Rep. Aaron Schock's Communications Director Resigned

Source: TPM

Rep. Aaron Schock (R-IL) has fired his communications director, Benjamin Cole, after Cole posted racially offensive comments on his Facebook page.

In a statement to the Peoria Journal-Star, Schock said that Cole offered the congressman his resignation.

"I am extremely disappointed by the inexcusable and offensive online comments made by a member of my staff," Schock (pictured) told the Illinois newspaper. "I would expect better from any member of my team. Upon learning about them, I met with Mr. Cole and he offered his resignation."

According to Buzzfeed and ThinkProgress, Cole wrote on his Facebook page that he thought, "They should build a mosque on White House grounds." He also wrote in the comments of that post that "It would be nice for the President to have his own house of worship, since he's not been able to find one suitable in DC since 2004 when he moved here."

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