Stormy Daniels Is Borrowing From Donald Trump's Playbook
So far, Trump seems to have his match. Yet, it is early...............
Stormy Daniels Is Borrowing From Donald Trump's Playbook
When reports of an alleged affair with porn star Stormy Daniels first broke in mid-January, Donald Trump managed to avoid the worst of it, with other news stories crowding it out.
But as the weeks have gone on, Daniels has found ever-more creative ways to stay in the news, despite a nondisclosure agreement which bars her from speaking publicly about the alleged affair.
Along the way, she seems to have picked up a few techniques from the President’s media playbook to use against him. Here’s a closer look at how she’s done that.
Allude to things you cannot say
After receiving his first classified briefing as a presidential candidate, Trump said at a town hall meeting that he could tell from “the body language” of the experts that they did not agree with President Obama’s decisions. But he was cryptic about why...................................
Trump was criticized for what was seen as a breach of protocol on classified briefings, which are supposed to remain confidential. But it was a classic Trump move: alluding to things that he can’t say publicly as a way of bolstering his argument.
In the case of Daniels, whose given name is Stephanie Clifford, she literally can’t say what she wants to, because the agreement she signed before the election with Trump lawyer Michael Cohen bars her from speaking about it.
But her appearance on Jimmy Kimmel in late January was a classic example of saying things you can’t say:
KIMMEL: Do you have a nondisclosure agreement?
CLIFFORD: Do I?
KIMMEL: You can’t say whether you have a nondisclosure agreement. But if you didn’t have a nondisclosure agreement, you most certainly could say, ‘I don’t have a nondisclosure agreement.’ Yes?
CLIFFORD: You’re so smart, Jimmy.
Use a lawsuit (or the threat of one)
When Trump faced accusations of sexual misconduct and harassment from 18 women during his campaign, he called the women “liars” and threatened to take them to court.
“All of these liars will be sued after the election is over,” he told a rally in Pennsylvania.
That was another classic Trump move...................