# Post x_847924397180583937

- Post ID: `x_847924397180583937`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-03-31T21:31:44.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_847924397180583937
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_847924397180583937/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_847924397180583937.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> We are going to defend our industry & create a level playing field for the American worker. It is time to put… https://t.co/dzPKJMghj1

## Engagement

- Likes: 65,695
- Reposts: 14,593
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.391Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T10:52:31.058Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Policy Statement on Trade/Industry (2017-03-31)

This is a truncated, formulaic policy statement about defending American industry and creating a "level playing field." It fits within a series of official White House communications from the same day (meeting with Condoleezza Rice, Gorsuch confirmation push, Danish PM visit, manufacturing optimism).

### Authorship
Posted at 5:31 PM EDT (Trump was in Washington, DC). Business-hours timing, polished language, truncated link format typical of scheduled social media posts. This is almost certainly aide-composed content — standard White House communications office output.

### Psychological Content
Minimal psychological signal. The post uses standard populist framing ("American worker," "level playing field") but is too brief and formulaic to reveal much about internal state. The "we" framing is presidential/institutional rather than personal.

### Rhetorical Techniques
- Appeal to in-group identity (American workers)
- Implicit enemy (unfair foreign competitors)
- Promise/commitment framing ("We are going to")

### Context
This aligns with the day's theme of highlighting manufacturing optimism and American economic nationalism — routine messaging for this period of the administration.

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 10%)

### Indicators

- Business hours (5:31 PM EDT)
- Polished, complete sentence structure
- Policy announcement format
- No typos or emotional reactivity
- Truncated link suggesting scheduled post

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance

Sentiment: +0.30

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 20%
- Antisocial: 0%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 0%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- collective identity framing ('our industry', 'American worker')

## Tags

- trade_policy (90%)
- economic_nationalism (70%)
- aide_authored (90%)

## That day

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

**Flynn "Witch Hunt" Erupts Through a Day of Routine Presidential Theater**

A mostly routine day at the White House was punctured by an explosive early-morning post urging Michael Flynn to seek immunity and branding the Russia investigation a "witch hunt." The evening before, Trump pressured three Freedom Caucus holdouts on healthcare by name. The rest of the day was filled with standard presidential fare -- a Danish PM visit, a Condoleezza Rice meeting, Gorsuch cheerleading, and manufacturing boasts. The Flynn post stood out sharply, revealing a raw nerve about the legitimacy of his election win.

Full digest for 2017-03-31: https://trump.fm/date/2017-03-31/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, March 31). We are going to defend our industry & create... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_847924397180583937
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "We are going to defend our industry & create a level..." X (Twitter), 31 Mar. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_847924397180583937. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "We are going to defend our industry & create a level...," X (Twitter), March 31, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_847924397180583937.

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