# Post x_913488283321159700

- Post ID: `x_913488283321159700`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-09-28T23:39:13.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_913488283321159700
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_913488283321159700/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_913488283321159700.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Welcome back @SteveScalise!#TeamScalise https://t.co/CoRed8rfL2

## Engagement

- Likes: 0
- Reposts: 11,416
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:25.013Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T23:35:41.003Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: "Welcome back @SteveScalise! #TeamScalise"

This is a brief, ceremonial post welcoming back Rep. Steve Scalise, who was returning to Congress after being critically wounded in the June 14, 2017 congressional baseball shooting. The post is minimally expressive and likely aide-composed.

### Authorship
Posted at 7:39 PM ET (Trump in D.C. area), during business hours. The polished brevity, hashtag formatting (#TeamScalise), and lack of personal embellishment all point to staff composition — likely timed to Scalise's actual return to the House floor.

### Psychological Content
Minimal psychological material. The post functions as a standard political courtesy. No grandiosity, no grievance, no self-referential framing. Notable by absence: Trump does not make the moment about himself, which is consistent with aide authorship rather than authentic Trump voice (who would typically add personal commentary or superlatives).

### Rhetorical Function
Simple in-group solidarity signaling. The hashtag #TeamScalise borrows from Scalise's own branding. This is maintenance-level content with no adversarial framing.

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (7:39 PM ET)
- Clean hashtag formatting
- No personal embellishment or superlatives
- No typos or stream-of-consciousness
- Ceremonial/event-tied timing

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance

Sentiment: +0.60

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 10%
- Antisocial: 0%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 10%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- in-group solidarity

## Tags

- ceremonial (100%)
- aide-written (85%)
- Steve Scalise (100%)

## That day

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

**Tax Reform Promotion Gives Way to Early Defensive Posturing on Puerto Rico**

The day was split between two agendas: cheerleading the new Republican tax reform plan and managing growing criticism of the federal response to Hurricane Maria. Morning posts struck an upbeat, campaign-rally tone pushing tax cuts, while evening posts shifted to defending FEMA's work in Puerto Rico despite widespread reports of suffering on the island. The day ended on a familiar note -- a complaint about unfair press coverage -- but overall this was a low-intensity, message-disciplined day with no real outbursts.

Full digest for 2017-09-28: https://trump.fm/date/2017-09-28/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, September 28). Welcome back @SteveScalise!#TeamScalise... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_913488283321159700
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Welcome back @SteveScalise!#TeamScalise..." X (Twitter), 28 Sep. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_913488283321159700. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Welcome back @SteveScalise!#TeamScalise...," X (Twitter), September 28, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_913488283321159700.

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