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Rep. Dave Brat (R-VA) onMonday blamed a staffer for posting a later-deleted photo on his social media accounts in which he appeared to endorse makingHillary Clinton the U.S. ambassador to Libya, an unsubtle reference to the2012 Benghazi attack.

In the original photo posted Saturday from a gun show inFredericksburg, Virginia, Brat stood smiling next to a man holding a Hillary for U.S. Ambassador to Libya sign.

Sign says it all, Brat captioned the photo.

Brat on Saturday said he deleted thepost because it was being misinterpreted.

Goal here is informing/sharing, not inflaming, he tweeted.

U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens was killedduring the 2012 Benghazi attack, which occurred when Clinton was secretary of state.

Many conservatives blamedClinton forthe attack and invoked it during the 2016 presidential electionas a way to criticize herrecord.

Brat on Monday told the Richmond Times-Dispatch that he didnt vet the post.

Ive got new staffers on board and theyre constantly putting posts up on Facebook and whatever, he said.

He blamed crazy left, far-left-land logic for backlash against the post.

Who actually is using the vitriolic language? Me or the hard left? And the answer is right now online, Brat said.

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GOP Rep. Deletes Posts Suggesting Hillary Clinton As Libyan Ambassador - TPM