Donald Trump’s assault on the dignity of the American presidency trudges on unabated. What was once the most respected office in the world has, under the stewardship of its current occupant, been reduced to a bad joke. Every new day brings some new degradation, some previously unimagined new low.
Last week, it was revealed that Trump had paid $130,00 to adult film star Stephanie Clifford, stage name Stormy Daniels, to remain quiet about an extramarital affair that the two engaged in over the course of a year. Among other sordid details, Clifford revealed that the sex was “textbook generic” and that Trump creepily told her she was like his daughter Ivanka.
Now, more strange details have emerged. MotherJones reports that Clifford stated that Trump used to ask her to spank him with a copy of Forbes magazine bearing his own face.
The image, as disturbing as it is, is far from unbelievable. The choice of Forbes specifically seems particularly on brand for the wealth and business-obsessed Trump. Clifford added that when she first met Trump he invited her to his hotel room and showed her a copy of Forbes with him on the cover before they had sex.
It’s also entirely possible that it was the edition of the magazine featuring himself and his children, especially given his strange, inappropriate obsession with Ivanka.
Twitter was less than thrilled to learn about the president’s sex life, and many reacted with a mix of horror and amusement.
Headline: "Stormy Daniels once claimed she spanked Donald Trump with a Forbes magazine with his face on the cover."
Me: pic.twitter.com/tNK98aMj54
— Denizcan James (@MrFilmkritik) January 18, 2018
I’m torn between wanting to stress eat and never wanting to eat again after reading Trump requested Stormy Daniels spank him with a copy of Forbes he, Ivanka and Don Jr. were on the cover of.
— Stephanie McMaster (@Smethanie) January 18, 2018
Donald Trump just hit No. 1 on the Forbes list of the World’s Kinkiest Dotards. Congratulations. You’ve earned it! I’m sure your wife is proud.
— Steve Redmond (@sjredmond) January 18, 2018
In light of recent revelations involving the President and Forbes magazines, the public health department requests that you refrain from touching any fake Time magazine covers you may see hanging in a Trump property.
— Steve Redmond (@sjredmond) January 18, 2018
Just scrolling through Twitter and I see:
"Stormy Daniels spanked Trump with a Forbes magazine"
Me: pic.twitter.com/jgpebWjqxN
— savagetay (@ImHonestTho) January 18, 2018
Me: What business news happened that Forbes is trending for?
(clicks trend and takes a drink of lemonade)
Twitter: "Stormy Daniels claimed she spanked Donald Trump with a #Forbes magazine at his request. He also watched a lot of Shark Week
Me: I need to stop wondering things pic.twitter.com/y6s23g0Xsf— Nathan Platt (@nathanplatt) January 18, 2018
Another odd thing Trump liked to do with Clifford: watch Shark Week for three hours straight. The anecdote is at sharp odds with a string of weird tweets Trump sent in 2013, in which he lambasted sharks.
Sorry folks, I'm just not a fan of sharks – and don't worry, they will be around long after we are gone.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 4, 2013
Sharks are last on my list – other than perhaps the losers and haters of the World!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 4, 2013
