Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), who has been leading the Senate GOP’s police reform bill, responded to an accusation from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) that Republicans were “trying to get away with the murder” of George Floyd through the police reform legislation.
“It was the most outrageous, sinful comment I’ve heard as a public official, period. I thought to myself that, how in the world does this woman sitting, standing in front of a $24,000 refrigerator, have the sense to jump into the bottomless pit of race politics,” Scott told radio host Guy Benson in an interview on Friday.
“Why in the world would she want to do that? There’s only one answer, by the way. One answer: It’s because she’s lived so long in a state of privilege that she has forgotten that it is the Republican Party that voted more for the civil rights-era legislation than the Democrats,” continued the Republican senator. “It is because she has forgotten that it was President Trump, and the criminal justice reform done in 2018, that made up for the Democrats’ 1994 crime bill.”
“She’s forgotten that it’s the school choice movement that frees more kids in poverty from the poor education system, brought to us by the Democrats and the teachers’ union, than they’ve ever seen. She has forgotten so much about reality, that she spends too much time in an alternate universe. But the facts are simple. Why in the world would she stoop so low? And it’s simply this: They believe, actually believe this, that campaigning on police brutality is more important than solving police reform,” said Scott.
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🔥LISTEN <a href="https://twitter.com/SenatorTimScott?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenatorTimScott</a> unloads on Pelosi (full segment posted at <a href="https://t.co/YSiTKdgyfS">https://t.co/YSiTKdgyfS</a> after the show) <a href="https://twitter.com/GuyBensonShow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GuyBensonShow</a> <a href="https://t.co/DkQxieLIJk">pic.twitter.com/DkQxieLIJk</a>
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As <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrats-block-republican-police-reform-bill-kill-hope-of-passing-legislation-amid-protests">The Daily Wire</a> previously reported, Democratic senators blocked Scott’s legislation outright earlier this week, a move that prevented the measure from even undergoing a debate or undergoing additional changes in the Senate.
“They don’t want a debate, they don’t want amendments, they’ll filibuster police reform from even reaching the floor of the Senate unless the majority lets the minority rewrite the bill behind closed doors in advance,” said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY).
During an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pelosi-wont-apologize-for-saying-senate-gop-trying-to-get-away-with-murder-absolutely-positively-not">appearance</a> on MSNBC on Wednesday, Pelosi also said she would “absolutely, positively not” apologize to Senate Republicans for accusing them of trying to get away with George Floyd’s murder with the police reform bill.
“The fact is — people say — I think, you, frankly, in the press have given them far too much credit for a bill that does nothing. They’re saying, ‘Well, you have their bill; they have theirs.’ Yeah, our bill does something; theirs does nothing,” said Pelosi.
Senator Angus King (I-ME), who typically caucuses with Democrats and was one of three non-GOP senators to vote for moving the legislation forward, expressed concern that voting the legislation down “will end the discussion of this subject in the Senate for the foreseeable future, and leave us with nothing to show for all the energy and passion that has brought this issue to the forefront of public consciousness.”
Scott made similar remarks on the Senate floor when arguing for bringing the bill to the next step of the legislative process, which could have resulted in a bill Democrats would have preferred more than the original: “The irony of the story is that today and through June and July what we’ll have is – instead of getting 70 percent of what you wanted, or more – you’re going to get zero.”
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Senate Republicans Introduce Police Reform Legislation

‘Most Outrageous, Sinful Comment’: Scott Blasts Pelosi For Accusing Senate GOP Of Trying To Get Away With Floyd’s Murder

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On Wednesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appeared on MSNBC, where she was given the opportunity to apologize for her outrageous remark on Tuesday saying Senate Republicans were “trying to get away with murder, actually, the murder of George Floyd.’
Pelosi refused.
The MSNBC host said, “When you were speaking yesterday, you said that Republicans are &#8216;trying to get away with murder, actually, the murder of George Floyd.&#8217; Senate Republicans are demanding an apology for that statement. Will you apologize?”
Pelosi snapped, “Absolutely, positively not. The fact is — people say — I think, you, frankly, in the press have given them far too much credit for a bill that does nothing. They’re saying, ‘Well, you have their bill; they have theirs.’ Yeah, our bill does something; theirs does nothing.” With all due respect —&#8221;
MSNBC anchor, referencing the “Just and Unifying Solutions to Invigorate Communities Everywhere Act” (JUSTICE Act) that was introduced by Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, stated, “Is Tim Scott working in good faith? I guess.”
Pelosi, giggling, “I’m sorry? We would hope —”
MSNBC anchor, pressing, “Is Tim Scott working in good faith? Is this a good starting point?”
Pelosi deflected from discussing Scott, turning to the Senate Majority Leader: “I’m talking about Mitch McConnell. I’m talking about Mitch McConnell.”
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Nancy Pelosi asked if she will apologize for her despicable comment that Senate Republicans are &quot;trying to get away with murder, actually &#8212; the murder of George Floyd.&quot; 
Pelosi: Absolutely, positively not. <a href="https://t.co/GXo5pt2rNh">pic.twitter.com/GXo5pt2rNh</a>
&mdash; America Rising (@AmericaRising) <a href="https://twitter.com/AmericaRising/status/1275811995774849030?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2020</a></blockquote>
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 After Democrat Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) tweeted on Wednesday, “The GOP policing reform bill fails across the board. It wouldn’t ban the chokehold that killed Mr. Garner; or allow George Floyd’s parents to sue the officers that killed him in federal court; or stop the no-knock entry that killed Breonna Taylor. It’s a nonstarter,” Scott fired back: “Total misinformation here. The House bill does the same thing on chokeholds for state and police as the #JUSTICEAct. The House bill doesn’t ban state/local no knocks. Federal bans wouldn’t have saved Mr. Garner or Ms. Taylor. Now —let’s vote to debate the #JUSTICEAct.&#8221;
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Total misinformation right here. The House bill does the same thing on chokeholds for state and local police as the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JUSTICEAct?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JUSTICEAct</a>. The House bill doesn’t ban state/local no knocks. Federal bans wouldn’t have saved Mr. Garner or Ms. Taylor.
Now &#8211; lets vote to debate the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JUSTICEAct?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JUSTICEAct</a> <a href="https://t.co/COZLtaI26u">https://t.co/COZLtaI26u</a>
&mdash; Tim Scott (@SenatorTimScott) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenatorTimScott/status/1275814982920347648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Later on Wednesday, Scott noted, “Ahead of today’s vote, I offered to include an amendment for every concern that was presented. They didn’t stick around for that meeting. This vote is an opportunity to say yes to those folks who are waiting for leadership to stand up and be counted.”
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Ahead of today&#39;s vote, I offered to include an amendment for every concern that was presented. They didn’t stick around for that meeting. This vote is an opportunity to say yes to those folks who are waiting for leadership to stand and be counted. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JUSTICEAct?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JUSTICEAct</a> <a href="https://t.co/N56EwrSx0V">pic.twitter.com/N56EwrSx0V</a>
&mdash; Tim Scott (@SenatorTimScott) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenatorTimScott/status/1275821000014389250?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Pelosi said on Tuesday, “For something to happen, they’re going to have to face the reality of in terms of police brutality, the reality of the need for justice and policing, and then recognition that there are many, many good people in law enforcement, but not all, and that we have to address those concerns. So when they admit that and then have some suggestions that are worthy of consideration — but so far they were trying to get away with murder, actually; the murder of George Floyd.&#8221;
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Nancy Pelosi, rhetorical arsonist. 
Pelosi accuses Republican senators of &quot;trying to get away with murder, actually, the murder of George Floyd&quot; <a href="https://t.co/ip1C2S9ocH">pic.twitter.com/ip1C2S9ocH</a>
&mdash; Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveGuest/status/1275557507818291204?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 23, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Congressional Democrats Call For A Raise Of The Minimum Wage At News Conf.

