# Post x_860573284462669824

- Post ID: `x_860573284462669824`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-05-05T19:13:54.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_860573284462669824
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_860573284462669824/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_860573284462669824.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Of course the Australians have better healthcare than we do --everybody does. ObamaCare is dead! But our healthcare will soon be great.

## Engagement

- Likes: 63,624
- Reposts: 12,912
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.390Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T12:34:35.053Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: "Of course the Australians have better healthcare than we do"

### Context
This post came hours after the House passed the AHCA—Trump's signature healthcare repeal effort. He was meeting with Australian PM Turnbull at the White House and apparently made this remark publicly, which was politically awkward since the AHCA was being sold as improving American healthcare. The post appears to be damage control, reframing the gaffe as an attack on Obamacare rather than an admission that the just-passed bill was inferior.

### Authorship
Posted at 3:13 PM ET (Trump was in DC/White House area meeting Turnbull). Business hours, grammatically correct, strategically constructed—likely aide-assisted or at minimum aide-polished. However, the impulsive quality of addressing the gaffe and the characteristic "ObamaCare is dead!" exclamation suggest Trump's voice, possibly dictated or lightly edited.

### Psychological Analysis
The post is a compact example of **rationalization** and **reframing**. The potentially damaging admission (Australia has better healthcare) is converted into an attack on the status quo ("everybody does") and then pivoted to optimism. The three-sentence structure moves from concession → blame → promise, a classic Trump rhetorical pattern.

### Rhetorical Structure
1. **Concession as weapon**: "Of course" normalizes the admission, stripping it of newsworthiness
2. **Hyperbolic generalization**: "everybody does" deflects from Australia specifically
3. **Declarative kill shot**: "ObamaCare is dead!" — simple, memetic
4. **Promise pivot**: "will soon be great" — future-oriented optimism

This is notably moderate in tone—no personal attacks, no ALL CAPS rage, no dehumanization. It reflects a **grandiose but controlled** state, riding the high of the House vote.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Australians have better healthcare than the US" | **Mostly True** | Australia's universal healthcare system consistently ranks higher than the US on access, equity, and outcomes in Commonwealth Fund and WHO rankings |
| "ObamaCare is dead" | **False** | The ACA remained law; the AHCA passed the House but had not yet passed the Senate and ultimately failed there |

Overall Veracity: 40%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 50%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (3:13 PM ET)
- Grammatically correct with strategic structure
- But characteristic Trump exclamatory style ('ObamaCare is dead!')
- Reactive/damage-control quality suggests personal involvement

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Self-inflicted gaffe praising Australian healthcare hours after passing AHCA)

Sentiment: +0.20

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Post-legislative-victory optimism
- Confident declarative assertions

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 50%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- inclusive 'we/our' language
- promise of shared future benefit

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Australians have better healthcare than the US

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Australia's universal healthcare system consistently ranks higher than the US on access, equity, and outcomes in Commonwealth Fund and WHO rankings

Sources: Commonwealth Fund international comparisons; WHO health system rankings

> ObamaCare is dead

**FALSE**

The ACA remained law; the AHCA passed the House but had not yet passed the Senate and ultimately failed there

Sources: Congressional record

Overall Veracity: 40%

## Tags

- healthcare (90%)
- damage-control (80%)
- obamacare (70%)
- australia (40%)

## That day

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

**Healthcare Victory Lap Undercut by Awkward Australia Admission**

Trump spent the day celebrating the House passage of the American Health Care Act, repeatedly calling it a "GREAT day" for America and promising even better results in the next legislative phase. A visit with Australian PM Turnbull produced an unforced error when Trump conceded that Australia -- which has universal healthcare -- has "better healthcare than we do," undermining his own bill's messaging. The evening brought a mild turn toward media grievance, with back-to-back complaints about "Fake News" coverage of the vote, before a final upbeat note on the jobs report.

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

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, May 5). Of course the Australians have better healthcare... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_860573284462669824
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Of course the Australians have better healthcare than we do..." X (Twitter), 5 May. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_860573284462669824. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Of course the Australians have better healthcare than we do...," X (Twitter), May 5, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_860573284462669824.

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