President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden says voters should choose who nominates Supreme Court justice Trump, Biden will not shake hands at first debate due to COVID-19 Pelosi: Trump Supreme Court pick 'threatens' Affordable Care Act MORE's reelection campaign ripped Washington Post congressional reporter Rachael Bade for a since-deleted tweet that included a photo of four Post reporters with the caption "Merry Impeachmas" on Wednesday night after President Trump was impeached in two nearly party-line votes.

"Merry Impeachmas from the WaPo team!" wrote Bade while having dinner and drinks after impeachment votes were cast in the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives. ⁦"@pkcapitol⁩ is buying ... w/⁦@karoun⁩ ⁦@seungminkim⁩ ⁦@mikedebonis⁩."

Trump's 2020 campaign manager, Brad Parscale Bradley (Brad) James ParscaleMORE, and the president's son Eric Trump Eric Frederick TrumpJudge orders Eric Trump to comply with New York AG's subpoena before Election Day Eric Trump uses misleading clip to blast Biden for using teleprompter Melania Trump: Ginsburg's 'spirit will live on in all she has inspired' MORE quickly criticized the tweet by Bade, who also serves as a CNN contributor, as an example of media bias.

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"Ladies & gentlemen, your fair and objective press corps in action! What a joke," Parscale tweeted. "Media needs to stop acting like they are 'impartial'."

Ladies & gentlemen, your fair and objective press corps in action! What a joke.



Media needs to stop acting like they are “impartial”. https://t.co/F89tPhbRZT — Brad Parscale (@parscale) December 19, 2019

Ladies and gentlemen, the @WashingtonPost. This is “our” media in 2019... but don’t worry, they have an even lower approval rating than congress... #JournalismIsDead @JeffBezos pic.twitter.com/fDQ0Tf8QkN — Eric Trump (@EricTrump) December 19, 2019

A @washingtonpost reporter declares "Merry Impeachmas" as she and four colleagues appear to celebrate with beers and spinach & artichoke dip at the Dubliner in DC



Very normal ... nothing to see here.https://t.co/2ctNfEPeaW — Amber Athey (@amber_athey) December 19, 2019

If you're tweeting "Merry impeachment" as a reporter, maybe you throw in the towel and become an opinion writer. Gig is over, Jan. Pathetic. — Erielle Davidson (@politicalelle) December 19, 2019

Bade deleted the tweet hours later, saying it was "being misinterpreted by some as an endorsement of some kind."

I’m deleting a tweeting tonight that is being misinterpreted by some as an endorsement of some kind. To be absolutely clear, we atthe Post are merely glad we are getting a break for the holidays after a long 3 months. I will retweet the group photo w/ a better caption ! — Rachael Bade (@rachaelmbade) December 19, 2019

A Washington Post spokesperson told The Hill that Bade was "off the clock" and wasn't celebrating impeachment.

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“The reporter who sent out this ill-considered tweet was celebrating being off the clock after a long day covering impeachment," the spokesperson said. "She wasn’t celebrating impeachment.”

The Hill has also requested comment from Bade, who joined the Post earlier this year after working as a reporter for Politico.

Updated at 10:22 a.m.