Pelosi Won’t Apologize For Saying Senate GOP ‘Trying To Get Away With Murder.’ ‘Absolutely, Positively Not.’

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)  trashed Senator Tim Scott&#8217;s (R-SC) policing bill  as “deeply flawed and not salvageable” in a tweet in which he also posted a joint letter with Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), blasting the legislation. 
The trio’s letter, addressed to Senator Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), suggested the reform bill was a non-starter that was “so threadbare and lacking in substance that it does not even provide a proper baseline for negotiations.”
Scott announced the legislation last week along with six other GOP Senators, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY). In  a press release, Scott, who is black, argued that “action must be taken to rebuild lost trust between communities of color and law enforcement.”
According to the senator’s office, the legislation is designed to promote policies that enable “significant change” while maintaining the Constitutional role of the federal government when it comes to local policing decisions. 
As <a href="https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-06-23/democrats-to-block-senate-gop-plan-on-police-reform-calling-it-too-weak">The Los Angeles Times</a> notes, the legislation provides a heavy emphasis on collecting data about use-of-force, increases de-escalation training and the use of body cameras, and creates a commission to study conditions affecting black boys and men.
But Schumer, Booker and Harris, have pushed back against bringing the legislation to the senate floor: “This bill is not salvageable and we need bipartisan talks to get to a constructive starting point.”
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Senator McConnell:
The Senate GOP bill fails to establish meaningful accountability for police.
It is deeply flawed and not salvageable.
We need REAL reform.
From Senator Booker, Senator Harris, and me: <a href="https://t.co/2pxT3mETjz">pic.twitter.com/2pxT3mETjz</a>
&mdash; Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenSchumer/status/1275483481687064576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 23, 2020</a></blockquote>
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“We cannot proceed with what they’re offering. It’s empty. It’s empty,” Harris said on Tuesday, reports <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/23/kamala-harris-gop-police-336150">Politico</a>. “There’s no question that if we are in the majority in the Senate and that if Joe Biden were president there would be a lot more movement.”
&#8220;Republican introduced a watered-down policing bill, intent on obstructing meaningful change,&#8221; tweeted Harris. &#8220;It doesn&#8217;t even begin to address the longstanding discrimination and abuses that have existed in the system.&#8221;
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Republicans introduced a watered-down policing bill, intent on obstructing meaningful change. It doesn&#39;t even begin to address the longstanding discrimination and abuses that have existed in the system.
Talking about this and more tonight at 8:30pm ET on <a href="https://twitter.com/AC360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AC360</a> on <a href="https://twitter.com/CNN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CNN</a>.
&mdash; Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) <a href="https://twitter.com/KamalaHarris/status/1275574107233533952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 23, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Scott, who <a href="https://apnews.com/046cebfc2677896798df29c3b4a9004b">rejects</a> the idea of systemic racism, has been open about the number of times he’s been stopped by law enforcement, and still believes Democrats can and should work with his bill. 
“Why am I so passionate about this issue beyond my 18 stops as a person of color?” remarked Scott, reports <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/23/tim-scott-messages-racist-police-336650">Politico</a>. “In my legislation and the Republican Senate legislation and the House legislation there is so much common ground and to &#8230; lose this moment for the kids and the young adults watching this process would be terrible.”
Scott also believes &#8220;some people would rather run on police reform than accomplish it.&#8221;
Part two of today&#8217;s floor speech on the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JUSTICEAct?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JUSTICEAct</a>:
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Part two of today&#39;s floor speech on the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JUSTICEAct?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JUSTICEAct</a>:
Some would rather run on police reform than accomplishing it. I believe both sides have people to come to the table and solve the issues. Let’s do it. <a href="https://t.co/vWF3W7AcQ4">pic.twitter.com/vWF3W7AcQ4</a>
&mdash; Tim Scott (@SenatorTimScott) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenatorTimScott/status/1275548246870499334?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 23, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Schumer Trashes Tim Scott’s Policing Bill: ‘Deeply Flawed And Not Salvageable’

