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110 quotes from Tim Scott
“Race is not a political weapon to settle every issue the way one side wants.”
— Tim Scott
April 28, 2021   •   Scott arguing against using racial issues as a partisan political tool.
Republican Response to President Biden's Joint Address
“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
“America is the greatest nation on God's green earth.”
— Tim Scott
May 22, 2023   •   Scott speaking at his presidential campaign launch in North Charleston, South Carolina.
Tim Scott Presidential Campaign Announcement
“We should be the city on the hill.”
— Tim Scott
March 23, 2023   •   Scott invoking Ronald Reagan's imagery while discussing American global leadership.
Fox News / Office of Senator Tim Scott
“If you commit a violent crime, you go to jail.”
— Tim Scott
May 22, 2023   •   Scott discussing criminal-justice policy.
Tim Scott Presidential Campaign Announcement
“Second provide resources to Israel.”
— Tim Scott
February 13, 2024   •   Scott listing his priorities for a national-security supplemental bill.
Office of Senator Tim Scott
“We need a president who will restore law and order.”
— Tim Scott
January 19, 2024   •   Scott endorsing Trump for the Republican presidential nomination.
Trump Campaign Rally
“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 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
“Common sense makes common ground.”
— Tim Scott
April 28, 2021   •   Scott discussing voter identification and early voting.
Republican Response to President Biden's Joint Address
“The time for choosing has come.”
— Tim Scott
January 19, 2024   •   Scott announcing his endorsement of Donald Trump.
Trump Campaign Rally
“It is a land of opportunity.”
— Tim Scott
May 22, 2023   •   Scott presenting opportunity as a central theme of his presidential campaign.
Tim Scott Presidential Campaign Announcement
“We need a president who will restore peace through strength.”
— Tim Scott
January 19, 2024   •   Scott endorsing Trump's foreign-policy approach.
Trump Campaign Rally
“We need a president who sees Americans as one American family.”
— Tim Scott
January 19, 2024   •   Scott endorsing Trump while invoking his longstanding unity message.
Trump Campaign Rally
“Joe Biden is wrong.”
— Tim Scott
May 22, 2023   •   Scott rejecting what he characterized as Biden's view of race in America.
Tim Scott Presidential Campaign Announcement
“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
“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
“The coronavirus is on the run!”
— Tim Scott
April 28, 2021   •   Scott discussing improving pandemic conditions as vaccines became widely available.
Republican Response to President Biden's Joint Address
“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 comes from we the people.”
— Tim Scott
May 22, 2023   •   Scott discussing American greatness during his presidential campaign announcement.
Tim Scott Presidential Campaign Announcement