# Post x_918647067224035334

- Post ID: `x_918647067224035334`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-10-13T01:18:23.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_918647067224035334
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_918647067224035334/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_918647067224035334.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> It is time to take care of OUR COUNTRY, to rebuild OUR COMMUNITIES, and to protect our GREAT AMERICAN WORKERS! #TaxReform https://t.co/FEjGjT4xp9

## Engagement

- Likes: 68,837
- Reposts: 16,514
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.386Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-12T00:15:55.352Z (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 Messaging Post (2017-10-13)

This is a standard political messaging post promoting tax reform. The content is formulaic, using parallel structure ("OUR COUNTRY... OUR COMMUNITIES... GREAT AMERICAN WORKERS") with strategic capitalization for emphasis. It includes a hashtag and link, consistent with coordinated communications strategy.

### Authorship
Posted at 9:18 PM ET (Trump was likely in Washington, DC during this period given White House meetings with Trudeau and executive order signings). This is evening but not late-night. The polished parallel construction, hashtag, and link suggest aide involvement, though the ALL CAPS pattern is consistent with Trump's style. Likely aide-drafted with Trump's stylistic imprint.

### Psychological Content
Minimal psychological signal. This is maintenance-level supply-seeking — routine audience engagement reinforcing populist themes. The possessive "OUR" repeated three times performs in-group bonding. "GREAT AMERICAN WORKERS" invokes nationalist pride.

### Rhetorical Analysis
Standard populist rhetoric: appeal to national identity, implied threat from unnamed forces requiring "protection," and nostalgia framing ("rebuild" implies something was lost). The tricolon structure (country/communities/workers) is a classic speechwriting device.

### Context
This post fits within a series of tax reform promotional posts during October 2017, when the administration was pushing its Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The messaging is consistent with coordinated White House communications strategy during this legislative push.

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 25%)

### Indicators

- Polished parallel construction
- Strategic hashtag inclusion
- Link to promotional content
- Evening but not late-night timing
- No typos or stream-of-consciousness

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance

Sentiment: +0.60

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 20%
- Antisocial: 0%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Possessive 'OUR' creating shared identity
- Protector/guardian framing

## Tags

- tax_reform (100%)
- populist_messaging (80%)
- maintenance_post (90%)

## That day

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

**Saboteur-as-Savior: Trump Cuts ACA Subsidies Then Offers to "Fix" the Damage**

Trump spent the day projecting presidential authority across a packed schedule — healthcare policy, Iran decertification, a speech at the Values Voter Summit, and Navy birthday greetings — while the real story was his move to cut ACA subsidy payments the night before, followed by morning tweets blaming Democrats for the resulting chaos and offering himself as the solution. A brief flash of anger at NBC and CNN opened the evening, but the rest of the day stayed in a steady, self-congratulatory gear with heavy staff involvement in most posts. Puerto Rico got a single, carefully worded nod amid ongoing hurricane criticism.

Full digest for 2017-10-13: https://trump.fm/date/2017-10-13/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, October 13). It is time to take care of OUR COUNTRY, to... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_918647067224035334
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "It is time to take care of OUR COUNTRY, to rebuild OUR..." X (Twitter), 13 Oct. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_918647067224035334. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "It is time to take care of OUR COUNTRY, to rebuild OUR...," X (Twitter), October 13, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_918647067224035334.

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