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McMullin returns fire on Trump for ‘McMuffin’ diss

by Harper Neidig - 12/17/16 12:44 PM ET

Former independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin on Saturday responded to President-elect Donald Trump calling him “McMuffin” a night earlier.

“Our charming President-elect @realDonaldTrump has a new nickname for me: ‘McMuffin.’ I like it. Am I now on the hook to reciprocate?” McMullin wrote in a tweet.

“I hear Egg McMuffins taste a lot better than the steaks at the Trump Grill,” he added, linking to a Vanity Fair review of the Trump Tower restaurant that went viral for its harsh criticism of the restaurant.

Our charming President-elect @realDonaldTrump has a new nickname for me: “McMuffin.” I like it. Am I now on the hook to reciprocate? https://t.co/wZbhD0X3sz

— Evan McMullin (@Evan_McMullin) December 17, 2016

.@realdonaldtrump, I hear Egg McMuffins taste a lot better than the steaks at the Trump Grill. True story? https://t.co/Vr8zXRthfs

— Evan McMullin (@Evan_McMullin) December 17, 2016

{mosads}McMullin has been an outspoken critic of Trump since the election, while the president-elect has frequently called him “some guy” who was trying to beat him in Utah.

On Friday night, however, Trump called him “McMuffin” after an audience member shouted it at the rally.

“That’s correct, that’s his name, he said Evan McMuffin, do you believe this?” Trump said. “I never heard of this guy before. Nobody did. And the polls said he’s even with Donald Trump. My wife said, she looked at the television and she said he’s not even with you. Believe me, he’s not even.”

Donald Trump is now taking shots at @Evan_McMullin as “this guy, this unknown person.”

— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) December 9, 2016

.@realDonaldTrump, seems you’re growing obsessed with a guy whose name you still don’t have courage to say. Say it, Donald. You can do it. https://t.co/KuFxdVSx2s

— Evan McMullin (@Evan_McMullin) December 9, 2016

McMullin has also poked fun at his name’s similarity to the name of the McDonald’s breakfast sandwich. Last month, he posted a picture of him and his running mate, Mindy Finn, holding McMuffins.