This week saw some very telling graffiti appear on the side of the Hattiesburg building in downtown Mississippi. This read: “Tate Reeves stole our money” This message was probably referring to the governor’s MS welfare scandal, where the money has still not been returned to the relevant parties.

With this said, it’s not surprising that people have voiced their concerns and criticized him openly. Here, it is alleged that Reeves used state welfare cash incorrectly and it didn’t go to those most in need of welfare at the time. Instead, it is alleged that his personal trainer was paid some of this money for a ‘physical fitness‘ program.

What’s more interesting is that this was spray painted onto the side of the Pine Belt News building – so you could argue that the message was targeted to gain maximum attention. However, since the graffiti appeared, Reeves has not acknowledged it, and further still, certainly news outlets in Mississippi haven’t covered it either.

While political graffiti isn’t anything new, it doesn’t bode well for Reeves and shows that people aren’t happy. In short, this is an indication of how poorly the entire scandal was handled and even if he was innocent, his reputation has suffered as a result. At the same time and more importantly – hopefully this goes some way to getting the needy their welfare checks in Mississippi who are the true victims here.