# Post x_902978901223366656

- Post ID: `x_902978901223366656`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-08-30T19:38:41.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_902978901223366656
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_902978901223366656/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_902978901223366656.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Texas & Louisiana: We are w/ you today, we are w/ you tomorrow, & we will be w/ you EVERY SINGLE DAY AFTER, to restore, recover, & REBUILD! https://t.co/YQb82K2VSB

## Engagement

- Likes: 99,389
- Reposts: 27,108
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.387Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T22:25:40.631Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Hurricane Harvey Reassurance Post (2017-08-30)

This is a standard presidential reassurance message during Hurricane Harvey, directed at Texas and Louisiana. The post follows Trump's first visit to Texas and is clearly crafted for public consumption.

### Authorship
Posted at 3:38 PM ET (Trump was traveling to/from Texas or preparing for Missouri tax speech). The polished structure, parallel construction ("restore, recover, & REBUILD"), and strategic use of caps for emphasis without the chaotic quality of authentic Trump posts all point to aide authorship. The abbreviation "w/" is a minor informal touch but consistent with Scavino's style of approximating Trump's voice.

### Psychological Content
This post is largely performative — presidential empathy display during natural disaster. The repetitive triadic structure ("today... tomorrow... EVERY SINGLE DAY AFTER") and action verbs ("restore, recover, REBUILD") are standard crisis communication rhetoric. The ALL CAPS on "EVERY SINGLE DAY AFTER" and "REBUILD" serve as emphasis devices rather than emotional discharge.

### Context
Notable contrast with same-day posts about North Korea ("Talking is not the answer!") and media grievances ("dying magazines"). The whiplash between bellicose foreign policy, media grievance, and empathetic disaster messaging suggests compartmentalized communication strategies managed by different impulses or authors.

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 20%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (3:38 PM ET)
- Polished parallel construction
- Strategic capitalization rather than emotional caps
- No typos or incomplete thoughts
- Standard presidential crisis messaging format

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance (Hurricane Harvey crisis response obligations)

Sentiment: +0.60

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 20%
- Antisocial: 0%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Direct address to affected populations
- Promise of unwavering loyalty/presence

## Tags

- hurricane_harvey (100%)
- crisis_communication (90%)
- aide_authored (80%)

## That day

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

**Nuclear Brinksmanship at Dawn, Then a Day of Managed Compassion**

The day opened with an aggressive declaration that diplomacy with North Korea had failed, publicly rejecting 25 years of negotiations as "extortion" and implying military options were on the table. The rest of the day was largely handed over to staff-crafted messaging around Hurricane Harvey relief, projecting presidential compassion and resolve. A brief flash of vulnerability appeared mid-morning when he lashed out at "dying magazines" for their "ferocious anger," but it passed quickly. The contrast between the opening salvo on North Korea and the rest of the day's measured tone was the defining tension.

Full digest for 2017-08-30: https://trump.fm/date/2017-08-30/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, August 30). Texas & Louisiana: We are w/ you today, we... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_902978901223366656
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Texas & Louisiana: We are w/ you today, we are w/ you..." X (Twitter), 30 Aug. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_902978901223366656. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Texas & Louisiana: We are w/ you today, we are w/ you...," X (Twitter), August 30, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_902978901223366656.

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