Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel is attempting to bait President Trump Donald John TrumpHR McMaster says president's policy to withdraw troops from Afghanistan is 'unwise' Cast of 'Parks and Rec' reunite for virtual town hall to address Wisconsin voters Biden says Trump should step down over coronavirus response MORE into a war of words on social media, tweeting the commander in chief live from the awards show.

“You know we’re more than two hours into the show, and Donald Trump hasn’t tweeted at us once,” Kimmel told the audience at Sunday’s Academy Awards, adding, “I’m starting to get worried about him.”

Cameras then showed on large screens an image of Kimmel’s phone, showing him crafting a tweet to his nearly 9 million followers, directed at Trump.

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An image showed another tweet with a message to Trump saying, “#Merylsayshi.” That message, appeared to be reference a feud between Trump and actress Meryl Streep following her criticism of him during last month’s Golden Globes.

While Trump did not immediately respond on Twitter, former campaign spokesperson Katrina Pierson did.

She tweeted that Trump “is busy meeting w/governors of the nation. You know, people that actually get things done, not just pretend to in costume.”

@realDonaldTrump is busy meeting w/governors of the nation. You know, people that actually get things done, not just pretend to in costume. https://t.co/rAoFD1gwHv — Katrina Pierson (@KatrinaPierson) February 27, 2017

Earlier Sunday evening, Trump hosted 46 governors for a ball at the White House as part of events amid the National Governors Association’s winter meeting.

Trump, an avid Twitter user, has been known to be an annual viewer of what’s dubbed Hollywood’s biggest night. One year, he even live-tweeted his reactions to the Oscars, and offered to host the ceremony. Trump on Sunday was seen attending the annual Governors Ball the same night as the Academy Awards.