A video of liberal comedian Chelsea Handler saying that 50 Cent “can’t vote” for former President Donald Trump in 2020 because he’s black prompted a sharp response from Sen. Tim Scott this week.
Senator Scott (R-S.C.) fired back at Handler. Social Media Posts “Go tell other black people how to think,” he said Friday.
“Yes, by all means, white women, tell other black men what they should think,” Scott wrote.
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Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) speaks during a campaign rally at the Grappone Convention Center in Concord, New Hampshire, on January 19, 2024, as Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump looks on. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
The comedian spoke about rapper 50 Cent, whom she briefly dated in 2011, in a remote interview with Jimmy Fallon. The Tonight Show In 2020.
“And I had to remind him that he couldn’t vote for Donald Trump because he’s black,” she told Fallon.
Comedian Chelsea Handler is interviewed by host Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. (Todd O’Young/NBC via Getty Images)
The comedian argued that rappers have a responsibility not to influence people to vote for Trump in 2020.
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“Just because he’s concerned about his personal pocketbook shouldn’t affect the large number of people who might listen to him,” she said.
CHICAGO, IL – OCTOBER 23: Republican presidential candidate Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina briefly tours the Woodlawn neighborhood with Pastor Corey Brooks before speaking at Brooks New Beginnings Church on October 23, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott spoke about the “weaponization of race by the radical left” during his address to the mostly African-American audience at the church. (Getty Images)
Scott has previously pushed back against the argument that black people should vote Democrat and recently blasted “The View” for mocking his leadership in bringing black voters to the Democratic Party. Republican Party.
“Ladies from ‘The View’: Oh my goodness. Let me state this very clearly: There is no Democratic Party without the Black vote,” Scott told “Hannity.” “And since I was elected to Congress in 2010, there have been no Black Republicans before that. [in Congress]But since then, there have been seven.”
“President Trump’s policies have led to a surge in Black Republican political candidates at the city level, county level, state level and in Congress,” Scott said.
“We’re seeing black city council members and congressional representatives all across the country,” he said. “There’s a wave of black legislators who are Republicans. But the black vote is following suit.”
The co-host of “The View” slammed Sen. Tim Scott’s engagement on Wednesday, suggesting the senator got engaged in order to become President Donald Trump’s vice president. (Screenshot/The View)
“The View” co-host Sunny Hostin said Friday that Scott hasn’t been a forceful advocate for black conservatives. Scott got on Hostin’s nerves Last year, he rejected her beliefs about systemic racism on the show.
“Speaking for African-American voters, anyone who thinks Tim Scott is going to bring in a lot of black men should just go along with it, because there’s a reason Tim Scott is the only African-American senator in the Republican Party,” Hostin said.
Republican Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina (center) speaks with former U.S. President Donald Trump (left) and North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum (right) during a campaign event in Laconia, New Hampshire, U.S., Monday, January 22, 2024. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Scott is a former president Trump is reportedly considering it as his running mate in the 2024 election.
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Scott ran for the Republican nomination but dropped out before the Iowa caucuses and endorsed Trump.
Fox News’ Jeffrey Clark contributed to this report.
