The Hillary Clinton campaign Friday seized on Donald Trump’s middle-of-the-night Twitter tirade against a former Miss Universe to deride the GOP nominee as “unhinged” and thin-skinned.
In a series of tweets of its own, the Clinton campaign said that Trump has a pattern of lashing out when something “gets under his skin” and noted that he has attacked several women’s appearances.
Trump’s late-night tweetstorm attacked former Miss Universe Alicia Machado as “disgusting,” claimed that she has a “sex tape,” and suggested without any evidence that Clinton may have improperly assisted the Venezuelan Machado in obtaining her U.S. citizenship.
This is…unhinged, even for Trump. A few notes. https://t.co/WURWs6aJ5f
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 30, 2016
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
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
In a tweetstorm that began around 3:20 a.m. ET on Friday, Donald Trump continued his attacks on Machado, whose negative experiences with Trump were resurfaced by the Clinton campaign this week. In addition to his attacks on Machado, Trump scolded the media for using unnamed sources to report on his campaign’s internal workings.
