Ahead of the November election Several of Donald Trump’s running mate candidates are taking part in an unofficial loyalty test of the legitimacy of an election that did not end with Trump’s victory.
On Sunday morning, Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), who NBC News reported in February as a front-runner for vice presidential nomination, announced that he is President Trump’s favorite candidate. I have given reasons why this may be the case. He will accept the results of November’s election, whatever the outcome.
Kristen Welker, NBC host meet the pressAmid these questions, Trump falsely claimed just this week that he had won Wisconsin in the 2020 election (a state he lost to Joe Biden by more than 20,000 votes). and Mr. Scott voted to prove it. But every time she asked, Scott balked.
“Senator, bottom line, will you commit to accepting the results of the 2024 election?” Welker asked.
“At the end of the day, the 47th President of the United States will be President Donald Trump. I’m excited to get back to low inflation and low unemployment…”
“Wait, wait, Senator, are you going to accept the results of the 2024 election, yes or no, no matter who wins?”
“That’s my statement,” Scott said.
clock: @kwelkernbc ask @Senator TimScott (RS.C.) Whether he accepts the results of the 2024 elections.
Scott: “The 47th President of the United States will be Donald Trump.”
Welker: “Are you going to accept the results of the 2024 election, no matter who wins?”
Scott: “That’s my statement.” pic.twitter.com/uSw2ZNtKek
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Welker went on to remind us that it is fundamental to accept the election results, even if we lose. “But, Senator, you know, the hallmark of our democracy is that both candidates agree to a peaceful transfer of power. I ask: Are you willing to commit to the outcome of the election this election cycle, no matter who wins? Just a simple yes or no.”
“I predict that President Trump will win the next election, but listen, today the American people are actually talking about the outcome of the election and whether it will last and whether it will last forever. I believe that, but I’m not going to answer your hypothetical question.”Over the next six months, we find ourselves in an excellent position to restore greater American prosperity. I look forward to that,” Scott said, later adding that he expected Trump to announce his running mate within the next 60 days.
President Trump continues to sow doubts about whether he will accept the results of a free and fair election. This week, for example, he also suggested he might not accept this year’s results in Wisconsin.
“If everything is honest, I’m willing to accept the outcome. I won’t change about that,” President Trump said. milwaukee journal sentinel Wednesday, when he was there for a rally. “If not, we must fight for our country’s rights.”
A spokeswoman for Mr. Scott did not immediately respond. mother jones Questions were asked Sunday morning seeking clarification on the senator’s position. Representatives for the Trump campaign also did not respond to requests for comment.
Mr. Scott also showed on Sunday that he is behind Mr. Trump on the issue of abortion regulation. He previously said he believed a 15-week federal abortion ban could be a “compromise” acceptable to voters, but on Sunday he said “President Trump has made it clear he wants to leave this issue to the states. There’s no question what we’re doing,” he said. Three exceptions: rape, incest, and mother’s life. ”
But when Mr. Welker asked whether his views on the 15-week abortion ban had changed, Mr. Scott said, “Certainly my position hasn’t changed at all.”
As I have written, conservatives have been urging President Trump to implement the Comstock Act. The Comstock Act is a 19th century obscenity law that prohibited the mailing of “any article or article designed, modified, or intended for the purpose of abortion, or for the purpose of obscene or immoral conduct.” It is the law. ‘Use’ – If re-elected, abortion rights advocates fear it could be used to enact a nationwide abortion ban. In other words, Scott’s comments shouldn’t be taken lightly.
Neither should loyalty to Trump. On Sunday, Scott repeated a lie, also spread by Trump, that Democrats “voted pro-abortion until the day of birth.”
clock: @Senator TimScott (RS.C.) campaigned for a federal ban on abortion during the campaign.
However, President Trump has said that although he supports it, he will not sign it.
Scott: “Let’s go back to what the Dobbs decision led to. This is an opportunity for states to make a decision.” pic.twitter.com/ZkLiFrx8nb
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