MSNBC showed wrong Black congressman in report on Rep. Hastings’ death

MSNBC has admitted airing footage of the wrong black congressman while reporting on the death of Florida Rep. Alcee Hastings.

“Earlier when reporting on the death of Rep. Alcee Hastings, we showed video of Rep. Bennie Thompson,” the network’s Hailie Jackson tweeted Tuesday of the mistake on her 10 a.m. show, “Hailie Jackson Reports.” “We deeply regret the error,” she tweeted.