Word broke early Sunday afternoon that President Joe Biden was dropping out of the 2024 race for the White House, and it didn’t take long for Mississippi’s elected officials to begin responding.
Republican Gov. Tate Reeves went to social media within minutes of the Democratic commander-in-chief’s announcement, using the opportunity to further his support of three-time GOP nominee and former President Donald Trump.
“Have you ever seen a politician so strong and talented he made his opponent quit in the middle of a race? I have: Donald Trump,” Reeves wrote. Reeves has long been a staunch ally of Trump, with the two exchanging endorsements over the past few election cycles.
Have you ever seen a politician so strong and talented he made his opponent quit in the middle of the race?
I have: Donald J. Trump
— Governor Tate Reeves (@tatereeves) July 21, 2024
The Mississippi Republican Party followed Reeves’ lead by sharing a new, pro-Trump commercial on social media, speculating that expected Democratic nominee and current Vice President Kamala Harris “covered up Joe’s obvious mental decline” and has been underhandedly serving out Biden’s duties as president.
“Biden? Harris? Newsom? Clinton? Doesn’t matter. All the same disastrous Democrat policies giving us runaway inflation, escalating crime, and unsecured borders,” Mississippi GOP wrote, asking residents to vote for Trump and running mate JD Vance.
Biden? Harris? Newsom? Clinton?
Doesn’t matter. All the same disastrous Democrat policies giving us runaway inflation, escalating crime, and unsecured borders.
Electing @realDonaldTrump and @JDVance1 is the only answer to make America great again.
h/t @MAGAIncWarRoom pic.twitter.com/jF0pUgTfm9
— Mississippi GOP (@MSGOP) July 21, 2024
While the Mississippi Democratic Party has yet to issue an official statement, Sen. David Blount of Jackson gave props to Biden for the work he has done through three and a half years in the oval office.
“History will remember Joe Biden as a successful President who always put his country first. President Biden restored decency and statesmanship to our country. He stood up to Russia and those who sought to overthrow an election with violence,” Blount wrote. “All Mississippians who will
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