Stormy Daniels hits out at Trump by saying ‘real men’ respond to testimony by taking the stand

Stormy Daniel has taunted Donald Trump about “real men” taking the witness stand, just a few hours after she finished testifying against the former president in his Manhattan hush money trial.

“Real men respond to testimony by being sworn in and taking the stand in court. Oh...wait. Nevermind,” she wrote on X.

Her comments came after Mr Trump blasted the judge in the case for refusing a request by his attorneys for a mistrial based on Ms Daniels’ testimony.

The former president’s attorney Todd Blanche moved for a mistrial on Thursday, arguing that Ms Daniel had changed her story and been allowed to testify about matters that were irrelevant to the case.

He also asked the judge to waive Mr Trump’s gag order to allow him to respond to her testimony publicly. Judge Juan Merchan denied both requests.

“My concern is not just with protecting Ms Daniels or a witness who has already testified. My concern is protecting the integrity of the proceedings as a whole,” Judge Merchan said of the gag order request.

Mr Trump slammed the judge’s decision on Thursday, calling it “a disgrace.”

“I’m innocent and I’m being held in this court with a corrupt judge,” he told reporters at the courthouse.

But Ms Daniels argued he should respond to her testimony by taking the stand. It is currently unclear whether Mr Trump will testify as part of his defense. If he were to testify, he would open himself up to cross-examination by prosecutors.

During her testimony, Ms Daniels was grilled by Mr Trump’s attorney Susan Necheles over the $130,000 nondisclosure agreement she signed with Trump’s then-attorney Michael Cohen near the close of the 2016 election.

The payment is at the centre of Mr Trump’s trial, in which he is accused of falsifying business