# Post x_900354657133801474

- Post ID: `x_900354657133801474`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-08-23T13:50:52.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_900354657133801474
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_900354657133801474/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_900354657133801474.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> If Republican Senate doesn't get rid of the Filibuster Rule & go to a simple majority, which the Dems would do, they are just wasting time!

## Engagement

- Likes: 81,165
- Reposts: 20,059
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.387Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T22:04:40.175Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Filibuster Rule Post (2017-08-23)

Trump was in Phoenix/traveling back after his rally. 13:50 UTC = 9:50 AM ET, business hours. The post is relatively polished but has Trump's characteristic impatient tone and projection onto Democrats.

### Content Analysis
Trump pressures Republican senators to eliminate the filibuster, framing inaction as "wasting time" and projecting that Democrats "would do" the same. This follows the failed healthcare repeal and reflects frustration with his own party's legislative inability.

### Psychological Dynamics
The post redirects frustration at Republican failure onto procedural rules rather than acknowledging policy or coalition-building shortcomings. The projection onto Democrats ("which the Dems would do") serves as rationalization — if they'd do it, we should too. This is a classic ends-justify-means framing.

### Rhetorical Techniques
- **Projection/whataboutism**: Democrats would do it, so Republicans should
- **False urgency**: "just wasting time"
- **In-group pressure**: publicly shaming Republican senators into compliance

### Authorship
Likely authentic Trump given the impatient, pressuring tone, though the timing (business hours) and clean grammar leave some ambiguity. The content aligns with his known frustration about legislative pace.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Democrats would eliminate the filibuster if in power" | **Half True** | Some Democrats have advocated for filibuster reform but the party was divided on the issue. Democrats did eliminate the filibuster for judicial nominees in 2013 but not for legislation. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 70%)

### Indicators

- Impatient tone consistent with Trump
- Business hours posting
- Clean grammar slightly unusual
- Policy frustration matches known pattern

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Defeat (Republican Senate legislative failures)

**Rage:** Intensity 40% targeting Republican Senate
- Proportionality: 50%

Sentiment: -0.40

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 5%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 45%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- in-group pressure
- false urgency

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Democrats would eliminate the filibuster if in power

**HALF TRUE**

Some Democrats have advocated for filibuster reform but the party was divided on the issue. Democrats did eliminate the filibuster for judicial nominees in 2013 but not for legislation.

Sources: general knowledge

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- senate_pressure (80%)
- filibuster (70%)
- in_party_conflict (60%)

## That day

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

**Post-Rally Vindication Tour: Trump Relitigates Charlottesville Through Phoenix Afterglow**

Trump spent the day basking in the glow of his Phoenix rally, repeatedly celebrating the turnout and using the event to reframe his Charlottesville response as a media problem rather than his own. His sharpest moment came late at night when he accused the media of the very thing he'd been criticized for — giving a platform to hate groups. By morning he was back to attacking a fellow Republican and demanding Senate rule changes, before settling into a quieter afternoon of ceremonial governance. The mood was overwhelmingly self-congratulatory, with flashes of combativeness woven throughout.

Full digest for 2017-08-23: https://trump.fm/date/2017-08-23/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, August 23). If Republican Senate doesn't get rid of the... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_900354657133801474
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "If Republican Senate doesn't get rid of the Filibuster Rule..." X (Twitter), 23 Aug. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_900354657133801474. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "If Republican Senate doesn't get rid of the Filibuster Rule...," X (Twitter), August 23, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_900354657133801474.

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