President Donald Trump is campaigning in Mississippi on Monday, with a rally scheduled for the evening in Corinth, as Democrats grow optimistic about their chances in the state's Senate race.3,4,5
The Republican National Committee said Wednesday that Trump would headline the Corinth event, in the northeastern part of the state. The Daily Wire described the visit as coming while Republicans face a difficult political environment across the country, including in red states such as Mississippi and Kansas.4,5
The race pits Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) against Democrat Scott Colom. The Democratic-aligned Senate Majority PAC announced it will spend $1.2 million on a television ad touting Colom, while the Republican-aligned Senate Leadership Fund is spending more than $1 million in an effort to defend Hyde-Smith's seat.5
Colom has used the presidential visit to his advantage, challenging Trump to a debate. The nonpartisan Cook Political Report rates the race "likely Republican," after moving it from "solid Republican" toward Democrats. Democrats say they see some cause for hope in the state amid Trump's poor approval ratings.5
Immigration is a central part of the case Trump is making to voters, the Daily Wire said, noting that the issue helped propel him to victory in 2016 and 2024. At the Corinth rally, Trump will tout his immigration enforcement and contrast his record with the border policies of former President Joe Biden, the outlet said.4
White House spokeswoman Lauren Bis told The Daily Wire, "President Trump delivered the most secure border in American history and is deporting criminal illegal aliens at a record pace." She added, "The President's law and order policies have resulted in the largest decrease in violent crime in American history. In sharp contrast, radical Democrats want open borders, to abolish ICE, and flood American communities with criminals."4
Ahead of the rally, the White House highlighted arrests by Immigration and Customs Enforcement during operations earlier this month in Yazoo, a city of about 10,000 in central Mississippi, and Tutwiler, a town of about 2,000 in northern Mississippi. According to the White House, those arrested included Wilbur Rosemberg Ayala-Ardon, an illegal immigrant from El Salvador with convictions on two counts of attempted murder in aid of racketeering, whom the White House identified as a member of MS-13. Also named were Jose Rolando Alman-Gonzalez, from Honduras, with convictions for sexual assault, rape and illegal re-entry, and three others.4
The White House has also tied a decline in violent crime nationally to the administration's focus on immigration enforcement. The Justice Department's latest National Crime Victimization Survey, released Monday, shows fewer Americans reporting that they were victims of violent or property crime in 2025 compared with 2024, and Trump is expected to discuss it, the Daily Wire said.4
CBS News said gas prices remain essentially the same as during the Biden administration, as Trump stumps for Republican candidates in deep-red states such as Mississippi. CBS News' Weijia Jiang is reporting on the White House's midterm strategy, and Anthony Salvanto, the network's executive director of elections and surveys, has polling.3
Trump will also make campaign stops in other red states this week, including Ohio, Texas, South Carolina, Florida and Iowa, according to the Daily Wire.4
Trump is scheduled to speak in Corinth on Monday evening.4,5
