Hillary Clinton On Donald Trump Shaming

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During the presidential debate, Hillary Clinton called Donald Trump out on his body-shaming comments toward former Miss Universe Alicia Machado, who announced her support for Clinton in a video for the campaign. The next day, Trump defended his decision to call Machado "Miss Piggy" and "Miss Housekeeping" on Fox & Friends. "She gained a massive amount of weight and it was a real problem," said Trump, who briefly owned the pageant. "We had a real problem." In case anyone was still unsure what he really thought of Machado, he criticized her and Clinton in a series of tweets on Friday. Her called Machado "disgusting" and claimed she made a sex tape (never mind the fact that he watched Paris Hilton's sex tape).

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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

Hillary Clinton also took to Twitter to continue the debate over Machado. In her tweets, Clinton pointed out multiple problems with Trump's opinions on the matter. First, she called out his fixation on attacking Machado, calling such obsessiveness "dangerous for a president."

What kind of man stays up all night to smear a woman with lies and conspiracy theories?
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 30, 2016

Alicia deserves praise for courageously standing up to Trump's attacks. And he has the gall to blame her—and say he "helped"?
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 30, 2016

When something gets under Donald's thin skin, he lashes out and can't let go. This is dangerous for a president.
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 30, 2016

She then tied his comments about Machado to his general pattern of objectifying women.

To Donald, women like Alicia are only as valuable as his personal opinion about their looks. https://t.co/OZv8yg8vjZ pic.twitter.com/PZWmPcORBR
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 30, 2016

Trump obsessively bullies Rosie O'Donnell—an accomplished actor. He insulted Kim Kardashian for her weight—when she was pregnant. Pathetic.
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 30, 2016

We've heard Donald's insults for years, and his policies reflect this disregard—even contempt—for women.
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 30, 2016

Trump on equal pay: "Do as good a job" as men.

Abortion? Should be "punished."

Pregnancy? An "inconvenience."

Wives working? "Dangerous."
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 30, 2016

While Donald continues day 5 of his Machado meltdown, we'll be in Florida talking about national service. You'll want to watch.
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 30, 2016

Then, at 3:20 a.m. Saturday morning, Clinton called out Trump for tweeting about Machado at the same time the previous day when there are plenty of bigger issues to worry about.