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Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) has apologized to Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) for referring to his police reform legislation as a &#8220;token&#8221; solution. Given that Scott is the only black Republican U.S. Senator, the word &#8220;token&#8221; was taken to have racial connotations.
According to Emily Hampsten, Durbin’s communications director, the senator apologized to Scott shortly after realizing his words offended him.
“The minute Sen. Durbin heard that he had offended Sen. Scott, he sought him out on the floor and apologized,” said Hampsten, as reported by <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/17/durbin-scott-apology-326538">Politico</a>. “What Sen. Durbin took issue with in his floor speech was not Sen. Scott’s bill, but that the Senate Majority Leader would short circuit this critical debate and fail to make the changes needed to prevent the killing of Black Americans by police officers.”
On Wednesday, Durbin referred to Tim Scott&#8217;s police reform as “a token, half-hearted approach.” The rebuke infuriated Scott, who then castigated Durbin on the Senate Floor in an emotional speech.
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&#8220;To have the senator from Illinois refer to the process, this bill, this opportunity to restore hope and confidence from the American people, from African Americans, from communities of color, to call this a token process hurts my soul for my country, for our people,” Scott said. &#8220;To think that the concept of anti-lynching as a part of this legislation to be considered a token piece of legislation because perhaps I&#8217;m African American, the only one on this side of the aisle, I don&#8217;t know what he meant, but &#8230; those comments again hurts the soul.&#8221;
“On the other side, they are wanting to race-bait on tokenism, while this legislation would provide resources for body cameras, for anti-lynching, for de-escalation training. But no, we can’t concern ourselves with the families I have sat with at the White House yesterday,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;We would rather have a conversation about tearing this country apart, making it a binary choice between law enforcement and communities of color instead of working for the American people.&#8221;
Later, Durbin gave his own floor speech in which he referred to Scott as a &#8220;friend&#8221; while commending his efforts to enact police reform, which he said should be conducted in a bipartisan fashion.
Scott&#8217;s bill on police reform would &#8220;require additional disclosures about the use of force, codifies reporting requirements on the use of ‘no-knock warrants,’ and provides incentives for chokehold bans,&#8221; according to Politico. The bill will also seek to provide grants for departments to acquire body cameras while making lynching a federal crime.
&#8220;Democrats, however, criticized the GOP bill for not going far enough. Senate and House Democrats have their own proposal, which would offer sweeping changes, including banning chokeholds, limiting qualified immunity for police officers and banning no knock warrants for federal drug cases,&#8221; added Politico.
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Dick Durbin Apologizes To Tim Scott After Calling His Police Reform Bill ‘Token’

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Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), the second-ranking Democrat in the U.S. Senate, took the Senate floor on Wednesday to dismiss the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senate-republicans-unveil-justice-act-in-bid-to-beat-house-democrats-to-police-reform">JUSTICE Act</a> police reform bill presented by Republican Sen. Tim Scott, who is African-American, as a &#8220;token&#8221; bill.
&#8220;[T]hese younger people are telling us, &#8216;Once and for all, change it, grownups. You&#8217;re supposed to be in charge; you&#8217;re supposed to have the authority,&#8221; said the Senate Minority Whip, referencing Black Lives Matter and Defund the Police protesters.
&#8220;So what we say on the Democratic side is we cannot waste this historic moment, this singular opportunity,&#8221; Durbin continued. &#8220;Let&#8217;s not do something that is a token, half-hearted approach.&#8221;
After pausing a moment to cough, the Illinois Democrat added, &#8220;Let&#8217;s focus instead on making a change that will make a difference in the future of America.&#8221;
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Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (Democrat, Illinois) pushed a racist dog whistle on the Senate floor this morning, using the word &quot;token&quot; while discussing the Sen. Tim Scott led bill on police reform. <a href="https://t.co/dvrNpfBpkE">pic.twitter.com/dvrNpfBpkE</a>
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The &#8220;token&#8221; comment prompted immediate backlash online, including from Townhall editor and Fox News contributor Guy Benson, who tweeted: &#8220;Dick Durbin — the second ranking Senate Democrat — just referred to [Sen. Tim Scott&#8217;s] bill as a &#8216;token&#8217; approach, in a floor speech. Subtle!&#8221;
Responding to Benson&#8217;s tweet, Sen. Scott directed a message to his Democratic colleague.
&#8220;Y’all still wearing those kente cloths over there [Sen. Durbin],&#8221; wrote Scott, a reference to the Democrats&#8217; much-criticized decision to wear the traditional African cloth around their necks while kneeling in solidarity with Black Lives Matter protesters. 
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Y’all still wearing those kente cloths over there <a href="https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenatorDurbin</a>? <a href="https://t.co/h3WETXn3We">https://t.co/h3WETXn3We</a>
&mdash; Tim Scott (@SenatorTimScott) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenatorTimScott/status/1273283190044721155?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 17, 2020</a></blockquote>
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According to Sen. Scott, Durbin&#8217;s &#8220;token&#8221; comment follows a pattern of similar racist &#8220;dog-whistle&#8221; digs directed at the Republican senator.
&#8220;Not surprising the last 24 hours have seen a lot of &#8216;token&#8217; &#8216;boy&#8217; or &#8216;you’re being used&#8217; in my mentions,&#8221; Scott tweeted last week. &#8220;Let me get this straight&#8230;you DON’T want the person who has faced racial profiling by police, been pulled over dozens of times, or been speaking out for YEARS drafting this?&#8221;
&#8220;And don’t throw &#8216;you’re the only black guy they know&#8217; at me either,&#8221; he added in a follow-up post. &#8220;There are only two black Democratic Senators, stop pretending there’s some huge racial diversity gap in the Senate. Ask my [Democratic] colleagues what their staffs look like&#8230;I guarantee you won’t like the answer.&#8221;
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And don’t throw “you’re the only black guy they know” at me either. There are only two black Democratic Senators, stop pretending there’s some huge racial diversity gap in the Senate. Ask my Dem colleagues what their staffs look like&#8230;I guarantee you won’t like the answer.
&mdash; Tim Scott (@SenatorTimScott) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenatorTimScott/status/1270721293025808393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 10, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Before swiping back at Durbin, Scott posted video of his introduction to the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senate-republicans-unveil-justice-act-in-bid-to-beat-house-democrats-to-police-reform">JUSTICE Act</a>, which he announced as intended &#8220;to restore the broken trust between communities and color and law enforcement through three essential pieces: reform, accountability, and transparency.&#8221;
&#8220;The time to act is now!&#8221; said Scott in his announcement online of the initiative he spearheaded. &#8220;We hear you America, and the JUSTICE Act provides solutions!&#8221;
Scott&#8217;s legislation would <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/senate-republicans-release-police-reform-legislation">establish</a> an &#8220;enhanced use-of-force database, pursue restrictions on chokeholds and create new commissions to study law enforcement and race.&#8221;
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The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JUSTICEAct?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JUSTICEAct</a> works to restore the broken trust between communities and color and law enforcement through three essential pieces: reform, accountability, and transparency.
The time to act is now!
We hear you America, and the JUSTICE Act provides solutions! <a href="https://t.co/wRA8ygEq0y">pic.twitter.com/wRA8ygEq0y</a>
&mdash; Tim Scott (@SenatorTimScott) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenatorTimScott/status/1273253695204003841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 17, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senate-republicans-unveil-justice-act-in-bid-to-beat-house-democrats-to-police-reform">Senate Republicans Unveil ‘Justice Act’ In Bid To Beat House Democrats To Police Reform</a>
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WATCH: High-Ranking Dem Senator Calls Black Sen. Tim Scott’s Bill ‘Token’ Approach; Scott Fires Back

