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Madeleine Albright speaking at an event in 2012.
Don't mess with Madeleine Albright unless you can take the heat right back.
Conan O'Brien made a joke at the former U.S. Secretary of State this afternoon, and Albright had the perfect biting response.
.@ConanOBrien I'm considering going as hunky Conan O'Brien - but that might be too far fetched.
- Madeleine Albright (@madeleine) October 23, 2014
Business Insider reached out to a rep for O'Brien who said he wasn't immediately available to respond to request for comment.
"He is in rehearsals for tonight's show, won't get to him for a few hours," the spokesperson said.