Not MAGA enough: Trump's team may campaign against Republican gov candidate
One Republican gubernatorial hopeful in Mississippi who frequently praises President Donald Trump may still find himself up against the president's political operation in the upcoming GOP primary race.
Mississippi Today reported recently that Republican State Auditor Shad White, who is rumored to be running in the Magnolia State's 2027 gubernatorial race, has found himself at odds with Trumpworld over his office's investigation into former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre. The NFL legend and Mississippi native — who is close friends with the president's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr. — was implicated in a corruption scandal in which he was paid more than $1 million in speaking fees for speeches he never gave.
White's office led the investigation into the misappropriated money, which came from Mississippi's welfare fund meant for the state's poorest families. While Favre has repaid the $1.1 million in fees, he reportedly has yet to pay back over $700,000 in interest.
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According to Mississippi Today, one unnamed official in Trump's orbit said that the president's political operation does not hold White "in high regard" due to his pursuit of Favre. The source compared White to New York Democratic Attorney General Letitia James, who successfully prosecuted Trump's real estate operation for fraudulently inflating the value of its properties.
"[White’s] fight with Brett Favre has not set right with us,” the source said.
Despite the coldness Trump's team reportedly feels toward White, the Mississippi state auditor reiterated his support for Trump and his agenda, saying that he's "supported the President for years, his team knows this, and I’m working nonstop to advance the America First agenda here in Mississippi against the establishment swamp that’s dead set on stopping our fight for hardworking Mississippians."
"These unsubstantiated lies you are printing about me won’t deter me or my team from finding waste and fraud and expose any abuse by politicians desperate to protect their power," he told the outlet.
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Click here to read Mississippi Today's full report.
