saved' jobs were later cut.

Sources: Contemporary news reporting on the Carrier deal

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- carrier-deal (100%)
- dealmaker-narrative (80%)
- populism (60%)
- transition-period (50%)

## That day

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

**President-Elect Builds Cabinet and Cuts Deals in a Calm, Controlled Day**

Trump spent the day in full presidential-transition mode, rolling out a wave of cabinet nominations and teasing a major deal to keep Carrier jobs in Indiana. He laid out a multi-post plan to separate himself from his business empire, framing it as a voluntary act of goodwill rather than a legal requirement. The only flash of edge came in an early-morning post linking the Ohio State stabbing to ISIS and immigration policy. Overall, it was one of the most controlled and message-disciplined days in recent memory.

Full digest for 2016-11-30: https://trump.fm/date/2016-11-30/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2016, November 30). I will be going to Indiana on Thursday to make a... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_803805823503925250
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "I will be going to Indiana on Thursday to make a major..." X (Twitter), 30 Nov. 2016. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_803805823503925250. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "I will be going to Indiana on Thursday to make a major...," X (Twitter), November 30, 2016, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_803805823503925250.

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