# Post x_805387038048612356

- Post ID: `x_805387038048612356`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2016-12-04T12:23:27.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_805387038048612356
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_805387038048612356/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_805387038048612356.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> expensive mistake! THE UNITED STATES IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS

## Engagement

- Likes: 58,188
- Reposts: 14,892
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.371Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T07:05:46.170Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: "expensive mistake! THE UNITED STATES IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS"

This is the final tweet in a 6-part thread laying out Trump's trade/tariff policy toward companies offshoring jobs. The thread threatens a 35% border tax on companies that move operations abroad then sell back into the US.

### Thread Context
The full thread is a coherent policy statement: reduce taxes/regulations domestically, but punish companies that leave with a 35% tariff. This final tweet serves as both the closing warning ("expensive mistake") and the aspirational tagline ("THE UNITED STATES IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS").

### Authorship
Posted at 7:23 AM EST from likely Trump Tower, NYC. The thread is unusually structured and policy-dense for authentic Trump, but contains his signature stylistic tells: the ALL CAPS closing declaration, the ellipsis chains connecting tweets, and "substantialy" (misspelling in tweet 1). This suggests authentic Trump, possibly working from talking points but composing the tweets himself.

### Psychological Framework
The post reflects the "order restorer" archetype — positioning the incoming administration as reopening America for business. The threat/reward structure (punishment for leaving, freedom within 50 states) is classic dominance-assertion framing.

### Rhetorical Devices
- ALL CAPS for emphasis/slogan
- Carrot-and-stick framing across the thread
- Nationalist economic populism
- "Please be forewarned" — paternalistic authority voice

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "35% border tax will be imposed on companies that move abroad" | **Mostly False** | As president-elect, Trump had no authority to impose tariffs unilaterally at this level. No 35% border tax was ultimately implemented in this form during his first term. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 70%)

### Indicators

- 7:23 AM EST early morning posting
- ALL CAPS closing declaration
- misspelling 'substantialy' in thread
- ellipsis chains between tweets
- somewhat more structured than typical authentic posts

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Carrier deal success and transition authority)

Sentiment: +0.40

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- grandiose policy declarations before taking office

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 10%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 55%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- direct address to business community
- paternalistic warning as care

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> 35% border tax will be imposed on companies that move abroad

**MOSTLY FALSE**

As president-elect, Trump had no authority to impose tariffs unilaterally at this level. No 35% border tax was ultimately implemented in this form during his first term.

Sources: general knowledge of Trump trade policy 2017-2020

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- trade_policy (90%)
- economic_nationalism (70%)
- corporate_threat (60%)

## 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). expensive mistake! THE UNITED STATES IS OPEN FOR... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_805387038048612356
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "expensive mistake! THE UNITED STATES IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS" X (Twitter), 4 Dec. 2016. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_805387038048612356. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "expensive mistake! THE UNITED STATES IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS," X (Twitter), December 4, 2016, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_805387038048612356.

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