Melania Trump in an interview Tuesday, saying: 'I think I speak more English than her'

An emotional Alicia Machado appeared on Today for an interview with Natalie Morales on Wednesday morning to speak more about her treatment at the hands of Donald Trump after she was crowned Miss Universe two decades ago.

Machado once again recounted how Trump called her names like 'Miss Piggy,' 'Miss Housekeeping,' and 'Miss Eating Machine' after the Venezuelan-born beauty won her title back in 1996, but then went on to say that he also made racist comments about black people.

The 39-year-old claims that Trump used racial slurs that were so offensive when speaking about black people that she would not repeat them during the interview.

'I listened to a few comments from him when he was my boss, but I don't want to talk about it because it's too much rude for the black community, and I respect a lot of things,' said Machado in a clip from her interview that has not yet been posted online by NBC.

When Morales then asked if those comments were about both Latinos and African-Americans, Machado replied: 'Yes. He don't like that people either. He's trying to make up distractions and now he's in the churches. He's ridiculous.'

In an interview with Cosmopolitan that was released on Tuesday, Machado took aim at Melania Trump as well, saying: 'I think I speak more English than her. I don’t see anything about this girl. She’s a doll. She’s a decoration. That is how I see her.'

Machado also took Melania to task by saying that immigrants have a job to 'help everybody around you' and not 'make yourself rich or more powerful.'

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New claim: Alicia Machado (above) said in an interview with Natalie Morales that Donald Trump used racial slurs while speaking about African-Americans

Revealing interview: The 38-year-old would not repeat what Trump said, she explained because 'it's too much rude for the black community, and I respect a lot of things'

Attack: Machado criticized Melania Trump (above on Monday) in an interview Tuesday, saying: 'I think I speak more English than her'

Machado also spoke about how much Trump's comments about her weight when she was just a teenager impacted her life.

'It's hard for me, and I don't want to remember that moment,' explained Machado.

'Because I work really hard to forget that moment. That experience, with 18 years old, that hurt to me, really deep inside me.'

She later added about Trump: 'He always treated me like trash.'

Machado said that soon after she was shamed by Trump - who invited media outlets to come watch the beauty queen workout with a trainer - she developed an eating disorder.

'My self-esteem on the floor,' said Machado of how she felt at the time, despite having just been named one of the most beautiful women in the world.

She went on to explain how her own experience with Trump has made watching his behavior over the past few months even more difficult to watch.

'I never thought, and I never imagined then 20 years later, I'll be in this position... watching this guy again doing stupid things and stupid comments and... so machista,' said Machado.

'I'm not beauty queen, I'm not Miss Universe anymore, I'm a worker, I'm a mother... I have a family, I have a career, I have a business and, you know, if my story can open eyes for this election that is what I'm trying to do.'

Comments: Machado also said about Trump's feelings about the black community : 'He don't like that people' (Machado and Trump above in 1996)

Name calling: Machado has said in the past that Trump called her 'Miss Piggy,' 'Miss Housekeeping,' and Miss Eating Machine'

Trump doubled down on his criticism of Machado Tuesday morning while appearing on Fox & Friends.

'She was the worst we ever had. The worst. The absolute worst. She was impossible,' said Trump about Machado.

'And she was a Miss Universe contestant, and ultimately a winner, who they had a tremendously difficult time with as Miss Universe... She was the winner, and you know she gained a massive amount of weight and it was a real problem. We had a real problem.'

He went on to say: 'So Hillary went back into the years and she found this girl – this was many years ago – and found the girl and talked about her like she was Mother Teresa, and it wasn't quite this way.'

Trump claimed at the time that Machado gained 55 lbs. over the course of nine months, though archive footage of the beauty queen from that time seems to suggest it was far, far less.

Machado said she gained just 18 lbs. during her appearance on Today.

The weight gain led to horrifying stories about her body from news organizations like CNN, who wrote at the time: 'When Alicia Machado of Venezuela was named Miss Universe nine months ago, no one could accuse her of being the size of the universe. But as her universe expanded, so did she, putting on nearly 60 pounds.'

In her interview on Wednesday, Machado agreed that she is 'no Mother Theresa.'

She also revealed that she had no idea that Clinton would be sharing her story during Monday night's debate, and that it was a big 'surprise' to her despite participating in an ad for the Democratic nominee for president earlier this year.

Machado is not being paid or compensated in any way by the Clinton campaign she told Morales.

Getting real: Machado admitted in an interview on Wednesday that she is 'no Mother Theresa'

Shocked: Machado also revealed that she had no idea that Clinton would be sharing her story during Monday night's debate (above)

On Monday night Clinton spoke about some of the negative things Trump has said about women in the past, as well as his love of beauty pageants.

'And one of the worst things he said was about a woman in a beauty contest - he loves beauty contests, supporting them, and hanging around them,' said Clinton.

'And he called this woman "Miss Piggy." Then he called her "Miss Housekeeping," because she was Latina.'

Trump then began interrupting Clinton, asking 'Where did you find her? Where did you find her?'

Clinton continued, saying: 'And she has a name, Alicia Machado, and she has become a U.S. citizen .

'And you can bet she's going to vote this November.'

Machado responded by writing on Twitter in her native Spanish soon after the debate: 'Thank you, Mrs. Clinton. Your respect for women and our differences make you great! I'm with you!'

In an interview with Cosmopolitan that was released on Tuesday, Machado spoke more about how Trump's comments about her weight made her feel.

She recalled one instance when she told him she wanted to be an actress and he responded by saying: 'You'll never be an actress because you are too fat to be an actress, and nobody wants fat girls on TV shows.'

Comments like those led to Machado's struggle with bulimia she explained, saying: 'I was all the time in the bathroom.'

She then added: 'I never been the same person after that experience.'

Machado also reveals in that interview that she was diagnosed with breast cancer a few years back.