Mississippi Senator Cindy Hyde Smith facing nationwide backlash after “public hanging” comment
Mississippi Senator Cindy Hyde Smith is facing widespread backlash after her recent comments at an event, where she said “if he invited me to a public hanging I would be in the front row.” The remarks were made towards a local rancher who helped organize the event.
Smith insists there is no negative meaning behind her remarks. She faces a runoff election against Mike Espy later this month.
“If he invited me to a public hanging, I’d be on the front row”- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith says in Tupelo, MS after Colin Hutchinson, cattle rancher, praises her.
Hyde-Smith is in a runoff on Nov 27th against Mike Espy. pic.twitter.com/0a9jOEjokr
— Lamar White, Jr. (@LamarWhiteJr) November 11, 2018
