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Congressman’s Staff Takes The Blame For ‘Benihana Up In This Bitch’ Retweet

U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison addresses those present at a briefing about the importance of Congress looking upon the sequester with potential grave consequences, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013, at the U.S. Courthouse in Minneap... U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison addresses those present at a briefing about the importance of Congress looking upon the sequester with potential grave consequences, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013, at the U.S. Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. Ellison, a Democrat, was the lone member of the Minnesota Congressional Delegation who appeared in person and did not send a representative to discuss the impacts of the sequestration in the state's U.S. courts, including possible layoffs and furloughs in 2014. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, David Joles) MANDATORY CREDIT; ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS OUT; MAGS OUT; TWIN CITIES TV OUT MORE LESS
By Tom Kludt
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August 11, 2014 12:39 p.m.
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Something rather odd showed up on the official Twitter account of Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) this weekend, but a spokesperson for the congressman said Monday it was the result of a mistake by a staffer.

In June, Twitter user @michaeljhudson tweeted the following:

On Sunday, it was retweeted from Ellison’s account before being quickly deleted. According to the website Politwoops, the retweet lasted all of 25 seconds on the Minnesota Democrat’s feed — more than enough time to draw mockery from Michelle Malkin’s Twitchy website.

Isaiah Kirshner-Breen, press and communications assistant for Ellison, told TPM on Monday that the lawmaker’s fingerprints weren’t on the retweet.

“It was an aide and it was a mistake. The congressman had nothing to do with it,” he said by phone.

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Tom Kludt (@TomKludt)  Tom Kludt is a reporter for Talking Points Memo based in New York City, covering media and national affairs. Originally from South Dakota, Tom joined TPM as an intern in late-2011 and became a staff member during the 2012 election. He can be reached at tom@talkingpointsmemo.com.
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