On Twitter, Lord expressed his appreciation to the president, saying: “Thank you @POTUS !!”

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Lord was fired from the cable network Aug. 10 after tweeting “Sieg Heil!” during a public spat with liberal activist Angelo Carusone, president of Media Matters for America. The phrase, meaning “hail victory,” is banned in Germany because of its association with Adolf Hitler and his Nazi party.

Trump has feuded with CNN since winning the White House, memorably targeting correspondent Jim Acosta during his first major news conference as president-elect, calling the veteran journalist “fake news.”

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The network hired Lord in 2015, after Trump declared his candidacy, and the analyst made routine appearances on “Anderson Cooper 360” and other programs.

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As The Washington Post's Paul Farhi explained when Lord was fired:

He was often on the defensive during discussions of Trump’s actions or comments, and often used historical references to justify the president’s behavior. Among his most famous exchanges was one with liberal CNN pundit Van Jones in March of last year over the history of the Ku Klux Klan.

In announcing its decision, CNN called Nazi salutes “indefensible.” Lord maintained he used the phrase to be “mocking.”

Nevertheless, he said he harbored no ill will toward the network.