Fox News senior political analyst Brit Hume and former CNN anchor Soledad O'Brien exchanged blows on Twitter after O'Brien argued that President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE only visited troops in Iraq because he was shamed into the trip.

The jousting began on Wednesday after actress and activist Alyssa Milano posted a story from NBC News originally stating Trump was the first president since 2002 not to visit troops at Christmastime.

Hume then informed Milano that the report was inaccurate because Trump and the first lady had already been meeting with U.S. troops in Iraq after making a surprise visit there Wednesday.

Trump becomes first president since 2002 not to visit troops at Christmastime. https://t.co/VEyyij9B0S — Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) December 26, 2018

By the time this was posted, the President and Mrs. Trump were in Iraq with the troops. https://t.co/g9ACNO5hxn — Brit Hume (@brithume) December 26, 2018

"Shaming him [Trump] seems to work," injected O'Brien, who currently is a correspondent for HBO's "Real Sports."

Shaming him seems to work. https://t.co/KMSPnDAPyE — Soledad O'Brien (@soledadobrien) December 26, 2018

"Yes, Ma’am. Trump read this tweet when it was posted and time-traveled himself back to yesterday and flew to Iraq. Genius take," Hume responded in a tweet that was "liked" nearly 24,000 times as of Thursday morning.

Yes, Ma’am. Trump read this tweet when it was posted and time-traveled himself back to yesterday and flew to Iraq. Genius take. — Brit Hume (@brithume) December 26, 2018

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"Sorry—let me spell it out more slowly so you can understand me: the President (according to cnn’s Barabar Starr) prepped for this trip several weeks ago," O'Brien retorted in a tweet liked 860 times as of Thursday morning.

"The shaming seems to have worked," she added. "I hope you’re having a nice holiday. Try not to be such an a**hole in 2019."

Sorry—let me spell it out more slowly so you can understand me: the President (according to cnn’s Barabar Starr) prepped for this trip several weeks ago. The shaming seems to have worked. I hope you’re having a nice holiday. Try not to be such an a**hole in 2019. ❤️ — Soledad O'Brien (@soledadobrien) December 27, 2018

Trump returned to the White House early Thursday after also visiting troops in Germany.

“Just returned from visiting our troops in Iraq and Germany. One thing is certain, we have incredible people representing our Country - people that know how to win!” he tweeted to his more than 56 million followers on Thursday morning.