Republican U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith expressed her confidence in being reelected. Emphasizing voter turnout and the work she has done across Mississippi. She highlighted issues she said matter to Mississippians, including border security and rural hospitals.
“People want a safe country,” Hyde-Smith said, adding that saving rural hospitals was among the priorities voters supported.
Republican Sen. Roger Wicker said the elections are up to the voters. Addressing the attention Mississippi has seen from various Democrats representing Senate Democrat, Scott Colon.
“Senator Hyde Smith is a mainstream Republican and her opponent is very much in line with Kamala Harris and folks like that,” said Wicker. “So it's a decision that the voters will be making, but I've of course made my preference known long ago.”
During the discussion, the topic of foreign policy, energy prices, and oil production came up.
“I’m all for drill baby drill,” Wicker said.
Wicker who visited Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy a couple weeks ago.
Wicker criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine, saying he opposed any temporary agreement that would give Russia Ukrainian territory it had not conquered. He described Putin as “a war criminal who should be prosecuted by the international court.”
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