Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton misspoke on Tuesday morning when she told a Miami gospel radio station that Rep. James Clyburn (D., S.C.) is the highest ranking African-American "in our government."
Clinton was discussing the importance of Florida in the presidential election with Rev. Victor Curry on WMBM, a gospel station with a large African-American audience.
Clinton then began talking about the importance of putting more investment in communities and praised Clyburn for a program that he promoted in South Carolina.
"I really like the idea of a program that Congress Jim Clyburn from South Carolina, the highest ranking African-American in our government, has been promoting and I have embraced it," Clinton said.
Clyburn is the highest ranking African-American in the Congress, but not in government. President Obama and Attorney General Loretta Lynch are the two highest ranking African-Americans in government.
