Trump rallies in Corinth for Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith as Republicans spend to defend a Mississippi seat

President Trump rallied Monday night in Corinth, Mississippi, for Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, who faces Democratic District Attorney Scott Colom, Fox News reported. Trump told supporters not to get complacent and called Colom part of the "radical left" and a "disaster" who wants to take guns away, according to Fox News. WMC Action News 5 reported that the rally at the Crossroads Arena, which holds more than 7,700 people, also backed Rep. Trent Kelly, that hundreds lined up in the morning and that several people in line had medical emergencies.

Trump won Mississippi by about 23 points in 2024, but Republicans are now spending there, Newsweek reported. The Senate Leadership Fund launched an ad campaign in the "low seven figures," and the Democratic Senate Majority PAC has a $1.2 million buy for Colom, according to Newsweek, which cited AdImpact figures reported by NBC News and the Associated Press showing Colom had outspent Hyde-Smith about $4.6 million to $3.2 million as of last week. A Change Research survey for the 365 Project taken Oct. 21 and 22 had Hyde-Smith at 43%, Colom at 40% and independent Ty Pinkins at 6%, Newsweek reported, noting that the firm is Democratic and that public averages still favor Hyde-Smith. The Cook Political Report moved the race from Solid to Likely Republican last week.

Colom told Mississippi Today, "Hyde-Smith is scared and that's why she's sending Donald Trump down here," and challenged Trump to a debate, Newsweek reported. At a news conference in Corinth before the rally, Colom said "we actually do need lower grocery prices" and cited health care and releasing the Epstein files, Action News 5 reported. Hyde-Smith campaign manager Jake Monssen said, "We are confident that Senator Hyde-Smith will win on November 3rd," according to Newsweek. If elected, Colom would be Mississippi's first Black U.S. senator since Reconstruction.