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Senate Republicans unveiled a comprehensive police reform bill Wednesday morning, beating House Democrats to the punch on an issue at the forefront of most Americans&#8217; minds.
The legislation, spearheaded by Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) would establish a national &#8220;enhanced use-of-force database, pursue restrictions on chokeholds and create new commissions to study law enforcement and race,&#8221; <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/senate-republicans-release-police-reform-legislation">Fox News reports</a>.
Republicans have been building on criminal justice reform legislation and police reform legislation that stagnated in Congress in recent years, in the hopes that new laws that serve both minority and law enforcement communities could be mutually acceptable to a bipartisan coalition of legislators.
&#8220;The answer to the question of which side do you support is &#8216;I support America,'&#8221; Sen. Scott said at the bill&#8217;s unveiling Wednesday morning, &#8220;And if you support America you support restoring the confidence that communities of color have in institutions of authority. If you support America, that means you know that the overwhelming number of officers in this nation want to do their job, go home to their family. It is not a binary choice. This legislation encompasses that spirit.&#8221;
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), as well as Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), stressed the immediate need for the 120-page bill, which both leaders expect to pass the Senate sometime later this week.
Democrats and anti-racism activists claim the Republican bill does not go far enough because it does not ban the use of chokeholds outright and does not address the issue of qualified immunity, which gives police officers some protections in cases where the use of force becomes excessive.
To handle the latter issue, though, both Republicans and Democrats would have to confront powerful public sector employee unions &#8212; a decision which could have consequences for fundraising and grassroots support. Republicans have long relied on police unions as a source of campaign cash, and Democrats may be reticent to go after any public sector employee union out of fear that others, like the powerful national teachers union or the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), could be next.
Democrats unveiled their own piece of legislation late Tuesday, though that bill will likely be turned away by the Senate, even if it passes the House.
The House&#8217;s Justice in Policing Act, according to Fox, would &#8220;lower the bar for police officers to face criminal prosecution by allowing charges not just in cases where alleged misconduct was intentional, but also in cases of reckless misconduct. It would also ban chokeholds, create a national database of cops who committed misconduct, boost police training and reform qualified immunity that can protect cops from lawsuits from victims of police brutality.&#8221;
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), who had planned on assisting Democrats in their effort to get their bill passed in the Senate, attacked Scott&#8217;s bill with racially charged language in a speech Wednesday morning, calling the measure a &#8220;token&#8221; effort at handling police reform.
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Sen. Dick Durbin describes Sen. <a href="https://twitter.com/TimScottSC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TimScottSC</a>&#39;s police reform bill as a &quot;token, half-hearted approach&quot; <a href="https://t.co/dAVeU8NRvb">pic.twitter.com/dAVeU8NRvb</a>
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Senate Republicans Unveil ‘Justice Act’ In Bid To Beat House Democrats To Police Reform

