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 seized on a joke from Senate Intelligence Committee ranking Democrat Mark Warner Mark Robert WarnerDemocrats call for declassifying election threats after briefing by Trump officials It's time to upgrade benefits Intelligence chief says Congress will get some in-person election security briefings MORE over the weekend that the Virginia senator has inside information on special counsel Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) MuellerCNN's Toobin warns McCabe is in 'perilous condition' with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting The Hill's 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE's investigation.

Why is Senator Mark Warner (D-VA), perhaps in a near drunken state, claiming he has information that only he and Bob Mueller, the leader of the 13 Angry Democrats on a Witch Hunt, knows? Isn’t this highly illegal. Is it being investigated? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 25, 2018

The tweet was sent as Trump was onboard Air Force One en route to a rally in Columbia, S.C.

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The president was referencing a joke Warner made during a dinner Friday night in Martha’s Vineyard as part of a Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee retreat.

Rachel Cohen, a spokeswoman for Warner, responded that the senator's comment was "obviously a joke."

Because it was obviously a JOKE. (Admittedly, not a very GOOD joke.) Why is our President spending time on this today? https://t.co/VafTmu7IyX — rcohen (@rcohen) June 25, 2018

Politico reported that Warner told the more than 100 guests in attendance to “buckle up” for a “wild couple of months” in the special counsel’s probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

“If you get me one more glass of wine, I’ll tell you stuff only Bob Mueller and I know,” Warner joked.

Warner is the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence panel, which is conducting an investigation of its own into Russian interference.

While Trump has not often attacked Warner, he has frequently railed against Mueller’s probe, calling it a “witch hunt” and a “hoax.”

Four former Trump associates have pleaded guilty or been indicted in Mueller's probe thus far. The special counsel also filed charges against 13 Russians and three Russian entities for alleged meddling in the 2016 election.