Former Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill.) on Saturday warned President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE against attacking FBI leadership, saying the attacks are “gonna bite you in the ass.”

“President Trump, quit attacking the FBI on Twitter. It's wrong and it's gonna bite you in the ass,” Walsh tweeted.

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“Put your phone down. No more tweets until after New Years,” he added.

President Trump, quit attacking the FBI on Twitter. It's wrong and it's gonna bite you in the ass.



President Trump, its two days before Christmas. Put your phone down. No more tweets until after New Years. https://t.co/c9A5zFmjXQ — Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) December 23, 2017

Trump had lashed out at FBI leadership on Twitter earlier Saturday, going after FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe over Democrats’ past donations to his wife’s political campaign.

His attack on McCabe came just after a report revealed that the deputy director was planning on retiring from the FBI in the coming months, as Republican lawmakers accuse him and other FBI officials of bias against Trump.

The president has stepped up his attacks on the agency in recent weeks, saying earlier this month that the bureau’s reputation was “in tatters.”