# Post x_807970490635743200

- Post ID: `x_807970490635743200`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2016-12-11T20:29:10.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_807970490635743200/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_807970490635743200.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Whether I choose him or not for ""State""- Rex Tillerson, the Chairman &amp, CEO of ExxonMobil, is a world class player and dealmaker. Stay tuned!

## Engagement

- Likes: 0
- Reposts: 10,208
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:24.992Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T07:14:30.263Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Rex Tillerson "Stay Tuned" Post (2016-12-11)

This post is a classic transition-period teaser from President-elect Trump, dangling the Secretary of State nomination as a reality-TV-style reveal. The framing is notable: even while ostensibly hedging ("Whether I choose him or not"), the post functions as a public audition/endorsement, positioning Trump as the ultimate arbiter of a "world class player's" fate.

### Authorship
Posted at 3:29 PM ET on a Sunday — Trump was in the NYC area during transition. The style is consistent with authentic Trump: the reality-TV "Stay tuned!" catchphrase, the emphasis on dealmaking as the supreme credential, and the characteristic use of superlatives. The ampersand encoding artifact (&) suggests a copy-paste or platform issue rather than aide polish. Likely authentic.

### Psychological Dynamics
The post centers on **power display** — Trump controls access to one of the most powerful positions in government, and he's making a public spectacle of it. Calling Tillerson a "world class player and dealmaker" reveals Trump's core value system: business success and deal-making prowess as the primary qualifications for statecraft. This is narcissistic supply through proxy — praising Tillerson elevates Trump as the man who commands such figures.

### Rhetorical Techniques
The "Stay tuned!" framing transforms governance into entertainment, maintaining audience engagement through suspense — a technique directly imported from *The Apprentice*.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Rex Tillerson was Chairman and CEO of ExxonMobil" | **True** | Tillerson served as CEO of ExxonMobil from 2006 until his retirement in 2017 when he became Secretary of State |

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 75%)

### Indicators

- Stay tuned! catchphrase
- dealmaker framing
- Sunday afternoon timing
- superlative language
- reality TV suspense structure

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking

Sentiment: +0.60

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 40%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- reality TV suspense framing
- inclusive audience address via Stay tuned

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Rex Tillerson was Chairman and CEO of ExxonMobil

**TRUE**

Tillerson served as CEO of ExxonMobil from 2006 until his retirement in 2017 when he became Secretary of State

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Tags

- cabinet_nomination (80%)
- power_display (70%)
- reality_tv_framing (60%)

## That day

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

**Victory-Lap Sunday: Trump Teases Cabinet Pick and Claims Credit in Transition Glow**

A quiet, self-congratulatory Sunday during the presidential transition. Trump promoted a morning Fox News interview, reminisced about attending the Army-Navy game, and took credit for a Republican Senate win in Louisiana. The most notable move was a reality-TV-style tease of Rex Tillerson as a potential Secretary of State pick, posted twice with minor formatting differences. No anger, no attacks -- just a president-elect basking in the afterglow of recent wins.

Full digest for 2016-12-11: https://trump.fm/date/2016-12-11/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2016, December 11). Whether I choose him or not for ""State""- Rex... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_807970490635743200
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Whether I choose him or not for ""State""- Rex Tillerson,..." X (Twitter), 11 Dec. 2016. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_807970490635743200. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Whether I choose him or not for ""State""- Rex Tillerson,...," X (Twitter), December 11, 2016, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_807970490635743200.

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