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Trump ‘sex tape’ attacks condemned
USA: It’s unpresidential, says Clinton
US presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton has described a Donald Trump tweet attacking a former Miss Universe as “unhinged”, andsaid her opponent’s temperament would be “dangerous for a president”.
The Democratic candidate saidMr Trump’s earlymorning tweets accusing Clinton supporter Alicia Machado of having a criminal record and a sex tape were “lies and conspiracy theories”.
She tweeted: “When something gets underDonald’s thin skin, helashes out and can’t let go. This is dangerous for a president.”
Mr Trump castigated the 1996 Miss Universe Ms Machado winner for her sexual history and encouraged Americans to check out her “sex tape”.
A day after the Republican candidate made reference to former president Bill Clinton’s infidelities, Mr Trump also accused Hillary Clinton’s campaign of helping Venezuela-born Ms Machado gain US citizenship.
Mr Trump offered no proof of the claim, but said Ms Machado had a “terrible” past that a “duped” Mrs Clinton had overlooked before holding her up “as an angel” in the first presidential debate.
Trump allies have implored him to stick to attacks onMrs Clinton’s family foundation, her e-mails controversy or her long history as an insider. But ratherthanbackawayfrom the Machado comments, Mr Trump has repeatedly pushed it back to the centre of the conversation.