When the going gets tough, the not-so-tough sends in Newsmax's Chris "It's A Hoax" Ruddy.

[Miles Archer]

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There is no word on whether Trump will tune in to the broadcast on CBS to hear Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, talk about her alleged decade-old affair with him and the hush money she says she received to keep it quiet.

Trump, meanwhile, has been complaining to associates here this weekend about all the media attention Daniels has been receiving, according to people familiar with the conversations, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to be candid. Among other inquiries, Trump asked one friend how Daniels might affect his poll numbers.

A friend of Trump and an attorney for Daniels also sparred over the alleged affair on Sunday.

Appearing on ABC News’s “This Week,” Christopher Ruddy, chief executive of Newsmax, said he had talked to Trump on Saturday and that the president “said he thought that, that much of the Stormy Daniels stuff was a political hoax.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2018/03/25/trump-first-lady-will-be-1000-miles-apart-when-stormy-daniels-appears-on-60-minutes/

Michael Avenatti
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You are correct @ChrisRuddyNMX. Ms. Clifford's claims are yet another "hoax" - similar to other infamous "hoaxes" like the moon landing, 9/11, etc. Is this, along with claims that I worked on some campaigns 25 yrs ago, the best you guys can come upon with to discredit us? #basta

8:58 AM - 25 Mar 2018

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1. Probably didn't have enough time to follow up

Ruddy only had just enough time to say that much of the stuff was probably a hoax, without any specifics. Darn the luck!