# Post x_971872457182326800

- Post ID: `x_971872457182326800`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2018-03-09T03:17:04.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_971872457182326800
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_971872457182326800/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_971872457182326800.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> “Presidential Proclamation on Adjusting Imports of Aluminum into the United States”  Proclamation: https://t.co/aCaMtOUAl0Remarks: https://t.co/nypErcqFSU https://t.co/rcrkpvChkz

## Engagement

- Likes: 0
- Reposts: 9,639
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:25.044Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-14T02:03:15.314Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

# Post Analysis: Aluminum Tariff Proclamation (2018-03-09T03:17Z)

## Authorship Attribution — HIGH CONFIDENCE: Aide-Authored

**Local time:** UTC 03:17 → **10:17 PM EST, March 8, 2018** (Trump in Washington DC for tariff signing ceremonies). While late evening falls in the borderline zone, content character overrides timing entirely.

This post is a near-verbatim duplicate of a post from March 8, paired with a matching steel proclamation post posted in the same window. The structured label formatting (`Proclamation: [URL] Remarks: [URL]`), the verbatim quotation of formal government title, and the complete absence of any first-person voice, affective loading, superlatives, or personal assertions are definitive indicators of communications staff (Scavino or equivalent) operation. Trump's authentic posts — even when referencing his own policy victories — characteristically include self-attribution, evaluative language, and explicit pride markers ("We did it!" / "GREAT for America!"). None of that appears here.

## Psychological Content — Minimal

This post functions as pure institutional amplification: routing official government content through the personal account. There is no psychologically analyzable content attributable to the subject. 

**Contextual note:** The same week saw Gary Cohn's resignation over these tariffs, the Stormy Daniels lawsuit filing, and the Kim Jong Un meeting announcement — an extraordinarily high-pressure period. However, none of that psychological context surfaces in this communication, further confirming aide authorship.

## Rhetorical Analysis

The single notable rhetorical feature is **prestige transfer through juxtaposition**: placing a formal Presidential Proclamation title on a personal social media account implicitly frames the account as an extension of executive authority. This blurring of personal brand and governmental institution is a consistent structural feature of this account's operation, regardless of authorship.

## Summary Assessment

Not clinically significant. Routine official announcement, aide-authored, no psychological signal. The duplicate posting pattern (March 8 → March 9) may reflect a scheduled distribution strategy or correction of a prior formatting error (the March 8 version had proper line breaks; this version runs URLs together). Consistent with a low-investment broadcast operation during a high-activity news cycle.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Presidential Proclamation on Adjusting Imports of Aluminum into the United States was issued" | **True** | Trump signed proclamations imposing 10% tariffs on aluminum imports on March 8, 2018, confirmed by the known events context and corroborating prior-day post. |

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Official, polished government language with no personal voice
- Quoted proclamation title verbatim — formal register entirely inconsistent with Trump's idiolect
- No affective content, superlatives, or first-person assertions
- Duplicate posting pattern (identical post appeared March 8 and again March 9 for both steel and aluminum)
- URL formatting with 'Proclamation:' and 'Remarks:' labels is structured aide-style output

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance (Official policy action (tariff signing))

Sentiment: +0.05

### Clinical

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 100%

## Fact Checks (1)

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

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

**TRUE**

Trump signed proclamations imposing 10% tariffs on aluminum imports on March 8, 2018, confirmed by the known events context and corroborating prior-day post.

Sources: Known events: Trump Signs Steel and Aluminum Tariffs

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Tags

- aide-authored (95%)
- official-announcement (95%)
- trade-policy (90%)
- tariffs (90%)
- duplicate-post (80%)
- low-affect (90%)

## 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_971872457182326800
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "“Presidential Proclamation on Adjusting Imports of Aluminum..." X (Twitter), 9 Mar. 2018. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_971872457182326800. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "“Presidential Proclamation on Adjusting Imports of Aluminum...," X (Twitter), March 9, 2018, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_971872457182326800.

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