Washington — Sen. Tim Scott, a South Carolina Republican who has endorsed former President Donald Trump’s bid for the White House, dismissed questions about Trump’s legal troubles on Sunday, saying “the American people are more focused on their future than Donald Trump’s past.” “They’re not talking about legal challenges, they’re talking about their challenges across
The following is a transcript of an interview with Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina that aired on Feb. 18, 2024. ROBERT COSTA: We turn now to South Carolina’s other Republican senator, Senator Tim Scott. He joins us this morning from his home state. Senator, thanks for being here. Former President Donald Trump has
Donald Trump: From fraud judgment to hawking sneakers – CBS News Watch CBS News Found to have illegally profited from habitually inflating the value of his real estate holdings in order to obtain loans at reduced interest rates, former President Donald Trump was ordered Friday to pay nearly $355 million, and was barred from running
The Washington Post’s Dan Balz is considered by many the dean of political reporters. Balz is 77 years old – the same age as former Presidents Trump, Clinton and Bush. He says the spotlight on President Biden’s age (81) is understandable, and nothing new. In 1984, when Ronald Reagan – then 73 – was running
The following is a transcript of an interview with Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn of South Carolina airing on Feb. 18, 2024. ROBERT COSTA: Welcome back to “Face the Nation.” We go now to Congressman Jim Clyburn. He’s in Santee, South Carolina. Congressman, good morning. Thanks for being here. We appreciate it. REPRESENTATIVE CLYBURN: Well, thank
CHARLESTON, S.C.—One doesn’t have to travel very far in South Carolina to discover reminders of its martial spirit. Eight military bases are scattered across the state. They include Parris Island, where U.S. Marines pass through boot camp—an experience fictionalized in Stanley Kubrick’s “Full Metal Jacket.” Behind glass at the Charleston Museum, a pair of intricately
Tactical voting for Haley by non-Republicans evident in Mount Pleasant, but Trump enthusiasm clear elsewhere in state. We’re calling it: the earliest early voting totals reveal that South Carolina’s Republican presidential primary has already attracted many more participants than the Democratic primary earlier this month, and not by a small margin. As of Day 3