Speaking to the Log Cabin Republicans, a gay Republican organization, former Republican presidential candidate and Donald Trump surrogate Newt Gingrich told the audience that “You are not supposed to gain 60 pounds the year you are Miss Universe,” in reference to Alicia Machado, the Venezuelan beauty queen who Trump called “Miss Piggy” and told newscasters gained “a massive amount of weight” while she was serving as Miss Universe.

The audience, composed largely of gay men, laughed.

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