# Post x_904745562771259392

- Post ID: `x_904745562771259392`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-09-04T16:38:46.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_904745562771259392
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_904745562771259392/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_904745562771259392.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> We are building our future with American hands, American labor, American iron, aluminum and steel. Happy #LaborDay! https://t.co/lyvtNfQ5IO

## Engagement

- Likes: 120,986
- Reposts: 27,290
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.387Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T22:34:13.548Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Labor Day Message (2017-09-04)

A formulaic Labor Day post emphasizing American manufacturing and labor. This is a standard holiday message with nationalist economic themes — notable primarily for its sharp tonal contrast with the preceding day's intense North Korea posts.

### Authorship
This is almost certainly aide-written (likely Dan Scavino). Posted at 12:38 PM EDT (Trump was in Washington DC), during business hours. The post is polished, grammatically correct, uses a hashtag properly, includes a link (likely to an image or video), and contains zero typos or emotional reactivity. It reads as a pre-scheduled holiday communication.

### Psychological Content
Minimal authentic psychological signal. The message channels standard populist-nationalist themes: American exceptionalism, protectionism, and worker solidarity. The specific mention of "iron, aluminum and steel" foreshadows the steel tariffs Trump would announce months later, suggesting this messaging was coordinated with policy planning.

### Context Note
The juxtaposition with the previous day's North Korea nuclear crisis posts is striking — moving from existential military threats to cheerful holiday messaging. This compartmentalization is typical of presidential communications managed by staff, not indicative of the subject's personal psychological state.

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 10%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (12:38 PM EDT)
- Perfect grammar and spelling
- Hashtag usage (#LaborDay)
- Polished, complete sentence structure
- Includes formatted link

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance

Sentiment: +0.70

### Clinical

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- inclusive 'we' framing
- shared national identity appeal

## Tags

- aide-written (90%)
- holiday-message (90%)
- economic-nationalism (70%)
- america-first (60%)

## That day

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

**A near-silent Labor Day: one staff-written post amid gathering storms**

An unusually quiet Labor Day with just one post — a generic holiday greeting almost certainly written by staff. No mention of Hurricane Irma barreling toward Florida, no preview of the DACA rescission coming the next day, and no attacks on anyone. The silence itself was the story: one of the lowest-volume days on record, suggesting either genuine relaxation or deliberate pre-announcement discipline.

Full digest for 2017-09-04: https://trump.fm/date/2017-09-04/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, September 4). We are building our future with American hands,... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_904745562771259392
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "We are building our future with American hands, American..." X (Twitter), 4 Sep. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_904745562771259392. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "We are building our future with American hands, American...," X (Twitter), September 4, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_904745562771259392.

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