With his Thursday statement that he “desperately” wants whatever job may help him succeed in his mission from God to Americans, Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) became the second candidate to make his case to FOX & Friends, after former President Donald Trump.
“Anyone chosen to be the vice president, it is such an honor,” Scott said, speaking beside his fiancée Mindy Noce, while appearing on FOX & Friends with co-host Ainsley Earhardt. “Here we have a child from Charleston who is growing up in poverty, and he or she has the chance to make a lasting impact on this nation.”
Even though he isn’t one of the top three rumored candidates, Scott is still on Trump’s shortlist for vice president. Scott agreed with Trump that he would have been a better spokesperson for the previous president than a candidate for the Republican nomination.
According to Scott, “I want to do that every single day in whatever role that helps me accomplish the mission the good lord has given me on behalf of the American people.”
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), who made an appearance on FOX & Friends on Wednesday, was more eager to discuss the competition for Trump’s running mate than Scott. On Monday, one of the co-hosts will have a conversation with North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum as part of a three-part series of sit-downs.
This vice presidential candidate from South Carolina has been working hard in recent weeks to highlight his connections to affluent donors and voters of color. While Scott has been actively campaigning for Trump since leaving the Republican primary, a PAC affiliated with him is spending $14.3 million to reach out to Black voters in swing areas. Scott also hosted a Juneteenth summit last week that included several prominent billionaires.
Using examples from his own life and asking the former president to highlight the achievements of his tax cuts in 2017 during the debate, Scott gave a glimpse of how he may assist Trump in appealing to Black voters as the vice presidential contender in an interview with FOX.
According to Scott, “Donald Trump has done more for progress from a racial perspective economically than any president in my lifetime.” He then went on to reiterate an accusation that the Democrats are to blame for poverty and assert that the tax cuts reduced a single mom’s taxes by 70 percent.
Moreover, Scott addressed his earlier claims that Trump’s reaction to the protest in Charlottesville, Virginia, undermined Trump’s moral authority. After the violent fights between neo-Nazis, white nationalists, and Ku Klux Klansmen—in which one person lost their life—Trump stated that “very fine people on both sides.”
Scott pointed out that after his criticism, Trump summoned him to the White House. This led to the creation of a provision in the tax bill of 2017 to establish “opportunity zones” for investments in low-income communities.
Scott expressed his excitement at the possibility of being the first Black Republican on a presidential ticket, regardless of the outcome, and said he doesn’t know if Trump has chosen his running mate. He believes that the country has made racial progress, especially in the South.
Scott and Noce, an interior designer he became engaged to in January, made one of their first public appearances together in the interview. The wedding of Scott and Noce is scheduled for the first week of August.
Noce, in her role as second lady, hinted that her platform could revolve around “service,” drawing on her family’s history of military service (her father was a Navy pilot and her brothers went to military college).
The praise that navy women deserve is underappreciated, according to Noce. “It’s absolutely incredible.”
As his search becomes more focused, Trump remains committed to Vance, Burgum, and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.). However, he continues to seek feedback on Scott and has let his campaign spread speculation about his selection and when it would be announced, according to Thursday’s story in The New York Times. The Washington Examiner reports that Scott has been invited by Trump to Thursday’s debate.