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Anderson Cooper says Twitter account hacked after tweet calling Trump a ‘tool’ and ‘pathetic loser’

CNN host Anderson Cooper says his Twitter account was hacked after it posted a tweet calling President Donald Trump a “tool” and a “pathetic loser.”

Trump on Wednesday morning appeared to distance himself from Alabama GOP candidate Roy Moore’s failed bid for Senate with this post:

To which Cooper’s official @Andersoncooper handle replied:

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CNN later confirmed that “someone gained access” to Cooper’s account, and said the network was “working with Twitter” to secure the handle.

Cooper later commented on the hack.

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“Just woke up to find out someone gained access to my twitter account,” he posted. “I have not sent a tweet in days or replied to any tweets. We are looking into how this happened.”