# Post x_905586115440242700

- Post ID: `x_905586115440242700`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-09-07T04:18:49.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_905586115440242700
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_905586115440242700/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_905586115440242700.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> If we want to renew our PROSPERITY, restore OPPORTUNITY, &amp, re-establish our economic DOMINANCE, then we need tax reform that is pro-growth.. https://t.co/9NzLg2Qzpo

## Engagement

- Likes: 0
- Reposts: 13,737
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:25.014Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T22:37:25.908Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Tax Reform Policy Post from North Dakota Trip

This is a straightforward policy-messaging post from Trump's visit to the Andeavor Refinery in Mandan, North Dakota on September 6-7, 2017. The post promotes tax reform using polished, teleprompter-style language.

### Authorship
Posted at 4:18 AM UTC = 12:18 AM EDT. Trump was in North Dakota (CDT), making this 11:18 PM CDT. This is borderline — late evening but not unusual for either Trump or aides wrapping up event coverage. However, the polished formatting, strategic capitalization of policy keywords (PROSPERITY, OPPORTUNITY, DOMINANCE), and complete grammatical structure strongly suggest aide composition. The `&amp,` encoding error (comma instead of semicolon) appears in multiple posts from this session, suggesting batch posting from a tool.

### Psychological Content
Minimal personal psychological content. This is institutional messaging pushing the tax reform agenda. The selective capitalization of PROSPERITY, OPPORTUNITY, and DOMINANCE reflects standard campaign emphasis rather than Trump's characteristic ALL CAPS emotional outbursts.

### Rhetorical Techniques
- Tricolon structure (renew/restore/re-establish) — classical rhetorical device
- Strategic capitalization for emphasis
- Nationalistic economic framing ("economic DOMINANCE")
- The word "DOMINANCE" is notable — goes beyond typical political language of "competitiveness" into zero-sum framing consistent with Trump's worldview

### Context
Part of a batch of posts covering the North Dakota refinery visit, a trip designed to build support for tax reform legislation. Multiple posts from this session share identical formatting patterns.

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 15%)

### Indicators

- Polished tricolon rhetorical structure
- Strategic keyword capitalization rather than emotional ALL CAPS
- Complete grammatical sentences
- Part of batch posting session with identical formatting
- Policy messaging tone

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance (Tax reform legislative push)

Sentiment: +0.50

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 30%
- Antisocial: 0%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 50%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- inclusive 'we' framing
- nationalistic appeal

## Tags

- tax_reform (100%)
- aide_authored (85%)
- north_dakota_trip (80%)

## That day

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

**A Calm Presidential Day: Tax Reform, Hurricane Prep, and a Quiet DACA Contradiction**

Trump had a quiet, on-message day focused on presidential duties -- recapping a tax reform trip to North Dakota, welcoming the Emir of Kuwait, and addressing Hurricane Irma preparations. The only notable moment came when he reassured DACA recipients they had "nothing to worry about," just two days after his own administration announced the program's termination. No anger, no personal attacks, and no late-night rants -- an unusually disciplined stretch driven by structured events and staff-drafted messaging.

Full digest for 2017-09-07: https://trump.fm/date/2017-09-07/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, September 7). If we want to renew our PROSPERITY, restore... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_905586115440242700
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "If we want to renew our PROSPERITY, restore OPPORTUNITY,..." X (Twitter), 7 Sep. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_905586115440242700. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "If we want to renew our PROSPERITY, restore OPPORTUNITY,...," X (Twitter), September 7, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_905586115440242700.

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