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Mississippi senator, whose runoff opponent is black, jokes about 'public hanging'

Name: Mississippi senator, whose runoff opponent is black, jokes about 'public hanging'
Uploaded: 2018-11-12T23:40:56.000Z
Duration: 1 min 1 s
Description: In a state with a history of racial violence, Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith’s apparent joke about watching a “public hanging” has been met with outrage.

In a state with a history of racial violence, Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith’s apparent joke about watching a “public hanging” has been met with outrage.