The problem is that the media has made it an issue he can’t ignore. When Megan Kelly spends half of her show talking about it he has to address it. It is an attempt to keep people from talking about Hillary’s record, lies, poor health and criminality. Unfortunately, he has to address it.
And if the issue of how women are treated is fair game, naturally everyone here would be jumping up and down and cheering if Trump had started this battle by reminding everyone that Hillary is married to a serial rapist and abuser of women.
This Machado attack is part of a pre scripted media attack coordinated with the Clinton Campaign.
It was one of several trial balloons Hillary floated at the debate and its the only one that Trump did not shhot down in the debate.
This Machado silliness is the least damaging and serious of Hillary's trial balloons so the fact that this is the only one the media has in play shows Trump shot down the Clinton/Media post debate script before it ever got off the ground.
It's also backfiring against Clinton as revelations about Macho continue to roll out and it's the only ammunition Hillary has to paint Trump as a rabid misogynist.
The media is running with this cause it's all got and Trump has no choice but to counter attack.
In this case, Bill and Hillary's long term abuse of the Politics of Personal Destruction (perfected by the Clintons BTW) against women allows Trump to go on the offensive rather than have to play defense on this issue.
It's taking time from issues, but it highlights Hillary's lying, bad judgment , incompetence, lack of temperament and high lights her desperation and he campaigns bankrupt platform to run on.