Twice when I tried to ask Sen. Hyde-Smith questions during her 2018 campaign, she told me to walk over to her press secretary, Melissa, and tell her my question.
After I did, Melissa would walk over, whisper with Sen. Hyde-Smith, and then I could re-ask the senator my question.
After I did, Melissa would walk over, whisper with Sen. Hyde-Smith, and then I could re-ask the senator my question.
https://twitter.com/cindyhydesmith/status/1356686324917542918
Speaking of being "disrespectful" to members of the press, this is how Sen. Hyde-Smith's campaign celebrated her 2018 election night victory: By tagging me & other Mississippi reporters in the tweet below (I broke the story on her segregation academy).
https://twitter.com/TeamHydeSmith/status/1067631051504304129
This is how Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith answered four reporters the day after @LamarWhiteJr published her "public hanging" video.
"We put out a statement yesterday, and we stand by that statement."
"I put out a statement yesterday, and that's all I'm going to say about it." (cont)
"We put out a statement yesterday, and we stand by that statement."
"I put out a statement yesterday, and that's all I'm going to say about it." (cont)
"I put out a statement yesterday, and that's all I'm going to say about it."
"I put out a statement yesterday."
Then Gov. Bryant took over her press conference.
"I think she is, she's certainly addressing the fact that she put out a statement," he said. jacksonfreepress.com/news/2018/nov/…
"I put out a statement yesterday."
Then Gov. Bryant took over her press conference.
"I think she is, she's certainly addressing the fact that she put out a statement," he said. jacksonfreepress.com/news/2018/nov/…
When Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith debated her 2018 opponent, @MikeEspyMS, both campaigns held press conferences to take questions after.
But Sen. Hyde-Smith skipped out, leaving Mississippi's other senator, Roger Wicker, to take questions for her campaign.nytimes.com/2018/11/20/us/…
But Sen. Hyde-Smith skipped out, leaving Mississippi's other senator, Roger Wicker, to take questions for her campaign.nytimes.com/2018/11/20/us/…
We were all a little shocked when Mississippi's senior U.S. senator arrived to take questions at a press conference for the junior U.S. senator's campaign—even though she was still in the same building.
She said she had to get back home to her husband.
She said she had to get back home to her husband.
https://twitter.com/thisislarrison/status/1065066609176453123
Back in 2018 ahead of the special election, both of Sen. @CindyHydeSmith's opponents, Republican @senatormcdaniel & Democrat @MikeEspyMS, sat down 1-on-1 for over an hour for an interview with me.
Sen. Hyde-Smith's campaign for months told me she couldn't fit it in her schedule.
Sen. Hyde-Smith's campaign for months told me she couldn't fit it in her schedule.
The first time I met Sen. Hyde-Smith, I walked up & started talking to her & she began to answer one of my questions.
Then she stopped herself and said, "Oh, I might get in trouble" and she started calling out for her then-press secretary, who walked over to oversee the senator.
Then she stopped herself and said, "Oh, I might get in trouble" and she started calling out for her then-press secretary, who walked over to oversee the senator.
And I'm not the only Mississippi journalist who has had these experiences.
Larrison Campbell got this email from Sen. Hyde-Smith's office:
"Do you want to go ahead and send questions in the mean time?"
Larrison Campbell got this email from Sen. Hyde-Smith's office:
"Do you want to go ahead and send questions in the mean time?"
https://twitter.com/thisislarrison/status/1356781781568077825
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