Google has joined a growing list of companies who have asked Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) to return their campaign contributions.

A spokesperson for Google confirmed to CNBC on Monday that the company requested a refund of the $5,000 donation, following AT&T, Ernst & Young, Boston Scientific, Major League Baseball and others in pulling support of Hyde-Smith over controversial comments.

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Hyde-Smith, who is running to finish out the term of retired Sen. Thad Cochran William (Thad) Thad CochranEspy wins Mississippi Senate Democratic primary Bottom Line Mike Espy announces Mississippi Senate bid MORE (R), said earlier this month that she would be “front row” if invited to a “public hanging.”

The comments sparked national backlash given Mississippi’s history of lynchings, and the fact that Hyde-Smith’s Democratic runoff opponent, Mike Espy, is black.

Hyde-Smith has said she made the comments in jest and that the remark was misinterpreted.

President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE traveled to Mississippi on Monday to hold two rallies in support of Hyde-Smith ahead of the runoff vote on Tuesday.