We've received your submission.Would you like to receive desktop browser notifications about breaking news and other major stories?CBS News on Monday apologized for confusing one congressman for another during their evening broadcast.The network’s embarrassing error drew scorn on social media. The image of … That it is possible to move forward from a legacy that has included heinous things like slavery, and certainly lynching, and certainly state-sanctioned violence and segregation.”Please give an overall site rating:“I think that it’s incredible poignant that we are here today to honor John Lewis, his life, his legacy. Representative #JohnLewis Lewis and the late Representative #ElijahCummings are TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE!”Thanks for contacting us. "Earlier today I tweeted an incorrect photo," Rubio wrote. Like us on Facebook to see similar stories“You know, it’s really sad that only ten months ago we have John Lewis actually passing away, only ten months apart from Elijah Cummings,” Cummings noted.
"He acknowledged the mistake in a post later in the afternoon, and shared a picture of him and Lewis at an event in Miami. “I was honored to … 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. “While I am clear-eyed about the prognosis… I have a fighting chance,” the quote from Lewis said.Added WSB-TV photographer Brandon Bryant: “People!
The revised tribute omitted the reference to the museum, and the photo of the pair was replaced with a picture of Lewis alone.Users posted screenshots of the post after Rubio deleted it, but noted the delay in a change to the senator's profile picture.Cummings and Lewis appeared to have been aware of occasional confusion of others between the two lawmakers.And in an April Fool's Day press release last year, Lewis said he would grow a beard "in an attempt to avoid being repeatedly mistaken for Rep. Elijah Cummings. People Are Posting Pictures Of The Very Much Alive John Lewis To Pay Tribute To The Late Elijah Cummings They favor, indeed, but they're not identical. "Elijah’s younger than me, so I guess being mistaken for him is kind of a compliment. "Lewis, a civil rights icon who served in Congress for over three decades, died late Friday, leading to an outpouring of condolences and remembrances from lawmakers.The picture attached to the tweet, however, was of Cummings, who died in October last year.Daily Kos communications director Carolyn Fiddler posted a picture of Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., writing in jest, "What an honor to know Marco Rubio.
in a tribute to the late John Lewis … For the second time on Saturday, a Republican senator is apologizing for mistaking the late Rep. Elijah Cummings for Rep. John Lewis in a social media post. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) prompted pushback Saturday after tweeting a photo of himself and the late Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) "I guess being mistaken does have its advantages, though," Lewis joked. “We have these two great men being honored by an America that once turned their backs on them. "John Lewis was a genuine American hero."
CBS apologized on Monday for showing a photo of late Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings when referring to Georgia Democrat and civil rights icon John Lewis. Marco Rubio and Dan Sullivan took heat Saturday for mixing up Rep. John Lewis and Rep. Elijah Cummings in tributes to Lewis. John Lewis: What Made Elijah Cummings a Leader Among Leaders Cummings in the House Oversight Committee hearing room in Washington on May …
The late Rep. John Lewis and other members of the Congressional Black Caucus waited to enter as a group to attend the memorial services for Rep. Elijah Cummings at … Lewis died on Friday at … Rep. John Lewis (L), Rep. Elijah Cummings (Getty images) CBS News admitted Tuesday that it made what seems to be a common media mistake: reporters and producers confusing Rep. John Lewis … Representative #JohnLewis Lewis and the late Representative #ElijahCummings are TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE!”Thanks for contacting us. Marco Rubio and Dan Sullivan took heat Saturday for mixing up Rep. John Lewis and Rep. Elijah Cummings in tributes to Lewis.