'Not in a punch-back mode': Why Trump has been largely silent on Stormy Daniels
Source: WaPo
President Trump exercised uncharacteristic public restraint Monday following an interview on CBSs 60 Minutes in which adult film star Stormy Daniels described, in vivid detail, a consensual sexual encounter with Trump a relationship the president has repeatedly denied.
But privately, the president has lobbed sharp attacks at Daniels and her media tour, calling her allegations a hoax and asking confidants if the episode is hurting his poll numbers. The president even has griped to several people that Daniels is not the type of woman he finds attractive.
Trump who was among the estimated 22 million Americans who watched the Daniels interview that aired Sunday night asked staff in the White House if they, too, had watched and wondered what they thought of it, someone who has spoken to him said. The president said that he personally did not think Daniels appeared credible, this person, who has talked to the president about his interactions with the pornographic film star and did not want to be identified discussing it, added.
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Hes really not in a punch-back mode, said one friend who has discussed the matter with the president in recent days and requested anonymity to be candid. Everyone is telling him, look, you cant win here, so just do nothing.
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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/not-in-a-punch-back-mode-why-trump-has-been-largely-silent-on-stormy-daniels/2018/03/26/a32ac7ba-3103-11e8-8bdd-cdb33a5eef83_story.html
The president even has griped to several people that Daniels is not the type of woman he finds attractive.
lapfog_1
(29,223 posts)of course he isn't going to "punch back"
Sophia4
(3,515 posts)He only knows how his ego feels, and she hurt it badly.
SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)...to do the deed with her, and then pay $130K to keep her quiet.
The really sick thing is that right after they were finished, he told her "you remind me of my daughter". THAT is one twisted person.
tosh
(4,424 posts)njhoneybadger
(3,910 posts)Butterflylady
(3,547 posts)she didn't find him attractive.
RestoreAmerica2020
(3,438 posts)...all in very close proximity to the racist , perverted guy. Ge and one so called "friend" had pity on him...doesn't have the ganas to fight back the other "friend" that "everyone" is telling him "you can't win."
He should take "everyone's" advice and resign!
Hey, thought Kelly was going to nip leaks in the bud, better talk to those guys residing in his mente.
[Ganas: colloquial, slang-strength, power, balls as in male genetalia]
[Mente:mind]
DRoseDARs
(6,810 posts)highplainsdem
(49,034 posts)7962
(11,841 posts)The way he is, I just cant believe he hasn't responded. Because thats what he always does. But as soon as he does, they've got him on record.
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Surprisingly, even the dimwit in chief seems to have figured out that baiting him into saying something actionable is the point of the relentless PR campaign.
rockfordfile
(8,704 posts)Judi Lynn
(160,620 posts)Oh, yuck! Utterly beyond repulsive pervert.