After every Storm(y) comes a rainbow… or a White House bid.
Adult film star Stormy Daniels said former President Trump attempted to seduce her with “the world’s worst Burt Reynolds impression” — as she joked she might become commander-in-chief one day.
The pornstar at the center of Trump’s hush-money probe sat down with Vogue for a tell-all interview, which was published just hours ahead of Trump’s Tuesday arraignment in Manhattan.
“I don’t know what happened. I’m standing there, in the doorway [of the bathroom], and all of a sudden he’s there in his underwear, doing the world’s worst Burt Reynolds impression,” Daniels, 44, told the fashion magazine of her 2006 dalliance with the 76-year-old Trump in his Nevada hotel suite.
At the time, Daniels was one of the world’s most successful porn stars and was eager to bridge the gap between adult content and mainstream entertainment.
She ran into Trump at a golf tournament and claims he invited her to dinner to discuss her potentially appearing on his reality show, “The Celebrity Apprentice.”
Daniels alleges that the night ended with a dubious consensual sexual encounter that the real estate mogul later had his lawyer Michael Cohen pay her $130,000 to keep secret.
He is now reportedly facing multiple felony charges alleging that he falsified business documents to facilitate the payout.
“I know I didn’t say no. But I also know I didn’t say yes. I wasn’t threatened.… I don’t know. I just don’t know,” Daniels says of their encounter.
“I remember thinking his bodyguard is right outside that door; what happens if I hit him? Is that bodyguard going to come in here and hurt me?”
Daniels, who lives in Florida with her husband and enjoys competitive horseback riding, expressed disbelief at the way her life has changed since news first broke about her and Trump’s relationship in 2018.
“He was smart! Not, like, Einstein, but—like, he spoke in whole sentences,” she said.
“Sometimes I see him on TV and I’m like—what happened? Who even is that guy? I’m as confused by his hold over people as everyone else.”
Daniels also detailed her frustration with the way the media portrayed her role in Trump’s potential downfall, particularly when journalists tried to use her given name, Stephanie Clifford.
“My name is Stormy Daniels! And I am a porn star! What annoyed me was that they didn’t say, and she’s a porn-writer/director, too,” she explained.
Daniels also lamented the double standard in the coverage of the indictment, which she says reduces her role in the story to a “marketing campaign” – though it’s true that her merchandise sales have shot up since last week.
“Meanwhile, [Trump is] out there raising millions of dollars for his campaign on the back of this…” she sighed.
Aside from teasing plans to write and direct a feature film, Daniels remained mum on both her future plans and her political loyalties.
“I’m not pushing for anyone [in the election]. I mean—the thing about me is, I was never that political. I wish I could just talk about horses,” she shrugged.
“My life is so crazy—at this point, I wouldn’t even be surprised if I wind up president one day.”
Daniels was not asked to testify before the grand jury that ultimately voted to indict Trump last week, but she admitted that she does see the legal maneuvers against him as an opportunity for “vindication.”
“I’d like him to get what’s coming for once,” she said.
“But that’s about me, and there’s other stuff that’s more, like, about the country…”
Trump, meanwhile, surrendered to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office Tuesday afternoon to face his arraignment.