# Post x_940588025964265472

- Post ID: `x_940588025964265472`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-12-12T14:23:55.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_940588025964265472
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_940588025964265472/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_940588025964265472.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Consumer Confidence is at an All-Time High, along with a Record High Stock Market. Unemployment is at a 17 year low. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! Working to pass MASSIVE TAX CUTS (looking good).

## Engagement

- Likes: 92,234
- Reposts: 20,179
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.384Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-12T02:42:15.236Z (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 and MAGA Slogan Post (2017-12-12)

This post is a standard supply-seeking/maintenance communication touting economic indicators and promoting the pending tax reform bill. It follows a pattern of pivoting from defensive/aggressive posts (the preceding posts about fake news, sexual misconduct accusations, and Gillibrand) to a "wins" narrative.

### Authorship
Posted at 9:23 AM ET (Trump was likely in Washington, D.C. area on this date). The polished structure, correct grammar, and business-hours timing suggest aide involvement, though the ALL CAPS "MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" and parenthetical aside "(looking good)" have authentic Trump flavor. Likely a hybrid — aide-drafted with Trump's input or approval.

### Psychological Context
Coming amid a barrage of defensive posts about sexual misconduct accusations and media attacks, this post functions as a narcissistic regulation mechanism — pivoting to grandiose supply after sustained injury. The economic claims serve as concrete evidence of success to counterbalance the threatening narratives around him.

### Rhetorical Analysis
Classic Trump superlative stacking: "All-Time High," "Record High," "17 year low," "MASSIVE." The MAGA slogan insertion serves as both brand reinforcement and tribal signaling. The parenthetical "(looking good)" adds casual confidence — a micro-prediction framed as insider knowledge.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Consumer Confidence is at an All-Time High" | **Mostly True** | Consumer confidence was near historic highs in late 2017, though whether it was literally the all-time record depends on the specific index used. The Conference Board index was at its highest since 2000. |
| "Record High Stock Market" | **True** | Major indices (Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq) were repeatedly hitting record highs in late 2017. |
| "Unemployment is at a 17 year low" | **True** | Unemployment rate was 4.1% in November 2017, the lowest since December 2000, approximately 17 years. |

Overall Veracity: 93%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 40%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (9:23 AM ET)
- Correct grammar and spelling
- Structured list of economic metrics
- But parenthetical aside and ALL CAPS are Trump markers

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking

Sentiment: +0.85

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- superlative stacking
- ALL CAPS enthusiasm

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared victory framing via MAGA slogan
- insider confidence via parenthetical

## Fact Checks (3)

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

> Consumer Confidence is at an All-Time High

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Consumer confidence was near historic highs in late 2017, though whether it was literally the all-time record depends on the specific index used. The Conference Board index was at its highest since 2000.

Sources: Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index

> Record High Stock Market

**TRUE**

Major indices (Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq) were repeatedly hitting record highs in late 2017.

> Unemployment is at a 17 year low

**TRUE**

Unemployment rate was 4.1% in November 2017, the lowest since December 2000, approximately 17 years.

Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Overall Veracity: 93%

## Tags

- economic_boasting (90%)
- supply_seeking (70%)
- tax_reform (50%)
- maga_slogan (60%)

## That day

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

**Sexual Misconduct Defense Triggers Sexualized Attack on Female Senator**

Trump spent the morning in defensive mode over sexual misconduct allegations, then launched a widely condemned attack on Senator Kirsten Gillibrand that was read as sexually degrading — and repeated the attack hours later. He squeezed in an endorsement of Roy Moore ahead of the Alabama special election and some economic boasting, but the day was dominated by his war against accusers and their allies. A staff-written Hanukkah greeting closed out a combative and politically damaging day.

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

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, December 12). Consumer Confidence is at an All-Time High, along... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_940588025964265472
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Consumer Confidence is at an All-Time High, along with a..." X (Twitter), 12 Dec. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_940588025964265472. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Consumer Confidence is at an All-Time High, along with a...," X (Twitter), December 12, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_940588025964265472.

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