# Post x_860188065758838785

- Post ID: `x_860188065758838785`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-05-04T17:43:11.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_860188065758838785
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_860188065758838785/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_860188065758838785.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> I am watching the Democrats trying to defend the "you can keep you doctor, you can keep your plan & premiums will go down" ObamaCare lie."

## Engagement

- Likes: 61,739
- Reposts: 14,676
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.390Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T12:33:28.337Z (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_860188065758838785 (2017-05-04)

### Context
Posted at 1:43 PM EDT (Trump was President, likely at White House given National Day of Prayer event that day). This post comes on the same day the House passed the AHCA — Trump is savoring the political moment by attacking the ACA.

### Authorship
Business hours, relatively coherent, but contains a grammatical error ("you can keep you doctor" — missing "r" in "your") which suggests authentic composition or at minimum minimal editorial review. The watching-TV framing and real-time reactive quality are classic Trump.

### Psychological Analysis
The post is a victory-lap attack. With the AHCA just passing the House, Trump is in grandiose mode, reframing the narrative around Obama's broken promise rather than defending his own bill's contents. The scare quotes around the ACA promise and the word "lie" at the end function as a rhetorical hammer.

### Defense Mechanisms
Projection is notable — attacking Democrats for dishonesty on healthcare on the very day his own replacement bill (widely criticized for its coverage implications) passed. This deflects scrutiny from the AHCA's own vulnerabilities.

### Rhetorical Devices
The post uses direct quotation of an opponent's broken promise — a concrete, memorable attack. The framing "I am watching" positions Trump as an amused observer of Democratic failure, conveying dominance through detachment.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Obama promised 'you can keep your doctor, you can keep your plan & premiums will go down'" | **Mostly True** | Obama did make these promises repeatedly. PolitiFact named 'If you like your health care plan, you can keep it' its 2013 Lie of the Year. The premiums claim is more nuanced — premiums rose but subsidies offset costs for many. |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 70%)

### Indicators

- grammatical error ('you' for 'your')
- real-time reactive framing ('I am watching')
- business hours posting (1:43 PM EDT)
- TV-watching frame typical of authentic Trump

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (AHCA House passage — legislative victory)

Sentiment: -0.40

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- multiple rapid posts on same day
- elevated mood following legislative victory

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 30%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared spectatorship — 'I am watching' invites audience to watch alongside him

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Obama promised 'you can keep your doctor, you can keep your plan & premiums will go down'

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Obama did make these promises repeatedly. PolitiFact named 'If you like your health care plan, you can keep it' its 2013 Lie of the Year. The premiums claim is more nuanced — premiums rose but subsidies offset costs for many.

Sources: PolitiFact 2013 Lie of the Year

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- healthcare (90%)
- Obama attack (70%)
- victory lap (60%)

## That day

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

**AHCA Victory Lap: A Day of Grandiose Healthcare Triumph With One Brief Morning Storm**

The day was dominated by the House passage of the American Health Care Act, Trump's biggest legislative win since taking office. He spent the early morning firing shots at Susan Rice and the press before pivoting to a sustained drumbeat against Obamacare, hammering the same talking points repeatedly in the lead-up to the afternoon vote. The mood was overwhelmingly triumphant and self-congratulatory, with only a brief flash of anger directed at the media. Healthcare was the clear fixation, with several posts repeated nearly word-for-word throughout the day.

Full digest for 2017-05-04: https://trump.fm/date/2017-05-04/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, May 4). I am watching the Democrats trying to defend the... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_860188065758838785
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "I am watching the Democrats trying to defend the "you can..." X (Twitter), 4 May. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_860188065758838785. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "I am watching the Democrats trying to defend the "you can...," X (Twitter), May 4, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_860188065758838785.

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