stormy daniels‘Alleged affair with former president donald trump sparked public interest, with searches for her name on adult entertainment site Pornhub reaching record highs.
According to the website, searches for “Stormy Daniels” increased after Trump’s indictment announcement and peaked at 631,254 last Friday. Interest spiked the day Trump was impeached, with searches for his name hitting a record 662,319.
This surge in popularity is also proving to be a lucrative moment for Daniels, as she recently tweeted that orders for her “#TeamStormy” merchandise were pouring in.
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Adult movie star Stormy Daniels gets attention thanks to Donald Trump
On Tuesday, adult film star Stormy Daniels caught the eye on popular adult content website Pornhub with fans searching her name on the X-rated site more than 650,000 times, a staggering 32,400% increase from compared to its daily search average over the last three months.
Coincidentally, it was the same day that former US President Donald Trump was facing felony charges for his alleged involvement in a silent payment made to Daniels in 2016. The alleged $130,000 payment was reportedly made to silence Daniels about her extramarital allegations. with Trump. However, Trump has denied the allegations, as well as the charges.
Trump is the first former POTUS to be criminally charged. In his first public comments since the impeachment, Trump lambasted the Manhattan District Attorney, accusing him of targeting him as a political vendetta. He fiercely proclaimed his innocence stating, “The only crime I have committed is fiercely defending our nation.”
Stormy Daniels breaks a record with more than 650,000 searches on Pornhub
Ongoing legal proceedings have kept Daniels in the spotlight, sparking public interest in his adult videos among Pornhub users.
According to data from Pornhub, by TMZ, searches for “Stormy” were six times higher than usual at 1:00 p.m. ET the day Trump’s motorcade arrived at Manhattan Criminal Court. The data also reveals that searches for “Stormy Daniels” rose sharply after Trump’s indictment announcement, peaking at 631,254 last Friday.
However, his popularity hit an all-time high on the day of Trump’s impeachment, with searches for his name hitting a record 662,319 on Pornhub. Even on March 21, the day Trump made a false prediction that he would be arrested, searches for “Stormy Daniels” increased dramatically to 467,078 from the usual thousands.
Despite the intense media attention surrounding the case, Daniels is in the limelight. She took to Twitter to discuss the situation at length on the Sunday ahead of Trump’s prediction.
Stormy Daniel hits back at online bullies and thanks her fans for their support
You keep saying “cum dumpster” like it’s a bad thing. 😂
It’s definitely more fun being under my hot man than being under arrest.—Stormy Daniels (@StormyDaniels) April 4, 2023
Amid the legal proceedings, Daniels hasn’t been shy about sharing his thoughts on social media. On Trump’s impeachment day, she fired back at critics with a zinger, writing, “It’s definitely more fun being under my hot man than under arrest.”
Although the case may have benefited from Trump’s donations and popularity in the polls, Daniels – whose real name is Stephanie Clifford – also appears to be enjoying the attention. In a Tweeter Last Friday, she revealed that orders for “#TeamStormy merchandise” were pouring in, expressing her gratitude to her supporters.
Donald Trump had predicted his arrest, called to demonstrate
Predicting his impeachment, Trump took to his new social media platform, Truth Social, saying he would be arrested on Tuesday. He criticized Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg overseeing an investigation into alleged payments he allegedly made to Daniels.
Trump’s post on Truth Social read, “REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE AND FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, TO BE ARRESTED ON TUESDAY NEXT WEEK.” Trump added, “PROTEST, TAKE BACK OUR NATION!”
However, according to one of Trump’s lawyers, Joe Tacopina, who spoke with InitiatedTHE the former president wasn’t even in New York at the time. Instead, he was at his Florida estate, Mar-a-Lago, where a Secret Service agent was seen stationed Tuesday morning. Tacopina confirmed that Trump was “business as usual” and appeared to be enjoying his increased poll numbers amid ongoing investigations.
With the arrest finally taking place, the disgraced former president came out to condemn his critics and claimed his innocence.