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Posted: 2017-12-13T13:46:59Z | Updated: 2017-12-13T18:03:49Z

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 Moores failed bid for Senate with this post:

The reason I originally endorsed Luther Strange (and his numbers went up mightily), is that I said Roy Moore will not be able to win the General Election. I was right! Roy worked hard but the deck was stacked against him!

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The reason I originally endorsed Luther Strange (and his numbers went up mightily), is that I said Roy Moore will not be able to win the General Election. I was right! Roy worked hard but the deck was stacked against him!

Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 13, 2017

To which Coopers official @Andersoncooper handle replied: