As South Carolina Republican Sen. Tim Scott prepares to endorse former President Trump on Friday, New Hampshire Republican Gov. Chris Sununu accuses him of marginalizing the women he appointed to the Senate. criticized.
Scott, who was an early presidential candidate before suspending his campaign in late 2023, plans to endorse Trump at a rally in the state capital, Concord.
Sununu cited Haley's appointment of Scott to the Senate seat vacated by Republican Jim DeMint, who resigned in 2012 to become chairman of the Heritage Foundation.
“Tim Scott wouldn't have a job without Nikki Haley. Nobody cares what Tim Scott thinks. If he had, he would have actually done this three months ago. I wouldn't have been kicked out of the race,” Sununu said when asked on The Story. Regarding pending approvals.
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“Why the senator doesn’t like it. nicky haleThat's because she accuses them of being overpaid, underworked, and basically a privileged nursing home — which is what Congress and the U.S. Senate have become. ” the governor said, adding that the senators “are no wonder they feel threatened,” Haley wrote.
Fox News Digital reached out to Scott's office for comment but did not receive a response.
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But Scott told X (formerly Twitter) that he stood in front of President Trump's jet and said: “I'm really looking forward to tonight's announcement. Tune in, tune in, listen closely, and let's talk about the next four years.'' He posted a video saying, “Sho.”
In “The Story,” Sununu focused on a Marist College poll showing that Haley is the only remaining Republican candidate who could defeat President Biden in New Hampshire's general election. There is.
Sununu later argued that the Republican sweep is essentially a battle of two people at this point, characterizing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as not a factor. Meanwhile, DeSantis finished second in the Iowa caucuses but did not win any counties.
In Monday's Iowa caucuses, Trump won 98 votes and Haley had one vote.
Sununu, a longtime critic of President Trump, told Fox News that the former president is “not a conservative” and supports solving problems with big government, adding that he is a Republican in 2018, 2020 and 2022. They blamed President Trump for the losses.
The governor said President Trump's claims about the specific parties who can vote in the Republican primary are also false.
South Carolina's Republican governor, Henry McMaster, and Sen. Lindsey Graham both support Trump.
