Trump Travels to Mississippi to Campaign for Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith

President Donald Trump boarded Air Force One, the president's plane, at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on October 26, 2026, for a trip to Mississippi. Reuters reported the departure. The trip is meant to campaign ahead of the midterm elections, the national votes held in the middle of a president's term.

The main purpose of the trip is to support Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith's bid for re-election. Trump held a rally in Corinth, Mississippi, in support of her campaign, according to Yahoo News. The U.S. Senate is one of the two chambers of Congress, and Mississippi voters are choosing a senator this year.

Reuters described the state's Senate race as unexpectedly competitive. NPR reported that the race has seen millions of dollars in last-minute spending.

The New York Times reported that Trump rallied in support of Hyde-Smith in a county he won by 69 percentage points in 2024. That margin is the gap between his vote share and his opponent's in that county.

Trump's trip comes as campaigns across the country enter the final stretch before Election Day.