Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright bested Conan O’Brien by Twitter knockout Thursday night, ribbing the comedian with a comeback worthy of a seasoned pro.
O’Brien tweeted that he had picked his Halloween costume: “slutty Madeleine Albright.” The diplomat responded with only the 229th tweet in her handle’s history — but it was so good that it’d seem she’s been around longer than that.
Recommended Stories
.@ConanOBrien I’m considering going as hunky Conan O’Brien – but that might be too far fetched.
— Madeleine Albright (@madeleine) October 23, 2014
That’s some tough diplomacy.
The subsequent exchange was “all in good fun.”
.@Madeleine YES – My first twitter war with a former Secretary of State! You’re next, George P. Shultz!
— Conan O’Brien (@ConanOBrien) October 23, 2014
.@ConanOBrien Never get into a word war with a diplomat. We talk even more than comedians.
— Madeleine Albright (@madeleine) October 23, 2014
Damn – Whenever I go toe to toe with @Madeleine Albright, she always wins.
— Conan O’Brien (@ConanOBrien) October 24, 2014
.@ConanOBrien Ha, you’re certainly not the first to make that mistake… But all in good fun! #TeamCoco
— Madeleine Albright (@madeleine) October 24, 2014
With the back and forth, Albright established herself as the best former Democratic Secretary of State on Twitter.
