Obama, Clintons, Pelosi Slated to Speak at Elijah Cummings’ Funeral

Former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, former Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) are expected to speak at the late Rep. Elijah Cummings’ funeral on Friday, according to reports.

The Baltimore lawmaker passed away at Johns Hopkins Hospital on October 17 amid “complications concerning longstanding health challenges.” His funeral service is scheduled to take place at the New Psalmist Baptist Church in his Baltimore district on Friday and will feature high profile Democrat figures, such as Obama, Pelosi, and the Clintons.

Cummings’ widow Maya Rockeymoore-Cummings, who is rumored to run for her late-husband’s congressional seat, reportedly requested Obama to speak at the service, per reports.