Police Brutality

Racism

Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) and former Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) both slammed the far-left&#8217;s new agenda of defunding police departments, saying that the idea is ludicrous and would undermine the entire justice system.
Appearing on Fox News&#8217;s &#8220;Sunday Morning Futures,&#8221; Scott said that the idea to &#8220;defund the police&#8221; was a &#8220;ridiculous idea.&#8221;
&#8220;It is not an idea whose time has come,&#8221; Scott continued. &#8220;It should never come. The absolute nation requires law and order. We need order in our streets, and the easiest way to have that is to have a strong presence of character-driven law enforcement officers.&#8221;
Scott added that he has introduced the George Floyd-Walter Scott Notification Act in an effort to get law enforcement agencies to report data on the use of force that leads to death so that lawmakers can get a clearer picture of what is going on throughout the country.
Later during the program Gowdy said, &#8220;Defunding the police is the single dumbest idea I have ever heard.&#8221;
&#8220;Who is going to process crime scenes, arrest bad people?&#8221; Gowdy continued. &#8220;Who is going to enforce any law, child sex abuse, homicide? Who is going to do it, if it&#8217;s not the police?&#8221;
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Great to discuss important issues with my friend, <a href="https://twitter.com/TGowdySC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TGowdySC</a>. Defunding the police would cause harm to our most vulnerable, but clearly, REFORM IS NEEDED! My upcoming George Floyd and Walter Scott Notification Act requires officers to report on shootings &amp; use of force incidents. <a href="https://t.co/c0g7nKOQU7">pic.twitter.com/c0g7nKOQU7</a>
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<blockquote>MARIA BARTIROMO, SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES ANCHOR: Virtually every major city in the country has seen protesters take to the streets these past weeks demanding justice and major reforms after the death of George Floyd.
A new rallying cry emerging: Defund the police.
Joining me right now is Republican Senator from South Carolina Tim Scott and former South Carolina Congressman and FOX News contributor Trey Gowdy.
Gentlemen, it&#8217;s great to see you this morning. Thanks very much for being here.
SEN. TIM SCOTT (R-SC): Thank you.
BARTIROMO: And I love the fact that the both of you are such good friends and have been such good friends for many years now.
What is your reaction to defund the police? And I also, Senator, want to take your attention to this op-ed that we saw in The Journal this week, &#8220;The Myth of Systemic Police Racism,&#8221; the myth.
They say: &#8220;George Floyd&#8217;s death in Minneapolis has revived the Obama era narrative that law enforcement is endemically racist. In fact, this charge of systemic police bias is &#8212; was wrong during the Obama years and remains wrong today. However sickening the video of Floyd&#8217;s arrest, it does not represent the 375 million annual contracts the police officers have with civilians.&#8221;
Your reaction.
SCOTT: Well, I&#8217;d say, on the defund police, what a ridiculous idea.
It is not an idea whose time has come. It should never come. The absolute nation requires law and order. We need order in our of streets, and the easiest way to have that is to have a strong presence of character-driven law enforcement officers.
As it relates to the op-ed, I had a chance to read Heather&#8217;s work. I start off by, bless her heart.
But I would say this to that op-ed. There&#8217;s no doubt in my mind that the average law enforcement officer in this nation is not a racist. There&#8217;s also no doubt in my mind that, when you look at the actual facts, black folks are 2.5 times more likely to be shot by an officer than whites.
There&#8217;s a lot missing in the articles. One of the reasons why I have proposed of legislation, the George Floyd-Walter Scott Notification Act, to get law enforcement agencies to report the data on the use of force that leads to death.
Without that actual information in an aggregate value, we don&#8217;t really know what&#8217;s going on. Fewer than 45 percent of agencies actually report their information to the FBI.
So, I think it would help all of us to get a clearer picture of what&#8217;s going on within the law enforcement community.
BARTIROMO: Trey.
TREY GOWDY, FOX NEWS CONTRIBUTOR: You know, Maria, within communities of color, the issues with law enforcement are much broader than who shoots whom.
That&#8217;s incredibly important, but it&#8217;s arrest rates. It&#8217;s sentencing disparities. It&#8217;s access to bond. It&#8217;s access to diversion programs.
Senator Scott mentioned being stopped by law enforcement. Maria, he was stopped seven times as a law &#8212; as a public official. Seven times, the man your viewers are looking at was stopped by law enforcement. He was stopped from entering the Capitol, even though he wears his Senate lapel pin and looks like a CPA.
I look like a gangster and don&#8217;t wear my House lapel pin, and I was never stopped. So, the problems are much broader than just who shoots whom.
BARTIROMO: OK.
GOWDY: Defunding the police is the single dumbest idea I have ever heard.
Who is going to process crime scenes, arrest bad people? Who is going to enforce any law, child sex abuse, homicide? Who is going to do it, if it&#8217;s not the police?
BARTIROMO: Yes, it&#8217;s a great point. Yes.
We want to continue this conversation. Tim Scott and Trey Gowdy are with me this morning.
We&#8217;re going to take a short break and come right back with this.
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BARTIROMO: Welcome back.
We are with two leaders of our community this morning, Senator Tim Scott and former Congressman Trey Gowdy.
Guys, I want to get your reaction to what the D.C. mayor had painted on the streets. And this is the Black Lives Matter mural which is on the road leading to the White House.
Do you think this is to honor the cause, or is this a message to President Trump, Senator?
SCOTT: It certainly is a &#8212; it certainly is a message to President Trump. And it&#8217;s a terrible message to our nation. It is polarizing, unnecessary, and unproductive.
The fact of the matter is that we certainly need to focus our attention on moving this country together, about healing. And that seemed to be in your face for one specific purpose, to be in his face.
That does not help the movement. It does not help the cause. It does not help the country. I found it to be really polarizing.
BARTIROMO: How are we going to bring this country together?
I know, Senator, you have been speaking with President Trump. Trey Gowdy, you have been talking a lot about this. What are your ideas, first you, Trey, in terms of bring the country together?
GOWDY: Well, you know, Maria, three years ago, Tim Scott and I could have written a book about anything in the world, and we chose to write a book about unity.
And Tim Scott has done more to open my eyes. I have never been black a day in my life, not a day in my life. So, I need someone else&#8217;s eyes to experience that, to understand what that is like.
We need a country that is not so wed to conflict, wed to divisiveness. I mean, we have been through impeachment, a pandemic&#8230;
BARTIROMO: Yes.
GOWDY: &#8230; an economic maelstrom.
We need to focus on unity, and not monetizing conflict, which is what our culture does now.
SCOTT: Maria, one of the&#8230;
BARTIROMO: I think, Senator, you have been doing that with your Opportunity Zones too.
Go ahead, sir.
SCOTT: We certainly have.
President Trump is actually right about the importance of an economic comeback to bring people together. The more resources you have, the more margin you have towards other people in the country.
But one of the things that we can do to bring this nation together is to follow the example of Trey Gowdy as a prosecutor and as a human being. Trey has an amazing story. A young African-American was killed &#8212; murdered. Excuse me.
And her father had no confidence in the justice system, until he met Trey Gowdy. And as a result of that meeting with Trey Gowdy, he still had no confidence. But, at the end of the trial, the man who said that this country is too prejudiced to bring justice to his daughter&#8230;
BARTIROMO: Yes.
SCOTT: &#8230; he hugged Trey Gowdy. He hugged him, because justice was found.
BARTIROMO: What a beautiful vision. We will end it there.
Senator Tim Scott, former Congressman Trey Gowdy, thank you, gentlemen. Have a good day.</blockquote>
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Trey Gowdy

