# Post ts_109704972048548291

- Post ID: `ts_109704972048548291`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-01-17T14:17:07.602Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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## Post text

> Was Joe Biden really paid $50,000 a month by Hunter for a house that’s worth comparatively very little. Who actually owns the house? This is just the beginning of one of the greatest political and money laundering Scams of all time. However, don’t know wether or not the Rigged and Corrupt Fake News Media will want to report on it. Probably not, they’d rather report on a 75 year old Trump employee who did not pay tax on the use of a company car or apartment (few people do, never charged before).

## Engagement

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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.423Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:48:32.122Z (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: Truth Social Post ts_109704972048548291 (2023-01-17)

### Context
Trump was likely at Mar-a-Lago (Palm Beach, FL, EST/UTC-5). Post time: ~9:17 AM EST — business hours. The post references Hunter Biden rent payments and the Weisselberg tax case, building on links shared the previous day.

### Authorship
The misspelling "wether" (for "whether") and stream-of-consciousness structure strongly suggest authentic Trump. The parenthetical asides and emotional editorializing are characteristic.

### Psychological Dynamics
Textbook whataboutism triggered by dual legal pressures (classified docs special counsel, Weisselberg sentencing). Primary defense is projection — attributing financial corruption to Biden while minimizing the Weisselberg conviction. The parenthetical "(few people do, never charged before)" is rationalization and minimization. Post oscillates between grandiose attack mode ("greatest...Scams of all time") and vulnerable victim mode (unfair media, persecution of loyal associate).

### Rhetorical Techniques
Rhetorical questions imply guilt without making falsifiable claims. Superlatives inflate significance. Media delegitimization preemptively discredits adverse coverage.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Joe Biden was paid $50,000 a month by Hunter for housing" | **Mostly False** | Hunter Biden listed $49,910/month rent on a tax document but the framing as payment to Joe is misleading |
| "Weisselberg was never charged before for this type of offense" | **Mostly False** | While uncommon, fringe benefit tax evasion prosecution is not unprecedented. The scale ($1.7M) was substantial. |
| "Few people pay tax on company car or apartment use" | **Half True** | Non-compliance on fringe benefits is common but the Trump Org scheme involved maintaining two sets of books |

Overall Veracity: 30%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 82%)

### Indicators

- Misspelling 'wether' for 'whether'
- Stream-of-consciousness rhetorical questions
- Parenthetical editorial asides
- Characteristic minimization patterns

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Mixed State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Special counsel appointment and Weisselberg legal exposure)

Sentiment: -0.50

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 40%
- Paranoid: 50%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- projection (immature)
- rationalization (neurotic)
- denial (pathological)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 45%

Cognitive Markers:
- tangentiality

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Rhetorical questions inviting audience agreement
- Shared grievance against media

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Framing legitimate criminal conviction as trivial and unprecedented
- Delegitimizing media coverage as Rigged and Corrupt

## Fact Checks (3)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-20._

> Joe Biden was paid $50,000 a month by Hunter for housing

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Hunter Biden listed $49,910/month rent on a tax document but the framing as payment to Joe is misleading

Sources: House Oversight Committee reports

> Weisselberg was never charged before for this type of offense

**MOSTLY FALSE**

While uncommon, fringe benefit tax evasion prosecution is not unprecedented. The scale ($1.7M) was substantial.

Sources: Manhattan DA case records

> Few people pay tax on company car or apartment use

**HALF TRUE**

Non-compliance on fringe benefits is common but the Trump Org scheme involved maintaining two sets of books

Sources: IRS enforcement data

Overall Veracity: 30%

## Tags

- whataboutism (90%)
- legal_deflection (80%)
- media_delegitimization (60%)
- projection (70%)
- biden_attack (80%)

## That day

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

**Low-Energy Day of Biden Attacks Suggests Deflection Strategy Over Document Scandal Anxieties**

A quiet day with just three posts, all focused on attacking Biden -- two on Hunter Biden's suspicious rent payments to Joe Biden, and one on inflation's toll on American families. The first post was clearly written by Trump himself, with his characteristic misspellings and rhetorical flourishes, while the later two were likely staff-shared news links. The mood was calm and calculated, more political messaging than emotional outburst, though the fixation on Biden corruption likely reflects anxiety about his own classified documents investigation dominating headlines at the time.

Full digest for 2023-01-17: https://trump.fm/date/2023-01-17/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, January 17). Was Joe Biden really paid $50,000 a month by... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109704972048548291
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Was Joe Biden really paid $50,000 a month by Hunter for a..." Truth Social, 17 Jan. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109704972048548291. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Was Joe Biden really paid $50,000 a month by Hunter for a...," Truth Social, January 17, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109704972048548291.

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