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Trump Tweets About Sex Tape as Campaign Struggles to Regroup

The salvos are part of an ongoing struggle between Trump and his aides about how to coordinate a cohesive strategy against Clinton.

Video player cover image — Trump Tweets Attack Former Miss Universe

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Jennifer Jacobs and

September 30, 2016, 1:06 PM UTCUpdated onSeptember 30, 2016, 8:40 PM UTC

With the urgency of a presidential election 38 days away, the Republican nominee is urging voters to check out a “sex tape.”

In a series of tweets posted before dawn, Donald Trump slammed Alicia Machado as “my worst Miss U” and told his followers not to believe any anonymously sourced reports about his campaign, attempting to address two of the reasons why he’s been having a tough time rebounding from his performance in the first debate on Monday.