Trey Gowdy Rips Push To Defund Police: ‘Single Dumbest Idea I Have Ever Heard’

Fox News

Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson both slammed presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden late last week over remarks that Biden made that were widely deemed as bigoted toward the black community.
During an interview on “The Breakfast Club” with co-host Charlamagne Tha God, Biden said, “If you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or Trump, then you ain’t black.”
Carson, who is a top neurosurgeon, responded to Biden&#8217;s remarks by stating: &#8220;It is disheartening to see that some in this country still believe that African Americans are beholden to one political ideology at birth, due to the color of their skin.&#8221;
Carson added: &#8220;In reality, ideals like the freedom of thought, resilience, and self-determination have guided the black community through the darkest of times. It is these principles, not pandering, that will continue to lead us to the mountaintop.&#8221;
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In reality, ideals like the freedom of thought, resilience, and self-determination have guided the black community through the darkest of times. It is these principles, not pandering, that will continue to lead us to the mountaintop.
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Scott hit Biden much harder for the remarks during an interview on Fox News late on Friday night.
&#8220;Well, I&#8217;m not going to whitewash his arrogant, insensitive, painful comment that he made,&#8221; Scott said. &#8220;It tells me that he has taken the black vote for granted and he will continue to do so. This is not the first time we have had rhetoric from the vice president that has been offensive.&#8221;
&#8220;It was Senator Kamala Harris that called attention to vice president Biden&#8217;s ignorance on the issue of school busing,&#8221; Scott continued. &#8220;It was Senator Cory Booker who called him onto the carpet for the crime bill. So, his record has been called into question by his own party. The thing I hear right now from his party, however, crickets. It is quiet as a church mouse right now on the left. I’m tired of hearing people put democrats on a perch when it comes to offensive, racially offensive comments and they hold Republicans to a very different standard.&#8221;
&#8220;And at the same time, it&#8217;s this administration that has made permanent the funding for historically black colleges and universities for the first time in america’s history,&#8221; Scott continued. &#8220;It&#8217;s this administration that is reversed the damages done by the 1994 crime bill with the First Step Act. It was President Trump that signed that legislation into law. It was President Trump and this administration that decided to work with me on opportunity zones to bring $75 billion from the private sector into the poorest communities in this nation, closing the wealth gap.&#8221;
Scott later said that he wants Biden and Trump to go head-to-head on their records for the black community because he thinks that Trump has the stronger record.
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Joe Biden’s comments are the most arrogant and condescending thing I’ve heard in a very long time. I am offended, but not surprised. <a href="https://t.co/aXiVF6oAwc">pic.twitter.com/aXiVF6oAwc</a>
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In a separate interview, he said, &#8220;Joe Biden’s comments are the most arrogant and condescending thing I’ve heard in a very long time. I am offended, but not surprised.&#8221;
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Joe Biden’s comments are the most arrogant and condescending thing I’ve heard in a very long time. I am offended, but not surprised. <a href="https://t.co/aXiVF6oAwc">pic.twitter.com/aXiVF6oAwc</a>
&mdash; Tim Scott (@SenatorTimScott) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenatorTimScott/status/1263860023375155201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 22, 2020</a></blockquote>
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COLUMBIA, SC &#8211; FEBRUARY 20, 2016:  Senator Tim Scott introduces

Senator Tim Scott, HUD Secretary Ben Carson Slam Democrat Joe Biden Over ‘You Ain’t Black’ Remarks

2020 Election

Ben Carson

Joe Biden

Had a Fox News host done this, he or she would instantly have been called a racist, but because MSNBC host Chris Matthews is a liberal, he will get a complete pass from the left-leaning media.
Jaime Harrison is a Democrat running to unseat Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC). On Friday night he appeared on MSNBC to discuss his candidacy with Matthews, but when the network showed a video of Graham attending a Trump campaign rally in the state, the host confused Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) for Harrison.
“Jaime, I see you standing next to the guy you’re going to beat right there maybe, maybe, Lindsey Graham,” Matthews said.
The camera then shows Matthews and Harrison, who appears a little perplexed by the mistake, though he maintains a smile throughout Matthews’ blunder.
After Matthews makes the mistake, two people off camera tell him that the man next to Graham is actually “Tim Scott.” Matthews appears to be in a loud room, as he doesn’t seem to hear what everyone is telling him.
“Who’s that? I’m sorry,” he says as he struggles to hear his producer correct him. “Oh! It’s the other senator. What am I saying? Big mistake. Mistaken identity there, sorry.”
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Chris Matthews confused <a href="https://twitter.com/harrisonjaime?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@harrisonjaime</a>, who is a black Democrat running against Lindsey Graham, for Tim Scott, the black Republican US Senator from South Carolina
This is very awkward <a href="https://t.co/kMFITMjU4A">pic.twitter.com/kMFITMjU4A</a>
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) <a href="https://twitter.com/yashar/status/1233560953431547905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 29, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Journalist Yashar Ali, who posted the clip of Matthews mistaking a Black Democrat for a Black Republican, had previously posted Friday night that, “The question none of my sources at NBC and MSNBC can answer&#8230;what value does Chris Matthews bring to the network?”
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The question none of my sources at NBC and MSNBC can answer&#8230;what value does Chris Matthews bring to the network?
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Just last week, Matthews found himself embroiled in controversy when he compared Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I-VT) win in the Nevada caucus to Adolf Hitler taking over France. As The Daily Wire’s Paul Bois <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chris-matthews-faces-rebuke-calls-for-resignation-after-comparing-sanders-win-to-nazi-invasion">reported</a>, some on social media, including Sanders’ communication director Mike Casca, began calling for Matthews to resign.
“Never thought part of my job would be pleading with a national news network to stop likening the campaign of a Jewish presidential candidate whose family was wiped out by the Nazis to the Third Reich,” Casca tweeted.
Investigative reporter Alex Kotch joined in, saying he was “dead serious” about being “really, really insulted by a major pundit on an allegedly liberal news network comparing a Jewish candidate&#8217;s overwhelming caucus victory to the French losing a battle with the Nazis.”
“Get this lunatic off the air,” Kotch added.
Matthews has made no secret of his disdain for Sanders, and began the segment simple enough.
“It looks like Bernie Sanders is hard to beat right now,” Matthews said. “I’m with [James] Carville all the way in terms of the dangers of what lurks, what lies ahead in November. I’m very much aware that they’re sitting on so much oppo research on Bernie, what he said in the past about world affairs, how far-left he is … they are going to make the most of that in terms of world politics. They’re going to kill him.”
But it was what he said next that sent even liberals into a frenzy.
“I was reading last night, Brian [Williams], I know you’re a history guy too, I was reading last night about the fall of France in the summer of 1940, and the general, Renault, calls up Churchill and says, ‘It’s over.’ And Churchill says ‘How can it be? You’ve got the greatest army in Europe. How can it be over?’ He said, ‘It’s over,’” Matthews said. “So I have that suppressed feeling. I can’t be as wild as Carville, but he is damn smart, and I think he’s damn right on this one.”

