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Tim Scott denounces TV hosts for criticizing him for being African-American and a conservative senator

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By Evaristo Lara

04 May 2024, 17:51 PM EDT

The senator from South Carolina claims that the hosts of the television show “The View” constantly criticize him just for the fact that he is the only African-American conservative in Congress.

Through a video published on the X platform, formerly known as Twitter, The politician who aspired to become a Republican presidential candidate expressed his dissatisfaction with the negative comments spread about him.

“I’m never surprised when the ladies of ‘The View’ do it again. I’m being attacked for being the only African-American Republican in the Senate.“, he mentioned.

Likewise, Tim Scott noted that “time and time again,” talk show women have helped defeat African-American Republicans running for the Senate.

Realizing that he did not have sufficient support from the public, Tim Scott abandoned his campaign in search of the Republican candidacy for the presidential elections. (Credit: José Luis Magaña / AP)

The 58-year-old senator’s accusations arise in response to the presenter’s statement Sunny Hostinwho He previously stated that if Scott were elected Donald Trump’s vice president, he would not help the New York mogul win African-American votes in the next election.

“If anyone thinks Tim Scott is going to bring in a bunch of African-American men, they really need to move on, because Tim Scott is the only African-American senator in the Republican Party for a reason,” the woman said on Friday’s edition of the broadcast show. by the television network ABC.

About, Tim Scott rejected the idea and even said that more and more African Americans will be joining positions of representation.since the community will promote them through the Republican Party.

“Four in 10 African American men want to vote for the Republican Party, doubling the number of African American women interested in voting for it. What they fear is that the monopoly will end. The Republican Party is on the move in my community,” she stated.

It should be noted that Most polls agree that the vote of the African-American population is leaning in favor of Donald Trump. and in an election that is predicted to be very close, that could define the winner of the elections to be held in November,

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