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In a twitter barrage Thursday, Donald Trump called Mitt Romney, who he endorsed in 2012, "one of the dumbest and worst candidates in history." | AP Photo Trump goes on a Twitter tirade against Romney over tax 'bombshell' remark

Donald Trump is not taking lightly Mitt Romney’s suggestion that he is hiding something in his tax returns.

The real estate mogul has tweeted a dozen times since Romney phoned into Fox News on Wednesday afternoon and said the top three presidential candidates should release their tax returns and cautioned that Trump’s may contain a “bombshell."

“We’re gonna select our nominee. We really ought to see from all three of these fellas what their taxes look like to see if there’s an issue there,” Romney said. “I think in Donald Trump’s case, it’s likely to be a bombshell.”

Romney was pressured into releasing his own taxes when he was the Republican nominee in 2012 — and the release revealed his tax rate was lower than most Americans.

Trump said recently he would release his own returns within "three, four months," but he's made clear that he's not going to just give in to Romney's demands:

I'm going to do what @MittRomney was totally unable to do- WIN! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 25, 2016

Signing a recent tax return- isn't this ridiculous? pic.twitter.com/UdwqF4iZIZ — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 25, 2016

Just for your info, tax returns have 0 to do w/ someone’s net worth. I have already filed my financial statements w/ FEC. They are great! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 25, 2016

Why doesn’t @MittRomney just endorse @marcorubio already.

Should have done it before NH or Nevada where he had a little sway. Too late

now! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 25, 2016

Mitt Romney, who was one of the dumbest and worst candidates in the history of Republican politics, is now pushing me on tax returns. Dope! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 25, 2016

"@classyexplorer: @ahernandez85a Romney is a pawn of the Establishment and has no individual thought process. He is jealous of Trump!" — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 25, 2016

"@conservativevin: @ahernandez85a Romney should have been a tough guy with Obama. He cowered and lost. BADLY! He's not relevant!" — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 25, 2016

"@ahernandez85a: @realdonaldtrump Mr Tough Guy Romney should be backing Trump like Trump backed him last time #NoLoyalty" — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 25, 2016

When Mitt Romney asked me for my endorsement last time around, he was so awkward and goofy that we all should have known he could not win! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 24, 2016

Mitt Romney,who totally blew an election that should have been won and whose tax returns made him look like a fool, is now playing tough guy — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 24, 2016

Romney responded to Trump's Twitter spree with one of his own:

Methinks the Donald doth protest too much. Show voters your back taxes, @realDonaldTrump. #WhatIsHeHiding — Mitt Romney (@MittRomney) February 25, 2016

And Senate minority leader Harry Reid (who was behind calling on Romney to release his returns in 2012) also shared his thoughts Thursday, calling Romney a hypocrite.

"Ha, ha. (Romney) never gave us his tax returns. Who was the brain child that got him to do that?" Reid said at a press conference."He gave us a summary, he never gave us his tax returns."

He added, "I can't imagine Romney having the gall coming out (and calling) for anybody's tax returns."

During the White House press briefing Thursday, press secretary Josh Earnest said that Romney "didn’t seem too happy when somebody said that about his tax returns, as I recall."

"I think the American people have the expectation that that’s what the candidates should do," Earnest said about candidates releasing their returns, but he added that he wasn't trying to issue a challenge.