"Why is [Kasie Hunt] GETTING SO FAT?" the man wrote on Twitter. The tweet has since been deleted and the account has been suspended at the time of writing.
"I'm 8 months pregnant?" replied Hunt.
Social Media Response
Some of Hunt's colleagues from MSNBC took to Twitter to support her.MSNBC live anchor Stephanie Ruhl added to Hunt's tweet.
"& setting the best example for that little nugget you are cooking. - brilliant - beautiful - hard working - strong.'
NBC News and MSNBC legal analyst Maya Wiley wrote on Twitter: "And you're amazing!"
Others took it as an opportunity to take jabs at the critical Twitter user.
"I don't think Tom has much career potential as an investigative reporter."
One person pointed out the possibility that the man might not be a real person.
"He's a BOT. @kasie He's trying to get a [reaction]. Everyone knows you're pregnant & look beautiful.
The company gives pointers on how to detect a Twitter bot.
Things to look for include recent account creation dates, usernames consisting of random numbers, their activity mostly consisting of retweets rather than original tweets, and short replies.
Most social media users gave an outpour of support with one in particular noting the nature of the question.
"Am I wrong, or is it is rude to a ask a woman such a question. Your gracious response was appropriately disarming," the man wrote.