To become an ad-free subscriber please select one of the following two options. Sen. Marco Rubio, attempting to pay tribute to Rep. John Robert Lewis, the Georgia Democrat and civil rights icon who died late Friday, instead tweeted out a photo of him standing with Rep. Elijah Cummings, who died last year. In an excruciating gaffe, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio tweeted out a tribute to the late Rep. John Lewis Saturday — and paired it with a photo of himself with the late Rep. Elijah Cummings … Privacy Notice Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) was roasted on Twitter Saturday after he mistakenly posted a photograph of the late Elijah Cummings in a message meant to honor civil rights icon and veteran Georgia Congressman John Lewis. Minutes later, the post was removed — and the red-faced Republican offered his mea culpas. The social media flub caught the eye of many, and Rubio … "As a mark of respect for the memory and longstanding public service of Representative John Lewis, of Georgia, I hereby order, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds," Trump said in a proclamation regarding Lewis' death. He is remembered as a staunch civil rights advocate and for leading 600 protesters across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma in 1965, an event that would later be known as the Bloody Sunday march. The Florida senator shared a photo of himself with Cummings, a civil rights advocate and House representative for Maryland who died in 2019, thinking it was Lewis. What, no Boaty McBoatface? MORE: A timeline of events in the life of Rep. John Lewis, MORE: John Lewis, congressman and civil rights icon, dies at 80. Marco Rubio shows off his "Black guys look alike to me I don't see color" brainpower, and Twitter has a field day. If you don't mind the ads and would rather donate, please select one of the options below: Please note our login process has changed. In the summer, they were flying a 'Trump 2020' flag outside company headquarters. It remains to be seen as to whether anything was taken. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. “We would laugh about it – and I took some joy in it, since he was taller and younger,” Lewis wrote in a Time Magazine tribute to Cummings last year. He even published a press release in April 2019 announcing his intention to grow a beard to make it easier to tell the two apart. Lewis, who had served as House representative for Georgia since 1987, died late Friday night after receiving hospice care to treat pancreatic cancer. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. Someone came up to me and said, ‘Hi, Mr. Cummings! Lewis was a driving force of courage and determination in the civil rights movement. In a since-deleted tweet, Marco Rubio confuses Rep. John Lewis with Rep. Elijah Cummings, July 18, 2020.

May the Lord grant him eternal peace.". Both were bald, older African American men. I tried to convince Elijah to get one too, but that didn’t go over so well,” he added. Comments are subject to our community guidelines, which can be viewed, Marco Rubio was ripped on Twitter on Saturday for confusing the late Congressman John Lewis for Rep Elijah Cummings, who died in 2019, Rubio shared this photo of himself with Rep Elijah Cumming mistakenly thinking it was Rep John Lewis, Lewis died at the age of 80 on Friday night after receiving treatment for cancer, Cummings, who served as a House representative for Maryland, died last October, Lewis led 600 demonstrators in the iconic Selma, Alabama march, during which he fractured his skull, John Lewis stands in front of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Alabama 50 years after he was beaten by police on the bridge during the March on Selma, 'Every day of his life was dedicated to bringing freedom and justice to all,' Nancy Pelosi said of Lewis, At just 23 years old, he helped organize the March on Washington with Dr Martin Luther King Jr, In 2013, he was arrested in front of the US Capitol while protesting for immigration reform, Lewis was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama in 2011, Rep John Lewis’ Speech at March on Washington, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). For other inquiries, Contact Us. You now use your email to login. Rubio made the image his avatar. Twitter ROASTS Marco Rubio For Using Photo Of Elijah Cummings For John Lewis Tribute, Marco Rubio Honors John Lewis With A Tweet Featuring Elijah Cummings, Marco Rubio Speaks To Empty Stadium In Florida, The Tributes Roll In For Elijah Cummings, Who Inspired Us All, Marco Rubio Feeling The Heat In South Florida, Marco Rubio Posts Panicked Video Urging People Not To Panic, Jimmy Kimmel Explains The Trump Town Hall: 'NBC Sucks', Trump's Coronavirus Experts Are Charles Koch And Dr. Macarena, WATCH As New Zealand’s Deputy Prime Minister Shuts Down COVID-19 Denier: 'Sorry Sunshine, Wrong Place’, Harry Reid Warns Joe Biden To Play His Cards Close To His Vest On Court Expansion, Democrat Jon Osoff Calls Out David Perdue's Sleazy Pandering To MAGA, Ohio Printing Company With Ties To Trump Delays Printing Absentee Ballots, Harry Reid Shares His Thoughts On Biden And The Judiciary, WATCH: Rudy Giuliani's Daughter Begs Everyone To Vote For Biden. Rubio had also changed his Twitter profile picture to the image of him and Cummings, but after criticism on social media, changed the picture to one … To honor Lewis' contributions to history, President Donald Trump ordered flags lowered to half-staff at the White House on Saturday afternoon. Sitemap Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Both mistakes were quickly rectified. Images of Lewis' brutal assault by cops prompted Congress to pass the Voting Rights Act of 1965, ensuring that all Black Americans were given equal rights to vote as all others. Rubio deleted the tweet moments later, but not before Twitter users spotted the blunder and blasted him for his mistake on social media. I was honored to appear together in Miami 3 years ago at an event captured in video below. Republican Florida Sen. Marco Rubio mistakenly included a photo of former Rep. Elijah Cummings in a Twitter post memorializing the passing of Democratic Georgia Rep. John Lewis.

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