He didn't stop there because on Friday morning at about 5:30 a.m. EDT, the GOP nominee tweeted three troubling messages calling Machado "disgusting," accusing her of having a sex tape, and saying the Clinton campaign helped her become a US citizen.
The sex tape Trump speaks of? Apparently cameras captured grainy footage of Machado having sex under the covers when she was a reality show contestant in 2005, according to Snopes.com. The website also reported that a 2009 porn video that claimed to feature Machado starred another actress who looked like her.
Clinton responded to Trump's new comments both on Twitter and on Instagram on Friday. She said said they were "unhinged, even for Trump" and asked, "What kind of man stays up all night to smear a woman with lies and conspiracy theories?"
Others reacted to Trump's comments with just as much disbelief:
Trump's continued comments about Machado's weight and supposed sex tape are certainly disturbing and reflective of his unabashed misogyny. (Even if she had a sex tape, why would that make her story about his bullying any less valid?) But his tweets represent much more than that. They show a man who can't control his anger when someone hits him where it hurts; they reveal a man unfit for the presidency. Clinton knew this might happen when she brought up Machado during the debate. All she had to do was sit back and watch him unravel.
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