# Post x_944188445748015105

- Post ID: `x_944188445748015105`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-12-22T12:50:42.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_944188445748015105
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_944188445748015105/analysis

## Post text

> So true! https://t.co/1c8hu6O5t9

## Engagement

- Likes: 47,789
- Reposts: 10,294
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.384Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-12T02:55:17.179Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

# Analysis: "So true!" (Dec 22, 2017)

## Overview
A minimal two-word endorsement post sharing linked content (now unavailable). Posted during the immediate aftermath of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act signing, this is almost certainly an amplification of positive tax bill coverage or commentary.

## Context
Trump was at Mar-a-Lago for Christmas, having just signed his first major legislative achievement. The surrounding posts show a grandiose, celebratory pattern focused on the tax bill. This post fits that pattern as routine supply-seeking behavior during a high point.

## Limitations
The linked content is no longer accessible, severely limiting analysis. The post itself contains too little text for meaningful linguistic, cognitive, or deep psychological assessment.

## Personality (McAdams Framework)
- **Level 1**: Mild extraversion (sharing/endorsing), low data otherwise
- **Level 2**: Validation-seeking motive; schema of self-as-arbiter-of-truth ("So true" positions Trump as authority confirming others' statements)
- **Level 3**: Protagonist as validator/kingmaker - his endorsement confers legitimacy

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 60%)

### Indicators

- Very brief 'So true!' endorsement
- Could be either authentic or aide sharing content
- Posted at ~7:50 AM ET (Mar-a-Lago time) - early morning

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Tax bill passage and positive coverage)

Sentiment: +0.50

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Celebratory posting pattern across multiple posts in this period

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 30%
- Antisocial: 0%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- idealization (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 5%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- endorsement of in-group voices
- implied shared truth

## Tags

- tax_bill (70%)
- endorsement (90%)
- supply_seeking (50%)

## That day

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

**Victory Lap With a Grievance Chaser: Tax Bill Signing Day**

Trump's biggest day of the year — signing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act — played out as an extended celebration that he couldn't quite let himself enjoy. He spent the morning and afternoon promoting the bill, endorsing Ron DeSantis, and noting a UN vote on North Korea sanctions, but kept circling back to complaints that the media would never give him proper credit. Even on his clearest win, the mood was more "nobody appreciates me" than pure triumph. The day was calm and low-intensity by his standards, with no flashes of anger and a normal posting schedule from morning through late afternoon.

Full digest for 2017-12-22: https://trump.fm/date/2017-12-22/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, December 22). So true! https://t.co/1c8hu6O5t9 [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_944188445748015105
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "So true! https://t.co/1c8hu6O5t9" X (Twitter), 22 Dec. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_944188445748015105. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "So true! https://t.co/1c8hu6O5t9," X (Twitter), December 22, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_944188445748015105.

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