# Post x_839108868584124417

- Post ID: `x_839108868584124417`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-03-07T13:41:58.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_839108868584124417/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_839108868584124417.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

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- Reposts: 16,405
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.391Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T10:18:44.618Z (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 Rollout Defense (March 7, 2017)

**Post:** "Don't worry, getting rid of state lines, which will promote competition, will be in phase 2 & 3 of healthcare rollout. @foxandfriends"

### Context
This post appears during the rollout of the AHCA ("Our wonderful new Healthcare Bill is now out for review and negotiation" posted same day). Trump is responding to criticism—likely from Fox & Friends viewers/hosts—that the bill doesn't include his campaign promise to allow insurance sales across state lines.

### Authorship
Posted at 8:41 AM ET (Trump was in Washington, DC). The direct @foxandfriends tag suggests live-tweeting while watching the show, a well-documented Trump habit. The conversational "Don't worry" opener and the defensive, reassuring tone are consistent with authentic Trump. The grammar is clean but the style is informal and reactive.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a **maintenance/damage-control** post. Trump is managing expectations around a healthcare bill that doesn't deliver on a key campaign promise. The "phase 2 & 3" framing is a classic **rationalization** defense—reframing an omission as a deliberate strategic sequencing. The "Don't worry" is a parasocial reassurance directed at his base, positioning himself as the calm, in-control leader who has a plan.

### Rhetorical Devices
- Future-pacing ("will be in phase 2 & 3") deflects present criticism
- Reassurance framing ("Don't worry") preempts anxiety
- Policy jargon lends an air of competence and deliberation

### Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Getting rid of state lines will promote competition" | **Half True** | Health economists are divided on whether cross-state insurance sales would meaningfully increase competition; provider networks are local and insurers would likely gravitate to states with least regulation. |
| "Cross-state insurance sales will be in phase 2 & 3 of healthcare rollout" | **False** | No subsequent phase of Republican healthcare legislation ever included this provision. The AHCA itself failed in the House in its initial form and the eventual revised version also did not include it. No 'phase 2 & 3' materialized. |

Overall Veracity: 25%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 70%)

### Indicators

- Morning Fox & Friends live-tweet pattern
- Conversational 'Don't worry' opener
- Direct @foxandfriends tag
- Reactive/defensive content
- Clean but informal grammar

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance — Criticism (Fox & Friends coverage of healthcare bill shortcomings)

Sentiment: +0.30

### Clinical

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

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 40%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Direct reassurance ('Don't worry')
- Inclusive framing implying shared plan

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Getting rid of state lines will promote competition

**HALF TRUE**

Health economists are divided on whether cross-state insurance sales would meaningfully increase competition; provider networks are local and insurers would likely gravitate to states with least regulation.

Sources: Health policy research consensus

> Cross-state insurance sales will be in phase 2 & 3 of healthcare rollout

**FALSE**

No subsequent phase of Republican healthcare legislation ever included this provision. The AHCA itself failed in the House in its initial form and the eventual revised version also did not include it. No 'phase 2 & 3' materialized.

Sources: Legislative record 2017

Overall Veracity: 25%

## Tags

- healthcare (90%)
- 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_839108868584124417
- 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_839108868584124417. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Don't worry, getting rid of state lines, which will promote...," X (Twitter), March 7, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_839108868584124417.

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