Marco Rubio Mistakes John Lewis for Elijah Cummings in Twitter Tribute

Marco Rubio made a flub in his tribute to Rep. John lewis – confusing him with another African-American congressman who died last year … Elijah cummings.

The Florida senator posted a heartfelt message about his iconic home-side colleague on Capitol Hill, in a since-deleted Twitter post, writing … “It has been an honor to know and to be blessed to serve in Congress with JohnLewis a true & historic American hero. “

He added, “May the Lord grant him eternal peace.” Marco attached a photo of him with … not John Lewis. It was former American representative Elijah Cummings, who passed away in 2019.

It seems that he and / or his staff quickly noticed the error – as they removed it and replaced it with a message containing a photo of Marco and the real John Lewis.

Earlier today, I tweeted an incorrect photo
John Lewis was a true American hero
I had the honor of appearing together in Miami 3 years ago at an event captured in the video below
My God grant him eternal resthttps: //t.co/aEm4MxKxBP pic.twitter.com/0UpWSG3vNQ
– Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) July 18, 2020 @marcorubio

MR acknowledged the mistake, writing … “Earlier today, I tweeted an incorrect photo. John Lewis was a true American hero. I had the honor of appearing together in Miami ago 3 years old during an event captured in the video below. My God grants him eternal rest. “