Penny saved, Penny earned

The New York Post recently dedicated a full page to honor Daniel Penny, a former Marine who bravely defended his honor, country, and values. He stood up against a man who was threatening a lady on the subway while everyone else remained passive observers.

Here’s an untold part of the story: after facing scrutiny from the DA, the White House reached out to me. I maintain confidentiality regarding my conversations with Donald Trump, regardless of personal opinions.

President Trump and I — friends over 50 years — have had each other’s phone numbers since we had rotary dials.

Following the incident, the White House contacted me again, this time through the president’s private secretary. She asked for Daniel Penny’s contact information, which he didn’t have. He advised her to contact me to obtain it.

Post Editor-in-Chief Keith Poole instantly gave me what he had that moment — the number of Penny’s lawyer.

Gratefully, we recently saw the photo and story of President Trump receiving Penny at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla.

A ‘vortex of fear’

Three more — MORE — lawsuits against Sean Combs hit the United States District Court, Southern District of New York recently. One requests a jury trial.

It’s from a Las Vegas-based entertainer who alleges “sexual, physical, psychological abuse” over five years. It caused their life “to spiral into a living nightmare.”

The plaintiff’s preliminary statement includes he “used his false promises of career advancement as weapons” to trap the plaintiff into utilizing “a relentless pattern of drugging, sexual assaults, death threats, clandestine recording, blackmail and psychological manipulation that far exceeded any bounds of consent or professionalism.” Allegedly it was a “vortex of exploitation and fear.”

Ethics are nothing to laugh at

Summer’s coming. July Fourth. Entertaining time. “Tea Travels” expert Ellen Easton on:

Tolerance: Maintain your beliefs if embracing behavior or opinions not your own.

Privacy: Not same as secrecy. Careful what you share.

Respect: Mindfully recognize and regard the rights of others.

Etiquette: Enhance civil communication. Understand what is expected socially.

Ethics: Do no harm. Correct behavior for truth and conduct.

Tolerance: Respect another’s attitude not your own.

Cannot subscribe to these ethics? Then just stay home alone. And sulk.

Or you can schlep to Greenwich Village’s Comedy Cellar, a favorite spot of Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld, Louis C.K., Dave Chappelle, Amy Schumer.

Also Will Arnett who plays a comedian in Bradley Cooper’s new film “Is This Thing On?” about a stand-up comic. (He also helped write the thing.) Arnett’s been sharpening lines at the joke joint. His new gig is promoting Australia. May we all hope he goes over Down Under.

Jeweler to a policeman: “A truck opened. An elephant came out, sucked up all my jewelry then climbed back into the truck.” Policeman: “Indian or African elephant? The African has big ears. The Indian has littler ears.” Said the jeweler: “I couldn’t tell. He had a stocking over his head.”

Definitely only in New York, kids, only in New York.