Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) said Saturday that President Trump should have resisted the urge to comment on Morning Joe's attacks, saying they weren't worth the trouble.

"This is a mosquito bite. Swat it, leave it, go away," the former Arkansas governor suggested on "Fox & Friends Weekend."

"If I was advising Trump," Huckabee said he'd say, "Don't let these guys even rise to the level of your attention, because they're not worth it."

"You're the president, you've got big things to do, go do 'em," Huckabee said.

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Huckabee also said that Trump's tweets are "distracting" from his agenda.

"It is distracting I think from his important message," he said. "He's doing things that really ought to be given credit. The reform of the [Department of Veterans Affairs], he's dealing with the best stock market we've had, ever. In history," Huckabee said.

"He's got a lot of accomplishments in a short time," he continued, "and I think his record needs to be speaking way more loudly than any tweet."

On Thursday, Trump attacked Morning Joe host Mika Brzezinski, hitting her appearance and suggesting she showed up "bleeding" from a face lift to a New Year's Eve party.

The Twitter attacks, which Trump continued on Saturday, were widely condemned by lawmakers in both parties.