Chris Matthews

WATCH: Chris Matthews Mistakes Black Democrat For Republican Tim Scott

Lindsey Graham

MSNBC

Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) predicted on Thursday that President Donald Trump will see a massive increase in his support from the black community on election day, and that the increase in support will lead to a second term in the White House.
&#8220;President Trump will see a 50 percent increase in his African-American support,&#8221; Scott told Fox News&#8217; Neil Cavuto. &#8220;It will go from 8 percent in 2016 to a minimum of 12 percent in 2020. He may even get to 15 percent of the African American vote, and that is game over.&#8221;
When asked what led him to that conclusion, Scott said, &#8220;Well, listen to what the Democrats are saying. They have top tier candidates that say redlining was a good thing, having a negative impact on African American home ownership.&#8221;
&#8220;And what is President Trump doing during the same time?&#8221; Scott continued. &#8220;Simple. He had an executive order to increase affordability of home ownership, and African American home ownership since he took office is up about 2%.&#8221;
&#8220;President Trump is not just talking a good game, he is walking a good game,&#8221; Scott concluded.
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&#8220;After two recent polls revealed the strong support President Trump has among black voters, with the <a href="https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/11/huge-black-support-for-president-donald-trump-hits-34-in-both-emerson-and-rasmussen-polls/">Rasmussen poll showing</a> 34% percent and an <a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-approval-among-blacks-above-34-percent-emerson-polls-shows_3155737.html">Emerson University poll</a> showing 34.5% support from black voters, another poll has been released showing the strong support for Trump among non-white voters,&#8221; The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/another-poll-shows-strong-non-white-support-for-trump">reported</a> in December. &#8220;An <a href="http://maristpoll.marist.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/NPR_PBS-NewsHour_Marist-Poll_USA-NOS-and-Tables_1911181224.pdf#page=3">NPR/PBS and Marist poll</a> conducted November 11-15 found 33% of non-white voters approve of President Trump’s performance at his job.&#8221;
Other recent polls also are strong indicators that Trump has a strong chance to win re-election.
“President Donald Trump’s job approval rating has risen to 49%, his highest in Gallup polling since he took office in 2017,” Gallup <a href="https://news.gallup.com/poll/284156/trump-job-approval-personal-best.aspx">reported</a> last week. “His 94% approval rating among Republicans is up six percentage points from early January and is three points higher than his previous best among his fellow partisans. The 42% approval rating among independents is up five points, and ties three other polls as his best among that group.”
“Sixty-three percent of Americans now approve of the way Trump is handling the economy, up six points from the prior reading in November,” Gallup continued. “It is the highest economic approval rating not only for Trump, but for any president since George W. Bush enjoyed stratospheric job approval ratings in the first few months after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.”
“Now, 51% of Americans view the Republican Party favorably, up from 43% in September. It is the first time GOP favorability has exceeded 50% since 2005,” Gallup continued. &#8220;Meanwhile, 45% of Americans have a positive opinion of the Democratic Party, a slight dip from 48% in September. Additionally, the poll finds 48% of Americans identifying as Republicans or leaning toward that party, compared with 44% Democratic identification or leaning.”
A separate Gallup poll from last week <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/staggering-new-polls-give-potentially-strong-indicators-on-how-2020-elections-go">found</a>, “Nine in 10 Americans are satisfied with the way things are going in their personal life, a new high in Gallup’s four-decade trend. The 65% of U.S. adults who are currently ‘very satisfied’ marks a new high in the two-decade trend.”

Sen. Tim Scott

Senator Tim Scott: Trump Will See At Least ‘50% Increase’ In Black Support On Election Day

