# Post x_893082107081244700

- Post ID: `x_893082107081244700`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-08-03T16:12:21.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_893082107081244700
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_893082107081244700/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_893082107081244700.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 &amp, jobs will grow.

## Engagement

- Likes: 0
- Reposts: 15,648
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:25.015Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T21:18:44.815Z (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 Self-Promotion (2017-08-03)

A routine, low-intensity post promoting Trump's deregulation agenda. Posted at 12:12 PM EDT (Trump was in Washington, D.C., preparing for a rally in Huntington, WV that evening). The "&amp," formatting artifact (likely "&" rendered incorrectly) and the polished, policy-focused tone suggest aide involvement.

### Personality Dimensions
**Level 1 (Traits):** Low-key extraversion (assertive but not explosive), achievement-striving conscientiousness. Neuroticism absent here.

**Level 2 (Motives):** Agency-dominant — control over regulatory environment, achievement framing ("effect will be great"), status maintenance.

**Level 3 (Narrative):** Protagonist as competent executive delivering results. "Much work left to do" implies tireless worker archetype. No contrasting villain in this particular post.

### Context
This post sits amid a cluster of business-optimism tweets, likely a coordinated messaging push during a day when negative stories (Scaramucci firing, Russia tensions, healthcare failure) dominated. The deregulation topic is a safe, positive lane — classic agenda-setting to redirect attention.

### Clinical Significance
Minimal. This is standard political communication with mild grandiosity ("effect will be great") but nothing approaching clinical thresholds. The post functions as routine narcissistic supply maintenance through self-congratulation on policy.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Continuing to get rid of costly and unnecessary regulations" | **Mostly True** | Trump had signed multiple executive orders targeting regulations in his first months, though 'costly and unnecessary' is subjective characterization. |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 25%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (12:12 PM EDT)
- Policy-focused content typical of staff drafting
- Formatting artifact suggests copy-paste from prepared text
- Polished sentence structure
- No emotional reactivity or ALL CAPS

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance

Sentiment: +0.60

### Clinical

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

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared mission framing via 'our' implied community benefit

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Continuing to get rid of costly and unnecessary regulations

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Trump had signed multiple executive orders targeting regulations in his first months, though 'costly and unnecessary' is subjective characterization.

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- deregulation (80%)
- self-promotion (60%)
- agenda-setting (70%)

## 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_893082107081244700
- 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_893082107081244700. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "I am continuing to get rid of costly and unnecessary...," X (Twitter), August 3, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_893082107081244700.

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