# Post x_941353395121741825

- Post ID: `x_941353395121741825`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-12-14T17:05:13.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_941353395121741825
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_941353395121741825/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_941353395121741825.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> As a candidate, I promised we would pass a massive tax cut for the everyday, working Americans. If you make your voices heard, this moment will be forever remembered as a great new beginning – the dawn of a brilliant American future shining with PATRIOTISM, PROSPERITY AND PRIDE! https://t.co/exsBzrlCdw

## Engagement

- Likes: 77,121
- Reposts: 18,400
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.384Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-12T02:43:46.472Z (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 Promotion Post (2017-12-14)

This is a polished, campaign-style statement promoting the Republican tax reform bill during the final push toward passage. The post reads as a prepared message likely drafted by staff.

### Authorship
Posted at 12:05 PM ET (Trump was in DC during the tax bill negotiations). The polished prose, complete sentences, rhetorical flourishes ("dawn of a brilliant American future"), and lack of any typos or emotional reactivity strongly indicate aide authorship. The closing triad ("PATRIOTISM, PROSPERITY AND PRIDE") is classic speechwriter alliteration.

### Psychological Content
The post is largely performative—a standard presidential sales pitch. The conditional framing ("If you make your voices heard") creates parasocial engagement, positioning the audience as agents in a shared mission. The grandiose framing ("forever remembered," "great new beginning," "brilliant American future") is consistent with Trump's brand but delivered in a more controlled register than his authentic voice.

### Rhetorical Techniques
Heavy use of hyperbole, appeal to nostalgia/patriotism, and the "dawn/new beginning" metaphor invoking renewal mythology. The ALL CAPS triad serves as emotional punctuation. The "everyday, working Americans" framing is standard populist positioning.

### Context
This arrives amid the Alabama loss (previous day), sexual misconduct press conference, and Omarosa's departure—all negative stories. The tax bill push serves as a redirect to positive messaging, consistent with strategic deflection from unfavorable news cycles.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Promised massive tax cut for everyday working Americans as candidate" | **Mostly True** | Trump did campaign on tax cuts, though the actual bill disproportionately benefited corporations and high-income earners rather than 'everyday working Americans' |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 15%)

### Indicators

- Polished complete sentences
- Rhetorical alliterative triad
- No typos or emotional reactivity
- Business hours posting (12:05 PM ET)
- Campaign-style messaging structure

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance

Sentiment: +0.85

### Clinical

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

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 65%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Direct address to audience as co-agents
- Conditional framing creating shared mission
- Promise fulfillment narrative (I promised, now delivering)

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Promised massive tax cut for everyday working Americans as candidate

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Trump did campaign on tax cuts, though the actual bill disproportionately benefited corporations and high-income earners rather than 'everyday working Americans'

Sources: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act analysis

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- tax_reform (90%)
- aide_written (85%)
- strategic_deflection (50%)

## That day

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

**A Polished Sales Pitch: Staff-Driven Messaging Promotes Tax Cuts and Deregulation**

A quiet, disciplined day focused entirely on selling the Republican tax bill and a White House deregulation event. The mood was uniformly upbeat and promotional, with no attacks, grievances, or off-script moments. Most posts read like prepared talking points rather than personal commentary, suggesting heavy staff involvement. The day's only real story was the legislative push -- nothing broke through to provoke a reaction.

Full digest for 2017-12-14: https://trump.fm/date/2017-12-14/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, December 14). As a candidate, I promised we would pass a... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_941353395121741825
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "As a candidate, I promised we would pass a massive tax cut..." X (Twitter), 14 Dec. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_941353395121741825. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "As a candidate, I promised we would pass a massive tax cut...," X (Twitter), December 14, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_941353395121741825.

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