“I met my wife in jail” – US politician shares story

An American politician of the Democratic Party, James E. Clyburn, who is also serving as House Majority Whip, has taken to his Twitter page to share how he and his wife met while he was in jail

According to him, he was arrested during a civil rights march and while in jail, he met his wife.

Clyburn explained that she brought him food and ate with him.

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He said he found out later that she knew him all along and had been plotting to meet him.

James Clyburn tweeted:

I met my wife in jail after being arrested during a civil rights march.

She brought me food and shared a hamburger with me.

Turns out, she knew who I was and had been plotting to meet me for some time.

We were married for 58 years. https://t.co/rEtNyuxDZf

— James E. Clyburn (@WhipClyburn) January 9, 2020

His wife, Emily Clyburn died in September 2019 after being married for 58 years. A street in Columbia, SC has been renamed in her memory.