Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio on Saturday sent out a tweet to share a photo of himself with the late Rep. Elijah Cummings when honoring Rep. John Lewis, who died on Friday. Rubio has since deleted the tweet and replaced it with another one, but the Internet is forever. Georgia Democratic Rep. John Lewis — a civil rights hero — died Friday after suffering from Stage IV pancreatic cancer. The Twitterverse, of course, had some fun at Rubio’s expense.
Lol, that’s Elijah Cummings.
WTF, @marcorubio? pic.twitter.com/7dprsK6s4j
— BrooklynDad_Defiant Rep John Lewis! (@mmpadellan) July 18, 2020
Rubio replaced his tweet with this:
Earlier today I tweeted an incorrect photo
John Lewis was a genuine American hero
I was honored to appear together in Miami 3 years ago at an event captured in video below
My God grant him eternal resthttps://t.co/aEm4MxKxBP pic.twitter.com/0UpWSG3vNQ
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) July 18, 2020
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Twitter users pounced. And really, after the awful news of Lewis’ death, a few jokes are needed.
Here’s a picture of Marco Rubio .. pic.twitter.com/ISceb4Ylgv
— Cameron L. Mitchell (@CameronLMitchel) July 18, 2020
Little known fact: Sen Rubio’s favorite actor is Laurence Fishburne pic.twitter.com/ZJUfbza8u9
— ghost of daniel parker (@SeekerOTL) July 18, 2020
Really? I heard it was Wesley Snipes pic.twitter.com/kjg8tMImbG
— Bryan (@im_up_here) July 18, 2020
All of this:
Who thinks FOX should cover this for three weeks like they would have done if Warren or Biden had made a similar gaffe?
— Trese WEAR A MASK 🌊🌊📨📨📨📨 (@LoverOfBooks123) July 18, 2020
I get it Marco. They all look the same, huh?
Btw, great picture of you. pic.twitter.com/5YTAdbKDOt
— LetsGetReal — 🍑 him again (@lq1026) July 18, 2020
What more could you expect from a guy like Marco. They guy can’t even be bothered to wear a mask on a crowded plane! pic.twitter.com/Jv8HXGvxyY
— Russell The Texan (@TexanRussell) July 18, 2020
This is a better picture of little Marco pic.twitter.com/NQ6eAo9zOf
— flamethrower (@flameth47557853) July 18, 2020
And some people were upset.
You don’t even care enough to take time to honor the right man. You’re the perfect example of a Florida Republican.
Selfish, ignorant, & obtuse prick.
— Andrew Goss 👊USAF👊 (@Goss30Goss) July 18, 2020
2020 is a whole entire bitch, taking our heroes while we try to survive the Trump presidency whose administration is filled with swamp creatures. Rest in power, Congressman.
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