A war of words between White House Director of Communications Steven Cheung and Sen. Mark Warner’s (D-Va.) communications director resulted in the use of a derogatory slur during an online spat on Tuesday.

The online feud started when Warner’s communications director, Rachel Cohen, complained about CNN interviewing former Trump administration official Tricia McLaughlin.

“WHY is CNN interviewing Tricia McLaughlin right now,” Cohen posted in X. “She is easily the most mendacious spokesperson I’ve had the displeasure of encountering in 15 years of doing this. What could she POSSIBLY have to say that adds to viewers’ understanding of anything??”

Cheung responded, “Don’t be jealous you’ll never get booked on TV because you’re a loser. @TriciaOhio is one of the best communicators around. You can learn a thing or two from her. But you won’t because, again, you’re a loser.”

“Hey Steven, remember the time you were so bad at your job the West Wing called to ask us to intervene with the media to protect national security? Because you couldn’t get it done?” Cohen responded. “I was told you were the one handling that story. I’d be happy to teach you how to do it next time!”

That’s when the gloves came off.

“Hey r*tard, you must be thinking of someone else. Nobody would ask your simple ass for help,”Cheung said in response.

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This is not the first time Cheung used the word “r*tard.”

He also used the slur to describe Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) in February after they pushed for the full release of the Epstein files.

“Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie are some of the dumbest r*tards ever to be in Congress,” Cheung wrote then. “They knowingly and willfully ruined the lives of innocent people who had nothing to do with Epstein.”