Declares 'I'm not a big fan of sharks' at Pennsylvania rally, confirming Stormy Daniels account

Speaking at a rally in Pennsylvania, Trump told supporters 'I'm not a big fan of sharks' and described refusing to donate to shark conservation: 'I have people calling me up, "Sir, we have a fund to save the shark, it's called Save The Shark." I say "no thank you, I have other things I can contribute to."' The unprompted admission inadvertently confirmed Stormy Daniels' 2011 account of Trump's shark obsession. Daniels had told In Touch magazine that Trump was 'obsessed with sharks. Terrified of sharks,' adding that he watched Shark Week instead of engaging with her and said 'I hope all the sharks die.' The rally comment validated her account years later.

"I'm not a big fan of sharks. I have people calling me up, 'Sir, we have a fund to save the shark, it's called Save The Shark.' I say 'no thank you, I have other things I can contribute to.'" — Campaign rally in Pennsylvania, August 20, 2020