# Post x_935339687006429185

- Post ID: `x_935339687006429185`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-11-28T02:48:53.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_935339687006429185
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_935339687006429185/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_935339687006429185.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> New home sales reach a 10 year high. Stock Market has more record gains. Hopefully Republican Senators will give us the much needed Tax Cuts to keep it all going! Democrats want big Tax Increases.

## Engagement

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- Reposts: 16,343
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.384Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-12T02:02:29.176Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Economic Boasting & Tax Cut Lobbying (2017-11-28)

### Context
Posted at 9:48 PM ET on November 27, 2017. Trump had returned from Mar-a-Lago Thanksgiving trip on Nov 26, so likely back in Washington. Evening timing is consistent with authentic posting.

### Authorship
The post is relatively polished but contains characteristic Trump patterns: the pivot from economic claims to partisan attack ("Democrats want big Tax Increases"), the use of "Hopefully" as a subtle pressure tactic on Republican senators, and capitalization of "Tax Cuts" and "Tax Increases." The structure—good news → call to action → attack on Democrats—is a standard Trump template. Moderate likelihood of authentic authorship; could be lightly polished.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a routine maintenance/supply-seeking post. Trump ties economic performance to himself (implicit credit-taking), pressures Republican senators publicly, and frames Democrats as the enemy. The grandiose state is mild—claiming credit for market performance and housing data. The false dichotomy (Republicans = tax cuts = prosperity; Democrats = tax increases = ruin) is the primary rhetorical device.

### Rhetorical Techniques
- Credit-taking for economic trends predating or independent of policy
- Public pressure on co-partisans ("Hopefully Republican Senators will give us...")
- False dichotomy between parties
- Appeal to continuation bias ("keep it all going")

### Clinical Significance
Low. This is baseline Trump economic messaging with no notable deviation.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "New home sales reach a 10 year high" | **Mostly True** | New home sales data in late 2017 did reach levels not seen since before the 2008 financial crisis, though specific month-to-month figures varied. |
| "Democrats want big Tax Increases" | **Mostly False** | Democrats opposed the GOP tax bill but were not broadly proposing large tax increases; they opposed cuts primarily benefiting corporations and high earners. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 60%)

### Indicators

- Evening posting time (9:48 PM ET)
- Selective capitalization of 'Tax Cuts' and 'Tax Increases'
- Partisan attack coda is characteristic pattern
- Slightly more polished than typical authentic posts

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (economic data releases)

Sentiment: +0.50

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 5%
- Sadism: 0%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 35%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- implicit credit-taking
- in-group/out-group framing

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> New home sales reach a 10 year high

**MOSTLY TRUE**

New home sales data in late 2017 did reach levels not seen since before the 2008 financial crisis, though specific month-to-month figures varied.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau new residential sales data

> Democrats want big Tax Increases

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Democrats opposed the GOP tax bill but were not broadly proposing large tax increases; they opposed cuts primarily benefiting corporations and high earners.

Sources: Congressional record on Tax Cuts and Jobs Act debate

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- economic_boasting (80%)
- legislative_pressure (60%)
- partisan_attack (40%)

## That day

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

**A Quiet Day of Economic Victory Laps and Pre-Meeting Sabotage**

A low-key day dominated by boasting about stock market records and consumer confidence numbers, with a brief detour into NFL culture wars. The most notable move was a morning tweet trashing Democratic leaders just hours before a scheduled White House meeting with them -- effectively poisoning the well before negotiations even started. The rest of the day was routine presidential messaging with no flashes of real anger or erratic behavior.

Full digest for 2017-11-28: https://trump.fm/date/2017-11-28/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, November 28). New home sales reach a 10 year high. Stock Market... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_935339687006429185
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "New home sales reach a 10 year high. Stock Market has more..." X (Twitter), 28 Nov. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_935339687006429185. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "New home sales reach a 10 year high. Stock Market has more...," X (Twitter), November 28, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_935339687006429185.

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