# Post x_838862131852369922

- Post ID: `x_838862131852369922`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-03-06T21:21:32.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_838862131852369922
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_838862131852369922/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_838862131852369922.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

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

## Engagement

- Likes: 65,634
- Reposts: 13,723
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.391Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T10:17:30.656Z (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" ExxonMobil Post (March 6, 2017)

### Overview
A routine promotional post celebrating ExxonMobil's investment, framed around Trump's "Buy American, hire American" messaging. Notable for the misspelling of "principles" as "principals" and the repetitive "JOBS, JOBS, JOBS!" construction.

### Authorship
Posted at 4:21 PM EST (Trump was in Washington, D.C. during this period). Business-hours timing and the polished, message-discipline format suggest aide involvement, but the "principals/principles" error and the ALL CAPS repetition inject authentic Trump markers. Likely a hybrid: aide-drafted template that Trump modified or dictated with his own flourishes.

### Psychological State
This is a supply-seeking/maintenance post. Trump is associating himself with job creation, a core narcissistic supply mechanism. The triple "JOBS, JOBS, JOBS!" is classic Trump repetition-as-emphasis. The thanking of @exxonmobil positions Trump as the benevolent sovereign dispensing approval.

### Context
This post arrives amid the wiretapping accusation controversy and Sessions recusal — both significant stressors. The pivot to economic messaging represents a deliberate redirection away from the Russia narrative, functioning as displacement at a strategic communications level.

### Rhetorical Techniques
- Repetition/anaphora ("JOBS, JOBS, JOBS!")
- Sloganeering ("Buy American & hire American")
- Association (linking himself to corporate investment he didn't cause)
- Appeal to economic nationalism

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Buy American & hire American are core principles of his agenda" | **Mostly True** | Trump did campaign on and sign executive orders related to Buy American/Hire American policies |
| "Implied: ExxonMobil investment is result of Trump's agenda" | **Mostly False** | ExxonMobil's Growing the Gulf investment program was largely planned before Trump took office, though the company strategically announced it in ways that aligned with Trump's messaging |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 40%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (4:21 PM EST)
- Message-discipline format suggesting aide drafting
- Misspelling 'principals' for 'principles' suggests Trump involvement
- ALL CAPS 'JOBS, JOBS, JOBS' is authentic Trump style
- Hybrid: likely aide template with Trump's personal touches

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance (ExxonMobil investment announcement)

Sentiment: +0.70

### Clinical

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

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

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

Cognitive Markers:
- semantic paraphasia
- perseveration

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- claiming credit for corporate decisions
- economic nationalism as identity bonding

## Fact Checks (2)

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

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

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Trump did campaign on and sign executive orders related to Buy American/Hire American policies

> Implied: ExxonMobil investment is result of Trump's agenda

**MOSTLY FALSE**

ExxonMobil's Growing the Gulf investment program was largely planned before Trump took office, though the company strategically announced it in ways that aligned with Trump's messaging

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- economic_nationalism (80%)
- credit_claiming (70%)
- displacement_from_controversy (50%)
- corporate_praise (60%)

## 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 & hire American are the... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_838862131852369922
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Buy American & hire American are the principals at the..." X (Twitter), 6 Mar. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_838862131852369922. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Buy American & hire American are the principals at the...," X (Twitter), March 6, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_838862131852369922.

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