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Trump Praises Democrat Scott Colom for Showing up to Mississippi Rally and Courting MAGA Supporters

Trump said Colom earned credit for approaching supporters on a line that stretched 10 miles, a tactic that helped him win a tight Senate race.

  • On Thursday, President Donald Trump acknowledged that Scott Colom demonstrated chutzpah by mingling with some of his staunchest Make America Great Again supporters at a recent campaign rally.
  • Colom walked along 10 miles of lines at the Corinth rally last month, introducing himself to voters and asking about their concerns; the move gained widespread media attention.
  • When campaigning for Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith last month, Trump denigrated the 43-year-old prosecutor as a 'Marxist radical,' yet he now credits Colom's successful underdog campaign.
  • The Associated Press called the race in Colom's favor on Wednesday, making the Democrat the state's first Black senator since post-Civil War Reconstruction.
  • Colom's campaign strategy involved criticizing policies like the Iran war and tariffs without taking personal jabs at the president or his supporters, while portraying his opponent as ineffective in Washington.
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Trump praises Democrat Scott Colom for showing up to Mississippi rally and courting MAGA supporters

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday heaped praise on Mississippi's Sen.-elect Scott Colom for courting some of his hardcore MAGA supporters in the final days of the midterm election campaign, a rare example of the Republican president showing…

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Trump Credits Colom for Working His Rally Line

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The Washington Post broke the news in Washington, United States on Thursday, November 12, 2026.
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