# Post x_900354657133801500

- Post ID: `x_900354657133801500`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-08-23T17:50:52.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_900354657133801500
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_900354657133801500/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_900354657133801500.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

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

## Engagement

- Likes: 0
- Reposts: 15,726
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:25.014Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T22:05:12.247Z (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 Frustration Post (2017-08-23)

## Context
Posted afternoon after Phoenix rally. Trump pressures Republican Senate to eliminate filibuster, framing procedural norms as obstacles. This is one of many such posts reflecting his frustration with institutional constraints.

## Personality Analysis
Dominant theme is **agency/power motivation** frustrated by institutional process. Low agreeableness manifests as impatience with compromise and procedural norms. The post reflects a characteristic schema: obstacles to his agenda = weakness or betrayal by allies.

## Projection as Core Defense
The phrase "which the Dems would do" is classic **projection** — attributing his own norm-breaking impulse to opponents to justify it. At this point, Democrats had only eliminated the filibuster for non-Supreme Court judicial nominees (2013), not the legislative filibuster. Republicans themselves had extended this to Supreme Court nominees in April 2017.

## Rhetorical Function
The post uses **false urgency** ("just wasting time") to frame deliberation as failure. This simplification of complex procedural questions into action/inaction binary is a consistent rhetorical pattern.

## Longitudinal Note
This post appears alongside rally aftermath posts and Charlottesville defense. The pivot from defending Charlottesville comments to pressuring Senate on procedure reflects characteristic **topic shifting** — moving from defensive to offensive posture rapidly.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Democrats would eliminate the filibuster if in power" | **Half True** | Democrats had eliminated the filibuster for judicial nominees in 2013 (the 'nuclear option') but had not pushed to eliminate the legislative filibuster at this time. The claim is a projection of partial precedent. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 70%)

### Indicators

- Afternoon timing (1:50 PM ET)
- Political pressure/frustration tone
- Characteristic impatience with process
- Minor encoding artifact (&amp,) suggests possible repost

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Defeat (Senate procedural obstacles blocking agenda)

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

Sentiment: -0.40

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 20%
- Sadism: 10%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- framing inaction as waste
- implying opponents would do worse

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Democrats would eliminate the filibuster if in power

**HALF TRUE**

Democrats had eliminated the filibuster for judicial nominees in 2013 (the 'nuclear option') but had not pushed to eliminate the legislative filibuster at this time. The claim is a projection of partial precedent.

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- filibuster (80%)
- senate-pressure (70%)
- projection (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_900354657133801500
- 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_900354657133801500. 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_900354657133801500.

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