Donald Trump had a brilliant response to Gawker giving out his cellphone number

As he has proved so adept at doing, Donald Trump isn't wasting an opportunity to turn a possibly rattling incident into publicity for his presidential campaign.

On Monday, Gawker published one of the real-estate magnate's cellphone numbers.

After downplaying the release of Trump's number, saying the reality-television star had "several cellphone numbers," the Trump campaign turned the stunt into an opportunity. Trump's account on Tuesday tweeted out a phone number for supporters to call.

Thank you @gawker! Call me on my cellphone 917.756.8000 and listen to my campaign message.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 4, 2015

The number goes straight to a voicemail in which Trump promotes his website and Twitter account and asks callers to come to his campaign events.

LISTEN: Here's @realDonaldTrump's new cell phone voicemail campaign message: pic.twitter.com/HUeHMu94nG

— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorpNBC) August 4, 2015

Gawker's decision to publish Trump's cellphone number came after Trump mocked Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) at a campaign rally in Graham's home state and read out Graham's personal cellphone number.

Graham responded by producing a video on IJReview in which he destroyed cellphones through various methods.

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