# Post x_907928888587808800

- Post ID: `x_907928888587808800`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-09-13T15:28:10.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_907928888587808800
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_907928888587808800/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_907928888587808800.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> The approval process for the biggest Tax Cut &amp, Tax Reform package in the history of our country will soon begin. Move fast Congress!

## Engagement

- Likes: 0
- Reposts: 14,106
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:25.014Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T22:47:44.259Z (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 Push (September 13, 2017)

This is a routine policy-promotion post urging Congress to advance tax reform legislation. Posted at 11:28 AM ET (Trump was at the White House), this falls squarely in business hours and reads as a standard presidential policy message.

### Authorship
The post is polished, grammatically correct, and functionally an official policy statement. Business-hours timing and professional tone suggest aide composition or at minimum heavy aide influence. The hyperbolic framing ("biggest...in the history of our country") is consistent with Trump's preferred superlatives but could easily be replicated by staff.

### Psychological Content
The post is psychologically thin. It contains standard Trumpian grandiosity (historical superlative) and a directive to Congress reflecting agency/control motives. The imperative "Move fast Congress!" conveys impatience and dominance positioning but is unremarkable for a president pushing legislation.

### Context
Notable that Trump is pushing tax cuts while Hurricane Irma recovery is ongoing—a potential optics issue he addresses in a later same-day post by linking the two ("With Irma and Harvey devastation, Tax Cuts and Tax Reform is needed more than ever before"). This post does not make that connection.

### Rhetorical Devices
- Hyperbole/superlative ("biggest...in the history of our country")
- Direct imperative ("Move fast Congress!")
- Framing as already decided ("will soon begin" presupposes approval)

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Biggest Tax Cut & Tax Reform package in the history of our country" | **Mostly False** | The eventual Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (2017) was significant but not the largest tax cut in U.S. history as a share of GDP. The Revenue Act of 1981 (Reagan) was larger in relative terms. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 30%)

### Indicators

- Business hours (11:28 AM ET)
- Correct grammar and punctuation
- Professional policy messaging tone
- Superlative framing consistent with Trump but replicable by aides

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance

Sentiment: +0.40

### Clinical

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

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- distortion (pathological)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- collective ownership framing ('our country')

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Biggest Tax Cut & Tax Reform package in the history of our country

**MOSTLY FALSE**

The eventual Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (2017) was significant but not the largest tax cut in U.S. history as a share of GDP. The Revenue Act of 1981 (Reagan) was larger in relative terms.

Sources: Tax Policy Center; Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- tax_reform (100%)
- congressional_directive (70%)
- historical_superlative (50%)

## That day

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

**A Quiet Day of Tax Reform Messaging and Hurricane Optics**

A light day with only a handful of posts, all focused on two topics: pushing Congress to move on tax reform and previewing a trip to Florida for Hurricane Irma relief. The mood was calm and on-message throughout, with no flashes of anger or personal grievance. Notably, he framed the hurricane devastation as a reason to pass tax cuts faster — linking disaster relief to his legislative agenda. Half the posts appeared to be staff-drafted, and several were near-duplicates reposted hours apart.

Full digest for 2017-09-13: https://trump.fm/date/2017-09-13/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, September 13). The approval process for the biggest Tax Cut... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_907928888587808800
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "The approval process for the biggest Tax Cut &amp, Tax..." X (Twitter), 13 Sep. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_907928888587808800. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "The approval process for the biggest Tax Cut &amp, Tax...," X (Twitter), September 13, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_907928888587808800.

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