Missouri Representative-elect Cori Bush says Republican colleagues called her “Breonna” while wearing Breonna Taylor mask

Congresswoman-elect Cori Bush says Republican lawmakers thought her name was Breonna Taylor because of her face mask.

During Congressional orientation, several Republican leaders thought @CoriBush was Breonna Taylor. pic.twitter.com/DgeqizA5uE

— Justice Democrats (@justicedems) November 13, 2020

Congresswoman-elect Cori Bush: “I am Breonna Taylor as far as I could be a Black woman murdered in my bed tonight, you know. But I am not Breonna Taylor.  This Breonna Taylor [points to mask] was murdered in her bed at night and she does not have justice– murdered by the police”

Bush made a tweet addressing her viral interview and the Republicans who don’t know Breonna Taylor story.

It’s Day One, so I’m wearing my “Breonna Taylor” mask.

A few of my Republican colleagues have called me Breonna, assuming that’s my name.

It hurts. But I’m glad they’ll come to know her name & story because of my presence here.

Breonna must be central to our work in Congress.

— Cori Bush (@CoriBush) November 13, 2020