Alicia Machado responded Friday to Donald Trump’s early morning twitter attacks against her, in which he referred to her as “disgusting,” “a con,” and urged people to “check out [her] sex tape and past.”

The 1996 Miss Universe, who gained some weight after winning the crown and was subsequently referred to as “Miss Piggy” by Trump, had a Spanish-language response she posted to Instagram.

In the post, Machado ripped into Trump and his campaign team for “generating attacks, insults, and trying to revive defamations and false accusations about my life.”

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It’s all “with the purpose of intimidating me,” the former Miss Universe wrote in Spanish. “The attacks that have emerged are cheap slander and lies generated with bad intentions.”

Machado reiterated her commitment to Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, who brought her story into the national spotlight during Monday night’s first presidential debate.

“I will continue standing, sharing my story, my absolute support for Mrs. Clinton on behalf of all women, my sisters, aunts, grandmothers, cousins, friends and the female community,” Machado said. She further promised to take “positive steps for the Latin community” and work as an “activist toward woman rights and for the respect we deserve.”

Clinton and her campaign went on a fiery Twitter attack, too, Friday, pointing out that the Republican nominee’s tweetstorm against Machado and his attitudes towards women were just more evidence that he was “unhinged” and “dangerous for a president.”

This is...unhinged, even for Trump. A few notes. https://t.co/WURWs6aJ5f — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 30, 2016

What kind of man stays up all night to smear a woman with lies and conspiracy theories? — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 30, 2016

Alicia deserves praise for courageously standing up to Trump's attacks. And he has the gall to blame her—and say he "helped"? — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 30, 2016

When something gets under Donald's thin skin, he lashes out and can't let go. This is dangerous for a president. — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 30, 2016

Clinton also tied Trump’s past treatment of women at work to his presidential platform:

To Donald, women like Alicia are only as valuable as his personal opinion about their looks. https://t.co/OZv8yg8vjZ pic.twitter.com/PZWmPcORBR — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 30, 2016

Trump obsessively bullies Rosie O'Donnell—an accomplished actor. He insulted Kim Kardashian for her weight—when she was pregnant. Pathetic. — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 30, 2016

We've heard Donald's insults for years, and his policies reflect this disregard—even contempt—for women. — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 30, 2016

Trump on equal pay: "Do as good a job" as men. Abortion? Should be "punished." Pregnancy? An "inconvenience." Wives working? "Dangerous." — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 30, 2016

Clinton spoke with Machado Friday for about five minutes, according to campaign spokesperson Nick Merrill. The Democratic nominee thanked Machado for her courage and all she had done.

“Of course, I’ve supported you for a really long time,” Machado said, according to a readout of the call. “I will continue to stand up to these attacks against me.”

The former Miss Universe also called Clinton an “inspiration” to young women across America.

During a talk with reporters Friday, Clinton’s communications director Jennifer Palmieri also pushed back on one of the unfounded charges Trump put forth in his early morning Twitter tear.

Trump had posited that “Crooked Hillary” helped Machado “become a U.S. citizen so she could use her in the debate.” (The former Miss Universe became an American citizen in August.)

But Palmieri had an emphatic response to a question about whether Clinton had helped Machado gain citizenship: “No. No. No. No.”

CBS News’ Hannah Fraser-Chanpong contributed to this report.