Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made a joke that all blacks 'look alike' after an interviewer botched a question and mixed up two prominent African American politicians.

Clinton made the comment after questioner Kara Swisher of Recode asked her following a discussion of political correctness: 'What do you think of Cory Booker … saying, 'Kick them in the shins essentially'?'

'Well that was Eric Holder,' Clinton responded – correcting her host, who meant to reference the former attorney general.

'Eric Holder, sorry,' Swisher responded, according to video of the event.

'I know, they all look alike,' deadpanned Clinton, apparently taking a shot at her questioner.

'No they don't,' Swisher quickly interjected.

'I know they all look alike,' joked Hillary Clinton, after a questioning misspoke and mentioned Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey rather than former attorney general Eric Holder

Clinton then let forth a grin while members of the crowd of listeners burst into laughter.

Just before she made the racial crack, Clinton had just been stating that 'what's often called political correctness is politeness' and 'not being rude and insulting to people.'

Clinton made the joke after her questioner mentioned New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker instead of former AG Eric Holder

OOPS: The questioner meant to reference former attorney general Eric Holder, r, pictured with Florida Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum (l)

'It's respecting the diversity that we have in our society,' she added, calling her own Democratic Party 'a much more diverse political party, attracting people who are African-American, Latino, LGBT' compared to the GOP. 'And I don't think it's politically correct to say, we value that.'

Booker is the only Democratic African American man serving in the Senate, while Holder is a prominent party figure who served as President Obama's attorney general. Holder drew controversy with his take, captured on video, of former first lady Michelle Obama's mantra of 'When they go low, we go high.'

Clinton had been giving a discourse on political correctness and diversity before she made the race joke

'I know, they all look alike,' deadpanned Clinton, then laughing at the comment

On the latest episode of Recode Decode, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke with Recode's Kara Swisher in New York City

'When they go low, we kick them,' Holder said. 'That's what this new Democratic Party is about.' He was speaking in Georgia, where where is a major inter-party clash about alleged voter suppression of black Democratic voters.

Clinton also drew attention in the interview to her response when Swisher asked whether she wants to run again for president.

'No,' the defeated 2016 Democratic nominee replied.

But she added, 'Well, I'd like to be president.'