A Republican candidate for secretary of state in Kentucky has apologized for a tweet that alluded to him shooting a congressman.
U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth posted a photo on Twitter of him wearing the letter "F'' as a lapel pin to boast about the failing grade the NRA has given him.
Carl Nett then retweeted that post, with the comment: "Move it over just a bit. I was trained center mass."
State Republican officials condemned the tweet and Nett has since deleted it.
Nett apologized to Yarmuth and his family and asked for their forgiveness. A Yarmuth spokesman said the office has alerted the Capitol Police about the tweet.
Nett ran for 35th District House Seat in 2014 and is a former secret service agent.
