Former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci on Wednesday accused New Yorker journalist Ryan Lizza of recording him without permission.

In a tweet, Scaramucci called Lizza “the Linda Tripp of 2017” over the explosive interview that ultimately cost him his job.

He wrote:

.@RyanLizza is the Linda Tripp of 2017. People know. And he is up at night not being able to live with himself. — Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) August 10, 2017

Two decades ago, Tripp secretly recorded some of her conversations with Monica Lewinsky, the White House intern who had an affair then-President Bill Clinton.

In response to a question, Scaramucci called Lizza a “lowlife”:

Yes. He absolutely taped the call without my permission. #lowlife https://t.co/fTDcBw4vcT — Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) August 10, 2017

However, in this comparison, Lizza being Tripp would mean that Scaramucci is Lewinsky ― a detail that not only drew immediate attention but also launched dozens of wisecracks:

LOL of the day. If @RyanLizza is Linda Tripp, you know who that makes you, right? https://t.co/drPQTFTx7x — Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 10, 2017

Following @Scaramucci's analogy, that clearly makes him Monica Lewinsky. What's he trying to tell us about his relationship with Trump? — Grey_Obelisk (@Grey_Obelisk) August 10, 2017

You called a reporter. Commented on the record. D.C. has one-party consent for recording calls. Your argument is worse than your analogies. https://t.co/ZmHzcle02g — Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) August 10, 2017

Monica Lewinsky's tenure at the White House was 27 times longer than Anthony Scaramucci's. https://t.co/UqIuWY40ei — Scott Bixby (@scottbix) August 10, 2017

Tripp taped Lewinsky without her knowledge because she hated Clinton. Lizza taped you because that's what reporters do, Doofus. — Suzanne Kelleher (@SuzanneKelleher) August 10, 2017

Thus making Anthony Scaramucci the Monica Lewinsky of 2017. https://t.co/MigNVKqfCp — Josh Barro (@jbarro) August 10, 2017

Monica Lewinsky served longer and did more for the public than Anthony Scaramucci. — Ed Bott (@edbott) August 10, 2017

Tripp secretly recorded calls of Lewinsky talking about Clinton. Lizza recorded you b/c it was on the record and that is LITERALLY his job https://t.co/Ltbe3hW6aE — Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) August 10, 2017

Scaramucci will have a chance to clarify his comparison on Monday, when he’s scheduled to be a guest on Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show” on CBS.

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Scaramucci takes questions at the White House on July 21, 2017.

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Scaramucci talks with the media outside the White House on July 25, 2017.

Scaramucci makes his point to members of the media outside the West Wing of the White House on July 25, 2017.

Scaramucci speaks during a press briefing at the White House on July 21, 2017.

Scaramucci attends the daily White House press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room on July 21, 2017.

Scaramucci points as he follows new White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders into the briefing room at the White House on July 21, 2017.

Scaramucci waves during the daily White House press briefing on July 21, 2017.

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