After Donald Trump’s late night tweetstorm against Hillary Clinton’s use of Alicia Machado in her campaign, the former Miss Universe and Democratic nominee have responded.
Machado responded via Instagram, with a picture of herself wrapped in an American flag. In her post, she talks about Trump generating attacks and insults in order to bring up false accusations about her life.
“Through his hate-filled campaign, the Republican candidate insists on discrediting and demoralizing a woman, which is definitely one of his most frightening characteristics,” Machado writes in Spanish.
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She goes on to talk about Trump humiliating and insulting her both publicly and privately in the cruelest ways when she was the reigning Miss Universe.
Machado claims that Trump is using her to direct attention away from “his real problems and incapacity to lead this great nation.”
She vows to continue sharing her story while fully supporting Clinton “in the name of women, [her] sisters, aunts, grandmothers, cousins, friends, and the feminine community.”
Clinton also turned to Twitter to respond to Trump’s early-morning tweets claiming “a man who can be provoked by a tweet should not be anywhere near the nuclear codes.”
Trump "finds it a lot easier to insult women than to talk to the president of Mexico about building a wall.” —Hillary
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 30, 2016
"His latest Twitter meltdown is unhinged, even for him.” —Hillary on Trump
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 30, 2016
"Who gets up at 3 o'clock in the morning to engage in a Twitter attack against a former Miss Universe?” —Hillary
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 30, 2016
A man who can be provoked by a tweet should not be anywhere near the nuclear codes.
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 30, 2016
The remarks came during a Florida rally in which Clinton also discussed volunteerism, including the AmeriCorps program, which she vowed to expand. The former Secretary of State got another dig in on Trump during the appearance.
"My view is we are already great, and if we work together, we will become even greater in the years ahead.” —Hillary in Florida
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 30, 2016
As for the Donald, he’s already begun defending his tweeting habits but has yet to address the content of his 3am missives.
For those few people knocking me for tweeting at three o'clock in the morning, at least you know I will be there, awake, to answer the call!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 30, 2016