Former CIA chief John Brennan John Owen BrennanJournalism or partisanship? The media's mistakes of 2016 continue in 2020 Comey on Clinton tweet: 'I regret only being involved in the 2016 election' Ex-CIA Director Brennan questioned for 8 hours in Durham review of Russia probe MORE blasted President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE on Monday, saying the president would need “an extremely tall ladder" to approach the "intellect, competence & integrity of Bill McRaven.”

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"You constantly remind us how substantively shallow & dishonest you are on so many fronts, which is why we are in such dangerous times," Brennan tweeted.

"You would need an extremely tall ladder to get anywhere near the level of intellect, competence & integrity of Bill McRaven & your predecessors," he added, referring to the retired admiral and Navy SEAL who led the operation to assassinate Osama bin Laden in 2011.

You constantly remind us how substantively shallow & dishonest you are on so many fronts, which is why we are in such dangerous times. You would need an extremely tall ladder to get anywhere near the level of intellect, competence & integrity of Bill McRaven & your predecessors. https://t.co/uW95ZALUZ7 — John O. Brennan (@JohnBrennan) November 19, 2018

Trump said during an interview over the weekend with Fox News that it would have “been nice if we got Osama bin Laden a lot sooner.”

He made the comment when questioned about criticism from McRaven, who said the president’s attacks on the media are the “greatest threat to democracy in [his] lifetime.”

Brennan is a frequent critic of Trump on both Twitter and cable news. Trump pulled the former CIA director’s security clearance earlier this year.