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Mississippi congressman, senators react after attending inauguration ceremony
U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson and U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker and his wife Gayle. SOURCE: Twitter
By Angela Williams
WASHINGTON — Mississippi Congressional leaders are speaking out after attending Wednesday's historic inauguration ceremony.
"I wish President Biden and Vice President Harris well as they undertake the serious challenges facing our beloved country," U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith said in a statement. "I am committed to working with the new administration and my colleagues to find common-ground solutions to defend our nation and to rebuild an economy damaged by a pandemic that continues to claim too many of our fellow citizens. Overcoming these challenges will require the Senate, now divided 50-50, to work together. This is what the American people expect and deserve even in the face of the divisions that define our national politics."
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker tweeted a picture from the inauguration.
"Proud to celebrate an age-old tradition with my wife Gayle. America is truly the greatest nation on earth," Wicker, a Republican, said.
U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson also tweeted a picture from the ceremony.
"Trump is gone. Hallelujah!" Thompson said in the tweet.
Hyde-Smith, a Republican also addressed the outgoing president in her statement.
"As a conservative, I am grateful for the good accomplished by President Trump and his administration. I believe our national path forward can, and should, build on those achievements in the months and years ahead," she said.