# Post x_895686351529672700

- Post ID: `x_895686351529672700`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-08-10T20:40:41.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_895686351529672700
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_895686351529672700/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_895686351529672700.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Mitch, get back to work and put Repeal &amp, Replace, Tax Reform &amp, Cuts and a great Infrastructure Bill on my desk for signing. You can do it!

## Engagement

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- Reposts: 24,727
- Replies: 0
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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:25.015Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T21:32:37.144Z (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_895686351529672700 (2017-08-10)

### Content
"Mitch, get back to work and put Repeal & Replace, Tax Reform & Cuts and a great Infrastructure Bill on my desk for signing. You can do it!"

### Context
Trump was at his Bedminster, NJ golf club in August 2017. UTC 20:40 = ~4:40 PM ET. Congress was on August recess. This follows a multi-day public feud with McConnell after the Senate failed to pass healthcare reform, and after McConnell's "excessive expectations" comment.

### Authorship
Business hours, relatively polished, but the direct first-name address ("Mitch") and commanding tone are characteristic Trump. The closing "You can do it!" has a patronizing quality typical of authentic Trump. Likely authentic but possibly lightly edited.

### Psychological Analysis
This post shifts from the prior day's attack posture (criticizing McConnell's failure) to a directive/commanding mode. The transition from public shaming to "encouragement" follows a classic narcissistic pattern: devalue then offer conditional re-idealization. "Get back to work" implies McConnell is lazy/derelict. "On my desk for signing" centers Trump as the authority figure waiting to bestow approval. The list of demands (healthcare, tax reform, infrastructure) is grandiose in scope — presenting a massive legislative agenda as simple tasks.

### Rhetorical Techniques
- Patronizing encouragement ("You can do it!") — frames complex legislation as simple, implying failure is due to incompetence not difficulty
- First-name address to Senate Majority Leader — dominance display, status diminishment
- Imperial framing ("my desk") — positions self as the principal, Congress as subordinate staff

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "McConnell failed to pass Repeal & Replace after 7 years of promises" | **Mostly True** | Senate failed to pass skinny repeal on July 28, 2017. Republicans had campaigned on ACA repeal since 2010. |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 70%)

### Indicators

- Direct first-name address
- Patronizing closing phrase
- Business hours posting (4:40 PM ET)
- Relatively clean grammar
- Commanding tone consistent with authentic Trump

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (McConnell's 'excessive expectations' comment and healthcare failure)

Sentiment: +0.20

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 20%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 40%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Public directive to named individual creates audience as witnesses to dominance display
- Framing complex legislation as simple tasks flatters audience intelligence

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> McConnell failed to pass Repeal & Replace after 7 years of promises

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Senate failed to pass skinny repeal on July 28, 2017. Republicans had campaigned on ACA repeal since 2010.

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- McConnell feud (80%)
- legislative demands (60%)
- devalue-idealize cycle (70%)

## That day

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

**McConnell Under Fire as Trump Deflects Healthcare Failure During Bedminster Vacation**

Trump spent the day hammering Mitch McConnell over the failed healthcare repeal, publicly demanding he "get back to work" while Congress was on recess. The tone shifted from pointed blame in the morning to a more commanding, boss-to-employee posture by midday. A staff-posted announcement about Ivanka leading a U.S. delegation to India broke up the attacks, and the day closed on a self-congratulatory note with a favorable poll number. Overall a low-volume, single-target day with no real escalation.

Full digest for 2017-08-10: https://trump.fm/date/2017-08-10/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, August 10). Mitch, get back to work and put Repeal &amp,... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_895686351529672700
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Mitch, get back to work and put Repeal &amp, Replace, Tax..." X (Twitter), 10 Aug. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_895686351529672700. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Mitch, get back to work and put Repeal &amp, Replace, Tax...," X (Twitter), August 10, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_895686351529672700.

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