Stormy Daniels returned to the witness stand Thursday in Donald Trump’s hush money trial. The porn actress had several heated exchanges with Trump’s lawyers on the second day of her explosive testimony. From being accused of making up “fake” sex stories to “making America horny again,” here are the most intense moments from Daniels’ testimony:
“I will write better”
The adult film actress stood firm in her testimony when Susan Necheles, the former president’s defense attorney, questioned the credibility of Daniels’ romance with Trump. “You have a lot of experience making false stories about sex appear real,” Necheles said, according to a New York Times reporter.
Daniels was surprised on cross-examination, saying, “I wouldn’t say that. … The sex in the movie was very real, like what happened to me in that room.” When Nechels continued to deny her relationship with her ex Of the president’s sexual encounter, Daniels said: “Wow. If this story wasn’t true, I would have written it better.”
Defense asks if Daniels was really intimidated by Trump
Nechels pressed Daniels if she was truly shocked when she saw Trump waiting for her on the bed wearing a T-shirt and boxers. “You would never expect a man twice your age to be wearing underwear,” Daniels said of the 2006 incident in a hotel room.
Nechels hinted at her experience in the porn industry, then asked Daniels if this was “the first time in your life that someone has flirted with you.” In this regard, according to NBC News, she said that this was indeed the first time that someone was “twice my age and bigger than me” and there were bodyguards outside the door.
Use of the slogan “Make America Hungry Again” in 2018
Another hot topic discussed during Daniels’ second day of testimony was the “Make America Sexy Again” slogan for her 2018 strip club tour. Necheles argued that Daniels used the slogan to suggest she wanted to show off her romance with Trump. However, the adult film actress denied this, saying: “I don’t have a name for that tour and I fought it as hard as I could.”
‘Orange poop’ social media post
Referring to an old tweet from Daniels in which she said she “owed him nothing and I would never give that orange poop a dime,” Nechels argued she intended to disparage Trump. “It didn’t say ‘President Trump,’ it said ‘orange poop,'” Daniels said, adding, “If that’s the way you’re going to interpret it, that’s your business,” according to Rolling Stone .