# Post x_909185223887347712

- Post ID: `x_909185223887347712`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-09-16T22:40:23.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_909185223887347712
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_909185223887347712/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_909185223887347712.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> A great deal of good things happening for our country. Jobs and Stock Market at all time highs, and I believe will be getting even better!

## Engagement

- Likes: 83,132
- Reposts: 16,309
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.387Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T22:57:34.621Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Psychological Analysis: Post x_909185223887347712

### Overview
A brief, upbeat post touting economic performance (jobs and stock market) with forward-looking optimism. This is a routine "maintenance" post — standard presidential messaging about economic indicators. Minimal psychological complexity.

### Authorship
Posted at 6:40 PM EDT (Trump was likely in New Jersey/Bedminster area for the weekend based on mid-September 2017 schedule). Business-hours timing, polished grammar, conventional structure, and lack of emotional reactivity all point toward aide composition. The measured tone and complete sentences are characteristic of staff-drafted content.

### Psychological State
The post reflects routine narcissistic supply-seeking through economic boasting. The phrase "I believe will be getting even better" personalizes market performance, implicitly claiming credit. This is grandiose but at baseline levels — unremarkable for this subject.

### Rhetorical Analysis
Standard hyperbolic framing: "all time highs," "great deal of good things." The forward-looking optimism ("even better") is a simple persuasion technique — anchoring audience expectations to continued success. No adversarial content, no targets, no dehumanization.

### Context Note
Notably absent: any mention of ongoing Hurricane Irma recovery or the London terror attack (referenced in an earlier same-day post). The pivot to economic cheerleading amid disaster recovery is characteristic but not unusual for presidential communications that compartmentalize messaging.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Jobs at all time highs" | **Mostly True** | Unemployment was at 4.4% in September 2017, continuing a downward trend from the Obama era. Job numbers were strong but the trend was inherited. |
| "Stock Market at all time highs" | **True** | The S&P 500 and Dow Jones were hitting record highs throughout September 2017. |

Overall Veracity: 90%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (6:40 PM EDT)
- Clean grammar and complete sentences
- Measured, conventional tone
- No typos or emotional reactivity

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking

Sentiment: +0.80

### Clinical

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

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 20%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Inclusive language ('our country')
- Optimism anchoring

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Jobs at all time highs

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Unemployment was at 4.4% in September 2017, continuing a downward trend from the Obama era. Job numbers were strong but the trend was inherited.

Sources: BLS data

> Stock Market at all time highs

**TRUE**

The S&P 500 and Dow Jones were hitting record highs throughout September 2017.

Sources: Market data

Overall Veracity: 90%

## Tags

- economic_boasting (80%)
- maintenance_post (90%)
- aide_likely (70%)

## That day

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

**A Quiet Saturday of Endorsements and Economic Boasting — Staff-Driven Messaging on Autopilot**

A low-key Saturday with just a handful of posts, mostly political endorsements and economic cheerleading. Trump promoted Bill Schuette for Michigan governor (posting the same endorsement twice) and previewed a rally appearance for Luther Strange in Alabama. He also offered a measured response to the previous day's London bombing. The mood was uniformly upbeat with no flashes of anger — one of the calmest days on record.

Full digest for 2017-09-16: https://trump.fm/date/2017-09-16/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, September 16). A great deal of good things happening for our... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_909185223887347712
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "A great deal of good things happening for our country. Jobs..." X (Twitter), 16 Sep. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_909185223887347712. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "A great deal of good things happening for our country. Jobs...," X (Twitter), September 16, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_909185223887347712.

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