David Axelrod, ex-adviser to former President Barack Obama Barack Hussein ObamaTwitter investigating automated image previews over apparent algorithmic bias Donald Trump delivers promise for less interventions in foreign policy Rush Limbaugh encourages Senate to skip hearings for Trump's SCOTUS nominee MORE, fired back on Thursday at President Trump’s comments earlier in the day about the economy and military.

“Give it a rest, will you? Thanksgiving is about family, friends, the blessings of life. IT’S NOT ABOUT YOU!!!” Axelrod tweeted.

Give it a rest, will you? Thanksgiving is about family, friends, the blessings of life. IT’S NOT ABOUT YOU!!! https://t.co/uvEVcWBzkj — David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) November 23, 2017

Axelrod was responding to a Trump tweet from Thursday morning in which the president touted the stock market, the military, the appointment of Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch and the unemployment rate. Trump also vowed to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

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While speaking via teleconference to troops deployed overseas, Trump praised the military’s recent performance, saying the previous administration “weren’t letting you win before.”

He also touted the economy during a video address posted on social media, concluding “the enthusiasm in this country has never been higher.”