Exclusive: Republican Sen. Rick Scott says he is on a mission to help President Donald Trump advance the agenda through Congress.
“I put a lot of effort into it and believe in Trump's agenda,” the former Florida governor and the two-term senator said in an exclusive national digital interview with Fox News.
Scott spoke from the bystanders of a two-day policy summit held at the Capitol Hotel Block, hosted by rescue of the American Dream, a public policy group alongside the conservative senators.
Includes Attorney General Pam Bondy, many members of the Trump administration and his political trajectory. [who served as Florida attorney general during Scott’s tenure as Sunshine State governor] He was a guest at the summit.
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Senator Rick Scott will speak at the American Dream Policy Summit rescue. (Fox News – Paulsteinhauser)
Scott said “many of my friends are working” in the second Trump administration. “I have a lot of friends there.”
The senator added that when Scott won the 2010 Florida gubernatorial election, he was “my first campaign manager,” Trump's co-campaign manager for 2024 campaign and the White House chief of staff.
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Scott, who holds weekly steering committee lunches for Senate Republicans, brought Wills along as a hot-stopping guest last week. This week, his guest was billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk. Trump tapped to guide the efficiency of his recently created government, the controversial group best known for his acronym Doge.
“I believe in the agenda, so I'm going to do everything I can,” said Scott, a self-made millionaire and the wealthiest member of the Senate. He said he works with Senate colleagues and friends in the family “to achieve Trump's agenda.”
Senator Rick Scott at the Republican National Convention on July 16, 2024 (Reuters/Brian Snyder)
Scott's recent efforts seem to enhance his image among fellow Senate Republicans.
The image was a hit after the GOP failed to regain control of the room in the middle of 2022, when Scott led the National Republican Senate Committee. He also frequently clashed with longtime GOP Senator Mitch McConnell, challenging McConnell for his leader.
Scott also ran for Senate GOP leader last year to succeed McConnell, who resigned last year. But he says he has a strong partnership with lawmakers who have acquired Senate Majority Leader John Tune, a longtime Republican from South Dakota.
Senate majority leaders say this is why he works well with Trump.
“I think John Tune is doing a great job,” Scott said.
Speaking at the Scott Arrived Policy Summit, Thune returned a compliment.
“The house has a very small majority, making it hard to do almost anything, but Rick has a good relationship with many of the people in the house,” Thune told the audience.
Thune said Scott, who eats dinner weekly with House GOP members and Trump administration officials, “points to meet them.” [House Republicans] Regularly. So we have a good line of communication. ”
Senate majority leader John Tune is on display at the American Dream Policy Summit rescue. (Fox News – Paulsteinhauser)
Scott said in an effort to move forward with Trump's agenda, “We have to be very vocal. We have to be Op-Eds. We have to be on TV. We have to be on the radio. We have to talk about why this is good for ordinary people.”
Trump took an executive order and action six and a half weeks ago at the White House, moving at warp speed. His controversial move not only met some of his major campaign trail promises, but also allowed the returning president to bend his executive muscles and quickly put a stamp on the federal government, significantly reducing the federal workforce and resolve long-standing complaints.
Trump had signed 85 executive orders since he took office as of Thursday. That's far surpassed the recent predecessor in the first few weeks, according to Fox News' counts.
“It's something the president has the opportunity to do, but it only continues while he's president,” Scott noted when he pointed out the executive order.
He said, “We have to codify these things,” and “This country should be run by Congress that passes the usual laws that will help you as a citizen of the United States, and that's what we should do.
Emma Woodhead of Fox News contributed to this report.
