# Post x_944247868126318593

- Post ID: `x_944247868126318593`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-12-22T16:46:49.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_944247868126318593
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_944247868126318593/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_944247868126318593.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> 95% of Americans will pay less or, at worst, the same amount of taxes (mostly far less). The Dems only want to raise your taxes!

## Engagement

- Likes: 104,350
- Reposts: 21,759
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.384Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-12T02:55:39.207Z (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 Bill Defense Post (2017-12-22)

This post was made the same day Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. It's a straightforward promotional/defensive claim about the tax bill, coupled with an attack on Democrats. The post follows a pattern of tax bill celebration across multiple posts that day.

**Timing:** 16:46 UTC = 11:46 AM ET. Trump was likely still at the White House before traveling to Mar-a-Lago for Christmas. Business hours posting.

**Authorship:** The content is simple enough for either Trump or an aide. The "95%" statistic and clean grammar suggest aide involvement, but the exclamatory attack on Democrats ("The Dems only want to raise your taxes!") has Trump's voice. Mixed signals—likely Trump with talking points.

**Psychological context:** This is a supply-seeking/maintenance post in the afterglow of his first major legislative victory. The grandiose framing is moderate—he's promoting the bill rather than himself directly, though the contrast with Democrats serves self-aggrandizement indirectly.

**Fact check:** The "95%" claim is inflated. Independent analyses (Tax Policy Center, JCT) showed roughly 80% of taxpayers would see initial tax cuts, but benefits skewed heavily toward higher earners and many provisions for individuals were temporary (expiring 2025), while corporate cuts were permanent.

**Rhetorical structure:** Classic false dichotomy—Republicans cut taxes, Democrats "only want to raise" them. The parenthetical "(mostly far less)" is a characteristic Trump intensifier.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "95% of Americans will pay less or the same amount of taxes" | **Mostly False** | Tax Policy Center analysis showed about 80% of taxpayers would see tax cuts in 2018, but benefits were heavily skewed toward higher earners. By 2027, when individual provisions expire, roughly 53% would see tax increases. The 95% figure appears inflated. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 45%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (11:46 AM ET)
- Specific statistic (95%) suggests prepared talking points
- Clean grammar and structure
- But exclamatory Dems attack has Trump voice
- Parenthetical intensifier is characteristic Trump

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Tax bill signing - first major legislative victory)

Sentiment: +0.30

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Part of high-volume posting day celebrating legislative victory

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 5%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- splitting (immature)
- distortion (pathological)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 35%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Direct address to audience ('your taxes')
- Positioning as protector of audience's financial interests

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> 95% of Americans will pay less or the same amount of taxes

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Tax Policy Center analysis showed about 80% of taxpayers would see tax cuts in 2018, but benefits were heavily skewed toward higher earners. By 2027, when individual provisions expire, roughly 53% would see tax increases. The 95% figure appears inflated.

Sources: Tax Policy Center analysis of TCJA; Joint Committee on Taxation distributional analysis

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- tax_policy (100%)
- legislative_victory (80%)
- partisan_attack (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). 95% of Americans will pay less or, at worst, the... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_944247868126318593
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "95% of Americans will pay less or, at worst, the same..." X (Twitter), 22 Dec. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_944247868126318593. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "95% of Americans will pay less or, at worst, the same...," X (Twitter), December 22, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_944247868126318593.

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