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Donald Trump calls porn star Stormy Daniels ‘Horseface’ after she loses defamation lawsuit against him

Daniels, who says she had a brief fling with Trump, responded by referring to his ‘shortcomings’

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Adult film actress Stormy Daniels and US President Donald Trump. Photos: Agence France-Presse

A budding diplomatic crisis with Saudi Arabia, Hurricane Michael’s wreckage to clean up, stock market jitters, and … US President Donald Trump’s stand-out act Tuesday was to brand porn star Stormy Daniels “Horseface”.

That wasn’t all.

The US leader, who revels in making up nicknames for opponents and critics, also launched tweets about “Pocahontas” Elizabeth Warren, a liberal senator seen as a potential 2020 presidential candidate, whom Trump ridicules for trying to prove she is part Native American.

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But the equine insult was the most startling moment of a day when the White House officially signalled that “THE PRESIDENT has no public events scheduled” – apparently leaving him free to cut loose on Twitter.

Stormy Daniels, a blonde 39-year-old whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, had a defamation suit against Trump thrown out by a federal judge on Monday. The judge also ruled that Daniels should pay Trump’s legal fees.

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Trump was gleeful.

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