Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., is anticipated to affix former President Trump on stage in South Carolina Wednesday night time amid rumors he could possibly be chosen as Trump’s operating mate.
Scott will probably be on stage with Trump on the former president’s Get Out the Vote rally on the Charleston Area Convention Center in North Charleston, the Washington Examiner reported.
The rally comes simply 10 days earlier than the South Carolina GOP major Feb. 24.
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Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., speaks whereas standing subsequent to former President Donald Trump at a marketing campaign occasion in Concord, N.H., Jan. 19, 2024. (Al Drago/Bloomberg by way of Getty Images)
In an interview with Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo earlier this month, Trump name-dropped Scott, in addition to South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, when talking about standards he was searching for in a possible operating mate. Trump on the time additionally denied reviews that his marketing campaign reached out to impartial presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to discover a possible ticket with him early on within the marketing campaign season, stating the interplay “never happened.”
Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., speaks in entrance of President Trump throughout a marketing campaign rally Feb. 28, 2020, in North Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
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Scott, responding to Trump’s consideration, advised Fox News Digital Feb. 6 his high precedence was making certain the previous president beats President Biden.
“The only thing I can tell you is that the one thing we need is four more years of President Donald Trump,” Scott mentioned. “We were better off under Trump. In order for us to be successful, the one thing I can’t afford to do is take my eye off the ball. The eye on the ball means making sure that President Trump gets four more years.”
Scott, who suspended his personal 2024 presidential marketing campaign in November, endorsed Trump days earlier than the New Hampshire major.
Scott, nonetheless a 2024 GOP presidential candidate on the time, spoke through the New Hampshire Republican Party’s First In The Nation Leadership Summit Oct 14, 2023, in Nashua, N.H. (AP Photo/Reba Saldanha)
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Meanwhile, Trump’s lone remaining GOP rival Nikki Haley, coming off one other loss within the Nevada major, not too long ago barnstormed throughout her residence state of South Carolina, the place she as soon as served as governor. Haley is heading to Texas later this week for fundraising and campaigning within the Super Tuesday state.
Most South Carolina Republican officers on the state and federal degree are backing Trump’s White House bid.
Fox News’ Adam Shaw, Brandon Gillespie, Andrew Murray and Anders Hagstrom contributed to this report.
