California Rep. Darrell Issa, who asked Twitter followers Friday to tweet photos of their family members in the U.S. military, was duped into retweeting support for some of history’s most notorious killers.
A Twitter user by the name @BrooklynJuggler trolled the Republican into retweeting a photo of his dear “Uncle Lee,” which was really a photo of Lee Harvey Oswald, the former Marine believed to have assassinated President John F. Kennedy, The Daily Dot reported.
Another user by the name @Butt_C_Planet tricked Mr. Issa into retweeting a photo of his “late grandfather,” which was actually a photo of Heinrich Himmler, a leading member of Hitler’s Nazi Party.
Mr. Issa also retweeted a photo of William Calley, the Army officer found guilty of murdering 22 Vietnamese civilians, as well as a widely criticized 2010 photo of the 3rd Battalion 5th Marines standing in front of a Nazi “SS” flag that they claimed stood for “Scout Sniper,” The Daily Dot reported.
The messages have since be de-retweeted. Members of Mr. Issa’s staff previously told The Daily Dot that the congressman does not control his own Twitter account.
• Jessica Chasmar can be reached at jchasmar@washingtontimes.com.
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