I haven’t written anything much about the Stormy Daniels controversy and was tempted to leave it alone, but then reconsidered. So ... several random thoughts on the subject in no particular order.
Trump is no choir boy. With his involvement in beauty pageants, wrestling, show biz, and with a series of attractive women, three of whom he married and fathered children with, you’d expect there to be women out there with whom he had short-term liaisons. Turns out, you’d be right. Is anyone surprised?
Women who’ve bedded a president can choose to trade on that fact, to capitalize on it, though perhaps most do not. Again, no big surprise.
Wealth, fame and power combined are a powerful aphrodesiac. As New York City’s young, wealthy super developer, Trump had all three in spades. Add in the later-arriving glamor of show biz and he was going to get a bunch of offers only a Mike Pence would turn down. It is safe to say Trump is no Pence, and never was.
Speaking of Pence, if the Daniels allegations were being made of VP Pence, that would be an actual scandal because of his hypocracy if those claims proved to be true. Trump on the other hand is an unvarnished alpha male, and never claimed otherwise, so even spending what are to him trivial sums to hush up attention-seeking former partners is no big deal.
It isn’t a stretch to say I’d have been surprised if former paramours hadn’t put in an appearance, claiming The Donald as a notch on their headboards. Today’s relaxed attitude toward non-marital sex and rejection of slut-shaming made it a near certainty.
