bdmetronews Desk ॥ A former Miss Universe winner from Venezuela became an overnight sensation when Hillary Clinton mentioned her by name in an impassioned moment during the first presidential debate on Monday evening, calling out the GOP nominee for his bullying.
And it just got worse. Trump said the morning after the debate that he doesn’t regret publicly criticizing Alicia Machado’s body.
“She was the worst we ever had,” he told Fox and Friends. “She was a winner, and she gained a massive amount of weight, and we had a real problem. We had a real problem with her.”
“He called her Miss Piggy,” Clinton announced at the end of the debate, referencing accusations made during an interview Machado gave to Inside Edition earlier this year. “Then he called her Miss Housekeeping because she was Latina,” Clinton continued. After the debate, Clinton’s team posted a video to the Democratic presidential candidate’s official Twitter, offering further information about Machado, now 39:
