Donald Trump Senior Advisor "Embarrassed" By Alicia Machado | MSNBC
Donald Trump"s decision to launch a Twitter tirade in the middle of the night against a former Miss Universe contestant caps off a pretty terrible week for the presidential hopeful.
He lost overwhelmingly to Hillary Clinton in the first debate after a performance that was widely mocked by the media and even labelled a "disaster" by sources in his own campaign team.
The bad news did not stop there, however.
Post-debate polls have shown a bounce for Mrs Clinton in important battleground states.
A number of traditionally conservative newspapers have also rejected Mr Trump and backed his Democratic rival, while USA Today took sides for the first time in its history to urge its readers not to vote for the businessman on November 8.
Mr Trump"s reaction has been to lash out.
He has:
But it is his highly personal attacks on Alicia Machado that will worry his campaign - and delight Mrs Clinton"s - the most.
Ms Machado burst into the national spotlight during Monday"s debate when Mrs Clinton recalled how Mr Trump called the Venezuelan-born beauty queen "Miss Piggy" and publicly humiliated her about her weight when he owned the beauty contest.
Mr Trump - angered by the public show of sympathy towards Ms Machado - sent a string of tweets at around 5:15am on Friday morning, accusing the mother-of-one of having a "disgusting" past and encouraging his supporters to watch a s*x tape she was allegedly involved in.
It would not be a surprise if Team Trump were sitting with their heads in their hands tonight, pondering how they can get their campaign back on track.
They know their candidate"s latest outburst may further damage his chances of winning over college-educated white women - a group he desperately needs if he is to have any chance of securing the presidency.
They also know other undecided voters will wonder: if his reaction to criticism from a former Miss Universe is to stay up all night and start a Twitter war, what on earth is his reaction going to be if he is criticised as commander-in-chief?
His behaviour has deepened Republican"s worries that the campaign is fast losing focus and direction.
Ari Fleischer, George W Bush"s former press secretary, wrote that Mr Trump was in danger of "blowing it".
A Wisconsin Republican told Politico that Mrs Clinton "should send him a thank you note" for his antics over the past four days.
Mrs Clinton will certainly be having her happiest weekend for a while.
As the Trump campaign spend it attempting to regroup, she will happily sit back, continue the conversation about her opponent"s attitude to women and plot how she can maintain her momentum.
Could the next 38 days get even uglier? Don"t bet against it.
Source: http://www.itv.com/news/2016-10-01/donald-trumps-twitter-tirade-caps-off-a-bad-week/
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