Donald Trump decided to cap off his bad week by tweeting about a fictional Alicia Machado sex tape. This is how the Republican nominee for president copes with losing a debate and being labeled as “unfit” to be president by a notoriously neutral newspaper. The morning shows are not impressed with Trump’s demeanor, and he’s proven Hillary Clinton correct. She has repeatedly said that a person who can’t restrain himself from rage tweeting shouldn’t have his fingers anywhere close to nuclear weapons.
Trump is currently full of fury at former Miss Universe Alicia Machado, who Clinton evoked to cap off her debate victory. Trump fell right into Clinton’s trap — when she criticized him for making disparaging comments about women, he responded by disparaging women. Then he spent the whole week feuding with a beauty pageant winner who did the unthinkable by gaining weight. Finally, he asked the voting public to “check out sex tape.”
Naturally, people have strong reactions to Trump’s tweetstorm and comparing his words to those of past presidents.
Ask not what you can do for your country, but check out sex tape
— The Mountain Goats (@mountain_goats) September 30, 2016
Washington "I cannot tell a lie"
FDR "The only thing we have to fear-"
JFK "Ask not what your country can do-"
Trump "check out sex tape" https://t.co/bcBroj9Ofr— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) September 30, 2016
With malice toward none, with charity for all, let us strive to check out sex tape
— The Mountain Goats (@mountain_goats) September 30, 2016
And there are jokes and memes a plenty coming your way.
check out sext ape pic.twitter.com/5oiMw3ZtPJ
— Bill Hanstock (@sundownmotel) September 30, 2016
And the 4th day of his feud with a former Miss Universe, the presidential candidate said "check out sex tape" https://t.co/bcBroj9Ofr
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) September 30, 2016
Check out Sex Tape. pic.twitter.com/l1KuW5b3rC
— Craig Calcaterra (@craigcalcaterra) September 30, 2016
also Beck's tape pic.twitter.com/QYfCUiys9K
— Carl D. Orr (@carlosdelvaca) September 30, 2016
https://twitter.com/tm_dwyer/status/781856313529761792
I usually block anyone who tweets "Check out this sex tape."
— Keith Phipps (@kphipps3000) September 30, 2016
There’s also plenty of criticism coming Trump’s way. This is 2016, and the presidential race is focusing on women’s appearances and the “disgusting” possibility of a sex tape.
https://twitter.com/jonfavs/status/781850240987107328
Did a presidential candidate just ask me to check out a sex tape? https://t.co/2yKCL2o8Z2
— Brandon Stanton (@humansofny) September 30, 2016
Imagine growing up in Trump's America. "Mommy, the President said we should check out this sex tape."
— Gary Shteyngart (@Shteyngart) September 30, 2016
https://twitter.com/jonlovett/status/781836055431512064
I don't want to check out Machado's sex tape or Melania's nude pics. I want to know how next POTUS will keep our country safe & strong.
— Ana Navarro-Cárdenas (@ananavarro) September 30, 2016
A presidential candidate invoked a nonexistent sex tape to try to shame a woman who said the candidate has problems with women. It's 8 am.
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) September 30, 2016
https://twitter.com/BobbyBigWheel/status/781831416501923840
Has anyone talked to Alicia Machado today? She’s probably like this.
Meanwhile Alicia Machado is reading Trump's tweets like pic.twitter.com/3iu7Dyv3VA
— anne t donahue (@annetdonahue) September 30, 2016
