Watch Sen. Tim Scott call Donald Trump an 'American lion' who 'roared' back after shooting at RNC speech
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The 2024 Republican National Convention kicked off in Milwaukee, Wis. on Monday, cementing former President Donald Trump and Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, as the GOP's 2024 presidential and vice presidential nominees. It was the former president's first public appearance since an assassination attempt at a rally in Pennsylvania just two days prior.
The lineup of speakers included politicians, businesspeople and celebrities. Among them was Sen. Tim Scott, a Republican senator from South Carolina, who delivered an impassioned reaction to the deadly shooting.
Scott told convention-goers Monday, “If you didn’t believe in miracles before Saturday, you better be believing right now,” in a convention address heavy on references to Christian faith.
“Our God still saves. He still delivers,” Scott said, referencing the shooting at Trump's Saturday rally. “Because on Saturday, the devil came to Pennsylvania holding a rifle. But an American lion got back up on his feet, and he roared," exclaimed Scott, causing the crowd to erupt into cheers and applause.
"He roared! Yes he did!" continued Scott. “Joe Biden is asleep at the wheel, and we’re headed over a cliff,” the senator said. “...America, we deserve better.”
Who is Sen. Tim Scott from South Carolina?
Scott was appointed to the United States Senate in 2013 by former Gov. Nikki Haley. According to ballotpedia.com, Scott became the first Black senator from the South to serve in the Senate, since the Reconstruction era. He previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives representing South Carolina's first Congressional District from 2011 to 2013.
Scott ran his own campaign for president before dropping out in November and was then rumored to be on the list of Trump’s potential vice presidential picks.
Watch: Sen. Tim Scott's full speech at the 2024 Republican National Convention
USA TODAY contributed to this report.
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