Expanding Miss Universe: CNN Once Fat-Shamed Alicia Machado | The Daily Caller

Now, CNN has switched its tune to covering how Machado suffered greatly as a result of Trump’s fat-shaming and also how she is an ardent Clinton supporter.

Huffington Post slammed Trump for being a decades-long “fat-shamer.”

Vox stated that Trump doubled-down on his “fat-shaming” comments when he spoke Tuesday with Fox & Friends to note that her weight gain was a serious issue.

“That person was a Miss Universe person, and she was the worst we ever had, the worst, the absolute worst,” Trump said, referring to Machado. “She was the winner and, you know, she gained a massive amount of weight, and it was a real problem.”

New York Magazine ran a piece expressing shock that Trump refused to apologize for his fat-shaming comments.

But back in 1997, instead of stripping Machado of her title, Trump said he would much rather encourage her to exercise, so she could lose the weight. He even added back in 1997 that he, too, has a problem with eating under pressure.

“Some people when they have pressure eat too much. Like me. Like Alicia,” said Trump, who was executive producer of the Miss Universe Pageant at the time.

“We had a choice of: termination or do this,” he added. “We wanted to do this.”

“This” meant hitting the gym to slim down.

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Now, CNN has switched its tune to covering how Machado suffered greatly as a result of Trump’s fat-shaming and also how she is an ardent Clinton supporter.

Huffington Post slammed Trump for being a decades-long “fat-shamer.”

Vox stated that Trump doubled-down on his “fat-shaming” comments when he spoke Tuesday with Fox & Friends to note that her weight gain was a serious issue.

“That person was a Miss Universe person, and she was the worst we ever had, the worst, the absolute worst,” Trump said, referring to Machado. “She was the winner and, you know, she gained a massive amount of weight, and it was a real problem.”

New York Magazine ran a piece expressing shock that Trump refused to apologize for his fat-shaming comments.

But back in 1997, instead of stripping Machado of her title, Trump said he would much rather encourage her to exercise, so she could lose the weight. He even added back in 1997 that he, too, has a problem with eating under pressure.

“Some people when they have pressure eat too much. Like me. Like Alicia,” said Trump, who was executive producer of the Miss Universe Pageant at the time.

“We had a choice of: termination or do this,” he added. “We wanted to do this.”

“This” meant hitting the gym to slim down.

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