{"id":1471066,"date":"2022-05-11T08:14:41","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T12:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1471066"},"modified":"2022-05-11T08:14:44","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T12:14:44","slug":"tim-scott-flattens-the-views-sunny-hostin-for-saying-black-republicans-are-an-oxymoron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-scott-flattens-the-views-sunny-hostin-for-saying-black-republicans-are-an-oxymoron\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Scott Flattens \u201cThe View\u201ds\u2019 Sunny Hostin for Saying Black Republicans Are an \u201cOxymoron\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftim-scott-flattens-the-views-sunny-hostin-for-saying-black-republicans-are-an-oxymoron%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1471066&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>Republican Senator Tim Scott excoriated \u2018The View\u2019 co-host Sunny Hostin after she referred to Black Republicans as an \u201coxymoron.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A segment on the show this past Friday went off the rails a bit as a conversation between Hostin, co-host Ana Navarro, and guest co-host Lindsey Granger grew heated.<\/p>\n<p>Hostin asked Granger if she was a Republican, then interrupted with the comment, \u201cI feel like it\u2019s an oxymoron, a Black Republican.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Having already delivered one ignorant comment, she expanded upon that idea by delivering another ignorant comment and roping Navarro, who has worked in Republican administrations but is now known for her Never Trump views, into the controversy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t understand either of you,\u201d Hostin said. \u201cI don\u2019t understand Black Republicans and I don\u2019t understand Latino Republicans.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Over the course of my time in politics, the far left has called me a \u201cprop,\u201d a \u201ctoken,\u201d the N-word, \u201cUncle Tim,\u201d and worse all because I am a Black Republican.<\/p>\n<p>This type of divisive behavior is not what America is all about \u2014 and it will not stop me from speaking the truth. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Wp3EtV9uPq\">https:\/\/t.co\/Wp3EtV9uPq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tim Scott (@votetimscott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/votetimscott\/status\/1523731178204790787?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/tim-scott-rips-into-liberal-democrats-for-sending-racist-death-threats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tim Scott Rips Into \u2018Liberal Democrats\u2019 For Sending Racist Death Threats<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Tim Scott Blasts \u2018The View\u2019s Sunny Hostin<\/h3>\n<div id=\"subscribe\" class=\"email-signup inarticle\">\n<h4>Support Conservative Voices!<\/h4>\n<h5><strong>Sign up to receive the latest<\/strong> political news, insight, and commentary delivered directly to your inbox.<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>One could write volumes on the topics Sunny Hostin doesn\u2019t understand, but that\u2019s neither here nor there.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) posted a clip of the video and responded on social media pointing out that he too has been called many racially derogatory names during his career, but it wasn\u2019t going to stop him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the course of my time in politics, the far left has called me a \u2018prop,\u2019 a \u2018token,\u2019 the N-word, \u2018Uncle Tim,\u2019 and worse all because I am a Black Republican,\u201d he tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>Added Scott, \u201cThis type of divisive behavior is not what America is all about \u2014 and it will not stop me from speaking the truth.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Over the course of my time in politics, the far left has called me a \u201cprop,\u201d a \u201ctoken,\u201d the N-word, \u201cUncle Tim,\u201d and worse all because I am a Black Republican.<\/p>\n<p>This type of divisive behavior is not what America is all about \u2014 and it will not stop me from speaking the truth. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Wp3EtV9uPq\">https:\/\/t.co\/Wp3EtV9uPq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tim Scott (@votetimscott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/votetimscott\/status\/1523731178204790787?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/senator-tim-scott-turns-the-tables-on-democrats-after-being-called-token-black-republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Senator Tim Scott Turns The Tables On Democrats After Being Called \u2018Token\u2019 Black Republican<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>NOT an Oxymoron<\/h3>\n<p>Tim Scott has spoken out in the past against those who berate or belittle him over the idea that he could hold conservative values as a black man in Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Scott called out <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/senator-tim-scott-turns-the-tables-on-democrats-after-being-called-token-black-republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his Democrat colleagues<\/a> after being accused of being a \u201ctoken\u201d Republican in a fiery social media rebuke this past June as he worked to draft police reform legislation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot surprising the last 24 hours have seen a lot of \u2018token\u2019 \u2018boy\u2019 or \u2018you\u2019re being used\u2019 in my mentions,\u201d revealed Scott.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">And don\u2019t throw \u201cyou\u2019re the only black guy they know\u201d at me either. There are only two black Democratic Senators, stop pretending there\u2019s some huge racial diversity gap in the Senate. Ask my Dem colleagues what their staffs look like\u2026I guarantee you won\u2019t like the answer.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tim Scott (@SenatorTimScott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenatorTimScott\/status\/1270721293025808393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 10, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Shortly after that, the South Carolina Republican revealed that his office <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/tim-scott-rips-into-liberal-democrats-for-sending-racist-death-threats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was the recipient<\/a> of numerous \u201cracist messages\u201d and placed the blame squarely on \u201cliberal Democrats\u201d because of his work on the ultimately doomed bill.