# Post x_924625061100867600 - Post ID: `x_924625061100867600` - Platform: X (Twitter) - Posted: 2017-10-29T17:12:47.000Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_924625061100867600 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_924625061100867600/analysis - Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_924625061100867600.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) ## Post text > As usual, the ObamaCare premiums will be up (the Dems own it), but we will Repeal &, Replace and have great Healthcare soon after Tax Cuts! ## Engagement - Likes: 0 - Reposts: 11,318 - Replies: 0 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:25.012Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-12T00:57:54.017Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._ ## Psychological Analysis: October 29, 2017 Healthcare/Tax Policy Post ### Context This post appears amid a flurry of tweets on the same day focused on deflecting from the Manafort/Gates indictments by attacking Democrats over the "Russia" investigation. This particular post pivots to policy messaging — healthcare and tax cuts — serving as a palette cleanser between the more emotionally charged Russia-related tweets. ### Authorship Posted at 1:12 PM EDT (Trump was likely at the White House or in the DC area). The grammar is mostly correct, the message is structured and on-message, though the "&," encoding artifact and the characteristic capitalizations ("Repeal & Replace") suggest either Trump himself or light aide involvement. The optimistic forward-looking framing ("great Healthcare soon after Tax Cuts!") has a polished quality, but the casual "As usual" opener and the parenthetical blame assignment feel authentically Trumpian. ### Psychological Dynamics This is a maintenance/supply-seeking post combining two signature moves: (1) blame Democrats for a problem, (2) promise imminent greatness. The parenthetical "(the Dems own it)" is a compact projection/displacement — distancing from Republican failures to repeal the ACA despite controlling Congress. The sequential promise (healthcare "soon after Tax Cuts") functions as perpetual deferral of accountability. ### Rhetorical Structure Classic problem-solution framing with partisan blame attribution. The exclamation point conveys forced optimism. "Great Healthcare" is characteristically vague grandiosity — no specifics, just superlatives. ### Clinical Significance Low. This is routine political messaging with standard defensive patterns. No notable deviation from baseline. ## Fact Verification | Claim | Verdict | Evidence | |-------|---------|----------| | "ObamaCare premiums will be up" | **Mostly True** | 2018 ACA premiums did increase significantly, though partly due to Trump administration actions like ending CSR payments and reducing enrollment outreach | | "The Dems own it" | **Half True** | Democrats passed the ACA, but premium increases in 2018 were substantially driven by Trump administration policy decisions including ending cost-sharing reductions | Overall Veracity: 65% ## Authorship Analysis **Uncertain** (score: 55%) ### Indicators - Business hours posting (1:12 PM ET) - Mostly correct grammar - Policy-focused messaging - But characteristic capitalizations and parenthetical aside suggest personal involvement - HTML encoding artifact suggests copy-paste or platform issue ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Maintenance Sentiment: +0.30 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 30% - Antisocial: 10% - Paranoid: 10% - Sadism: 0% **Defense Mechanisms:** - projection (immature) - rationalization (neurotic) **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 40% **Parasocial Techniques:** - shared grievance framing - promissory optimism ## Fact Checks (2) _The model's verdicts from 2026-03-12._ > ObamaCare premiums will be up **MOSTLY TRUE** 2018 ACA premiums did increase significantly, though partly due to Trump administration actions like ending CSR payments and reducing enrollment outreach Sources: CMS data; Kaiser Family Foundation analyses > The Dems own it **HALF TRUE** Democrats passed the ACA, but premium increases in 2018 were substantially driven by Trump administration policy decisions including ending cost-sharing reductions Sources: Congressional Budget Office analysis Overall Veracity: 65% ## Tags - healthcare (80%) - tax_cuts (60%) - blame_democrats (70%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **Eve of Indictment: A Sunday Spent Building the "Witch Hunt" Fortress** Trump spent a Sunday morning and early afternoon consumed by the Russia investigation, building a sustained defensive narrative across a rapid-fire thread of posts. He opened with routine healthcare messaging, then pivoted sharply to attacking Clinton, Democrats, and the Mueller probe — culminating in a public demand that Republicans "DO SOMETHING!" The intensity of the deflection, coming the day before the Manafort and Gates indictments were unsealed, suggests he was aware of the approaching legal threat and was laying the rhetorical groundwork to discredit it. Full digest for 2017-10-29: https://trump.fm/date/2017-10-29/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, October 29). As usual, the ObamaCare premiums will be up (the... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_924625061100867600 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "As usual, the ObamaCare premiums will be up (the Dems own..." X (Twitter), 29 Oct. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_924625061100867600. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. 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