# Post x_838862131852369900

- Post ID: `x_838862131852369900`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-03-06T14:21:32.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: yes, 2026-02-01T01:33:25.020Z (UTC)
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_838862131852369900
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_838862131852369900/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_838862131852369900.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Buy American &amp, hire American are the principals at the core of my agenda, which is: JOBS, JOBS, JOBS! Thank you @exxonmobil.

## Engagement

- Likes: 0
- Reposts: 13,723
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:25.020Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T10:16:56.329Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: "Buy American & hire American" – March 6, 2017

### Context
This post appeared during an intense period dominated by Trump's wiretapping accusations against Obama and the Sessions recusal. The pivot to economic messaging ("JOBS, JOBS, JOBS!") and a corporate thank-you to ExxonMobil represents a sharp tonal shift from the conspiratorial and combative posts of March 4-5.

### Authorship
Posted at 9:21 AM EST (Trump was based in Washington, D.C. as President). The polished, on-message quality—correct grammar, policy framing, corporate tag—strongly suggests aide composition, likely a communications team post timed to coincide with an ExxonMobil investment announcement. The word "principals" (should be "principles") is notable: this is a spelling error an aide might make but is also consistent with Trump's known spelling patterns.

### Psychological Function
This is a **maintenance/supply-seeking** post designed to project normalcy and presidential focus amid the wiretapping controversy chaos. The repetition "JOBS, JOBS, JOBS!" is classic Trump branding—simple, emphatic, memorable. The post functions as narrative control: redirecting attention from Russia/wiretapping to economic populism.

### Rhetorical Devices
- **Tricolon repetition** ("JOBS, JOBS, JOBS!")
- **Populist framing** ("Buy American, hire American")
- **Corporate alliance signaling** (thanking ExxonMobil publicly)
- The slogan echoes protectionist/nationalist economic rhetoric with deep American political roots.

### Notable Error
"Principals" instead of "principles" — a malapropism that slightly undermines the polished aide hypothesis, or suggests hasty editing.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Buy American, hire American are core principles of his agenda" | **Mostly True** | Trump consistently campaigned on economic nationalism and protectionist trade policies |
| "Implicit: ExxonMobil making investment validating his agenda" | **Mostly True** | ExxonMobil announced a $20 billion Gulf Coast expansion around this time, which Trump claimed credit for despite planning predating his presidency |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 25%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (9:21 AM EST)
- Policy-focused messaging
- Corporate tag (@exxonmobil)
- Polished structure
- But 'principals' error introduces ambiguity

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance

Sentiment: +0.70

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- rationalization (neurotic)
- denial (pathological)

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

Cognitive Markers:
- semantic paraphasia

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- gratitude display to create reciprocity
- populist identification via economic slogans

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Buy American, hire American are core principles of his agenda

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Trump consistently campaigned on economic nationalism and protectionist trade policies

> Implicit: ExxonMobil making investment validating his agenda

**MOSTLY TRUE**

ExxonMobil announced a $20 billion Gulf Coast expansion around this time, which Trump claimed credit for despite planning predating his presidency

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- economic_nationalism (80%)
- narrative_redirection (70%)
- corporate_validation (50%)

## That day

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

**All Jobs, No Travel Ban: A Day of Strategic Deflection**

Trump spent the day relentlessly promoting ExxonMobil's $20 billion investment announcement, posting five times about jobs and economic nationalism -- all while completely ignoring the revised travel ban he signed that same day. The mood was uniformly upbeat and boosterish, with no flashes of anger or defensiveness. Most posts appeared staff-drafted, and one was corrected and reposted to fix a formatting error, though a "principals" vs. "principles" mix-up survived both versions.

Full digest for 2017-03-06: https://trump.fm/date/2017-03-06/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, March 6). Buy American &amp, hire American are the... [Deleted social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_838862131852369900
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Buy American &amp, hire American are the principals at the..." X (Twitter), 6 Mar. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_838862131852369900. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Buy American &amp, hire American are the principals at the...," X (Twitter), March 6, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_838862131852369900.

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