President Trump on Thursday resurfaced an old tweet from Rosie O’Donnell calling for the firing of FBI Director James Comey, mocking his longtime feud with the television personality.

“We finally agree on something Rosie,” the president tweeted.

We finally agree on something Rosie. https://t.co/BSP5F3PgbZ — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 11, 2017

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Trump earlier Thursday admitted he planned to fire Comey regardless of the Justice Department’s recommendations — contradicting the White House’s own justifications that the firing came due to the recommendations of Attorney General Jeff Sessions Jefferson (Jeff) Beauregard SessionsTrump's policies on refugees are as simple as ABCs Ocasio-Cortez, Velázquez call for convention to decide Puerto Rico status White House officials voted by show of hands on 2018 family separations: report MORE and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.

Trump and the White House have defended the firing by saying Democrats should be happy with it after they criticized Comey over his handling of last year's investigation into Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonBarr criticizes DOJ in speech declaring all agency power 'is invested in the attorney general' Virginia Democrat blasts Trump's 'appalling' remark about COVID-19 deaths in 'blue states' The Hill's Campaign Report: Biden asks if public can trust vaccine from Trump ahead of Election Day | Oklahoma health officials raised red flags before Trump rally MORE's use of a private email server while secretary of State.