# Post x_860188065758838800

- Post ID: `x_860188065758838800`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-05-04T21:43:11.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_860188065758838800
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_860188065758838800/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_860188065758838800.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 &amp, premiums will go down"" ObamaCare lie.""

## Engagement

- Likes: 0
- Reposts: 11,477
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:25.018Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T12:33:23.904Z (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_860188065758838800 (2017-05-04)

### Context
This post was made on the day the House passed the AHCA (217-213), a major legislative victory for Trump. He is attacking Democrats by invoking Obama's infamous "you can keep your doctor" promise, which PolitiFact named "Lie of the Year" in 2013.

### Timing & Authorship
Posted 21:43 UTC = 5:43 PM EDT. Trump was at the White House (Rose Garden press conference after AHCA vote). Business hours, but the stream-of-consciousness style, malformed HTML entities (`&amp,` instead of `&`), and missing closing quotation mark structure suggest authentic Trump composition, possibly dictated.

### Psychological State
Trump is in a grandiose, victorious state — the AHCA just passed. This post channels that energy into attacking Democrats rather than celebrating directly. The framing "I am watching" positions him as an amused observer of Democratic discomfort, a dominance display from a position of perceived strength.

### Defense Mechanisms
Projection is notable: accusing Democrats of defending a "lie" on healthcare on the same day the AHCA passed with contested claims about lowering premiums and deductibles (see adjacent post). The focus on Obama's broken promise serves as preemptive deflection from scrutiny of AHCA's own coverage gaps.

### Rhetorical Techniques
- Quoting the opponent's words against them (effective attribution attack)
- Labeling ("ObamaCare lie") — reductive branding
- Schadenfreude framing ("I am watching") — positions audience as co-spectators of enemy discomfort

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Obama promised you can keep your doctor and your plan, and premiums will go down" | **Mostly True** | Obama did repeatedly make these claims. PolitiFact named 'If you like your health care plan, you can keep it' the 2013 Lie of the Year. Many people did lose plans and doctors, and some premiums rose. |
| "Democrats are currently defending these promises (implied)" | **Half True** | Democrats were defending the ACA on the day of the AHCA vote but generally acknowledged the 'keep your doctor' claim was overstated while arguing the ACA's overall benefits. |

Overall Veracity: 65%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 75%)

### Indicators

- Malformed HTML entities suggest raw typing
- Missing/extra quotation marks
- Stream-of-consciousness 'I am watching' opener
- Business hours but victory-lap energy consistent with personal posting

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (AHCA House passage)

Sentiment: -0.40

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Multiple rapid posts on same topic
- Elevated energy following legislative victory

### Clinical

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

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- projection (immature)
- splitting (immature)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Shared spectatorship — inviting audience to 'watch' Democrats squirm alongside him

## Fact Checks (2)

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

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

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Obama did repeatedly make these claims. PolitiFact named 'If you like your health care plan, you can keep it' the 2013 Lie of the Year. Many people did lose plans and doctors, and some premiums rose.

Sources: PolitiFact 2013 Lie of the Year

> Democrats are currently defending these promises (implied)

**HALF TRUE**

Democrats were defending the ACA on the day of the AHCA vote but generally acknowledged the 'keep your doctor' claim was overstated while arguing the ACA's overall benefits.

Overall Veracity: 65%

## Tags

- healthcare (80%)
- Obama attack (60%)
- AHCA victory lap (90%)
- schadenfreude (50%)

## 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_860188065758838800
- 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_860188065758838800. 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_860188065758838800.

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