President Donald Trump on Saturday suggested in a tweet that he directed Congressional Republicans to vote as they wish on whether special counsel Robert Mueller’s report should be publicly released — and that the whole thing is a “game.”

“I told leadership to let all Republicans vote for transparency,” the president tweeted. “Makes us all look good and doesn’t matter. Play along with the game!”

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On the recent non-binding vote (420-0) in Congress about releasing the Mueller Report, I told leadership to let all Republicans vote for transparency. Makes us all look good and doesn’t matter. Play along with the game! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 16, 2019

Immediately after Trump posted the tweet, Twitter users unloaded on him.

“Pretends he controls all Republican votes in the House, calls the Mueller investigation a ‘game,'” Mother Jones national affairs editor Mark Follman tweeted.

Pretends he controls all Republican votes in the House, calls the Mueller investigation a "game" https://t.co/ztbrQPZZOI — Mark Follman (@markfollman) March 16, 2019

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Even conservative Washington Examiner pundit Byron York was critical of the president’s messaging.

“Think there really is unanimity, or near-unanimity, on issue of Mueller transparency,” York tweeted. “Also, not a good idea to get in way of 420-0 vote.”

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Think there really is unanimity, or near-unanimity, on issue of Mueller transparency. Also, not a good idea to get in way of 420-0 vote. https://t.co/SXqfTUsTIg — Byron York (@ByronYork) March 16, 2019

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Check out more responses below:

I don’t think Trump’s top campaign official (Manafort) thinks it a game Nor his no 2 (Gates) Nor his top natl security official (M. Flynn) Nor Trump’s top personal lawyer (M. Cohen) And many others Because, well, in this game of life called reality, all of them going to jail https://t.co/2I1YQFDOWQ — Neal Katyal (@neal_katyal) March 16, 2019

….Didn't he say there shouldn't be a report just yesterday? https://t.co/hWGskFR5f6 — PostimusMaximus (@PostimusMaximus) March 16, 2019

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Did you tell Lindsey Grahm? https://t.co/8mZc56XVuX — Machine Pun Kelly (@KellyScaletta) March 16, 2019

Telling the world that every member of the GOP is is his puppet, even when it appears they've slipped their strings.

Funny! In the other Pinocchio story the boys who thought they were real were represented by donkeys. https://t.co/FF4DTz86jv — 2coolgranny (@SueD00860061) March 16, 2019

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"Play along with the game" … that is the public position of the President of the United States towards disclosure of the findings of a criminal investigation into him and his friends. https://t.co/KyXPR2IDvy — Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) March 16, 2019

https://twitter.com/MatBabiak/status/1106955524946300928

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