David Weigel(@daveweigel):Awkward moment for an elderly Dem, Rep. John Larson (facing a young challenger). At an ICE presser, he misidentified a black female restaurant owner as Rep. Jahana Hayes, a different black woman. Screenshot from local TV coverage; the woman on the left looks a bit like Hayes, who sometimes wears her hair in cornrows.

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2026.07.01 13:16

Awkward moment for an elderly Dem, Rep. John Larson (facing a young challenger). At an ICE presser, he misidentified a black female restaurant owner as Rep. Jahana Hayes, a different black woman. Screenshot from local TV coverage; the woman on the left looks a bit like Hayes, who sometimes wears her hair in cornrows.