# Post x_838960097674002432

- Post ID: `x_838960097674002432`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-03-07T03:50:49.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_838960097674002432/analysis
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## Post text

> Thank you to @exxonmobil for your $20 billion investment that is creating more than 45,000 manufacturing & construction jobs in the USA!

## Engagement

- Likes: 99,441
- Reposts: 19,379
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.391Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T10:17:48.691Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: ExxonMobil $20 Billion Investment Thank You

### Authorship
This is one of several near-identical posts about ExxonMobil's investment posted March 6-7, 2017. The UTC timestamp of 03:50 corresponds to ~10:50 PM EST (Trump was based in Washington, D.C. as president). The polished grammar, correct formatting, and professional tone suggest aide involvement, though the late evening timing introduces some ambiguity. The repetition of identical figures across multiple posts ($20 billion, 45,000 jobs) in slightly varied formats is consistent with a coordinated communications strategy rather than spontaneous posting.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a routine narcissistic supply-seeking post. Trump claims credit for ExxonMobil's investment decisions (which were largely planned before his presidency). The "thank you" framing subtly implies Trump is the benefactor granting ExxonMobil the opportunity, while simultaneously taking credit for job creation. This is standard maintenance-mode grandiosity—low intensity, formulaic.

### Context
This cluster of ExxonMobil posts coincides with the explosive wiretapping accusations against Obama and Sessions' Russia recusal. The economic messaging likely serves as a distraction/counternarrative to dominating negative coverage.

### Rhetorical Techniques
- Credit-claiming for pre-existing corporate decisions
- Repetition across multiple posts (saturation)
- Specific numbers create impression of precision and accomplishment
- Direct corporate @mention creates parasocial alliance with business

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "ExxonMobil making $20 billion investment creating 45,000+ jobs" | **Mostly True** | ExxonMobil announced a $20 billion Gulf Coast expansion plan in March 2017, though much of this investment was planned before Trump took office and job figures included indirect/temporary construction jobs. |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Polished grammar and formatting
- Professional thank-you structure
- Part of coordinated multi-post messaging campaign
- Late evening timing adds slight ambiguity

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (ExxonMobil investment announcement)

Sentiment: +0.70

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 30%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Direct corporate @mention creating alliance
- Inclusive 'USA' framing

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> ExxonMobil making $20 billion investment creating 45,000+ jobs

**MOSTLY TRUE**

ExxonMobil announced a $20 billion Gulf Coast expansion plan in March 2017, though much of this investment was planned before Trump took office and job figures included indirect/temporary construction jobs.

Sources: ExxonMobil March 2017 announcement

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- economic_boosterism (90%)
- credit_claiming (80%)
- counter_programming (60%)

## That day

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

**A Calm Day of Self-Congratulation and Predecessor-Bashing Amid Unaddressed Global Crises**

Trump spent most of the day promoting ExxonMobil's $20 billion investment announcement, repeating the jobs figures across multiple posts. The morning shifted to familiar territory -- attacking Obama over Guantanamo detainees and Russian aggression, while promoting the newly released Republican healthcare bill. Despite North Korea firing four missiles and WikiLeaks dropping the massive Vault 7 CIA leak the same day, neither topic earned a mention. The mood was uniformly self-congratulatory with no real flashes of anger, capped by a defensive swipe at "fake news" reports of White House infighting.

Full digest for 2017-03-07: https://trump.fm/date/2017-03-07/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, March 7). Thank you to @exxonmobil for your $20 billion... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_838960097674002432
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Thank you to @exxonmobil for your $20 billion investment..." X (Twitter), 7 Mar. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_838960097674002432. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Thank you to @exxonmobil for your $20 billion investment...," X (Twitter), March 7, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_838960097674002432.

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