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Inside Donald Trump and Russell Brand's Twitter War

Donald Trump is seen in Washington, D.C. on July 23, 2014 and Russell Brand promotes his book in New York City on Oct. 14, 2014.
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ByLESLEY MESSER
October 17, 2014, 3:36 PM

— -- Neither Donald Trump nor Russell Brand is a stranger to controversy.

However, last night, they created one of their own, engaging in a war of words on Twitter.

Trump, 68, appeared to start the fight, tweeting that he saw Brand, 39, on TV, and was not at all impressed.

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"What the hell do people see in Russell?" he asked his Twitter followers. "A major loser!"

Needless to say, Brand was not pleased, and at one point, tweeted a link to a story entitled, "Exposing How Donald Trump Really Made His Fortune: Inheritance from Dad and the Government's Protection Mostly Did the Trick."

For their complete fight, see the tweets below:

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