Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) blasted Attorney General Jeff Sessions Jefferson (Jeff) Beauregard SessionsTrump's policies on refugees are as simple as ABCs Ocasio-Cortez, Velázquez call for convention to decide Puerto Rico status White House officials voted by show of hands on 2018 family separations: report MORE as “a racist and a liar” on Sunday, after Sessions’s comments about a federal judge in Hawaii.

Dear "Attorney General" Sessions: You are a racist and a liar. Actually, just joking. Oh wait, your record shows you are a racist & a liar. https://t.co/efSMggbe9Y — Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) April 23, 2017

Earlier this week, Sessions said he was “amazed” that a judge “sitting on an island in the Pacific” could halt President Trump’s travel ban on people from six predominantly Muslim countries entering the U.S.

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"We've got cases moving in the very, very liberal 9th Circuit, who — they've been hostile to the order," Sessions said in comments that drew considerable backlash.

But Sessions dismissed criticism of his comments on ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday, saying, “Nobody has a sense of humor anymore.”

Lieu fired back at Sessions on Twitter, calling him “a racist and a liar.”

“Actually, just joking. Oh wait, your record shows you are a racist and a liar,” Lieu tweeted.

Lieu joined other Democrats expressing outrage at Sessions’s remarks. Sen. Mazie Hirono Mazie Keiko HironoDemocrats unveil plan declaring racism a public health issue Overnight Defense: US, Russia trade blame over Syria incident | Pentagon calls out China's 'counterproductive' military exercises, missile test | Democrats press Esper on COVID-19 response Democrats press Esper on 'concerning' rise in Pentagon's COVID-19 cases MORE (D-Hawaii) blasted Sessions and his “dog whistle politics,” and her fellow Hawaiian Sen. Brian Schatz (D) told the attorney general to “have some respect.”

Hey Jeff Sessions, this #IslandinthePacific has been the 50th state for going on 58 years. And we won’t succumb to your dog whistle politics — Senator Mazie Hirono (@maziehirono) April 20, 2017

Mr. Attorney General: You voted for that judge. And that island is called Oahu. It's my home. Have some respect. https://t.co/sW9z3vqBqG — Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) April 20, 2017

The federal judge’s temporary restraining order against Trump’s travel ban blocked both a suspension of the refugee resettlement program and a hold on people from six majority-Muslim countries entering the United States for 90 days.