On May 6, 2021, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Twitter account shared a 90th birthday tribute to baseball player Willie Mays but included a picture of Willie McCovey, another Black athlete.
On May 6, 2021, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Twitter account appeared to mix up photographs of two famous Black athletes. The account posted a 90th birthday tribute to legendary baseball player Willie Mays, but alongside a picture of Pelosi posing with a different baseball player: Willie McCovey. McCovey was a baseball Hall of Famer who died in 2018. The offending tweet was quickly deleted and replaced with a photo of Pelosi with Willie Mays: Happy 90th Birthday to an all-American icon, Willie Mays. A trailblazing, record-breaking baseball player, civil rights leader, and champion for youth sports and well-being, Willie Mays is a civic legend and national treasure. #SayHey90https://t.co/KLinpgJ0yL pic.twitter.com/hlpnU4nYpH - Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) May 7, 2021 The deleted tweet was archived here, however. A screenshot of the tweet is visible below: Pelosi was called out for the faux pas by many on social media, including Sean Spicer, who once served as former U.S. President Donald Trump's press secretary. Madam Speaker, that's not Willie Mays cc @SpeakerPelosi pic.twitter.com/q8PUzkChiR - Sean Spicer (@seanspicer) May 8, 2021 The @SpeakerPelosi tweet that wrongly showed a photo of Willie McCovey when they were wishing Willie Mays a happy 90th birthday. I saved it. I know that is petty of me, but that was a lame mistake. @blowfish8888 @bijancbayne pic.twitter.com/eUQj5e1iFC - Dr. Jeffrey Guterman (@JeffreyGuterman) May 6, 2021 Pelosi's account had originally tweeted the photo with McCovey back in October 2018: Thank you, Willie, for all you did for baseball & our Bay Area community. Paul & I are praying for Estela & your entire family. You will be missed by the legions of players, fans & admirers you inspired on & off the field. #Forever44 pic.twitter.com/al3RD3F9tY - Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) November 1, 2018 Given that an authentic tweet from Pelosi's account showing the wrong baseball player was saved on archive.org, we rate this claim as 'True.'
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