Senator Wicker speaks to Lowndes County republican group

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker remembers eating breakfast with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld at the Pentagon on the morning of the September 11th terrorist attack.

Later that morning, at 9:37, American Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon, killing all 64 people on board, along with 125 Pentagon personnel.

He told the story Tuesday afternoon at the Lowndes County Republican Women’s meeting.

The longtime Republican touched on a number of topics during his speech, including creating a larger Naval fleet, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, and reducing regulations.

Wicker also talked about the nation’s low unemployment numbers and tax reform.

Despite nearly constant discord in Washington, he believes incumbent Republicans must talk about what they believe are accomplishments by this Congress.

“If we make sure that’s our message for the next eight weeks of this campaign, then Republicans will be returned to positions of authority,” said Senator Wicker.

Wicker faces David Baria, Danny Bedwell, and Shawn O’Hara in the November general election.