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Rubio confuses civil rights icons Cummings, Lewis, in tweet

Rubio confuses civil rights icons Cummings, Lewis, in tweet
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Posted at 6:45 PM, Jul 18, 2020
and last updated 2020-07-18 18:48:12-04

MIAMI, Fla. — Florida Sen. Marco Rubio mistakenly posted a photo of the late U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings in a tweet meant to honor the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis.

The Republican senator quickly replaced the tweet Saturday with a new post. He acknowledged the error and displayed a video of himself with Lewis, a Democratic lawmaker who died Friday at the age of 80. Both Lewis and Cummings fought for civil rights.

Lewis represented Atlanta; the Democratic Cummings represented a district in Maryland for 12 terms until he died in October at age 68.