President-elect Donald 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 Saturday accused NBC News of misquoting his tweet that called for an expansion of U.S. nuclear capabilities.

“@NBCNews purposely left out this part of my nuclear qoute: [sic] ‘until such time as the world comes to its senses regarding nukes.’ Dishonest!” Trump wrote on Twitter Saturday.

.@NBCNews purposely left out this part of my nuclear qoute: "until such time as the world comes to its senses regarding nukes." Dishonest! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 24, 2016

It’s unclear whether the president-elect was referring to an online article published by NBC or a television segment. A spokesperson for NBC News did not immediately respond when asked for comment.

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Trump made waves on Thursday when he took to Twitter to call for an expansion of nuclear weapons.

“The United States must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability until such time as the world comes to its senses regarding nukes,” he wrote.

The United States must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability until such time as the world comes to its senses regarding nukes — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 22, 2016

The next day, he reportedly told MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” that he was open to engaging in an "arms race" with other countries, vowing to “outlast” them.