ELECTION/GOP/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “President Trump on Tuesday [10-16-18] referred to the pornographic film actress Stephanie Clifford as ‘Horseface’ in a Twitter post, as he gloated about a recent court ruling in his favor. In his tweet, Mr. Trump was referring to a federal judge’s decision to dismiss a defamation suit filed by Ms. Clifford, who is known professionally as Stormy Daniels. The judge also ordered Ms. Clifford to pay the president’s related legal fees. The president’s use of the term ‘horseface’ was jarring, even though he has previously used similar disparaging language to describe women who challenge him. But it could also prove problematic for Republicans facing female opponents in the upcoming midterm elections, now just weeks away. Ms. Clifford’s attorney, Michael Avenatti, fired back on Twitter, calling the president a ‘disgusting misogynist and an embarrassment to the United States.’”
–Eileen Sullivan and Maggie Haberman, “Trump Calls Stormy Daniels ‘Horseface’ in Gloating Twitter Post,” The New York Times online, October 16, 2018