Sex, lies and shutdowns: just another week on Planet Trump
The revelations of Donald Trump’s alleged affair with adult entertainer Stormy Daniels would have ended almost any other US presidency on the spot - but not this one
A porn star, a government shutdown and a $250,000-per-couple celebratory bash at Mar-a-Lago. Scandal, dysfunction and self-dealing; the three hallmarks of the Trump presidency delivered a trifecta that was both predictable and shocking to mark its first anniversary.
Given Trump’s skill at bait-and-switch, you have to wonder whether the shutdown was intended to divert media attention from another looming scandal that threatens to blight his first anniversary celebrations. On Friday, a US tabloid ...
