CLEVELAND -- After New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie electrified an enthusiastic Republican National Convention audience by slamming former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the presumptive Democratic nominee took to Twitter to hit back at the governor.

In a tweet just after the speech, Clinton evoked the George Washington Bridge lane closure scandal that rocked Christie's administration and is largely credited with sinking his 2016 presidential hopes.

If you think Chris Christie can lecture anyone on ethics, we have a bridge to sell you. https://t.co/c1nkZojJFL #RNCinCLE — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) July 20, 2016

The response came after Christie assailed Clinton over her domestic and foreign policies, arguing it's about time she's judged by "a jury of her peers" -- the American electorate.

"We cannot make the chief law enforcement officer of the United States someone who has risked America's secrets and lied about this to Congress and the American people," said Christie, one of the top advisers to Republican nominee Donald Trump.

Christie, who routinely touted himself as a prosecutor on the campaign trail before he was forced to drop out of the race after a poor showing in the New Hampshire primary, continued with that familiar theme when he addressed the convention.

Reporters pressed Christie to respond to Clinton's attack shortly after the governor finished his speech.

"I'm so flattered," he said. "It's so witty of the secretary of state who put American secrets at risk and American lives at risk in Libya and all over the Middle East."

"Listen, if Hillary Clinton wants to take me on, I'm happy to take her on every day between now and the end of the campaign," he added. "And there won't be much of her left."

Trump was officially named the Republican Party's presidential nominee after a Tuesday night roll call vote.

The billionaire businessman is expected to accept the party's nomination with a speech Thursday night.

NJ Advance Media staff writer Brent Johnson contributed to this report.

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