# Post x_805382541343653888

- Post ID: `x_805382541343653888`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2016-12-04T12:05:35.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_805382541343653888
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_805382541343653888/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_805382541343653888.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> wanting to sell their product, cars, A.C. units etc., back across the border. This tax will make leaving financially difficult, but.....

## Engagement

- Likes: 40,464
- Reposts: 9,654
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.371Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T07:05:23.653Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Continuation of Border Tax Thread (Post 4 of 5)

This is the fourth segment of a multi-part Twitter thread outlining Trump's proposed 35% border tax on companies that move operations overseas. As a continuation post, it carries limited standalone psychological signal but contributes to the thread's overall pattern.

### Authorship
Posted at 12:05 UTC = 7:05 AM EST. Trump was in New York during the transition period. Early morning Sunday posting is consistent with authentic Trump — he frequently posted policy threads in early morning hours. The thread contains "substantialy" (misspelling in post 3) and the ellipsis-chaining style characteristic of his pre-character-limit workarounds. This segment is mid-thought, continuing the policy argument.

### Psychological Context
The thread functions as a dominance display toward corporate America — a warning shot. The phrase "make leaving financially difficult" is a coercive framing that reveals power/control motives. The trailing "but....." signals he's about to soften with an incentive (carrot after the stick), a classic negotiation pattern.

### Rhetorical Notes
The thread uses threat-based persuasion directed at corporations rather than individuals. Language is transactional rather than inflammatory. No dehumanization, no personal targets, no danger indicators.

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 80%)

### Indicators

- Early morning Sunday posting (7:05 AM EST)
- Ellipsis-chaining multi-post style
- Misspelling in thread (substantialy)
- Stream-of-consciousness policy argument

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance

Sentiment: -0.10

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- acting out (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 35%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- policy populism
- protector framing

## Tags

- border-tax (90%)
- corporate-threat (70%)
- multi-part-thread (80%)

## That day

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

**President-Elect Plays Trade Enforcer While Ignoring Pizzagate Crisis**

Trump spent most of the day projecting economic authority, firing off a six-part thread threatening companies with a 35% border tax if they move jobs overseas. The morning policy blitz followed a late-night jab at Saturday Night Live's Alec Baldwin impression. He dismissed the Jill Stein recount effort as a "scam" and closed the evening by picking a rhetorical fight with China over trade and the South China Sea. Notably absent was any mention of the Pizzagate gunman who attacked a DC restaurant that same day or the Dakota Access Pipeline permit denial -- two major stories he chose to leave untouched.

Full digest for 2016-12-04: https://trump.fm/date/2016-12-04/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2016, December 4). wanting to sell their product, cars, A.C. units... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_805382541343653888
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "wanting to sell their product, cars, A.C. units etc., back..." X (Twitter), 4 Dec. 2016. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_805382541343653888. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "wanting to sell their product, cars, A.C. units etc., back...," X (Twitter), December 4, 2016, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_805382541343653888.

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