African American

Donald Trump

Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) defended President Donald Trump on Monday and slammed Democrats for persistently accusing Republicans of racism because the party’s own policies are so unpopular.
“What you do smell — not hear, but smell — is fear. What you smell is fear on the Left,” Scott said while appearing on Fox New’s “Ingraham Angle.” “They have been consistently using the race card. Every single time there’s a presidential run, you’ll hear John McCain — racist. Mitt Romney — racist. Ronald Reagan — racist. George Bush — racist. [George] W. [Bush] — racist.”
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“Why do they continue to find that narrative? Because they understand that the lowest common denominator in politics is fear and division,” he continued.
Democrats have long maintained that the president is racist, but ramped up their accusations in the wake of back-to-back mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio.
Following the massacres, Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/50246/watch-trump-urges-nation-condemn-white-supremacy-molly-prince">addressed the nation</a> and called for all Americans to denounce white supremacist and racist ideologies. Regardless, Democrats, including the leading presidential candidates, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/50445/watch-andrew-yang-joins-2020-democrats-calling-molly-prince">continued to declare</a> that the president was a white supremacist.
“Well, there’s no doubt that President Trump is not a racist and the facts are very simple – that the same folks that voted for me [also] voted for President Trump because President Trump made promises to the voters and he’s keeping the promises,” Scott said. “So without any question, if you look at his legacy, it will be his accomplishments in office, frankly helping, in many, many ways African Americans.”
The South Carolina senator contended that racists would never do for the African-American community what Trump has done, such as passing criminal justice reform, providing additional funding and resources for Sickle-cell anemia research, reducing the African-American unemployment rate to record lows, and investing in “opportunity zones” to help economic development in minority communities.
“President Trump has been able to deliver policies that have promoted, encouraged, and inspired growth in the African American community, economically in a way that no president has done in the last 40 years,” Scott said. “This president is not a racist.”
He further agreed with Trump’s contention that Democrats “throw out the race word” when they do not want to talk about policy since the Democratic platform is so unpopular.
“Look, if you were running on the left, would you run on the Green New Deal? Would you run on the 70% new income tax? Would you run on a 4% wealth tax? Would you run on a financial transaction tax? No,” Scott said. “What else would you run on? Well, you’d run on some tired narrative that the president, because he’s a Republican, has to be somehow a racist.”
“It is inconsistent with reality,” he continued. “It’s a different dimension that I don’t understand and frankly, the more you use the concept of racism, the more we grow –ism fatigue in this country and that is a terrible place for us to be.”
“The greatest threat by overusing racism is that when there is an actual challenge, you’ve cried wolf in the wilderness one time too many,” Scott added.

Frederick Douglass&#8217;s Birthday Honored On Capitol Hill

WATCH: Sen. Tim Scott Criticizes Democrats For Speaking To ‘The Lowest Common Denominator’ By Accusing Trump Of Racism

The day after Senate Democrats <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/43933/democrats-stop-republicans-saving-infants-born-amanda-prestigiacomo">blocked</a> a bill designed to protect babies born alive from botched abortion, Republican Sen. Tim Scott (SC) took to the Senate floor to address his Democrat counterparts about the intrinsic value of every child&#8217;s life.
&#8220;We are a nation that must continue to value life, and for some reason, somehow, this body missed that opportunity to reinforce that value system before the American public, to say each child born, no matter your state, no matter your challenges: you have an intrinsic value,&#8221; said Scott.
The senator opened his remarks by explaining that he missed the vote on Republican Sen. Ben Sasse&#8217;s <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/130/text?fbclid=IwAR3fIHwjTXUCVESYYAutjsailWvpvvqhfrpvr3gpn81LVmEmgpMZFSePs-A">Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act</a> by four minutes due to a flight delay, which he found &#8220;quite frustrating.&#8221;
&#8220;But what&#8217;s frustrating even more than that,&#8221; Scott said, &#8220;is that, in a nation of good conscious, that we would be debating, having a conversation about, a child who was born &#8212; sitting there: alive &#8212; separated from her mother. And that there would be a question of whether or not that child should be able to continue to live.&#8221;
Scott noted that the issues of late-term abortions and infanticide were recently raised in New York and Virginia. Governor Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) recently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/42513/horror-new-york-set-legalize-abortion-birth-amanda-prestigiacomo">signed a bill</a> to allow abortion up to the moment of birth for virtually any reason. In Virginia, Governor Ralph Northam (D) <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/42839/watch-democratic-va-governor-endorses-murder-born-ben-shapiro">endorsed</a> infanticide during a radio interview, again under the guise of feminism.
&#8220;This is an issue that has raised by comments coming out of New York, and more recently comments coming out of Virginia, when the governor, who happens to be, from my understand, a pediatric surgeon, suggested that it is okay to allow that child to die,&#8221; Scott said.
&#8220;I cannot imagine, whether you pro-life like I am, or you are pro-choice like others, that this would even be an issue of debate or discussion within the two sides. There is no side on this topic. There cannot be a side about life separated from the mother, whether or not that life should continue to live. This is common sense. This is human decency. This is not an issue of being pro-life, or pro-choice, this is being pro-child, which we all should be,&#8221; he continued.
Scott said there is no gray area when he speaks to Americans across the country from both sides of the aisle, from all demographics, regarding the value of children.
&#8220;There was no disagreement on the issue of infanticide,&#8221; he said of the folks attending a Black History Month event in South Carolina. &#8220;There was no disagreement, whatsoever. &#8230; The one thing in common was the value of life.&#8221;
&#8220;There is nothing to debate regarding the sanctity of born children,&#8221; Scott said, adding, &#8220;We&#8217;ve all come to the same conclusion, and that is that a child born deserves to live. This is a place of universal agreement.&#8221;
&#8220;Each child born, no matter your state, no matter your challenges: you have an intrinsic value,&#8221; concluded the senator.
The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/43933/democrats-stop-republicans-saving-infants-born-amanda-prestigiacomo">would amend</a> the criminal code to &#8220;prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion.&#8221;
&#8220;If an abortion results in the live birth of an infant, the infant is a legal person for all purposes under the laws of the United States, and entitled to all the protections of such laws,&#8221; the legislation states.
&#8220;Any infant born alive after an abortion or within a hospital, clinic, or other facility has the same claim to the protection of the law that would arise for any newborn, or for any person who comes to a hospital, clinic, or other facility for screening and treatment or otherwise becomes a patient within its care,&#8221; it states.
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This is common sense. This is human decency. This is not an issue of being pro-life or pro-choice. This is being pro-child &#8211; which we all should be. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BornAliveAbortionSurvivorsProtectionAct?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BornAliveAbortionSurvivorsProtectionAct</a> <a href="https://t.co/M5Gvn1Ve0K">pic.twitter.com/M5Gvn1Ve0K</a>
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