Trump told McCabe to ask his wife how it felt to be a loser: report

President TrumpDonald John TrumpFive takeaways from the vice presidential debate Harris accuses Trump of promoting voter suppression Pence targets Biden over ISIS hostages, brings family of executed aid worker to debate MORE reportedly told then-acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe that he should ask his wife, who had lost a bid for political office in Virginia, how it felt to be a loser, NBC News reported Monday.

Trump made the remarks in a phone call to McCabe the day he fired FBI Director James ComeyJames Brien ComeyDOJ weakens policy on investigating elections: report 'Comey Rule' exposes entertainment reporting's blinding partisanship Judiciary Committee postpones hearing with McCabe on Russia probe MORE that was placed to demand why Comey was allowed to fly on a FBI plane from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C., after being fired.

McCabe told Trump that he hadn’t been asked about the flight but that he would have authorized it if he had.

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Trump fell silent before lashing out at McCabe and telling him to ask his wife what it felt like to be a loser, according to NBC.

The FBI head replied, “OK, sir,” before Trump ended the call.

McCabe’s wife had run as a Democrat for state office in Virginia but had lost the race.

As part of that political bid, she accepted nearly $500,000 in donations from a super PAC linked to Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonFive takeaways from the vice presidential debate Trump campaign dialing back ads in Midwest states: report Hillicon Valley: Facebook to label posts if candidates prematurely declare victory | Supreme Court hears landmark B Google, Oracle copyright fight | House Dem accuses Ratcliffe of politicizing election security intel MORE and former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe.

Trump has repeatedly noted the link between McCabe and Clinton, and has criticized McCabe publicly over Twitter.

He also reportedly asked McCabe who he voted for during an introductory meeting in the Oval Office.

The new report comes the same day it was reported that McCabe was stepping down as deputy director of the FBI amid attacks by Trump and Republicans.