“I’m here today in Mississippi for a very special reason — to stop a Marxist, radical left, Soros district attorney from being elected to the United States Senate,” President Donald Trump said Monday evening in Corinth.
President Donald Trump (R) hosted a rally Monday evening in Corinth in support of U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith’s (R) re-election campaign.
Mississippi Republican Party Chairman Mike Hurst, 1st District Congressman Trent Kelly (R), Governor Tate Reeves (R), and Hyde-Smith spoke before President Trump headlined the event.
“The choice facing our country right now could not be clearer,” Hyde-Smith said on stage, describing her run for re-election against Democrat nominee and Lowndes County District Attorney Scott Colom (D). “This is socialism versus capitalism, communism versus democracy, and big government versus the free market. It could not be higher stakes.”
Hyde-Smith also labeled Colom as “the transgender defender” and said that she has “never seen a candidate as radical as he is.”
She then touted her accomplishments during the past two years in the U.S. Senate.
“We passed the largest tax cut in American history,” Hyde-Smith told the thousands gathered at the event. “We passed the Laken Riley Act to protect Americans from criminal illegal immigrants. That lady lost her life to one. We passed the HALT Fentanyl Act so we could help law enforcement against these deadly drugs.”
Following Senator Hyde-Smith, President Trump opened his remarks by attacking Colom.
“I’m here today in Mississippi for a very special reason — to stop a Marxist, radical left, Soros district attorney from being elected to the United States Senate,” Trump said. “As district attorney, Colom has done the radical left’s bidding, releasing one out of every three criminals arrested in his district without charges.”
Trump defended several of his administration’s actions, including placing tariffs on foreign imports and the ongoing conflict in Iran.
“The left loves to criticize tariffs. You know what [tariffs are] doing? They’re keeping our companies here. They’re not leaving, and they’re bringing everybody back because you don’t have any tariffs if you build your plant in Mississippi or in the United States,” Trump said.
“We didn’t start the war with Iran. Iran started the war with us,” Trump added, crediting Congressman Kelly with the line.
Trump praised several recent Mississippi successes, including Toyota investing $125 million to expand production at its Blue Springs plant and the improvement of Mississippi schools.
“We also just made the largest ever investment in school choice. People love school choice,” Trump said. “Under Republican leadership, Mississippi has gone from having the worst-ranked schools in the nation to among the best-ranked schools in the nation.”
Trump concluded the rally by outlining his future policy goals, including passing legislation preventing any future president from relaxing border security, banning sanctuary cities, instituting nationwide voter identification requirements, and banning transgender surgeries for minors.
“Ladies and gentlemen of Mississippi, the golden age of America is upon us, but you must get out and vote Republican,” Trump said. “We’re going to reach levels of greatness not even thought possible.”
Colom and fellow Democrat Cliff Johnson, the nominee for the 1st Congressional District running against Kelly, held a press conference in Corinth ahead of the Trump rally for Hyde-Smith where Colom told the supporters gathered that the two Republicans have done “too much talking and not enough listening.”
Colom also appeared outside of the Trump rally, walking through the line of people waiting for the doors to open.
The General Election in Mississippi is on Tuesday, November 3.
-- Article credit to Cass Rutledge for the Magnolia Tribune --
