Social media users quickly took to Twitter to respond to a Washington Post report on Tuesday that President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Trump dismisses climate change role in fires, says Newsom needs to manage forest better Jimmy Kimmel hits Trump for rallies while hosting Emmy Awards MORE had ignored an all-caps warning from his national security advisers to not congratulate Russian President Vladimir Putin for winning his reelection.

The Post reported that Trump had been told by national security aides to not offer congratulations during a call with Putin, even placing the message "DO NOT CONGRATULATE” in all capital letters in a security briefing.

However, Trump still offered congratulations to Putin for winning a fourth term.

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Twitter users traded jokes after the report, comparing it to other infamous scenarios of people not following advice or instructions.

The holy trinity of DO NOT CONGRATULATE pic.twitter.com/9t9KyOfoab — Noah (@NoahJAguirre) March 20, 2018

General Kelly, next time do it this way. pic.twitter.com/SgkynlIubW — The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) March 20, 2018

DO NOT CONGRATULATE pic.twitter.com/Jh1DxXJ0UK — Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) March 20, 2018

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whoa this goes deeper than we thought — Alexandra Petri (@petridishes) March 20, 2018

DO NOT CONGRATULATE pic.twitter.com/QNIAO3dQly — Roland Scahill (@rolandscahill) March 20, 2018

How do we know DO NOT CONGRATULATE was in reference to Putin and not my Netflix special? Honestly we don't know. — billy eichner (@billyeichner) March 20, 2018