Former Texas Libertarian congressman and presidential candidate Ron Paul called a racist cartoon posted on his Twitter page Monday a mistake and blamed it on a staff member.

The posted tweet, which was removed after outrage on social media, appeared to attack politically correctexpectations to treat people with sensitivity. It depicted offensive images of a black man, a Latino, an Asian and a Jew punching Uncle Sam with a single red fist as they shout: Cultural Marxism!

Are you stunned by what has become of American culture? said the tweet carrying Pauls name.Well, its not an accident. Youve probably heard of cultural Marxism, but do you know what it means?

The father of Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said that the offensive cartoon was a mistake and had been inadvertently posted by a member of his staff. He did not apologize for it.

The drawing included the signature of cartoonist Ben Garrison, who is known for cartoons supporting Donald Trump.But he tweeted Monday that it totally wasnt his work, andtrolls had pasted his signature on an altered image.

A substitute tweet on Pauls page included the same cultural Marxism message but the racist cartoon was replaced with a bar through the wordspolitical correctness. Both the original and substitute tweet linked to a long Facebook explanation by Paul saying that cultural Marxism is a trick of Marxist supporters to harp ondiscrimination and exploitationthat does not exist.

Most people responding to Paul on Twitter werent buyingthe staffer did it excuse.

Paul has been accused of racism before.During his presidential campaigns, the media reported on a newsletter Paul published for many years that included severalracist and anti-gay attacks.

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