Fred Thompson Mocks Reid for Linking Unemployment to Violence on Women

Fred Thompson, the TV actor and former Republican senator, took a swipe at Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Wednesday for suggesting that unemployed men are more likely than women to commit domestic violence.

"Reid: Jobless men = domestic abuse," Thompson, a 2008 presidential candidate, said online in a Tweet. "Is he saying we should be worried about Mrs. Reid after the November elections?"

But Reid's office wasn't laughing.

"While Fred Thompson may think he was being funny, it is unfortunate and disappointing that so many on the right would make light of domestic abuse," Reid spokesman Jim Manley said in a written statement to FoxNews.com.

Reid has come under fire from advocates for men for the comments he made Monday as he argued during a Senate debate that the $15 billion jobs bill he sponsored should be passed to help prevent an uptick in violence.

The Senate passed the bill Wednesday.

Reid has refused to apologized for his comments.

Click here to watch Reid's comments.