# Post x_920645935981613057

- Post ID: `x_920645935981613057`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-10-18T13:41:10.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_920645935981613057
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_920645935981613057/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_920645935981613057.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> I am supportive of Lamar as a person & also of the process, but I can never support bailing out ins co's who have made a fortune w/ O'Care.

## Engagement

- Likes: 60,949
- Reposts: 13,050
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.385Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-12T00:26:21.141Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Post x_920645935981613057 (2017-10-18)

### Content Summary
Trump comments on the bipartisan healthcare stabilization effort by Sen. Lamar Alexander, expressing personal support for Alexander while rejecting the policy of subsidizing insurance companies profiting from the ACA.

### Authorship
Posted at 13:41 UTC = 9:41 AM ET. Trump was likely in Washington, DC during this period. The timing is business hours. The post is relatively measured and strategic — expressing personal warmth toward a Republican senator while drawing a policy line. The abbreviations ("ins co's," "w/," "O'Care") and the balanced structure suggest authentic Trump with some deliberation. The diplomatic framing ("supportive of Lamar as a person & also of the process, but...") is somewhat polished but the abbreviations are characteristically Trump.

### Psychological Analysis
This post is notably restrained compared to the surrounding posts attacking Comey, Democrats, the NFL, and Rep. Wilson. It represents a strategic communication — maintaining alliance with a Republican senator while establishing a negotiating position. The framing of insurance companies as having "made a fortune" activates populist grievance while the personal endorsement of Alexander maintains intra-party cohesion.

### Rhetorical Devices
- Strategic splitting: person vs. policy ("supportive of Lamar... but can never support")
- Populist framing: insurance companies as exploiters
- Absolute language: "can never" signals firmness

### Context
This relates to the Alexander-Murray bipartisan healthcare bill and Trump's recent executive order undermining ACA. Trump is navigating between congressional Republicans seeking stabilization and his own goal of ACA destruction.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Insurance companies have made a fortune with Obamacare" | **Half True** | Insurance company profitability under ACA was mixed. Many insurers initially lost money on exchanges, with some exiting markets. By 2017, remaining insurers were generally profitable on exchange plans, but 'made a fortune' is an overstatement. The framing of CSR payments as 'bailouts' mischaracterizes their function as reimbursements for legally mandated cost-sharing reductions. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 60%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (9:41 AM ET)
- Characteristic abbreviations (ins co's, w/, O'Care)
- More diplomatic than typical authentic Trump
- Strategic framing balancing relationships and policy

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance (Alexander-Murray healthcare bill negotiations)

Sentiment: -0.20

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 30%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 0%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 50%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- populist identification against corporate interests
- personal warmth display toward named ally

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Reframing legally mandated cost-sharing reduction payments as 'bailing out' insurance companies

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Insurance companies have made a fortune with Obamacare

**HALF TRUE**

Insurance company profitability under ACA was mixed. Many insurers initially lost money on exchanges, with some exiting markets. By 2017, remaining insurers were generally profitable on exchange plans, but 'made a fortune' is an overstatement. The framing of CSR payments as 'bailouts' mischaracterizes their function as reimbursements for legally mandated cost-sharing reductions.

Sources: CBO analyses; Kaiser Family Foundation reports

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- healthcare_policy (80%)
- populism (60%)
- strategic_communication (70%)

## 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). I am supportive of Lamar as a person & also... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_920645935981613057
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "I am supportive of Lamar as a person & also of the..." X (Twitter), 18 Oct. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_920645935981613057. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "I am supportive of Lamar as a person & also of the...," X (Twitter), October 18, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_920645935981613057.

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