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110 quotes from Tim Scott
“We need a president who persuades not just our friends and our base.”
— Tim Scott
May 22, 2023   •   Scott arguing Republicans should appeal beyond their existing coalition.
Tim Scott Presidential Campaign Announcement
“Our border is broken.”
— Tim Scott
February 16, 2024   •   Scott speaking after visiting the U.S.-Mexico border at Eagle Pass, Texas.
Office of Senator Tim Scott
“He owns the border crisis and all its consequences.”
— Tim Scott
March 27, 2024   •   Scott assigning responsibility for conditions at the southern border to President Biden.
Office of Senator Tim Scott
“I am living proof that America is the land of opportunity.”
— Tim Scott
May 22, 2023   •   Scott using his personal biography to argue that upward mobility remains possible in America.
Tim Scott Presidential Campaign Announcement
“It comes from we the people.”
— Tim Scott
May 22, 2023   •   Scott discussing American greatness during his presidential campaign announcement.
Tim Scott Presidential Campaign Announcement
“It starts with you, and it starts with me.”
— Tim Scott
June 1, 2021   •   Scott emphasizing individual responsibility.
Fox News / Office of Senator Tim Scott
“Blaming the other side... should be below leaders in America.”
— Tim Scott
May 1, 2022   •   Scott discussing political responses to the racially motivated mass shooting in Buffalo, New York.
NPR / Office of Senator Tim Scott
“If you are able-bodied in America, you work.”
— Tim Scott
May 22, 2023   •   Scott discussing welfare and employment policy.
Tim Scott Presidential Campaign Announcement
“It will come from you, the American people.”
— Tim Scott
April 28, 2021   •   Scott arguing that American prosperity should be driven by citizens rather than government.
Republican Response to President Biden's Joint Address
“We need a physical barrier at our southern border.”
— Tim Scott
April 1, 2022   •   Scott advocating additional border barriers.
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library / Office of Senator Tim Scott
“The next American century starts here.”
— Tim Scott
June 1, 2021   •   Scott expressing optimism about America's future.
Fox News / Office of Senator Tim Scott
“Joe Biden has the tools to fix this crisis.”
— Tim Scott
February 16, 2024   •   Scott arguing that Biden possessed sufficient executive authority to tighten border enforcement.
Office of Senator Tim Scott
“This is not about civil rights, or our racial past.”
— Tim Scott
April 28, 2021   •   Scott criticizing Democratic federal election legislation.
Republican Response to President Biden's Joint Address
“I am so proud to be an American.”
— Tim Scott
May 22, 2023   •   Scott announcing his campaign for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.
Tim Scott Presidential Campaign Announcement
“We need new leadership because we need America to be safe.”
— Tim Scott
January 10, 2024   •   Scott criticizing Biden's immigration policies.
Fox News / Office of Senator Tim Scott
“Joe Biden says America is a racist country.”
— Tim Scott
May 22, 2023   •   Scott's characterization of Biden's rhetoric on systemic racism. Biden had also explicitly said he did not believe the American people were racist.
Tim Scott Presidential Campaign Announcement
“You just heard President Biden's first address to Congress.”
— Tim Scott
April 28, 2021   •   Opening of Scott's Republican response.
Republican Response to President Biden's Joint Address
“Have we always gotten it right? Certainly not.”
— Tim Scott
April 1, 2022   •   Scott acknowledging failures in American history while arguing the country has made substantial progress.
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library / Office of Senator Tim Scott
“Understanding our history has never been more important.”
— Tim Scott
April 1, 2022   •   Scott discussing American history and education.
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library / Office of Senator Tim Scott
“Where everybody wants to be like America.”
— Tim Scott
March 23, 2023   •   Scott describing the United States as a model for other countries.
Fox News / Office of Senator Tim Scott