The 2024 Republican field is about to formally see another challenger, and he's already getting key Senate endorsements.
South Dakota Sen. Mike Rounds (R) has committed to supporting Sen. Tim Scott (S.C.) in 2024.
Rounds told the Washington Examiner on Wednesday that he has committed to backing Scott. The South Carolina Senator is expected to publicly announce his campaign for president Monday in Charleston, S.C. (RELATED: Tim Scott Enters 2024 Republican Presidential Primary)
“I do,” Rounds said when asked whether he plans to endorse Scott. “I've already told him I would.”
“I think he is the closest to Ronald Reagan that you're going to see,” he said.
Rounds praised Scott as a candidate who would “bring our country together” and “cares deeply about making the right decisions.”
“I believe he will build a good team. He's got a business background. He's got a great personal story and he understands and he truly cares about people,” the South Dakota senator told the Examiner.
Sen. Rounds' endorsement of Scott marks the first Republican Senator to back a candidate other than Donald Trump.
Trump has the support of 11 Senate Republicans, including Sens. Marsha Blackburn, Tenn., Mike Braun, Ind., Ted Budd, N.C., Steve Daines, Mont., Lindsey Graham, S.C., Bill Hagerty, Tenn., Cindy Hyde-Smith, Miss., Markwayne Mullin, Okla., Eric Schmitt, Mo., Tommy Tuberville, Ala., and J.D. Vance (Ohio).
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Scott might be a nice guy and everything, but it’s highly unlikely that he would be elected president. Far too many citizens still have a bad taste in their mouth from when that other black man was president. It’s not right, or fair, but that’s the way it is today in this country.
‘Never underestimate ability of Balack Obama to f*ck things up.’ — Paraphrased liberally from His Worshipfulness
Aside from the nice guy persona, unless he’s a multi-billionaire, he can be boughten and influenced with threats and slander! Like Musk, Trump is fearless, a proven highly successful business head, knows how to run a company economy, KEEPS HIS PROMISES, has no prior political influences, and simply gets sh_t done! If you’re looking for perfection, you’re never gonna find it! Trump was/is by far the most consequential, proactive, competent and effective President of my lifetime (even beyond Reagan)!
I like Tim Scott but I’m a solid supporter of President Trump. What he was able to do even fighting the left and some on the right was awesome and he can really do a lot more this time. He’s learned how to look for traitors.
BS – another Deep State effort to undermine Trump…it will fail as usual
I like Scott, but I will vote for Trump again, so why bother wasting your time & your service as our Senator?
NO, NO, NO, no more tokens
Good to see some color in GOP Race unless hes a RINO
I think Tim Scott is a great man and certainly a viable candidate IF President Trump was not his competation. But I vote on abilities and experience, and who will do the best things for America — that’s President Trump for me. Voting by color is very superficial. 🙄
Our good President Trump will always get my vote anytime he’s on a ballot! Best President America has had for decades, and had repaired most of the damage done by the divisive and arrogant Obama!