Ben Cole, a top aide to Rep. Aaron Schock (R-Ill.), resigned on Thursday after controversial posts from his Facebook page comparing black people to zoo animals were published by ThinkProgress and BuzzFeed.
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Schock’s team was also under scrutiny this week when it was revealed the congressman had his office decorated to look like the elegant rooms from the PBS show “Downton Abbey.” After a story was published in The Washington Post about the extravagant decor, Schock agreed to pay the decorator for her services.
