Speaking to the Log Cabin Republicans at a dinner in Washington, Gingrich echoed Trump’s attacks, eliciting laughter from the room.

“You’re not supposed to gain 60 pounds during the year that you’re Miss Universe,” he said. “Not fair. Even my act of saying that is sexist and proves I’m not being sensitive.”

In an interview with Cosmopolitan Magazine published this week, Machado said never gained as much weight as Trump said she did and added that his name-calling triggered a relapse in her bulimia that took her years to overcome. She said she became a U.S. citizen this past August specifically so she could vote against Trump.

Despite Machado’s claim that Trump was cruel to her during her tenure as Miss Universe, the Manhattan billionaire said Wednesday night that the beauty queen actually owed him thanks for protecting her.