Former aides to Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonJeff Flake: Republicans 'should hold the same position' on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 Momentum growing among Republicans for Supreme Court vote before Election Day Warning signs flash for Lindsey Graham in South Carolina MORE are defending her response to the Harvey Weinstein scandal amid an onslaught of angry tweets from Anthony Bourdain, with one ex-spokesman telling the celebrity chef to “eat a scorpion.”

Bourdain, the host of CNN’s “Parts Unknown,” took to Twitter on Wednesday to rail against an interview with Clinton in which she publicly addressed the sexual misconduct allegations against the Hollywood mogul, one of her prominent 2016 fundraisers, for the first time.

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The former Democratic presidential nominee told CNN’s Fareed Zakaria she was “shocked” and “appalled” by the Weinstein allegations, and that she would donate money the film exec contributed to her political campaigns to charity.

Bourdain, whose girlfriend, actress Asia Argento, accused Weinstein of rape in an exposé in The New Yorker magazine on Tuesday, wrote following about the interview:

And I have to say, Hillary's interview with Fareed Zakaria was shameful in its deflection and its disingenuousness. — Anthony Bourdain (@Bourdain) October 11, 2017

know what Hillary Clinton is NOT? She's not stupid. Or unsophisticated about the world. The Weinstein stories had been out there for years — Anthony Bourdain (@Bourdain) October 11, 2017

Mindless Hillary hate aside, this was a terrible response to questions about a "friend" who's been tormenting women for decades. — Anthony Bourdain (@Bourdain) October 11, 2017

Critics had slammed Clinton for what they saw as a delayed response to the bombshell The New York Times report published Sunday that detailed sexual harassment and assault allegations against Weinstein from multiple women.

In a series of tweets to his more than 6 million followers, Bourdain wrote:

Hillary is CLEARLY not responsible for anything Weinstein Thats screamingly obvious. Her response to questions though has been uninspiring — Anthony Bourdain (@Bourdain) October 11, 2017

I can assure you that the victims of Mr. Weinstein's three decades of predatory behavior are disappointed too. I'm sitting next to one. — Anthony Bourdain (@Bourdain) October 11, 2017

Secretary Clinton was one of the most intelligent, well prepared, well briefed politicians ever. So, yes. I'd hoped for a better response — Anthony Bourdain (@Bourdain) October 11, 2017

Some of Clinton’s former aides came to her defense following Bourdain’s comments.

Nick Merrill, her former campaign spokesman, told Bourdain to “get a grip,” writing:

Seriously @Bourdain, get a grip. She did an honest interview, condemned HW, is returning contributions. I’m tossing all my @LuckyPeach mags. https://t.co/YcShUYfX4t — Nick Merrill (@NickMerrill) October 11, 2017

Brian Fallon, a CNN political commentator and press secretary for Clinton’s 2016 campaign, suggested Bourdain — known for indulging in often-exotic cuisines — dine on an arachnid instead of attacking his old boss.

Go eat a scorpion or something.https://t.co/jlKBC2TDmI — Brian Fallon (@brianefallon) October 11, 2017

Bourdain, who joked in an interview last month about poisoning President Trump, wrote:

And please..this is not about blame or equivalency . My feelings about Mr. Trump are well known. No one should take satisfaction from this — Anthony Bourdain (@Bourdain) October 11, 2017