President Trump endorses Wicker in U.S. Senate race

MGN Online

The endorsement of U.S. Senator Roger Wicker came on the eve of Chris McDaniel's expected announcement that he will challenge Wicker in the GOP primary.

Posted: Feb 27, 2018 5:47 PM

Updated: Feb 27, 2018 7:04 PM

Posted By: Craig Ford

WASHINGTON (WTVA) - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker has picked up another endorsement in his bid for re-election: President Trump.

The president tweeted late Tuesday afternoon that he is supporting Wicker, and it came on the eve of an expected announcement by Chris McDaniel that he will challege the incumbent in the June GOP primary.

.@SenatorWicker of Mississippi has been a great supporter and incredible help in getting our massive Tax Cut Bill done and approved. Also big help on cutting regs. I am with him in his re-election all the way!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 27, 2018

Trump described Wicker as "a great supporter and incredible help in getting our massive tax cut bill done and approved. Also big help on cutting regs. I am with him in his re-election all tlhe way!"

In 2014, Trump endorsed McDaniel in his failed 2014 bid to oust U.S. Senator Thad Cochran.

Mississippi Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Confirmed Cases: 115763

Reported Deaths: 3263

County	Confirmed	Deaths
Hinds	7973	177
DeSoto	7039	79
Harrison	5223	84
Jackson	4578	84
Rankin	3940	86
Madison	3831	94
Lee	3573	80
Forrest	3046	78
Jones	2924	84
Washington	2583	99
Lafayette	2504	43
Lauderdale	2478	135
Lamar	2255	38
Oktibbeha	2024	54
Bolivar	2016	77
Neshoba	1849	111
Lowndes	1799	62
Panola	1700	40
Leflore	1671	87
Sunflower	1623	49
Warren	1548	55
Monroe	1506	73
Pontotoc	1472	20
Marshall	1431	29
Lincoln	1401	57
Pike	1384	56
Copiah	1375	36
Scott	1254	29
Coahoma	1249	37
Grenada	1226	38
Yazoo	1222	34
Simpson	1215	49
Union	1188	25
Tate	1168	39
Leake	1150	41
Holmes	1147	60
Itawamba	1139	25
Pearl River	1136	60
Adams	1085	44
Prentiss	1061	20
Wayne	1017	22
Alcorn	1001	12
George	992	18
Covington	975	27
Marion	950	42
Tippah	903	22
Newton	866	27
Chickasaw	855	26
Tallahatchie	845	26
Winston	841	21
Hancock	840	28
Tishomingo	812	41
Attala	794	26
Clarke	758	51
Clay	693	21
Jasper	687	17
Walthall	639	27
Calhoun	626	12
Noxubee	598	17
Smith	594	16
Montgomery	549	23
Yalobusha	545	14
Claiborne	537	16
Tunica	535	17
Lawrence	518	14
Perry	494	23
Carroll	493	12
Greene	478	18
Stone	475	14
Humphreys	438	16
Amite	425	13
Quitman	420	6
Jefferson Davis	410	11
Webster	376	13
Benton	341	6
Wilkinson	338	20
Kemper	326	15
Sharkey	285	14
Jefferson	276	10
Franklin	242	3
Choctaw	208	6
Issaquena	107	4
Unassigned	0	0

Alabama Coronavirus Cases

Confirmed Cases: 158701

Reported Deaths: 2680

County	Confirmed	Deaths
Jefferson	23292	377
Mobile	16916	315
Tuscaloosa	10345	140
Montgomery	10250	197
Madison	9350	96
Shelby	7390	63
Baldwin	6658	69
Lee	6546	65
Calhoun	4599	61
Marshall	4395	50
Etowah	4285	51
Houston	4170	34
Morgan	4164	35
DeKalb	3426	29
Elmore	3208	53
St. Clair	2955	42
Limestone	2872	30
Walker	2794	92
Talladega	2664	35
Cullman	2480	24
Lauderdale	2294	42
Jackson	2159	15
Autauga	2059	31
Franklin	2055	31
Colbert	2021	32
Russell	1949	3
Blount	1932	25
Chilton	1884	32
Dallas	1866	27
Coffee	1771	11
Dale	1763	51
Covington	1747	29
Escambia	1727	30
Clarke	1352	17
Chambers	1350	44
Pike	1341	13
Tallapoosa	1329	87
Marion	1081	29
Barbour	1033	9
Marengo	1019	22
Butler	1011	40
Winston	929	13
Geneva	906	7
Lawrence	858	32
Pickens	852	18
Bibb	840	14
Randolph	827	16
Hale	768	30
Washington	749	12
Clay	744	12
Cherokee	738	14
Henry	717	6
Lowndes	713	28
Bullock	649	17
Monroe	646	10
Crenshaw	608	30
Perry	592	6
Fayette	577	13
Cleburne	569	8
Wilcox	568	12
Conecuh	561	13
Macon	536	20
Lamar	496	5
Sumter	472	21
Choctaw	392	12
Greene	342	16
Coosa	204	3
Out of AL	0	0
Unassigned	0	0