Vice presidential contender Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., revealed the turning point in his relationship with former President Trump, explaining how their discussion over his handling of the 2017 Charlottesville “Unite the Right” rally made their relationship “what it is today.”
“You did say at one point that he had compromised his moral authority over the handling of the Charlottesville rally,” “Fox & Friends” host Ainsley Earhardt asked Scott Thursday in an exclusive interview.
“I will say that it was the Charlottesville incident that made our relationship what it is today,” he responded.
“He invited me to the Oval Office to talk about race relations in America. He wanted me to share with them my perspective. He listened, and after we finished talking, he said, ‘Help me help those I have offended.’ That’s how Opportunity Zones was born… so I’m very thankful that in one of the hardest moments in recent history, President Trump invited me in so we could find solutions together.”
Earhardt noted that, if chosen, Scott would become the first Black Republican vice president to make it on the ticket.
“I think it’s exciting no matter the outcome,” he said. “It’s the evolution of the Southern heart that we see on display, and we Southerners get so little credit for the progress we’ve made. The whole notion of judging a person on the content of their character, not the color of their skin, has happened.”
