Analysis: House Democrats want a SHUTDOWN for the holidays in order to...

8y ago Dec 21, 2017 at 2:52 PM

House Democrats want a SHUTDOWN for the holidays in order to distract from the very popular, just passed, Tax Cuts. House Republicans, don’t let this happen. Pass the C.R. TODAY and keep our Government OPEN!

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AI Analysis

Machine-generated analysis of the post above on 2026-03-12. Not written by the author of the post.

Danger Level

None

Narcissistic State

Grandiose

Authorship

Uncertain

Intensity

45%

Authorship Analysis

Uncertain

Indicators:

ALL CAPS on key words (SHUTDOWN, OPEN, TODAY)
Blame-attribution pattern typical of Trump
Business hours posting (9:52 AM EST)
Relatively structured sentence flow

Psychological Profile

▶ State

Grandiose State

Trigger: Preemptive Attack (Potential government shutdown threatening tax cut narrative)

Sentiment

-0.30

▶ Clinical

Malignant Narcissism:

Narcissistic

40%

Antisocial

20%

Paranoid

30%

Sadism

Defense Mechanisms:

splittingprojection

Cognitive Complexity:

Complexity

50%

Parasocial Techniques:

directive framing positioning audience as allies in shared battleus-vs-them mobilization

Fact Checks (2)

"Tax Cuts just passed are very popular"

Mostly False

Polling at the time consistently showed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was unpopular, with approval ratings around 30-35% in multiple polls (CNN, Gallup, Quinnipiac). It was one of the least popular major pieces of legislation at passage.

"House Democrats want a SHUTDOWN to distract from Tax Cuts"

Unverifiable

Attribution of motive; Democrats opposed Republican spending proposals but characterizing this as wanting a shutdown for distraction purposes is an unverifiable claim of intent.

Receipts

No contradictions with other posts detected yet.

Claim	Verdict	Evidence
"Tax Cuts just passed are very popular"	Mostly False	Polling at the time consistently showed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was unpopular, with approval ratings around 30-35% in multiple polls (CNN, Gallup, Quinnipiac). It was one of the least popular major pieces of legislation at passage.
"House Democrats want a SHUTDOWN to distract from Tax Cuts"	Unverifiable	Attribution of motive; Democrats opposed Republican spending proposals but characterizing this as wanting a shutdown for distraction purposes is an unverifiable claim of intent.

AI Analysis

Psychological Analysis: Government Shutdown / CR Post (2017-12-21)

Context

Authorship

Psychological Features

Rhetorical Techniques

Fact Verification