# Post x_804333771021570048

- Post ID: `x_804333771021570048`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2016-12-01T14:38:09.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_804333771021570048
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_804333771021570048/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_804333771021570048.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Getting ready to leave for the Great State of Indiana and meet the hard working and wonderful people of Carrier A.C.

## Engagement

- Likes: 57,249
- Reposts: 9,834
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.371Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T07:03:24.404Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Post x_804333771021570048 (2016-12-01)

### Context
This post was made during Trump's transition period, as he prepared to visit the Carrier air conditioning plant in Indiana—a high-profile event where he would announce a deal to keep ~1,000 jobs from moving to Mexico. Posted at 14:38 UTC = 9:38 AM ET (Trump was likely in New York), this is a standard business-hours post.

### Authorship
Classic aide-written post: polished grammar, no typos, professional tone, business hours, event-announcement format. The phrase "Great State of Indiana" and "hard working and wonderful people" follow a standard template.

### Psychological Content
Minimal psychological signal. This is a routine pre-event announcement framing the Carrier visit as a populist victory lap. "Hard working and wonderful people" is standard parasocial bonding language positioning Trump as champion of the working class during transition.

### Rhetorical Techniques
- Capitalization of "Great State" (honorific inflation)
- Flattery of audience ("hard working and wonderful")
- Implicit narrative: Trump personally saving jobs before even taking office

### Longitudinal Note
Consistent with the previous day's post about Carrier ("They will sell many air conditioners!"). The transition period shows a pattern of supply-seeking through job-saving narratives.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Trump was getting ready to visit Carrier AC workers in Indiana" | **True** | Trump visited the Carrier plant in Indianapolis on Dec 1, 2016 to announce a deal keeping ~1,000 jobs in the US. |

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 15%)

### Indicators

- Business hours (9:38 AM ET)
- Correct grammar and spelling
- Event announcement format
- Polished, complete sentence
- Formulaic flattery pattern

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Carrier deal as transition-period victory)

Sentiment: +0.60

### Clinical

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 25%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Direct flattery of audience
- Implied personal connection to workers

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Trump was getting ready to visit Carrier AC workers in Indiana

**TRUE**

Trump visited the Carrier plant in Indianapolis on Dec 1, 2016 to announce a deal keeping ~1,000 jobs in the US.

Sources: contemporaneous news coverage

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Tags

- carrier-deal (90%)
- transition-period (70%)
- aide-written (85%)

## That day

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

**Transition-Era Victory Lap: Carrier Deal Showcase and Rally Circuit**

A quiet, upbeat day centered on the Carrier air conditioning deal — Trump's signature early win in keeping manufacturing jobs from moving to Mexico. He shared a favorable article about helping the working class, previewed his Indiana factory visit, offered brief condolences for tornado victims in the Southeast, and capped the day by heading to a rally in Cincinnati. No anger, no attacks, no controversy — just a president-elect projecting competence and basking in positive momentum.

Full digest for 2016-12-01: https://trump.fm/date/2016-12-01/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2016, December 1). Getting ready to leave for the Great State of... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_804333771021570048
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Getting ready to leave for the Great State of Indiana and..." X (Twitter), 1 Dec. 2016. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_804333771021570048. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Getting ready to leave for the Great State of Indiana and...," X (Twitter), December 1, 2016, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_804333771021570048.

## For agents

- Site overview: https://trump.fm/llms.txt
- API specification: https://trump.fm/openapi.json
- MCP server: https://trump.fm/mcp (search and fetch tools, no auth)
- This post as JSON: https://trump.fm/api/posts/x_804333771021570048
- Analysis as JSON: https://trump.fm/api/analysis/x_804333771021570048
- All citation formats: https://trump.fm/api/cite/x_804333771021570048
- Same day: https://trump.fm/date/2016-12-01
- The record alone, without the analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_804333771021570048.md?analysis=false

_Markdown view of a trump.fm page. Post, analysis, date, feed, contradictions, search and about pages answer in markdown at their URL with `.md` appended (`/index.md` for the home page), or when sent `Accept: text/markdown`._