Don Lemon: Trump’s nickname for me is ‘sour Lemon’

CNN's Don Lemon joked on Thursday about President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump stands by tweets questioning Puerto Rico death toll: 'NO WAY' Trump pushes back on ex-lawyer putting out book, cites 'attorney-client privilege' Wealthiest Republican supporter in Ohio quits party MORE's supposed nickname for him, suggesting that the president refers him as "sour Lemon."

During an appearance on NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers," Lemon pointed to a "happy birthday" tweet from former White House communications director Anthony ScaramucciAnthony ScaramucciAnn Coulter believes Kushner wrote anonymous op-ed bashing Trump Spicer: People at White House are 'burnt out' Scaramucci: John McCain, an inspiration for a day of unity MORE that made reference to the nickname.

"I don't know if you saw my Twitter today, but Anthony Scaramucci wished me a happy birthday, by the way, and he says, you know, 'someone calls you sour Lemon,'" Lemon told Meyers. "Guess who came up with that nickname."

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"That is a tough one to come up. I've never been called that one before," he added. 

Scaramucci did, in fact, wish Lemon a "Wonderful Happy 29th Birthday" on Twitter Thursday, saying that he's "also know[n] as 'sour' Lemon to some." Lemon turned 52 on Thursday.

Lemon, who anchors "CNN Tonight," has been openly critical of Trump at times, and acknowledged Thursday that he gives "a point of view" on his show. Still, he insisted, "we can be fair, we can be open-minded, but we don’t have to be stupid."

Trump has also taken aim at Lemon, once calling him "dumb as a rock" and a "lightweight."