If there were ever a prize for people that know how to hang themselves it would definitely be given to Donald Trump. The Republican presidential nominee is no stranger to speaking his mind, but with the quest of being America’s next president, you would think he would learn a thing or two about a filter. After publicly referring to Former Miss Universe Alicia Machado as “Miss Piggy,” Trump is not apologizing but defending his actions.
As previously reported, Machado has become a Latin American sensation. After being crowned Miss Universe in 1996, the beauty queen has moved on to becoming an actress, singer and entrepreneur.
Even though the beauty queen serves as inspiration to many people, it didn’t stop Trump from doing what he does best, disrespecting women. In 1997, the presidential candidate told Howard Stern that Machado “gained a massive amount of weight” and she “had a real problem.” To add salt to the wound he also referred to her as “Miss Piggy.”
After Hilary Clinton brought light to his comments about the beauty queen at the first presidential debate, to highlight the candidate’s sexist remarks, he still didn’t feel the need to apologize. Making matters worse, Trump defended his past statements on "The O’Reilly Factor" last night.
“I mean, look, I hardly know this person,” he told host Bill O’Reilly. This was a person 20 years ago. She wasn’t successful, you know, I sold the Miss Universe contest for a tremendous price about, you know, six months ago. Worked out great. I will bet you if you put up and added up all the time I spoke to her, probably less than five minutes. It is a beauty contest. Say what you want, Bill. They know what they are getting into.”
To further drive his point home, Trump also claimed that he helped save Machado’s job at the time.
Machado, who has admitted that she did put on a few pounds when she was Miss Universe, recently sat down with the Today show and spoke about how Trump’s comments made her feel. She felt that her self-esteem at the time was “on the floor” because of the presidential candidate, and the incident contributed to her eating disorder.
“That same person I knew, I see in each one of his speeches. And I see it getting worse and I see it even more harmful and even more damaging," she said. "I never thought, and I never imagined then 20 years later, I'll be in this position — watching this guy again doing stupid things and stupid comments," she added. "I'm not a beauty queen, I'm not Miss Universe anymore, I'm a worker, I'm a mother. I have a family, I have a career, I have a business and, you know, if my story can open eyes for this election that is what I'm trying to do."
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