Looking at her educational background and considering her age, I’m gonna go with “misspoke”.
Political science and law? Not exactly the most intellectually rigorous of fields.
SLC has long been saying incredibly stupid things, including one related to the Moon.
- She asked if the Mars Pathfinder will be able to take a photo of the flag Neil Armstrong planted there.
- She claimed there were two Vietnams living side by side.
- She said US constitution was 400 years old.
- She claimed that AR15s shoot .50 caliber bullets and weigh as much as 10 moving boxes.
The first one was in 1997, so she can't blame a senior moment for her ignorance either.