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President Trump endorses Wicker in U.S. Senate race

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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.

Cases: 515504

Reported Deaths: 10296

County	Cases	Deaths
Harrison	34999	558
DeSoto	33360	432
Hinds	32743	643
Jackson	24906	392
Rankin	22565	405
Lee	16455	245
Madison	14954	283
Jones	14158	248
Forrest	13834	260
Lauderdale	12311	323
Lowndes	11357	193
Lamar	10693	140
Pearl River	9748	244
Lafayette	8868	143
Hancock	7849	132
Washington	7559	169
Oktibbeha	7229	138
Monroe	7068	179
Pontotoc	7033	110
Warren	6885	178
Panola	6791	135
Neshoba	6744	210
Marshall	6707	142
Bolivar	6468	151
Union	6435	98
Pike	5942	157
Alcorn	5921	107
Lincoln	5540	136
George	5106	80
Prentiss	5082	85
Tippah	4956	83
Itawamba	4884	107
Scott	4789	99
Tate	4777	117
Adams	4776	125
Leflore	4749	144
Copiah	4581	95
Yazoo	4580	92
Simpson	4566	117
Wayne	4434	72
Covington	4348	95
Sunflower	4319	106
Marion	4295	112
Coahoma	4244	110
Leake	4141	91
Newton	3961	82
Tishomingo	3868	94
Grenada	3789	109
Stone	3661	66
Jasper	3412	66
Attala	3404	90
Chickasaw	3183	67
Winston	3183	92
Clay	3129	78
Clarke	3016	95
Calhoun	2868	50
Holmes	2728	89
Smith	2705	52
Yalobusha	2449	47
Tallahatchie	2323	53
Greene	2251	49
Walthall	2221	66
Lawrence	2202	42
Perry	2145	56
Amite	2103	57
Webster	2065	48
Noxubee	1888	43
Montgomery	1821	57
Carroll	1754	41
Jefferson Davis	1743	43
Tunica	1635	39
Benton	1531	39
Kemper	1454	41
Choctaw	1370	27
Claiborne	1348	39
Humphreys	1322	39
Franklin	1265	30
Quitman	1078	28
Wilkinson	1061	39
Jefferson	971	34
Sharkey	653	21
Issaquena	195	7
Unassigned	0	0

Alabama Coronavirus Cases

Cases: 847659

Reported Deaths: 16172

County	Cases	Deaths
Jefferson	116375	2005
Mobile	74337	1381
Madison	53434	738
Shelby	38413	371
Baldwin	38171	589
Tuscaloosa	36131	643
Montgomery	34571	782
Lee	25664	264
Calhoun	22622	519
Morgan	22527	408
Etowah	20059	520
Marshall	18821	318
Houston	17769	426
St. Clair	16946	359
Limestone	16192	220
Cullman	16140	305
Elmore	15948	295
Lauderdale	15055	307
Talladega	14244	302
DeKalb	13061	271
Walker	12138	380
Blount	10765	193
Autauga	10545	157
Jackson	10204	195
Coffee	9435	192
Colbert	9363	210
Dale	9038	192
Tallapoosa	7283	202
Russell	7101	65
Chilton	7078	170
Covington	6967	197
Escambia	6962	144
Franklin	6364	108
Chambers	5795	142
Marion	5435	130
Dallas	5302	210
Pike	5128	109
Clarke	4856	86
Lawrence	4845	130
Winston	4785	110
Geneva	4650	136
Bibb	4354	95
Barbour	3701	80
Butler	3444	101
Marengo	3427	93
Monroe	3383	66
Randolph	3377	67
Pickens	3347	90
Fayette	3314	85
Henry	3210	66
Cherokee	3199	64
Hale	3188	89
Crenshaw	2616	78
Washington	2568	52
Cleburne	2554	60
Lamar	2535	55
Clay	2520	69
Macon	2457	67
Conecuh	1935	62
Coosa	1858	47
Wilcox	1783	38
Lowndes	1782	68
Bullock	1527	45
Perry	1418	40
Sumter	1397	41
Greene	1303	45
Choctaw	943	28
Out of AL	0	0
Unassigned	0	0

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