# Post x_861354654856249344

- Post ID: `x_861354654856249344`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-05-07T22:58:47.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_861354654856249344
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_861354654856249344/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_861354654856249344.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Rexnord of Indiana made a deal during the Obama Administration to move to Mexico. Fired their employees. Tax product big that's sold in U.S.

## Engagement

- Likes: 44,843
- Reposts: 10,426
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.390Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T12:35:29.670Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Rexnord Post (May 7, 2017)

### Textual Anomaly
The sentence "Tax product big that's sold in U.S." is syntactically garbled. Most likely intended: "Tax the product big that's sold in the U.S." — a missing article and awkward construction suggesting hasty, unedited composition.

### Authorship
Posted at 6:58 PM EDT (Trump in Bedminster, NJ per previous post). This is evening but not late-night. The garbled syntax, incomplete thought, and lack of polish strongly suggest authentic Trump composition — no aide would publish "Tax product big that's sold in U.S."

### Psychological State
This is a maintenance-mode post recycling a familiar grievance (companies moving jobs to Mexico). Rexnord was a frequent Trump target during the 2016 campaign and transition. The post reflects ongoing preoccupation with manufacturing job losses as a core identity narrative — Trump as protector of American workers.

### Cognitive Note
The garbled phrase is notable. It could reflect hasty thumb-typing on a phone, but the missing function words ("the") and disordered syntax ("Tax product big") warrant longitudinal tracking. At 70, isolated instances are unremarkable; patterns would be significant.

### Rhetorical Function
Blame displacement to Obama administration for the Rexnord deal, positioning Trump as the corrective agent. Simple economic populism messaging.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Rexnord of Indiana made a deal during the Obama Administration to move to Mexico" | **Mostly True** | Rexnord announced in 2016 plans to move its Indianapolis bearings plant to Mexico, affecting ~300 jobs. The decision was made during Obama's presidency. |
| "Fired their employees" | **Mostly True** | Rexnord laid off workers as part of the relocation, though the process was gradual through 2017, not a single firing event. |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 90%)

### Indicators

- Garbled syntax ('Tax product big that's sold in U.S.')
- Missing articles and incomplete thought
- Evening posting time (6:58 PM EDT)
- Unpolished, stream-of-consciousness quality
- No hashtags or professional formatting

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance

Sentiment: -0.40

Baseline Deviation: slight

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 30%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 0%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 15%

Cognitive Markers:
- word finding difficulty

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- economic populism
- blame attribution to predecessor

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Rexnord of Indiana made a deal during the Obama Administration to move to Mexico

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Rexnord announced in 2016 plans to move its Indianapolis bearings plant to Mexico, affecting ~300 jobs. The decision was made during Obama's presidency.

> Fired their employees

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Rexnord laid off workers as part of the relocation, though the process was gradual through 2017, not a single firing event.

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- economic_populism (80%)
- blame_predecessor (60%)
- garbled_syntax (50%)

## That day

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

**A Quiet Sunday of Deflection, Diplomacy, and a Curious Double Post**

A low-key Sunday saw Trump open the morning with familiar attacks on the media over the Russia investigation, then pivot to rallying Senate Republicans on healthcare. The most notable moment was a near-duplicate repost of his Russia deflection tweet a few hours later -- whether intentional emphasis or a forgotten repeat. A staff-drafted congratulations to France's newly elected Emmanuel Macron checked the diplomacy box, and the day closed with a jab at a company that moved jobs to Mexico under Obama.

Full digest for 2017-05-07: https://trump.fm/date/2017-05-07/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, May 7). Rexnord of Indiana made a deal during the Obama... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_861354654856249344
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Rexnord of Indiana made a deal during the Obama..." X (Twitter), 7 May. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_861354654856249344. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Rexnord of Indiana made a deal during the Obama...," X (Twitter), May 7, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_861354654856249344.

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