Vaughn later apologized for calling the group a laughingstock .
Vaughn later continued to express his view that an additional group from Alabama representing the civil rights movement should march with the Maids for the inauguration of the first African American president of the United States .
Vaughn later apologized for calling the group a laughingstock , but continued to express his view that an additional group from Alabama representing the civil rights movement should march with the Maids for the inauguration of the first African American president of the United States .