Ben Carson just threw some serious shade at Donald Trump on Twitter

Ben Carson took a swipe at Donald Trump Tuesday morning after the Manhattan billionaire and his campaign spent days defending a controversial tweet.

"Social media provides a great platform for discourse, but we must be careful with the messages we send out," wrote Carson, a former 2016 presidential hopeful and current Trump surrogate.

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A Carson aide later released a statement to NBC News.

"Trump has to be careful about RT any and everything," the statement read. "This would never occur from Dr. Ben Carson's account because we know that he has a platform and we must take care of that platform and be wise with the messages disseminated."

Carson's tweet came as Trump, his campaign, and fellow surrogates continue todefend a controversial tweet posted to Trump's account on Saturday.