Media and Democrats are blowing up anything they can to try to steal the last Senate seat. Twisting the comment is ridiculous to attack her.
Via Daily Caller:
Republican Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith apologized on Tuesday to those who were offended by a comment she made in jest about a public hanging and provided context to what she had originally said.
Hyde-Smith has been facing backlash since early November after she joked that she would “be on the front row” if a young man she knew invited her to a public hanging. The comment was seized upon by Democrats and other left-wing organizations to promulgate a racist narrative.
“At a campaign event, I had the opportunity to visit with a supporter who has a big piece of my heart. His mother and dad both died of cancer when he was in high school,” Hyde-Smith explained. “So to express my deep regard and my sincere commitment to this young man, I used a phrase. I told him that I would fight a circle saw for him. Well, obviously, I would not stick my arm in a circle saw. Nor did any of my comments ever mean that I would enjoy any type of capital punishment sitting there witnessing it.”