President Donald Trump fired FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday, which came as shocking news, even in the times of President Trump.

While countless people of all kinds called out Trump for suddenly firing Comey, so did one of Comey's most notorious rivals, Edward Snowden.

Set aside politics: every American should condemn such political interference in the Bureau's work. https://t.co/hROwSMg1vd — Edward Snowden (@Snowden) May 9, 2017

"Every American should condemn such political interference in the Bureau's work," Snowden tweeted with a link to the news of Comey's firing, urging Americans to "set aside politics."

Snowden later followed up the tweet with more insight into his relationship with the former FBI director.

This FBI Director has sought for years to jail me on account of my political activities. If I can oppose his firing, so can you. https://t.co/zUp5kquy8q — Edward Snowden (@Snowden) May 9, 2017

Snowden, a former contractor for the U.S. government, currently has temporary asylum in Moscow, Russia, after leaking classified documents from the National Security Agency that revealed the agency was spying on U.S. citizens.

Trump, who had previously commended Comey on his investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails, fired the FBI director for *exactly* the reason you think. That's right, the White House said it fired Comey for the way he handled the Clinton investigation, despite evidence that investigation helped get Trump elected. Not because Comey was investigating the Trump campaign's alleged ties to Russia or anything.

While that's enough to scratch your head over, Comey's firing was recommended by Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who had already recused himself from the Russia investigation due to his own misleading statements about Russian contacts during his confirmation hearing.

You know, normal, everyday democracy type stuff.