Analysis: Buy American &amp, hire American are the principals at the c...

9y ago Mar 6, 2017 at 2:21 PM

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

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AI Analysis

Machine-generated analysis of the post above on 2026-03-11. Not written by the author of the post.

Danger Level

None

Narcissistic State

Grandiose

Authorship

Aide-Written

Intensity

30%

Authorship Analysis

Aide-Written

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

Sadism

Defense Mechanisms:

rationalizationdenial

Cognitive Complexity:

Complexity

30%

Cognitive Markers:

semantic paraphasia

Parasocial Techniques:

gratitude display to create reciprocitypopulist identification via economic slogans

Fact Checks (2)

"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

Receipts

No contradictions with other posts detected yet.

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%