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Donald Trump’s long Twitter history with Emmys continues

Donald Trump does a parody of famous television theme songs with Megan Mullally, of the comedy series "Will & Graces" during the 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Sunday, Sept. 18, 2005, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill

U.S. President Donald Trump rarely seems to forget being scorned as he took a potshot at an old enemy on Twitter Monday night: the Emmy Awards.

Trump’s show The Apprentice was nominated for an Emmy in 2004 and again in 2005.

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While Trump never won the award, Alec Baldwin won one this year for his portrayal of the U.S. president on Saturday Night Live.

WATCH: Alec Baldwin wins Emmy Award for portrayal of Donald Trump on SNL

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Alec Baldwin wins Emmy Award for portrayal of Donald Trump on SNL

Trump has a long history of attacking the Emmys, and the issue was even raised during the third presidential debate.

WATCH: Presidential election: Trump argues, on national debate stage, that ‘The Apprentice’ should have won an Emmy

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Presidential election: Trump argues, on national debate stage, that ‘The Apprentice’ should have won an Emmy

During that debate, Democratic rival Hillary Clinton said, “There was even a time when he didn’t get an Emmy for his TV program three years in a row and he started tweeting the Emmys were rigged against him.”

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Trump interrupted her, saying, “Should’ve gotten it.”

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The U.S. president’s tweet about the Emmy Awards was far from his first as he issued over a dozen from 2012-2014.

Here are a few of them:

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