# Post x_936039501474025473

- Post ID: `x_936039501474025473`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-11-30T01:09:42.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_936039501474025473
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_936039501474025473/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_936039501474025473.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> The only people who don’t like the Tax Cut Bill are the people that don’t understand it or the Obstructionist Democrats that know how really good it is and do not want the credit and success to go to the Republicans!

## Engagement

- Likes: 80,814
- Reposts: 18,643
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.384Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-12T02:10:49.831Z (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 Cut Bill Defense (2017-11-30)

This post employs a classic false dichotomy: anyone opposing the tax bill either lacks understanding or is deliberately obstructionist. The binary framing ("don't understand it" vs. "know how really good it is") eliminates the possibility of informed, good-faith opposition.

### Authorship
Posted at 8:09 PM ET (Trump was likely in DC/traveling from Missouri rally). Evening timing and the informal insertion of "really" before "good" suggest authentic composition, though the structure is relatively polished.

### Psychological Dynamics
The post is supply-seeking and preemptive — framing opposition as ignorance or bad faith before the Senate vote. The splitting is textbook: supporters understand, opponents either can't or won't. The phrase "credit and success" reveals the narcissistic lens — policy is filtered through who gets credit rather than policy substance.

### Rhetorical Techniques
False dichotomy dominates. The post also uses the "everybody loves it" technique — implying universal approval except from the deficient or malicious. "Obstructionist Democrats" is a branded label, consistent with Trump's pattern of fixed epithets for adversaries.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "The only opposition to the Tax Cut Bill comes from ignorance or Democratic obstructionism" | **False** | Multiple Republican senators expressed concerns, and polling showed majority public opposition to the bill. Opposition came from economists, policy analysts, and members of both parties. |

Overall Veracity: 0%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 70%)

### Indicators

- Informal 'really good' insertion
- Evening posting time ~8pm ET
- Slightly polished but emotionally driven structure

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Pending Senate tax vote)

Sentiment: +0.30

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 20%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- splitting (immature)
- projection (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 40%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- us-vs-them framing
- flattering supporter intelligence

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> The only opposition to the Tax Cut Bill comes from ignorance or Democratic obstructionism

**FALSE**

Multiple Republican senators expressed concerns, and polling showed majority public opposition to the bill. Opposition came from economists, policy analysts, and members of both parties.

Sources: Contemporary polling data; Senate debate record

Overall Veracity: 0%

## Tags

- tax_policy (80%)
- splitting (70%)
- false_dichotomy (80%)
- supply_seeking (60%)

## That day

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

**Diplomatic Grenade at Theresa May Overshadowed by Dow 24K Victory Lap**

Trump spent most of the day in a triumphalist mood, celebrating the Dow hitting 24,000 and relentlessly pushing the Senate to pass his tax reform bill. The most notable episode was a sharp public rebuke of UK Prime Minister Theresa May after she criticized his retweeting of anti-Muslim videos from a far-right British group — he told her to worry about terrorism in her own country instead. The attack resurfaced hours later, suggesting it continued to simmer beneath the day's economic cheerleading. Late-night and early-morning posting — with activity past 2 AM — hinted at a restless night, though the tone stabilized into routine boasting by afternoon.

Full digest for 2017-11-30: https://trump.fm/date/2017-11-30/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, November 30). The only people who don’t like the Tax Cut Bill... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_936039501474025473
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "The only people who don’t like the Tax Cut Bill are the..." X (Twitter), 30 Nov. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_936039501474025473. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "The only people who don’t like the Tax Cut Bill are the...," X (Twitter), November 30, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_936039501474025473.

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