# Post x_939851058788134913

- Post ID: `x_939851058788134913`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-12-10T13:35:28.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_939851058788134913
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_939851058788134913/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_939851058788134913.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Getting closer and closer on the Tax Cut Bill. Shaping up even better than projected. House and Senate working very hard and smart. End result will be not only important, but SPECIAL!

## Engagement

- Likes: 95,820
- Reposts: 18,268
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.384Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-12T02:36:17.454Z (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: Tax Cut Bill Progress Post (2017-12-10)

A routine, upbeat post about the progress of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. This is a standard supply-seeking/maintenance post with minimal clinical significance.

### Authorship
Posted at 8:35 AM EST (Trump was likely at the White House or Mar-a-Lago). The polished tone, correct grammar, and professional framing suggest aide involvement, though the final flourish "but SPECIAL!" has authentic Trump flavor — the selective caps and superlative escalation. Likely aide-drafted with Trump input or approval.

### Psychological State
Grandiose-positive mode. The post follows a pattern of claiming credit for legislative progress. "Shaping up even better than projected" is classic expectation-exceeding framing. The escalation from "important" to "SPECIAL" reflects the characteristic need to top oneself.

### Rhetorical Techniques
- Progressive intensification ("closer and closer," "important → SPECIAL")
- Vague optimism without specifics
- Credit-sharing with Congress (unusual — strategic, as he needs their votes)

### Context
This falls during the tax bill conference committee period. The post serves as cheerleading/pressure on Congress to finalize the bill. Notably restrained compared to adjacent posts attacking WaPo and discussing immigration.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "House and Senate working very hard on tax bill" | **True** | Conference committee was actively reconciling House and Senate versions during this period |

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 40%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (8:35 AM ET)
- Correct grammar and spelling throughout
- Professional tone and structure
- BUT: selective caps on SPECIAL is authentic Trump style
- Exclamation point ending typical of both Trump and aides

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Tax bill progress in Congress)

Sentiment: +0.80

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- escalating optimism without specifics

### Clinical

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- inclusive language implying shared benefit

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> House and Senate working very hard on tax bill

**TRUE**

Conference committee was actively reconciling House and Senate versions during this period

Sources: Known events context

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Tags

- tax_policy (90%)
- supply_seeking (70%)
- legislative_cheerleading (80%)

## That day

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

**Crowd-Size Wound Festers Into Generalized Media Indictment**

A relatively quiet day of five posts that bookended optimistic economic messaging with media grievance. The evening before featured a sharp attack on a Washington Post reporter over rally crowd photos, and by afternoon the complaint had metastasized into a blanket condemnation of all media as a "stain on America." In between, two upbeat posts touted the stock market and progress on the tax bill. The pattern of the day was familiar: a specific personal slight left unresolved, then generalized into a broader persecution narrative.

Full digest for 2017-12-10: https://trump.fm/date/2017-12-10/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, December 10). Getting closer and closer on the Tax Cut Bill.... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_939851058788134913
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Getting closer and closer on the Tax Cut Bill. Shaping up..." X (Twitter), 10 Dec. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_939851058788134913. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Getting closer and closer on the Tax Cut Bill. Shaping up...," X (Twitter), December 10, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_939851058788134913.

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