# Post x_839110000870109184

- Post ID: `x_839110000870109184`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-03-07T13:46:28.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_839110000870109184
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_839110000870109184/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_839110000870109184.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> I am working on a new system where there will be competition in the Drug Industry. Pricing for the American people will come way down!

## Engagement

- Likes: 124,413
- Reposts: 23,777
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.391Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T10:18:27.066Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Psychological Analysis: Drug Industry Competition Post (March 7, 2017)

### Context
Posted at 8:46 AM EST (Trump was based in Washington, D.C. as President). This is a business-hours post during a busy morning of tweeting about healthcare, Obama, Russia, and ExxonMobil. The post aligns with the healthcare reform push — the AHCA had just been released for review.

### Authorship
The post reads as a hybrid — simple enough to be Trump's own words but polished enough to be aide-assisted. The lack of typos, complete sentences, and policy-forward framing suggest possible Scavino involvement, though the vague "new system" and exclamation point are consistent with Trump's style.

### Psychological State
This is a **supply-seeking/maintenance** post. Trump positions himself as the active agent solving problems for "the American people." The grandiose framing ("I am working on") centers personal agency. The vagueness ("a new system") is characteristic — specifics are absent, replaced by promised outcomes.

### Rhetorical Techniques
Classic Trump formula: problem (drug pricing) → personal action → promised result. The exclamation point signals enthusiasm. "Will come way down!" is characteristic hyperbole without quantification.

### Clinical Significance
Low. This is a routine policy-signaling post with standard grandiosity but no rage, no targets, no defensive posture. It functions as narcissistic supply maintenance — reminding followers he is working on their behalf.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Working on a new system for drug industry competition to lower pricing" | **Half True** | Trump had discussed drug pricing reform but no specific 'new system' was introduced. Drug pricing executive orders came much later. The claim is aspirational rather than factual. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 50%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (8:46 AM EST)
- Complete grammatically correct sentences
- Policy-forward content
- But vague 'new system' and exclamation point are Trump-like
- No typos or stream-of-consciousness

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking

Sentiment: +0.60

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 5%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- personal agency framing
- promise of direct benefit to audience

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Working on a new system for drug industry competition to lower pricing

**HALF TRUE**

Trump had discussed drug pricing reform but no specific 'new system' was introduced. Drug pricing executive orders came much later. The claim is aspirational rather than factual.

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- healthcare (80%)
- drug pricing (90%)
- supply-seeking (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). I am working on a new system where there will be... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_839110000870109184
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "I am working on a new system where there will be..." X (Twitter), 7 Mar. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_839110000870109184. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "I am working on a new system where there will be...," X (Twitter), March 7, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_839110000870109184.

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