Trump Tweeted at 5:30 a.m. About Alicia Machado’s Alleged “Sex Tape”
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Donald Trump has been letting everybody know that he is not happy about Alicia Machado, the former Miss Universe contestant—cited by Hillary Clinton during Monday's debate—who says Trump called her "Miss Piggy" because she gained weight and "Miss Housekeeping" because she is Latina. Early Friday morning Trump shared some more thoughts:
Wow, Crooked Hillary was duped and used by my worst Miss U. Hillary floated her as an "angel" without checking her past, which is terrible!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 30, 2016
Using Alicia M in the debate as a paragon of virtue just shows that Crooked Hillary suffers from BAD JUDGEMENT! Hillary was set up by a con.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 30, 2016
Did Crooked Hillary help disgusting (check out sex tape and past) Alicia M become a U.S. citizen so she could use her in the debate?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 30, 2016
By "sex tape," Trump might be referring to a pornographic recording that has been erroneously attributed to Machado online, or to footage of her apparently having sex on a Spanish reality show. (Machado was also once accused of driving a getaway car after an attempted murder and then threatening a judge, though she was not convicted of any crime.) And to be clear, Clinton did not refer to Machado as an "angel" or describe her as virtuous.
Trump, incidentally, once appeared on the cover of Playboy, is famous for being willing to talk to anyone about his sex life at any time, and is married to a woman who has done more than one topless photo shoot.