# Post x_909189931154772000

- Post ID: `x_909189931154772000`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-09-16T14:59:06.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: yes, 2026-02-01T01:33:25.014Z (UTC)
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_909189931154772000
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_909189931154772000/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_909189931154772000.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Attorney General Bill Shuette will be a fantastic Governor for the great State of Michigan. I am bringing back your jobs and Bill will help!

## Engagement

- Likes: 0
- Reposts: 8,412
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:25.014Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T22:57:29.478Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Political Endorsement of Bill Schuette for Michigan Governor

This is a straightforward political endorsement tweet — routine supply-maintenance content linking Trump's economic agenda to a gubernatorial candidate.

### Authorship
Posted at ~11:00 AM ET (Trump likely at White House or traveling). The polished, brief, on-message quality and business-hours timing suggest aide involvement, though the content is simple enough for either. Note the misspelling of "Schuette" as "Shuette" — this is a modest authentic-Trump indicator, as aides would typically verify spelling of an endorsee's name.

### Psychological Features
The post is a compact narcissistic supply transaction: endorsement is framed not as Schuette's merit but as an extension of Trump's own agenda ("I am bringing back your jobs and Bill will help!"). The candidate is positioned as helper to Trump's mission, not an independent actor. This is consistent with the characteristic pattern of subordinating others' achievements to self-narrative.

### Rhetorical Devices
- Superlative ("fantastic")
- Self-insertion into others' accomplishments
- Direct audience address ("your jobs") creating parasocial bond
- Implicit credit-claiming for economic outcomes

### Clinical Significance
Low. This is routine political messaging with mild grandiosity typical of baseline.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "I am bringing back your jobs" | **Half True** | Michigan unemployment was declining before and during Trump's presidency, continuing trends from the Obama era. Some manufacturing investments occurred but attribution to Trump personally is an overstatement. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 40%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (~11 AM ET)
- Brief and on-message
- Misspelling of endorsee's surname 'Shuette' instead of 'Schuette' suggests authentic involvement
- Simple enough structure for either author

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking

Sentiment: +0.70

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 5%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- idealization (immature)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Direct address ('your jobs')
- Positioning self as provider/savior

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> I am bringing back your jobs

**HALF TRUE**

Michigan unemployment was declining before and during Trump's presidency, continuing trends from the Obama era. Some manufacturing investments occurred but attribution to Trump personally is an overstatement.

Sources: BLS employment data

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- political_endorsement (100%)
- self-aggrandizement (40%)
- michigan (80%)

## 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). Attorney General Bill Shuette will be a fantastic... [Deleted social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_909189931154772000
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Attorney General Bill Shuette will be a fantastic Governor..." X (Twitter), 16 Sep. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_909189931154772000. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Attorney General Bill Shuette will be a fantastic Governor...," X (Twitter), September 16, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_909189931154772000.

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