Pete Souza takes a break from Instagram to call Trump out on Twitter

Hold Souza's beer, America.
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Nicole Gallucci
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Pete Souza takes a break from Instagram to call Trump out on Twitter
WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 31: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Medal of Honor ceremony at the East Room of the White House July 31, 2017 in Washington, DC. McCloughan is awarded with the medal for his heroic acts as a combat medic during the Vietnam War. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Credit: alex wong/Getty Images

Hold Pete Souza's beer — and camera — America.

The former Obama White House photographer is so fed up with Donald Trump's behavior that he abandoned his primary medium of trolling, Instagram, to appeal to an audience more familiar with Trump's outrageous antics: Twitter.

On Friday morning Souza posted a tweet concerning Twitter's harassment policy, specifically posting a screenshot of the section that details how abusive behavior, such as threats of violence, will not be tolerated.

Though the photographer never mentioned Trump by name, after the president's morning tweet about North Korea, we can — probably — assume he's the subtweet target.

Trump terrified the world on Tuesday by issuing a verbal warning to Kim Jong-Un and North Korea, explaining if the country takes military action against the United States, "They will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen."

Since then, North Korea issued a threat against Guam and Trump made another statement speculating that perhaps his initial statement "wasn’t tough enough." 😩 😩 😩 😩

Several hours before Souza's post, Trump tweeted another threat to North Korea, assuring Kim Jong Un America is ready to fight with weapons "locked and loaded," which sounds a lot like a violent threat. What do you think, Jack?

In Souza's tweet, he simply wrote, "Cmon Twitter. It's time...." urging followers to report Trump's behavior. Though it's certainly not the first time Twitter users have called for a Trump ban.

Souza is known for frequently speaking out against Trump's actions through Instagram posts, often sharing photographs he took of Obama during his time in the White House to compare the two leaders. He's no stranger to throwing social media shade, but up until now he's been pretty silent about Trump on Twitter.

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Nicole is a Senior Editor at Mashable. She primarily covers entertainment and digital culture trends, and in her free time she can be found watching TV, sending voice notes, or going viral on Twitter for admiring knitwear. You can follow her on Twitter @nicolemichele5.

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