# Post x_892370324616089600

- Post ID: `x_892370324616089600`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-08-01T13:03:59.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_892370324616089600
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_892370324616089600/analysis
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## Post text

> "Corporations have NEVER made as much money as they are making now." Thank you Stuart Varney @foxandfriends Jobs are starting to roar,watch!

## Engagement

- Likes: 79,661
- Reposts: 16,961
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.388Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T21:16:17.990Z (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_892370324616089600 (2017-08-01)

### Overview
Trump quotes Stuart Varney on Fox & Friends regarding corporate profits, then adds his own optimistic jobs prediction. This is a classic supply-seeking post—amplifying external praise from a friendly media source during a period of significant White House chaos (Scaramucci firing, Kelly's first day as CoS, ACA repeal failure).

### Authorship
Posted at 9:03 AM ET (Trump was at the White House). Business hours, but the style—quoting TV he's watching live, informal "watch!" exhortation, comma splice—is consistent with authentic Trump live-tweeting Fox & Friends, a well-documented morning habit.

### Psychological Context
This post is part of a clear pattern visible across the preceding days: aggressive pivoting to economic metrics while ignoring the chaos narrative (McCain vote, Priebus out, Scaramucci fired, Kelly arriving). The longitudinal cluster of stock market/jobs posts functions as a coordinated deflection from narcissistic injury.

### Rhetorical Notes
The quoted praise format is a recurring technique—using others' words to self-aggrandize while maintaining plausible modesty. "Jobs are starting to roar, watch!" is characteristic hyperbolic prediction with excitement-seeking energy.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Corporations have NEVER made as much money as they are making now" | **Mostly True** | Corporate profits after tax were near record highs in mid-2017, though the 'NEVER' framing is slightly misleading as profits had been at comparable levels in prior quarters. The broader trend was accurate. |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Live-tweeting Fox & Friends (documented habit)
- Informal punctuation and comma splice
- Imperative 'watch!' ending
- But posted during business hours

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Stuart Varney / Fox & Friends)

Sentiment: +0.80

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Grandiose optimism about economic trajectory
- Part of rapid-fire posting cluster on economic themes

### Clinical

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

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- rationalization (neurotic)
- denial (pathological)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Direct address to audience ('watch!')
- Quoting TV personality by name to create insider feeling

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Corporations have NEVER made as much money as they are making now

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Corporate profits after tax were near record highs in mid-2017, though the 'NEVER' framing is slightly misleading as profits had been at comparable levels in prior quarters. The broader trend was accurate.

Sources: BEA corporate profits data

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- economic_boosterism (90%)
- supply_seeking (80%)
- deflection_from_chaos (70%)
- fox_news_amplification (60%)

## That day

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

**Economic Victory Lap Yields to Defensive Crouch on Kelly's First Day**

A quiet four-post day that began with upbeat economic boasting -- stock market milestones and corporate profits -- before ending on a defensive note about social media. The shift in tone likely reflects anxiety about new Chief of Staff John Kelly, who reportedly planned to rein in Trump's tweeting. The final post cast reasonable governance advice as an attack by enemies, framing the most powerful communicator in the world as a silenced truth-teller.

Full digest for 2017-08-01: https://trump.fm/date/2017-08-01/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, August 1). "Corporations have NEVER made as much money as... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_892370324616089600
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. ""Corporations have NEVER made as much money as they are..." X (Twitter), 1 Aug. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_892370324616089600. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, ""Corporations have NEVER made as much money as they are...," X (Twitter), August 1, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_892370324616089600.

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