Article snippet: President Donald Trump has referred to stories around his alleged affair with adult film star Stormy Daniels as a 'political hoax,' a friend of the president said. Chris Ruddy, an ABC News contributor and the founder and CEO of news and opinion site Newsmax who said he spoke to the president yesterday, told ABC News “This Week” Co-Anchor presidential election. The suit claims the contract is void because it lacked Trump’s signature. An interview with Clifford is scheduled to air today on the CBS News program, "60 Minutes." Clifford's lawyer, Michael Avenetti, later tweeted a sarcastic response to the "hoax" reference. Cliffords has claimed that she was in a consensual relationship with Trump that began during the summer of 2006. ABC News reported last week that Clifford’s lawyer claimed she was threatened with “physical harm” to keep the alleged affair a secret. Ruddy said none of the allegations lodged by Clifford, which the White House has denied, have included claims of harassment. "You know, at the bottom line, there’s just never been a claim of -- of -- of harassment," Ruddy said. “So the president looks at this and I think he’s looking at it like I’m looking at it. This is politically motivated to hurt and embarrass him in some way." Ruddy continued that any such efforts to harm the president don't appear to be working. "You know what, [at] the end of the day, the poll numbers for the president are up,” he said. The White House has... Link to the full article to read more