# Post x_969532384285687808

- Post ID: `x_969532384285687808`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2018-03-02T11:18:28.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_969532384285687808
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_969532384285687808/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_969532384285687808.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Eric, we are all with you and your family! Look forward to seeing you back on T.V. https://t.co/d6y3Q00BSy

## Engagement

- Likes: 54,647
- Reposts: 11,999
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.404Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-14T01:37:57.056Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

# Psychological Analysis: March 2, 2018 — "Eric, we are all with you"

## Overview

This is a brief public expression of support directed at Eric Bolling, former Fox News host who left the network in September 2017 following sexual harassment allegations and suffered the loss of his son to an opioid overdose in August 2017. Posted on the same date as Trump's White House Opioid Summit, the message carries a contextual resonance: Bolling became a public anti-opioid advocate following his son's death, aligning him with the administration's messaging on that day.

## Authorship Attribution

**Lean: Authentic (medium confidence)**

The 06:18 AM EST timestamp falls within Trump's well-documented early-morning social media window, when he typically watches Fox News and posts reactively. The post is too short to generate reliable stylometric signals, but the direct first-name address, casual register, and relational warmth toward a Fox News figure are consistent with his documented ally-maintenance behavior. No definitively aide-written indicators (event scheduling, policy language, formal structure) are present.

## Level 1: Dispositional Traits

Unusually low extraversion assertiveness for Trump; this post is warm rather than dominant. Agreeableness facets (warmth, prosocial support) are displayed at surface level. No neuroticism markers are present. The post is atypically soft relative to same-day output (Baldwin attack post, trade war provocation), suggesting deliberate register switching for alliance maintenance.

## Level 2: Characteristic Adaptations

**Dominant motive: Agency (status maintenance)**

The support is real but instrumentally framed. The closing line — "Look forward to seeing you back on T.V." — reveals the transactional dimension: the post anticipates Bolling's return to a friendly media platform. This is less an expression of communion (pure care/empathy) and more a public signal consolidating ties with the conservative media ecosystem. The "we" framing positions Trump as the collective voice of Trump-world solidarity, an agentic move even in an ostensibly supportive message.

## Level 3: Narrative Identity

No significant narrative construction is present. Trump is cast briefly as the loyal patron/protector figure — standing by an ally in distress and projecting a return to strength. This fits his broader protagonist role as the powerful figure who rewards loyalty.

## Level 4: Clinical Indicators

No clinically significant patterns are present in this post. No grandiosity, paranoia, rage, or cognitive irregularities are observable. The post is a minimal-signal alliance maintenance communication.

## Contextual Notes

The opioid thematic overlap between the Bolling message and the same-day Opioid Summit suggests either timing coordination (aide-assisted scheduling) or organic early-morning posting that mirrored the day's agenda. Eric Bolling subsequently launched an anti-opioid advocacy platform and returned to conservative media (Sinclair Broadcast Group / America This Week), consistent with the anticipated TV return referenced here.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Eric [Bolling] has been away from television" | **True** | Eric Bolling left Fox News in September 2017 following sexual harassment allegations, confirmed by contemporaneous reporting. |

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Longitudinal Context

Relative to same-day posts — a rage-fueled attack on Alec Baldwin (with a documented spelling error corrected in a follow-up post), a combative trade war provocation, and an NRA meeting brag — this post is a notable tonal departure. The range illustrates Trump's documented ability to code-switch between aggressive and warmly transactional registers within a single morning, consistent with the contextual variability observed in his historical posting patterns.

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 60%)

### Indicators

- Posted at 06:18 AM EST (Washington DC timezone), consistent with Trump's documented early-morning Fox News viewing and tweeting window
- Warm, brief, personalized message consistent with Trump's transactional alliance maintenance with Fox News personalities
- No typos or grammatical errors, but the very short length makes this unreliable as an aide indicator
- Direct address ('Eric,') and folksy register ('Look forward to seeing you back on T.V.') matches Trump's casual first-name relational style
- Contrast with same-day authentic posts (Baldwin attack, trade war post) shows stylistic range; this post's brevity is not disqualifying

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance (Fox News ally Eric Bolling)

Sentiment: +0.72

### Clinical

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 20%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Public display of solidarity to signal loyalty to Fox News ecosystem
- Use of collective 'we' ('we are all with you') to position self as spokesman for shared sentiment
- Platform amplification of ally's anticipated television return

## Fact Checks (1)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-14._

> Eric [Bolling] has been away from television

**TRUE**

Eric Bolling left Fox News in September 2017 following sexual harassment allegations, confirmed by contemporaneous reporting.

Sources: General knowledge — widely reported

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Tags

- alliance-maintenance (90%)
- fox-news-ecosystem (80%)
- opioid-adjacent (60%)
- transactional-warmth (70%)
- early-morning-post (60%)

## That day

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

**Tariff Bluster, Baldwin Feuds, and a Funeral: A Day of Grandiose Deflection Amid Political Turbulence**

Trump spent the day toggling between major policy announcements on trade tariffs, a petty feud with Alec Baldwin, and attending Billy Graham's funeral. The morning opened with a pre-dawn burst of tweets — including a misspelled attack on Baldwin that had to be corrected and reposted — before pivoting to a series of declarations that trade wars are "good and easy to win." The overall mood was confident and combative, with economic boasting and protectionist messaging dominating the day's output. A late-night NRA meeting announcement the evening prior quietly signaled a reversal of post-Parkland gun-reform flirtation, though it drew less attention than the tariff fireworks.

Full digest for 2018-03-02: https://trump.fm/date/2018-03-02/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2018, March 2). Eric, we are all with you and your family! Look... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_969532384285687808
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Eric, we are all with you and your family! Look forward to..." X (Twitter), 2 Mar. 2018. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_969532384285687808. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Eric, we are all with you and your family! Look forward to...," X (Twitter), March 2, 2018, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_969532384285687808.

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