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Cindy Hyde-Smith's 2018 lynching comment resurfaces
Original: Remember when Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) said she’d happily take a front-row seat at a lynching? I do. # CindyHydeSmith # M
The Republican senator from Mississippi is being recalled for a 2018 campaign remark in which she joked that she would attend a 'public hanging' if a supporter invited her. Critics widely condemned the comment as an allusion to lynching, and it resurfaced amid renewed political discussion in Mississippi, with some posts boosting her Democratic opponent Scott Colom.
Why now: Her controversial remark is being invoked again as part of current US political debate, likely tied to her electoral standing.
Cindy Hyde-SmithScott ColomMississippiRepublican Party
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- Remember when Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) said she’d happily take a front-row seat at a lynching? I do. # CindyHydeSmith # Mississippi # GOPRacist # GOPTraitor # ChooseScottColom # NoRepublicansEverAgain # USPol · DemocracyMattersALot@mstdn.social · 15
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