# Post x_807427326522884100

- Post ID: `x_807427326522884100`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2016-12-10T08:30:50.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_807427326522884100
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_807427326522884100/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_807427326522884100.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Thank you Michigan. We are going to bring back your jobs &amp, together, we will MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!Watch:... https://t.co/EyLOo26FqW

## Engagement

- Likes: 0
- Reposts: 7,324
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:24.992Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T07:12:49.521Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Michigan Thank You Post (2016-12-10)

A routine post-election thank-you to Michigan, combining gratitude with job promises and the campaign slogan. Posted at 3:30 AM EST (Trump was based in New York during transition), suggesting authentic authorship given the late-night timing.

### Context
The Michigan recount had just been halted by court order, confirming Trump's narrow victory. This post celebrates that state with forward-looking economic promises.

### Personality Observations
Standard supply-maintenance post. The ALL CAPS "MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN" is signature branding. The jobs promise reflects the campaign's core economic messaging to Rust Belt states. Minimal psychological complexity—this is a celebratory, transactional post.

### Rhetorical Notes
- Inclusive "we/together" language building parasocial bond
- Economic promise ("bring back your jobs") as appeal to grievance
- Campaign slogan repetition as anchoring device
- Links to video content (likely rally footage)

### Authorship
3:30 AM EST posting time strongly suggests authentic Trump or at minimum Trump-directed. However, the polished, formulaic quality is more consistent with aide drafting. The `&amp,` encoding artifact suggests a repost or cross-platform copy. Previous posts show identical Louisiana content reposted with slight encoding differences, suggesting batch scheduling.

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 40%)

### Indicators

- 3:30 AM EST posting time suggests authenticity
- Formulaic structure suggests aide template
- Encoding artifacts and duplicate posts suggest batch scheduling
- ALL CAPS slogan is authentic Trump style

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Michigan victory confirmation after recount halted)

Sentiment: +0.70

### Clinical

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 20%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- inclusive we/together language
- direct address to state as entity
- economic promise as bonding

## Tags

- supply-maintenance (80%)
- victory-lap (90%)
- economic-promise (70%)

## That day

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

**Birth of "FAKE NEWS" as a Weapon: Trump Denies and Claims Credit for The Apprentice in the Same Breath**

Trump spent the day juggling post-rally victory laps from Louisiana and Michigan with a defensive fight over CNN reports about his continued ties to The Apprentice. In a revealing pair of posts, he insisted he had "NOTHING" to do with the show while simultaneously claiming he conceived it and holds a big financial stake -- a contradiction that neatly captures his competing needs for both deniability and credit. The day also marks one of his earliest uses of "FAKE NEWS" to attack mainstream journalism, a rhetorical move that would define his media strategy for years to come. He attended the Army-Navy game and praised Rudy Giuliani for stepping aside from consideration for Secretary of State, keeping the tone otherwise upbeat and self-congratulatory.

Full digest for 2016-12-10: https://trump.fm/date/2016-12-10/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2016, December 10). Thank you Michigan. We are going to bring back... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_807427326522884100
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Thank you Michigan. We are going to bring back your jobs..." X (Twitter), 10 Dec. 2016. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_807427326522884100. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Thank you Michigan. We are going to bring back your jobs...," X (Twitter), December 10, 2016, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_807427326522884100.

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