# Post x_920599916371693568

- Post ID: `x_920599916371693568`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-10-18T10:38:18.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_920599916371693568
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_920599916371693568/analysis
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## Post text

> The Democrats will only vote for Tax Increases. Hopefully, all Senate Republicans will vote for the largest Tax Cuts in U.S. history.

## Engagement

- Likes: 60,724
- Reposts: 14,109
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.385Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-12T00:25:54.918Z (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 Cuts Tweet (2017-10-18)

### Authorship
Posted at 10:38 UTC = 6:38 AM ET (Trump was based in DC as President). Early morning but not extreme — falls in a gray zone. The content is relatively polished and on-message (pushing tax reform), but uses Trump's characteristic false dichotomy and superlative style. Likely authentic but possibly from talking points.

### Psychological Analysis
Standard supply-seeking and agenda-pushing post. The structure is simple: demonize opposition → rally in-group → attach superlative. This is maintenance-mode narcissistic supply — routine audience engagement reinforcing the in-group/out-group split.

The claim of "largest Tax Cuts in U.S. history" is characteristic grandiosity — every policy must be the biggest/best ever. The framing of Democrats as monolithically oppositional serves splitting (all-bad out-group).

### Rhetorical Techniques
- False dichotomy (Democrats = tax increases, Republicans = tax cuts)
- Hyperbole ("largest... in U.S. history")
- In-group/out-group framing
- Appeal to party loyalty

### Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Democrats will only vote for Tax Increases" | **Mostly False** | Democrats have supported various tax policies including targeted cuts; the framing is a political generalization |
| "Largest Tax Cuts in U.S. history" | **Mostly False** | The eventual TCJA was significant but the 1981 Reagan tax cut was larger as percentage of GDP by most economic analyses |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 50%)

### Indicators

- Early morning timing (6:38 AM ET)
- Characteristic superlative ('largest... in U.S. history')
- Simple binary framing typical of Trump
- Relatively polished for Trump but uses his rhetorical patterns

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance

Sentiment: +0.20

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 5%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- in-group rallying
- shared enemy framing

## Fact Checks (2)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-12._

> Democrats will only vote for Tax Increases

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Democrats have supported various tax policies including targeted cuts; the framing is a political generalization

> Largest Tax Cuts in U.S. history

**MOSTLY FALSE**

The eventual TCJA was significant but the 1981 Reagan tax cut was larger as percentage of GDP by most economic analyses

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- tax_policy (90%)
- partisan_framing (70%)
- grandiose_claims (50%)

## That day

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

**Gold Star Widow Controversy Punctuates an Otherwise Scripted Policy Day**

Trump spent most of the day pushing tax reform through staff-crafted posts and celebrating the Dow hitting 23,000 for the first time. The standout moment came in an early-morning burst where he personally attacked Rep. Frederica Wilson over the Gold Star widow phone call, claiming she "totally fabricated" his remarks and asserting he had proof — which never materialized. He also fired off a cluster of attacks on James Comey and the FBI, accusing them of protecting Hillary Clinton. By afternoon, the tone shifted back to routine presidential messaging about wildfires, bipartisan meetings, and the Iran deal.

Full digest for 2017-10-18: https://trump.fm/date/2017-10-18/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, October 18). The Democrats will only vote for Tax Increases.... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_920599916371693568
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "The Democrats will only vote for Tax Increases. Hopefully,..." X (Twitter), 18 Oct. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_920599916371693568. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "The Democrats will only vote for Tax Increases. Hopefully,...," X (Twitter), October 18, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_920599916371693568.

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