Posted on 07/05/2017 5:38:44 AM PDT by simpson96
Rep. Dave Brat, R-7th, removed a post from his Twitter and Instagram accounts in which he endorsed the idea of sending former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Libya to be the ambassador.
Brat said a new staffer made the post without his approval.
The picture was taken at a gun show in Fredericksburg on Saturday; Brat later posted that he had taken it down.
In the photo, Brat stood smiling next to a man holding a sign that said "Hillary for U.S. ambassador to Libya."
Brat's comment read, "Sign says it all."
Christopher Stevens, the U.S. ambassador to Libya, and three other Americans were killed in a raid on the American diplomatic mission in Benghazi in September 2012. Many conservatives blame then-Secretary of State Clinton for their deaths. The House Select Committee on Benghazi issued an 800-page report following an investigation.
Brat took heat from critics on social media over his post.
"I’ve got new staffers on board and they’re constantly putting posts up on Facebook and whatever, so I didn’t vet that," he said.
Brat said he told his staff to remove it because a staffer told him "people are interpreting it in crazy left, far-left-land logic that’s going on right now across the web."
Brat has repeatedly said he strives to not speak ill of anyone. And he said if someone looks at his Facebook page, they'll learn that it's the left that's using the vitriol.
"Who actually is using the vitriolic language? Me or the hard left? And the answer is right now online," he said.
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Obviously, Mr. Brat doesn’t have The Donald’s spine.
Thank God we have Donald Trump; he'd not only keep the photo, he'd send Hillary to Benghazi.
Man up!
<< Brat said he told his staff to remove it because a staffer told him “people are interpreting it in crazy left, far-left-land logic that’s going on right now across the web.” >>
Wuss. Stand by your tweets like your party leader does.
I’m not clear on what’s wrong with it.
An old 101st Airborne Vet flashes a card in front of Brat at a gun show and both smile. The old soldier wanted the photo with Brat
I’ve seen far worse. Especially from the Looney Left.
So what if Brat thought it humorous.
There are multiple nations in the world that Hillary had best never visit again. Her victims have long memories. The political class forgets, their actions often harm good humans, POLs are focused on their own interests.
Brat: Stay Out Of The Kitchen!
And the problem is?
When Republicans get to Wash DC the first thing they do is have their testicles removed.
I nominate Hillary for U.S. ambassador to North Korea, with her wardrobe she’d fit right in
If she goes to Pyongyang, I hope the Norks keep her, like they have done to other Americans lately.
LOL! That was a good one!
I guess Laura Ingraham now is sorry she endorsed this spineless wimp.
Typical Republican Pussy..
All of them are Fakes and Frauds..
Time to replace Congress with people with a back bone.
Good! Because following her trial and conviction for giving aid and comfort to the enemy, Hillary needs to go to the gallows.
Brat can put that on his Twitter account!
Just another gutless wonder. They make me sick.
Can this linguini be Cantored?
She should go there to properly nurture her baby.
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