New poll suggests a lot of people want Melania Trump to leave the president

A new poll reveals how the American public feels about the Stormy Daniels controversy, and whether Melania Trump should leave the president over it.

According to Marist's latest poll, a significant amount of Americans feel the U.S. first lady should her husband. More than one third (34 percent) of those surveyed believe the former model should end her marriage with President Trump over claims he had an affair with the porn star Stormy Daniels.

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43 percent say Melania should stay, while 23 percent weren’t sure.

That’s a pretty stunning result considering 20 years ago when controversy surrounded Bill Clinton over his alleged involvement with Monica Lewinsky, U.S. News & World Report found 58 percent thought Hillary Clinton should stay with him, while just 21 percent thought she should leave.

Meanwhile, President Trump’s longtime lawyer has admitted to paying off porn star Stormy Daniels a six-figure amount but insists it wasn’t to keep her quiet on a rumored affair with the president. As for Ms. Daniels, she says she now plans to tell her side of the story.

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