# Post x_889821674987761700

- Post ID: `x_889821674987761700`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-07-25T16:16:34.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_889821674987761700
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_889821674987761700/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_889821674987761700.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Working on major Trade Deal with the United Kingdom. Could be very big &amp, exciting. JOBS! The E.U. is very protectionist with the U.S. STOP!

## Engagement

- Likes: 0
- Reposts: 12,814
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:25.015Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T19:29:27.500Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Psychological Analysis: Trade Deal / EU Post (July 25, 2017)

### Overview
A brief post combining trade optimism regarding the UK with antagonism toward the EU. The post is characteristic of Trump's economic nationalism messaging, blending supply-seeking grandiosity ("very big & exciting") with combative framing of the EU as adversarial.

### Authorship
Posted at 12:16 PM ET (Trump was in Washington, traveling to Ohio later that evening). Business-hours timing and relatively polished structure suggest possible aide involvement, but the telegraphic style, single-word exclamations ("JOBS!" "STOP!"), and ampersand encoding artifacts are consistent with authentic Trump tweets. The emotional punctuation and imperative commands lean toward authentic authorship.

### Psychological Dynamics
The post operates on two registers: grandiose self-presentation as dealmaker ("Working on major Trade Deal") and antagonistic framing of the EU as an adversary. "STOP!" directed at the EU functions as a dominance display—a one-word command as if addressing a subordinate. This reflects the characteristic schema of Trump as powerful actor who can command international entities.

### Rhetorical Techniques
- **Hyperbole**: "very big & exciting"
- **False dichotomy**: UK (cooperative, good) vs EU (protectionist, bad) — classic splitting
- **Appeal to economic anxiety**: "JOBS!"
- **Imperative command**: "STOP!" — implies authority to dictate to international bodies

### Context
This post arrives amid Brexit negotiations, positioning the US as a willing partner for a post-Brexit UK while casting the EU negatively. This aligns with Trump's broader pattern of preferring bilateral deals over multilateral frameworks.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "The EU is very protectionist with the U.S." | **Half True** | The EU maintains significant agricultural tariffs and non-tariff barriers, but also has extensive trade relationships with the US. The characterization as 'very protectionist' is an oversimplification of complex bilateral trade dynamics. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 65%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (12:16 PM ET)
- Telegraphic style with single-word exclamations
- ALL CAPS emotional emphasis (JOBS! STOP!)
- Ampersand encoding suggests Twitter client

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking

Sentiment: +0.30

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Exclamatory enthusiasm about trade deal

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 20%
- Sadism: 0%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared economic identity via JOBS

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> The EU is very protectionist with the U.S.

**HALF TRUE**

The EU maintains significant agricultural tariffs and non-tariff barriers, but also has extensive trade relationships with the US. The characterization as 'very protectionist' is an oversimplification of complex bilateral trade dynamics.

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- trade (80%)
- economic nationalism (70%)
- UK-US relations (60%)

## That day

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

**Morning Siege on His Own Justice Department as Healthcare Vote Looms**

Trump spent the morning in a defensive fury, publicly attacking his own Attorney General Jeff Sessions and FBI Acting Director Andrew McCabe over the Russia investigation — while praising John McCain's return to the Senate for the healthcare vote in almost the same breath. He floated a conspiracy theory tying the Washington Post to Amazon lobbying and distorted facts about political donations to discredit investigators. The afternoon brought a shift to governance mode with healthcare cheerleading, a press conference with Lebanon's prime minister, and an evening rally in Ohio. The day's sharpest edges all pointed inward at the investigative apparatus closing in around his administration.

Full digest for 2017-07-25: https://trump.fm/date/2017-07-25/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, July 25). Working on major Trade Deal with the United... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_889821674987761700
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Working on major Trade Deal with the United Kingdom. Could..." X (Twitter), 25 Jul. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_889821674987761700. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Working on major Trade Deal with the United Kingdom. Could...," X (Twitter), July 25, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_889821674987761700.

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