# Post x_893082107081244672 - Post ID: `x_893082107081244672` - Platform: X (Twitter) - Posted: 2017-08-03T12:12:21.000Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_893082107081244672 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_893082107081244672/analysis - Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_893082107081244672.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) ## Post text > I am continuing to get rid of costly and unnecessary regulations. Much work left to do but effect will be great! Business & jobs will grow. ## Engagement - Likes: 101,225 - Reposts: 19,770 - Replies: 0 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.388Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T21:17:54.329Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._ ## Analysis: Deregulation Boast (2017-08-03) A routine, low-intensity post touting deregulation efforts. This is standard presidential messaging — forward-looking, optimistic, policy-focused. Notable for what it *doesn't* address: the Scaramucci firing, Russia diplomatic expulsions, and ACA repeal failure are all conspicuously absent. ### Authorship Posted at 8:12 AM EDT (Trump was based at the White House in early August 2017). Business-hours timing, polished grammar, complete sentences, no typos or ALL CAPS — consistent with aide-drafted content. Compare to the later same-day "Fake News said I called it a dump" post which reads as authentically Trump. ### Psychological Context The post functions as narrative maintenance during a turbulent period. With the ACA repeal failure days prior and Scaramucci's humiliating 11-day tenure just ended, this pivot to deregulation serves as a controlled redirect — claiming progress on a front where executive action doesn't require congressional cooperation. ### Rhetorical Techniques Standard political communication: vague optimism ("effect will be great"), implied momentum ("continuing"), and future promise ("will grow"). The word "costly and unnecessary" frames regulations as self-evidently wasteful without specificity. ### Clinical Significance Minimal. This is routine political messaging with no notable clinical markers. ## Fact Verification | Claim | Verdict | Evidence | |-------|---------|----------| | "I am continuing to get rid of costly and unnecessary regulations" | **Mostly True** | Trump signed multiple executive orders in early 2017 targeting regulations, including requiring two regulations repealed for each new one. Deregulation was genuinely underway. | | "Business & jobs will grow" | **Unverifiable** | Forward-looking prediction, not a factual claim. | Overall Veracity: 65% ## Authorship Analysis **Aide-Written** (score: 20%) ### Indicators - Business-hours posting (8:12 AM EDT) - Complete grammatical sentences - No typos or emotional reactivity - Policy-focused without personal grievance - Polished, professional tone ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Maintenance Sentiment: +0.60 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 20% - Antisocial: 0% - Paranoid: 0% - Sadism: 0% **Defense Mechanisms:** - rationalization (neurotic) **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 20% **Parasocial Techniques:** - implied shared benefit ('Business & jobs will grow') ## Fact Checks (2) _The model's verdicts from 2026-03-11._ > I am continuing to get rid of costly and unnecessary regulations **MOSTLY TRUE** Trump signed multiple executive orders in early 2017 targeting regulations, including requiring two regulations repealed for each new one. Deregulation was genuinely underway. Sources: Executive Order 13771 (Jan 2017) > Business & jobs will grow **UNVERIFIABLE** Forward-looking prediction, not a factual claim. Overall Veracity: 65% ## Tags - deregulation (80%) - economic_boast (50%) - narrative_redirect (60%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **Rally Day Bookended by Grievance: Russia Blame Displacement and "Dump" Denial Frame Otherwise Routine Schedule** A mostly routine day organized around a campaign-style rally in Huntington, West Virginia. The morning opened with defensive pushback against reports he called the White House a "dump," followed by a rapid-fire cluster mixing economic boasting with a notable attack on Congress for the poor state of US-Russia relations — pointedly blaming lawmakers rather than Moscow for a diplomatic crisis Russia itself escalated. The rest of the day settled into standard promotional mode: VA announcements, rally hype, and crowd-size anticipation. The Russia post was the day's most psychologically revealing moment, but it didn't spiral. Full digest for 2017-08-03: https://trump.fm/date/2017-08-03/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, August 3). I am continuing to get rid of costly and... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_893082107081244672 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "I am continuing to get rid of costly and unnecessary..." X (Twitter), 3 Aug. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_893082107081244672. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. 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