//Mississippi lawmaker apologizes for tweet advocating for secession from US

Mississippi lawmaker apologizes for tweet advocating for secession from US

A Republican lawmaker in Mississippi is apologizing for advocating secession from the United States after Democrat Joe Biden became president-elect. Rep. Price Wallace of Mendenhall made the comment Saturday on Twitter in response to former state Rep. Robert Foster, who unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for governor in 2019.After news organizations reported Biden had secured enough electoral votes to win the presidency, Foster tweeted that