# Post x_971872339330781200

- Post ID: `x_971872339330781200`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2018-03-09T03:16:36.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_971872339330781200
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_971872339330781200/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_971872339330781200.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> “Presidential Proclamation on Adjusting Imports of Steel into the United States” Proclamation: https://t.co/hxduwSoElzRemarks: https://t.co/nypErcqFSU https://t.co/q92FDYZeUl

## Engagement

- Likes: 0
- Reposts: 7,454
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:25.044Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-14T02:03:09.388Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

# Analysis: x_971872339330781200 | 2018-03-09 | Steel Tariff Proclamation (Duplicate)

## Overview

This post is a near-verbatim duplicate of a proclamation announcement made the prior day (2018-03-08), with only whitespace formatting changes — line breaks between the title, proclamation link, and remarks link have been collapsed into a single continuous string. It contains no original prose, no first-person voice, and no emotional content. Psychological analysis is substantially constrained by the absence of assessable material.

## Authorship Attribution
**Verdict: Aide-written (high confidence)**

The local timestamp (10:16 PM EST, March 8) falls within Trump's known active window, but every content-level signal overrides timing. The post is a functional duplication of an official announcement with zero personal register, consistent with a communications staffer re-posting for formatting correction or audience reach extension. No authentic Trump linguistic fingerprints are present.

## Psychological State
Unassessable from this post in isolation. Surrounding posts from this period depict an expansive, grandiose state: policy victories (tariffs, NK diplomatic opening), Cabinet satisfaction. This post is inert relative to those signals.

## Rhetorical Analysis
Minimal. Quoting the formal proclamation title confers institutional ethos. Linking to primary government documents performs transparency while ceding narrative framing to official text — a disciplined communications choice inconsistent with Trump's typical impulsive style.

## Cognitive Markers
No assessable language production to evaluate.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Presidential Proclamation on Adjusting Imports of Steel into the United States was issued" | **True** | Trump signed 25% steel tariff proclamation on March 8, 2018, consistent with known events provided. |

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Danger Assessment
**None.** Routine policy announcement.

## Summary
Not clinically significant. Post omitted from summary generation.

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 10%)

### Indicators

- Near-identical duplicate of the 2018-03-08 post with only whitespace/formatting changes (line breaks collapsed)
- Purely official government document language with zero emotional register
- No typos, no capitalization outbursts, no personal voice
- Content is limited to document title and hyperlinks — functional announcement only
- 10:16 PM EST is within the late-evening window but content style overrides timing signal

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance (official policy milestone)

Sentiment: 0.00

### Clinical

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

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

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Presidential Proclamation on Adjusting Imports of Steel into the United States was issued

**TRUE**

Trump signed 25% steel tariff proclamation on March 8, 2018, consistent with known events provided.

Sources: Known events: Trump Signs Steel and Aluminum Tariffs (2018-03-08)

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Tags

- aide-written (95%)
- official-announcement (98%)
- steel-tariffs (98%)
- duplicate-post (90%)
- no-emotional-content (99%)

## That day

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

**A Quiet Day of Presidential Normalcy: Tariffs Signed, Diplomacy Touted, No Rage in Sight**

A low-key day dominated by official presidential business — sharing steel and aluminum tariff proclamations, celebrating jobs numbers, and previewing a Pennsylvania campaign rally. The tone was uniformly upbeat and self-congratulatory but never combative, with most posts appearing to come from staff rather than Trump himself. The only flash of personal voice came in an evening post about North Korea diplomacy, where Trump cast himself as the dealmaker behind a historic opening — a narrative that conveniently drew attention away from simultaneous domestic turbulence including the Stormy Daniels lawsuit.

Full digest for 2018-03-09: https://trump.fm/date/2018-03-09/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2018, March 9). “Presidential Proclamation on Adjusting Imports... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_971872339330781200
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "“Presidential Proclamation on Adjusting Imports of Steel..." X (Twitter), 9 Mar. 2018. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_971872339330781200. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "“Presidential Proclamation on Adjusting Imports of Steel...," X (Twitter), March 9, 2018, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_971872339330781200.

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