Sen. Tim Scott Said 4 Words To Trump That Made People Cringe To Their Cores
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Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) left critics cringing on Tuesday with a stunning display of sycophancy to former President Donald Trump.
The senator, who dropped out of the GOP presidential race in November, was one of two former candidates onstage with Trump in Nashua to celebrate his victory over Nikki Haley in the New Hampshire primary.
In 2012, when she was governor of South Carolina, Haley appointed Scott, then a member of the House of Representatives, to his Senate seat to replace retiring Sen. Jim DeMint.
“Did you ever think that she actually appointed you, Tim?” Trump said of Haley during his speech. “And you’re the senator of her state. And [you] endorsed me.”
“You must really hate her,” he added.
Scott, who had been standing behind Trump, approached the mic and said: “I just love you.”
“That’s why he’s a great politician!” Trump said.
Trump: You’re the Senator of his state. She endorsed me. You must really hate her
Scott to Trump: I just love you pic.twitter.com/fwo60526nK— Acyn (@Acyn) January 24, 2024
Scott endorsed Trump on Friday and has campaigned with him in the days since.
“We need a president who will unite our country. We need Donald Trump,” Scott said during his announcement.
More and more Republicans have formally thrown their support behind Trump following his successes in Iowa and New Hampshire. In a blow to Haley, South Carolina politicians have largely lined up behind Trump ahead of next month’s primary in her home state.
Critics and commentators were stunned by Scott’s bootlicking display Tuesday, calling it “painfully embarrassing” and “pathetic.”
See the reactions below on X (formerly Twitter).
Pathetic https://t.co/peTPma5e1R
— Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇮🇱 (@AdamKinzinger) January 24, 2024
It’s a race to the bottom between all of the men on the stage in that video. https://t.co/m9BWLlFKtr
— Katie Phang (@KatiePhang) January 24, 2024
The history books will not be kind to the myriad spineless meat sacks who jettisoned every ounce of dignity they possessed and debased themselves before this miserable, disloyal, soulless husk of a man. https://t.co/q7Ry9DAdvy
— Rex Huppke (@RexHuppke) January 24, 2024
My cringe is cringing at the supplicatory antics of @votetimscott. While you’d expect such manic and thirsty suckuppery from Vivek, this is as painfully embarrassing as it gets in politics for most others. https://t.co/TuGjsJX7vI
— Kara Swisher (@karaswisher) January 24, 2024
The @jbarro rule that Trump doesn’t take away someone’s dignity as much as he shows how willing they are to give it up stays undefeated (except for Jeb!) https://t.co/tounjP5Auq
— Eric Michael Garcia (@EricMGarcia) January 24, 2024
The lack of self-respect is astonishing. https://t.co/w7Hh8xoHJk
— Republican Accountability (@AccountableGOP) January 24, 2024
This is how they ask for a Cabinet position. https://t.co/M7EZ726a03
— Randy Bryce (@IronStache) January 24, 2024
I really, truly thought better of Tim Scott. Such embarrassing behavior. https://t.co/8hetmbsBsN
— Kimberly Ross (@SouthernKeeks) January 24, 2024
Depraved and cruel and demeaning. https://t.co/lmyQkVUr6P
— Andrew Weissmann (weissmann11 on Threads)🌻 (@AWeissmann_) January 24, 2024
The groveling is so sickening. https://t.co/PpfUJDuEjb
— WeThePeople🇺🇸🇺🇸 (@PrincessBravato) January 24, 2024
This is so much awfulness in so short a clip. Scott chuckles along at the idea of hating Nikki Haley - his ally who gave him a Senate seat - and then tries to defuse it by saying "I just love *you*!" to Trump.
Humiliating for Scott, for what's left of a sane GOP, for the country. https://t.co/dv7SjFwxk9— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) January 24, 2024
Pro Tip:
How to debase yourself in 4 little words. https://t.co/CL2lmdzD6N— Christopher Gibbs (@ChrisRGibbs) January 24, 2024
