Slut-Shamed Stormy, Privileged Hope, and Survival Without Mother

She was 27 when they met. He was 60.

At 17 she was on her own. Her mother had disappeared. The world stared back. No answers except to survive.

Youth invites exploration, and mistakes.

They met at the beverage stand at the ninth hole of a celebrity golf tournament. Talked a while. When the guys were finished, he walked over and asked her if she wanted to have dinner. Stormy Daniels thought, What could go wrong?

Hope Hicks walked into the courtroom a former Trump insider, was handed tissues when the former teenage model let her anxiety flow. The tears Hope Hicks’ shed came through her own choices. Staying loyal to Trump when over a dozen sexual assault allegations mounted against her boss. Ignoring journalists calls for comment, denying access to Trump, and being “unreachable” to outside queries.

Both women made bad choices. But what separated the two women was obvious after their separate testimonies were over. Listen here.