# Post x_805127720749383680

- Post ID: `x_805127720749383680`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2016-12-03T19:13:01.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_805127720749383680
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_805127720749383680/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_805127720749383680.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Our great VPE, @mike_pence, is in Louisiana campaigning for John Kennedy for US Senate. John will be a tremendous help to us in Washington.

## Engagement

- Likes: 39,351
- Reposts: 9,224
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.371Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T07:04:17.843Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Routine Political Endorsement Post

This is a straightforward campaign endorsement for John Kennedy's Louisiana Senate race. It is notably bland and formulaic compared to the other posts from the same day (Taiwan controversy, Rexnord attack, Tiger Woods).

### Authorship
Strong aide indicators: polished grammar, correct use of "@mike_pence" handle, professional political messaging, no emotional reactivity, no ALL CAPS. Posted at ~2:13 PM ET (Trump was in NYC during transition), squarely in business hours. The abbreviation "VPE" (Vice President-Elect) is unusually formal for Trump's personal style. This reads as a Scavino-drafted political operations post.

### Psychological Content
Minimal psychological signal. The post functions as political transactional maintenance — supporting an ally in exchange for future Senate loyalty. "Tremendous help to us in Washington" frames the endorsement instrumentally (what Kennedy will do for Trump), consistent with transactional relational style.

### Rhetorical Devices
- Superlative language ("great," "tremendous") — standard Trump-brand vocabulary even in aide-drafted posts
- Possessive framing ("Our great VPE") — in-group signaling
- Instrumental framing of relationships ("help to us") — transactional

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Mike Pence was campaigning in Louisiana for John Kennedy" | **True** | John Kennedy won the December 10, 2016 Louisiana Senate runoff. Pence did campaign for him. |

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (2:13 PM ET)
- Polished grammar and complete sentences
- Professional political messaging format
- Formal 'VPE' abbreviation
- No emotional reactivity or ALL CAPS

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance

Sentiment: +0.60

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 20%
- Antisocial: 0%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- in-group signaling via 'our'

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Mike Pence was campaigning in Louisiana for John Kennedy

**TRUE**

John Kennedy won the December 10, 2016 Louisiana Senate runoff. Pence did campaign for him.

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Tags

- political endorsement (100%)
- aide-drafted (85%)
- transition period (50%)

## That day

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

**Taiwan Call Defiance Anchors a Low-Key Transition Day**

Trump spent the evening defending his headline-grabbing phone call with Taiwan's president, framing it as routine while needling critics who said he shouldn't have taken it. He also took a shot at Rexnord for moving jobs to Mexico. The next morning was quieter -- a Tiger Woods shoutout and a pair of Senate endorsement posts for Louisiana. Overall a calm day with no real fireworks.

Full digest for 2016-12-03: https://trump.fm/date/2016-12-03/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2016, December 3). Our great VPE, @mike_pence, is in Louisiana... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_805127720749383680
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Our great VPE, @mike_pence, is in Louisiana campaigning for..." X (Twitter), 3 Dec. 2016. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_805127720749383680. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Our great VPE, @mike_pence, is in Louisiana campaigning for...," X (Twitter), December 3, 2016, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_805127720749383680.

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