# Post ts_109508416017241379 - Post ID: `ts_109508416017241379` - Platform: Truth Social - Posted: 2022-12-13T21:10:20.579Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109508416017241379 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109508416017241379/analysis ## Post text > https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/elon-musk-fires-twitter-deputy-general-counsel-jim-baker-amid-hunter-biden-laptop-fallout ## Engagement - Likes: 16,611 - Reposts: 3,672 - Replies: 257 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.426Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T00:59:53.294Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._ ## Analysis: Link-Share Post — Elon Musk Fires Twitter's Jim Baker This post is a bare URL share to a Fox Business article about Elon Musk firing Twitter's deputy general counsel Jim Baker in connection with the Hunter Biden laptop story suppression. No commentary is provided. ### Context This falls within the "Twitter Files" period, where Musk was releasing internal documents showing how Twitter suppressed the Hunter Biden laptop story. Jim Baker, formerly FBI general counsel, was fired from Twitter after being discovered vetting the Twitter Files releases themselves — a remarkable conflict of interest. Trump had been amplifying Twitter Files content consistently. ### Authorship Posted at 4:10 PM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago in December). Business-hours, no commentary, clean URL — consistent with aide/Scavino posting or a quick share. The lack of any editorializing (no "WOW!" or caps commentary) leans toward aide-posted, though Trump does occasionally share bare links. ### Psychological Function This is a maintenance/validation post. The Twitter Files narrative serves Trump's longstanding grievance about social media censorship and the "deep state." Sharing without comment lets the story speak for itself — the firing of a former FBI lawyer from Twitter for interfering with transparency efforts is self-evidently aligned with Trump's persecution narrative. ### Rhetorical Function Curation rather than creation. By sharing Fox Business (rather than a more partisan source), the post lends mainstream credibility to the narrative. The story itself does the rhetorical work: it connects FBI, Twitter censorship, and Hunter Biden — three of Trump's core grievance nodes — in a single event. ## Fact Verification | Claim | Verdict | Evidence | |-------|---------|----------| | "Elon Musk fired Twitter deputy general counsel Jim Baker" | **True** | Jim Baker was fired from Twitter in December 2022 after Musk discovered he was vetting the Twitter Files releases despite his prior involvement in the laptop story suppression decisions. | Overall Veracity: 100% ## Authorship Analysis **Aide-Written** (score: 30%) ### Indicators - bare URL with no commentary - business hours posting (4:10 PM ET) - clean formatting - no caps, typos, or emotional language ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Twitter Files / Hunter Biden laptop narrative) Sentiment: +0.30 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 20% - Antisocial: 0% - Paranoid: 20% - Sadism: 0% **Defense Mechanisms:** - rationalization (neurotic) **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 0% **Parasocial Techniques:** - curation of validating news ## Fact Checks (1) _The model's verdicts from 2026-03-20._ > Elon Musk fired Twitter deputy general counsel Jim Baker **TRUE** Jim Baker was fired from Twitter in December 2022 after Musk discovered he was vetting the Twitter Files releases despite his prior involvement in the laptop story suppression decisions. Sources: Fox Business; contemporary reporting Overall Veracity: 100% ## Tags - twitter-files (90%) - hunter-biden (70%) - link-share (100%) - media-censorship (80%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **Twitter Files Fuel Quiet Grievance-to-Grandiosity Cycle on a Low-Key Day** Trump spent a routine afternoon amplifying the "Twitter Files" story — the ongoing release of internal documents about his 2021 ban — quoting Fox News segments and sharing links that painted him as unfairly censored. Between grievance posts, he retweeted supporters and boasted about making America great "twice." The mood was low-intensity throughout, with a brief flash of anger over the perceived double standard of keeping foreign dictators on Twitter while banning him. The evening ended with a rapid-fire dump of links targeting Jack Smith, Letitia James, and FBI-Twitter coordination — more of a daily bulletin board than any focused campaign. Full digest for 2022-12-13: https://trump.fm/date/2022-12-13/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, December 13). https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/elon-musk-fir... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109508416017241379 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/elon-musk-fires-twitter..." Truth Social, 13 Dec. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109508416017241379. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. 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