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President Trump poked fun at Vanity Fair after the magazine had to apologize to Hillary Clinton and her supporters this week
On Saturday, Vanity Fair tweeted out a video that gave six suggestions for new year's resolutions for Hillary Clinton, in order to keep her from running in 2020
One of the ideas, that she take up knitting, was viewed as sexist, with Vanity Fair's spokesperson saying it 'was an attempt at humor' and apologizing
Trump said the magazine was on its 'last legs' and suggested that Anna Wintour, who works for parent company Conde Nast, was 'begging for forgiveness'
Wintour, Vogue's editor-in-chief, is a friend and fundraiser to Clinton hosting events in New York, London and Paris for the Democrat last year

By Nikki Schwab, U.s. Political Reporter For Dailymail.com

Published: 11:15 EDT, 28 December 2017 | Updated: 16:50 EDT, 28 December 2017

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President Donald Trump mocked Vanity Fair's attempt to apologize to Hillary Clinton and her supporters for a video that suggested she take up knitting in the new year, which many saw as sexist.

'Vanity Fair, which looks like it is on its last legs, is bending over backwards in apologizing for the minor hit they took at Crooked H,' Trump's tweet began. 'Anna Wintour, who was all set to be Amb to Court of St James’s & a big fundraiser for CH, is beside herself in grief & begging for forgiveness!'

On Saturday, Vanity Fair tweeted a video made by its staffers that listed '6 New Year's Resolutions for Hillary Clinton,' which included suggestions to prevent her from not running for president again.

President Trump mocked Vanity Fair for apologizing to Hillary Clinton and her supporters over a video that suggested she take up knitting in order to stay away from the 2020 presidential race

President Trump took to Twitter Thursday to chide several thorns in his side: Vanity Fair, Hillary Clinton and Vogue's editor-in-chief Anna Wintour

The president's tweet also suggested that Conde Nast's artistic director Anna Wintour (left), the editor-in-chief of Vogue, was 'begging for forgiveness' over a video that listed new year's resolutions for Hillary Clinton (right)

Among those ideas: writing a sequel to 'What Happened' entitled 'What the Hell Happened' and taking more photos with hikers in the woods.

The final suggestion was that Clinton, the 2016 Democratic nominee, choose a new hobby, with a Vanity Fair writer listing volunteer work, knitting and improv comedy as options.

'Literally anything that will keep you from running again,' the staffer noted.

The knitting quip especially angered Clinton fans who took to the internet to proclaim that people should #CancelVanityFair over it.

On Wednesday, a spokesperson for Vanity Fair sent out an apology.

'It was an attempt at humor and we regret that it missed the mark,' a representative for Vanity Fair said, according to Entertainment Weekly.

In 2012, the future president liked the idea of Anna Wintour receiving an ambassadorship from President Obama

Trump suggested that Wintour, a friend and fundraiser for Clinton, was 'begging for forgiveness' too.

Wintour, known best as being editor-in-chief of Vogue, also serves as the artistic director for Conde Nast, the parent company of Vanity Fair.

It was a title she received in 2013, but expanded upon this year once longtime Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter retired in September.

Throughout last year Wintour hosted a number of fundraisers for Clinton, including lavish soirees in London and Paris to attract the expat crowd to the Democrat's campaign.

There were reports in late 2012 that President Obama was considering appointing Wintour as the United States' ambassador to the United Kingdom, known formally in the U.K. as ambassador of the United States to the Court of St James's – a move that never happened.

At the time, Trump liked the idea.

'I am happy to hear that Pres.Obama is considering giving Anna Wintour @voguemagazine an ambassadorship. She is a winner & really smart!' Trump wrote in December 2012.

He followed that up with, 'My support of Anna Wintour for Ambassador got a lot of coverage.'

'She is smart and will be a strong advocate for the US,' the future president added.

There was also some speculation that if Clinton won, she'd put Wintour in that post.

Vogue's editor-in-chief Anna Wintour (right) was a major fundraiser for Hillary Clinton (left) last year, hosting fetes in New York, London and Paris

HAPPIER TIMES: This undated image shows now President Trump (center) flanked by Melania Trump (left) and Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour (right)

President Trump has long had it out for Vanity Fair and the magazine's former editor Graydon Carter, who nicknamed Trump a 'short-fingered vulgarian' when Carter was at the helm of the magazine, Spy

Even after being elected president of the United States, Trump had a beef with Vanity Fair and its longtime editor Graydon Carter who retired in September of this year

The president's ire for Vanity Fair is nothing new, as former editor Carter – who famously labeled Trump a 'short-fingered vulgarian' when at the helm of Spy magazine – counted that he'd been tweeted about 42 times when retiring in September.

In October 2012, Trump wrote, 'Can't wait for @VanityFair to fold which, under Graydon Carter, will be sooner rather than later.'

Fourteen months later, Trump mouthed off again.

'If Graydon Carter's very dumb bosses would fire him for his terrible circulation numbers at failing Vanity Fair-his bad food restaurants die,' the then-businessman said.

Even after winning last year's presidential election, Trump still had a beef with Vanity Fair and Carter.

'Has anyone looked at the really poor numbers of @VanityFair Magazine. Way down, big trouble, dead! Graydon Carter, no talent, will be out!' he wrote during the presidential transition on December 15, 2016.