The South Carolina senator, appointed by Nikki Haley, threw his weight behind Trump ahead of that state’s Republican presidential primary.
Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), a one-time rival to former President Donald Trump, enthusiastically endorsed him at an event in Concord, New Hampshire, on Jan. 19.
Mr. Scott ran for the Republican nod on the ballot and met early requirements to participate in debates, but he dropped out of the race in November.
During an appearance in Concord, Mr. Trump introduced Mr. Scott, who came to the stage with high energy.
“We need a president who will unite our country. We need Donald Trump. We need a president who will protect your Social Security and my mama’s Social Security,” Mr. Scott said.
Mr. Scott led the crowd to chant “Donald Trump” each time after he expressed what he believes the country needs.
“We need a president today who will stop the crime and recklessness in the streets,” he continued. “We need a president who will restore law and order we need”—the crowd shouts “Donald Trump.”
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The list went on, calling for a president who would lower taxes and one whom our adversaries would fear and our allies would respect.
We need a president who doesn’t see black or white, he said, but one who sees America as one family.
Mr. Scott then officially and enthusiastically said the words that had been rumored all day. “And that’s why I came to the very warm state of New Hampshire to endorse the next President of these United States, President Donald Trump,” he said before leaving the stage.
President Trump said the Republican Party now needs to unify and stop wasting millions of dollars attacking him.
Ms. Haley, when she was governor of the Palmetto State, appointed Mr. Scott to his seat in the Senate in 2013 to fill a vacancy. Mr. Scott replaced former South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint.
A representative of the Haley campaign shared an X post where Ms. Haley replied to the report.
“Interesting that Trump’s lining up with all the Washington insiders when he claimed he wanted to drain the swamp. But the fellas are gonna do what the fellas are gonna do,” Ms. Haley said, according to the post.
Ms. Haley is one of two major candidates left in the race against President Trump. She and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis both finished well behind the 45th president at the Republican Party of Iowa’s Caucus on Jan. 15.
According to the Republican Party of Iowa’s official results, President Trump won 51 percent of the vote, Mr. DeSantis placed second with 21.2 percent, and Ms. Haley finished third with 19.1 percent.
New Hampshire Polling
Ms. Haley is currently in New Hampshire, where she is campaigning with Gov. Chris Sununu, a Republican. On Jan. 15, in West Des Moines, Iowa, she declared the GOP’s primary contest was now a two-person race between herself and President Trump.
Of the 500 likely voters contacted between Jan. 17 and Jan. 18 by Suffolk University’s pollsters, 51.8 percent said they would be voting for President Trump. Following, 35.4 percent said they prefer Ms. Haley. Another 6.4 percent said they would support Mr. DeSantis. The smallest percentage, 4.2 percent, remains undecided.
In a hypothetical contest, the respondents to the Marist poll backed President Biden over President Trump by a margin of 52 percent to 45 percent in a rematch of the 2020 election. The same experiment was conducted with Ms. Haley, who won 47 percent to 44 percent, and with Mr. DeSantis, who lost 51 percent to 42 percent.
New Hampshire will hold its presidential primary on Jan. 23. The GOP’s South Carolina primary is set for Feb. 24.
Jackson Richman contributed to this report.
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