Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) on Sunday painted President Joe Biden as the commander in chief who propagates “grievance” and “victimhood” fresh off endorsing former President Donald Trump in the 2024 White House race.
CNN’s Dana Bash pressed Scott on “State of the Union” to answer for his rallying call during his own presidential run, which ended in November, when he asked supporters whether they wanted “victimhood or victory” as well as “grievance or greatness.” Scott rejected Bash’s suggestion that he was alluding to Trump.
“I’m actually talking about how Joe Biden has destroyed our economy and made victims out of people waiting for the government to show up,” Scott said. Scott added that he was talking about having a president who is “weaponizing” the Department of Justice (DOJ) against “political adversaries.”
Trump is facing multiple criminal cases, civil litigation, and ballot access challenges as he runs for a second term. Two of the criminal cases, one focused on the 2020 election and the second on Trump’s handling of classified documents after leaving office, are led by special counsel Jack Smith. Trump broadly denies any wrongdoing and claims he is the victim of a partisan “witch hunt.”
“We need Lady Justice wearing a blindfold. I want America, every single American in every corridor of this nation to have confidence in their DOJ, not a Biden-led DOJ,” Scott said.
“I want every child growing up in poverty, like I did, to have access to quality education. Unfortunately, the Democrats have sold their souls to the teachers unions, trapping poor black kids in inner cities into failing schools and out of their best future,” added Scott, who is black.
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“I want a nation where every child looks into the future and says, the American Dream works for me,” Scott continued. “I was that kid. And so when I think about bringing this country together, not under grievance, but over greatness, not being victims, but being victorious, I am talking about the future of this nation … and politicians who get in the way of that,” he added.
Bash tried again, asking Scott whether he did not see any “grievance” in Trump’s latest campaign.
As part of his reply, Scott said, “When you look at the challenges he faced, there’s no doubt that he has been aggrieved. The question is, what are the American voters looking for? Here’s what they’re looking for. They’re looking for a president who represents their best future, and not his. That president is not Joe Biden. It is Donald Trump.”