President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE on Wednesday offered rare praise for MSNBC's Joe Scarborough Charles (Joe) Joseph ScarboroughScarborough calls on Cuomo to walk back statement he made about Trump: 'Out of bounds' Mika Brzezinski: 'Super grossed out' by Trump speech attendees 'who put their lives at risk' Democrats tear into Trump's 'deep state' tweet: His 'lies and recklessness' have 'killed people' MORE after the "Morning Joe" host said the president "looked 20 years younger than a lot of the 2020 Democratic candidates."

"Thank you Joe and remember, the BRAIN is much sharper also!" Trump said in a retweet of the Washington Examiner's Paul Bedard, who had reported on Scarborough's comments Wednesday morning.

Thank you Joe and remember, the BRAIN is much sharper also! https://t.co/h1fG1GRQ99 — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 15, 2019

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Trump and Scarborough have sparred in public repeatedly since Trump captured the Republican nomination for president in May 2016.

Prior to that point, Trump had regularly appeared on "Morning Joe" by phone for what some characterized as friendly interviews.

Critics called Scarborough and co-host Mika Brzezinski Mika Emilie BrzezinskiMika Brzezinski: 'Super grossed out' by Trump speech attendees 'who put their lives at risk' Trump hurls insults at Harris, Ocasio-Cortez and other women Trump targets 'Complete psycho' Scarborough, 'ditzy airhead' Brzezinski while praising 'Fox & Friends' MORE's relationship with Trump a "bromance of convenience" and accused them of "brown-nosing."



But, since then, Scarborough has frequently lashed out at the president, calling him "more of a threat to U.S. than any foreign adversary," while both hosts have claimed multiple times that they think Trump is suffering from the early stages of dementia.

Trump has often fired back at the pair, calling Scarborough "Pyscho Joe" and Brzezinski "Low I.Q. Mika" while targeting their program for what the former television star calls low ratings.