# Post x_839108868584124400 - Post ID: `x_839108868584124400` - Platform: X (Twitter) - Posted: 2017-03-07T18:41:58.000Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_839108868584124400 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_839108868584124400/analysis - Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_839108868584124400.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) ## Post text > Don't worry, getting rid of state lines, which will promote competition, will be in phase 2 &, 3 of healthcare rollout. @foxandfriends ## Engagement - Likes: 0 - Reposts: 13,232 - Replies: 0 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:25.020Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T10:18:40.270Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._ ## Analysis: Healthcare "State Lines" Tweet (March 7, 2017) This is a relatively routine policy-communication tweet posted during the AHCA rollout period. Trump is responding to concerns (likely raised on Fox & Friends, which he was live-tweeting) about the absence of cross-state insurance competition in the initial healthcare bill. ### Authorship Posted at 1:42 PM EST (Trump was in Washington, D.C. as President). Business-hours timing, relatively coherent policy messaging, direct @foxandfriends tag suggesting live-tweeting. The "&," encoding artifact (should be "&") and the conversational "Don't worry" opener suggest authentic composition during TV watching rather than aide-drafted content. The slight encoding error is consistent with hasty personal posting. ### Psychological State The "Don't worry" framing is reassurance-seeking — preempting criticism that the healthcare bill lacks a key campaign promise. This is defensive but measured. The phased rollout framing ("phase 2 & 3") is a rationalization defense — explaining away the absence of a promised feature by deferring it to future phases. ### Rhetorical Techniques - Reassurance framing ("Don't worry") - Promise deferral (phase 2 & 3) - Policy buzzword ("state lines," "competition") ### Context This is one of several healthcare-related tweets on this date as the AHCA was released. The "state lines" promise was a signature campaign pledge. Its absence from the initial bill was a vulnerability Trump needed to address. ## Fact Verification | Claim | Verdict | Evidence | |-------|---------|----------| | "Getting rid of state lines will promote competition in healthcare" | **Half True** | Allowing cross-state insurance sales was a Trump campaign promise. Health policy experts were divided on whether it would meaningfully increase competition, as insurers need local provider networks regardless of state lines. | Overall Veracity: 50% ## Authorship Analysis **Uncertain** (score: 70%) ### Indicators - Business hours but conversational tone - Don't worry opener is characteristic Trump - Live-tweeting Fox & Friends - Encoding artifact suggests hasty posting ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (Criticism of healthcare bill missing key promise) Sentiment: +0.30 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 20% - Antisocial: 0% - Paranoid: 0% - Sadism: 0% **Defense Mechanisms:** - rationalization (neurotic) **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 40% **Parasocial Techniques:** - reassurance - insider knowledge sharing ## Fact Checks (1) _The model's verdicts from 2026-03-11._ > Getting rid of state lines will promote competition in healthcare **HALF TRUE** Allowing cross-state insurance sales was a Trump campaign promise. Health policy experts were divided on whether it would meaningfully increase competition, as insurers need local provider networks regardless of state lines. Sources: Health policy analysis consensus Overall Veracity: 50% ## Tags - healthcare (100%) - campaign_promise (70%) - fox_and_friends (50%) ## 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). Don't worry, getting rid of state lines, which... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_839108868584124400 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Don't worry, getting rid of state lines, which will promote..." X (Twitter), 7 Mar. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_839108868584124400. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. 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