# Post x_846543183223963649

- Post ID: `x_846543183223963649`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-03-28T02:03:17.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_846543183223963649
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_846543183223963649/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_846543183223963649.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> The Democrats will make a deal with me on healthcare as soon as ObamaCare folds - not long. Do not worry, we are in very  good shape!

## Engagement

- Likes: 80,864
- Reposts: 16,103
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.391Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T10:44:01.565Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Post x_846543183223963649 (2017-03-28)

### Context
Posted 2017-03-28 at 02:03 UTC. Trump was likely at the White House during this period. Converting to EDT: 10:03 PM on March 27. This is late evening — consistent with authentic Trump posting.

This post comes just days after the AHCA was pulled from a House vote due to insufficient Republican support — a major legislative embarrassment. The previous posts show Trump blaming the Freedom Caucus and Democrats, and pivoting to Russia/uranium deflection.

### Content Analysis
"The Democrats will make a deal with me on healthcare as soon as ObamaCare folds - not long. Do not worry, we are in very good shape!"

This is a classic face-saving pivot after defeat. Rather than acknowledging the failure to unite his own party, Trump reframes the situation as a strategic waiting game where Democrats will inevitably come to him. The double space before "good" is a minor formatting artifact consistent with authentic typing.

### Personality Framework
**Level 1 (Traits):** Low agreeableness (no concession to opponents), high extraversion (assertive, reassuring tone). Neuroticism masked by forced optimism.

**Level 2 (Motives):** Power and control — reframing defeat as strategic patience. The "deal with me" phrasing centers his personal dealmaker identity.

**Level 3 (Narrative):** Dealmaker-in-waiting protagonist. Contamination sequence (legislative defeat) being reframed as redemption (inevitable Democratic capitulation). "Do not worry" is a paternal reassurance to followers.

### Defense Mechanisms
Primary defense is **denial** — the AHCA failure is not acknowledged as a failure at all. Secondary is **distortion** — "very good shape" contradicts the objective political reality of a major legislative defeat days prior. **Rationalization** frames the failure as part of a longer strategy.

### Rhetorical Devices
- False certainty ("not long")
- Reassurance/parasocial intimacy ("Do not worry")
- Dealmaker framing centers personal agency
- Implicit threat to ACA ("folds") presented as inevitable

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "ObamaCare will fold soon" | **False** | The ACA remained functional and was not close to collapse in March 2017. Enrollment remained stable and the law continued operating through 2017 and beyond. |
| "Democrats will make a deal on healthcare" | **False** | Democrats had no incentive to negotiate ACA repeal. No bipartisan healthcare deal materialized during Trump's first term. |

Overall Veracity: 0%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 80%)

### Indicators

- Late evening posting (10:03 PM EDT)
- Double space typo before 'good'
- Informal reassurance tone
- Stream-of-consciousness prediction style

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Defeat (AHCA failure and Freedom Caucus defection)

Sentiment: +0.40

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 5%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- denial (pathological)
- distortion (pathological)
- rationalization (neurotic)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Direct reassurance ('Do not worry')
- Inclusive pronoun ('we are in')

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Claims 'very good shape' days after major legislative defeat
- Implies ObamaCare collapse is imminent with no supporting evidence

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> ObamaCare will fold soon

**FALSE**

The ACA remained functional and was not close to collapse in March 2017. Enrollment remained stable and the law continued operating through 2017 and beyond.

Sources: CBO reports on ACA marketplace stability

> Democrats will make a deal on healthcare

**FALSE**

Democrats had no incentive to negotiate ACA repeal. No bipartisan healthcare deal materialized during Trump's first term.

Sources: Congressional voting records 2017-2020

Overall Veracity: 0%

## Tags

- healthcare (90%)
- denial_of_defeat (80%)
- dealmaker_identity (70%)
- AHCA_failure (90%)

## That day

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

**Russia Probe Anxiety Bookends a Day of Grandiose Deflection**

Trump spent the day toggling between official presidential business and an obvious fixation on the Russia investigation. Nearly half his posts were devoted to deflecting Russia scrutiny onto the Clintons and Podesta, using the debunked Uranium One narrative as a shield. The healthcare bill's failure four days earlier still stung, prompting a swipe at the Freedom Caucus before pivoting to breezy confidence that Democrats would eventually deal. A Ford jobs announcement and an energy executive order signing provided brief moments of genuine presidential messaging, but the day opened and closed with the same anxious refrain about Russia -- a loop he couldn't break.

Full digest for 2017-03-28: https://trump.fm/date/2017-03-28/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, March 28). The Democrats will make a deal with me on... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_846543183223963649
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "The Democrats will make a deal with me on healthcare as..." X (Twitter), 28 Mar. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_846543183223963649. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "The Democrats will make a deal with me on healthcare as...," X (Twitter), March 28, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_846543183223963649.

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