Following that debate, an ad was released by the Clinton campaign with Machado recounting her experience with Trump.
When asked about her, he defended his treatment of her, saying in an interview with “Fox & Friends” that Machado “gained a massive amount of weight, and it was a real problem,” and told Fox News’ Bill O'Reilly.
“I saved her job, because I said [firing her was] going to be ruinous and I’ve done that with a number of the young ladies, where I save their job,” Trump said.
Trump’s campaign has also gone on the offensive with more personal attacks, sending out talking points to surrogates suggesting that they attack Bill Clinton on his past infidelities and scandals—particularly Monica Lewinsky and subsequent impeachment—according to a report by Politico.
“Mr. Trump has never treated women the way Hillary Clinton and her husband did when they worked to destroy Bill Clinton’s accusers,” read one of the talking points.
Both Republicans and the Clinton campaign have been warning that if Trump attacks Bill Clinton the move would blow up in Trump’s face. Despite the warning, Trump referenced the scandals at a rally in Bedford, New Hampshire on Thursday.
“The American people have had it with years and decades of Clinton corruption and scandal. Corruption and scandal,“ Trump said. ”An impeachment for lying. An impeachment for lying. Remember that?”
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are scheduled to debate next on Sunday, Oct. 9, at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.
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