Donald Trump and Tim Scott
Donald Trump and Tim Scott
Donald Trump has selected U.S. Senator Tim Scott to be his running mate. While the two haven’t necessarily gotten along in the past, it’s clear that in 2024, Scott will do whatever it takes to advance Trump’s extremist, anti-choice agenda.
Here’s a quick timeline of their relationship:
- In 2016, Tim Scott didn’t vote for Trump, calling him “racially toxic,” “disgusting,” and “indefensible.”
- In 2018, Tim Scott called his personal conversations with Trump on race “painful.”
- In 2020, Tim Scott demanded that Trump condemn white supremacy after Trump spoke up in defense of the Proud Boys.
- In 2022, Tim Scott started courting anti-Trump GOP elites for a run to oust Trump as his party’s leader.
- And now, in 2024, Tim Scott has finally gone full MAGA — enthusiastically joining Trump’s ticket as his hand-picked candidate for Vice President.
Here’s everything you need to know about Trump’s pick for Vice President, Tim Scott:
Tim Scott is an anti-choice extremist
- Scott has repeatedly sponsored national abortion bans and co-sponsored legislation to ban medication abortion and criminalize doctors.
- Scott has praised near-total state abortion bans as “great news.”
- Scott voted against protecting access to contraception and IVF.
Tim Scott wants to rip away our care
- Scott advocated for putting Social Security and Medicare on the “chopping block.”
- Scott voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act multiple times.
Tim Scott puts corporations over working people
- Scott brags about being an architect of Trump’s failed tax scam and “opportunity zones” that favored corporations and the wealthy over working Americans.
Tim Scott won’t stand up for democracy
- Scott hedged on committing to accepting the results of this year’s election and continues to push Trump’s election denialism, claiming Trump is “the one person I don’t blame” for January 6.
Tim Scott won’t secure our border
- Scott voted against bipartisan legislation to secure the border, tanking the bill for Trump’s political gain.
Tim Scott won’t protect our planet
- Scott opposed tackling the climate crisis and he cheered on Trump as he withdrew from the Paris Climate Accord.
Tim Scott won’t protect rights for LGBTQ+ Americans
- Scott voted against enshrining protections for marriage equality in federal law.