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) slammed Scott\u2019s police reform bill as \u201ctoken\u201d legislation, igniting a firestorm with the racially tinged comments.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Y\u2019all still wearing those kente cloths over there <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenatorDurbin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SenatorDurbin<\/a>? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/h3WETXn3We\">https:\/\/t.co\/h3WETXn3We<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tim Scott (@SenatorTimScott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenatorTimScott\/status\/1273283190044721155?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 17, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Scott tore Durbin to shreds with a simple response: \u201cY\u2019all still wearing those kente cloths over there [Senator Durbin]?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He was referring to the kente cloths that Democrats wore as a condescending prop upon introducing their own police reform plan.<\/p>\n<p>The lawmakers were widely ridiculed for one of the more embarrassing photo-ops you\u2019ll ever see.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Congressional Democrats take a knee as they observe a nearly nine minute moment of silence for George Floyd at Emancipation Hall at the U.S. Capitol. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JnqDlzMFDq\">https:\/\/t.co\/JnqDlzMFDq<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8CBdgtLUjz\">pic.twitter.com\/8CBdgtLUjz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ABC News (@ABC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABC\/status\/1269999247740502018?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 8, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) later accused Scott and his Republican colleagues of \u201ctrying to get away with \u2026 the murder of George Floyd.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">UNHINGED: Nancy Pelosi accuses Republican senators of \u201ctrying to get away with murder, actually, the murder of George Floyd\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/e8pdwnSUdG\">https:\/\/t.co\/e8pdwnSUdG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tK2dFyy1Px\">pic.twitter.com\/tK2dFyy1Px<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1275557237273100291?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 23, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Former CNN anchor Chris Cuomo accused Scott of \u201ccarrying water\u201d for then-President Trump.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Here\u2019s the moment when <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CNN<\/a>\u2018s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisCuomo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ChrisCuomo<\/a> accused Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) of \u201ccarrying water\u201d for President Trump, the liar and racist. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JBQuvcZDPE\">pic.twitter.com\/JBQuvcZDPE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NickFondacaro\/status\/1298128623560527873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 25, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As for being told by liberal Democrats that he is \u2018being used\u2019 by the Republican Party, Sunny Hostin said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/view-co-host-sunny-hostin-says-tim-scott-was-used-republicans-after-speech-1587583\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the very same thing<\/a> about Tim Scott after he gave the GOP rebuttal to President Joe Biden\u2019s address to Congress last April.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy was [Tim Scott] chosen to give this rebuttal?\u201d Hostin asked on \u2018The View.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was chosen because he is the only Black Republican senator. He is that person. He is the person that Republicans want to put out front because of the problem of racism in this country and he knows that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, I was sort of disappointed he was used in this way and didn\u2019t take that opportunity to address this type of issue head-on,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cIt struck me that Biden\u2019s speech was certainly presidential.\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sunny?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Sunny<\/a> Hostin on the president\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JointAddress?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#JointAddress<\/a> to Congress and Sen. Tim Scott\u2019s GOP response: \u201cI was sort of disappointed that he was used in this way.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/f8u2wbJuik\">https:\/\/t.co\/f8u2wbJuik<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gAiwFfbMKr\">pic.twitter.com\/gAiwFfbMKr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The View (@TheView) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheView\/status\/1387821741175713792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Navarro meanwhile, showed that she considers Scott to be an oxymoron as well, leaving him out of a discussion on \u201cthe two African American senators\u201d in the United States Congress.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">While playing to race, The View\u2019s Ana Navarro ignores Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) and declares Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Raphael Warnock (D-GA) the only \u201ctwo African-American senators.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xZGHmzNGro\">pic.twitter.com\/xZGHmzNGro<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NickFondacaro\/status\/1512448815076368392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 8, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Scott is actually the third and <a href=\"https:\/\/katv.com\/news\/nation-world\/the-view-host-leaves-out-tim-scott-when-referring-to-the-two-african-american-senators-ana-navarro-ketanji-brown-jackson-raphael-warnock-cory-booker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">longest-serving black senator<\/a> currently in office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Senator Tim Scott excoriated \u2018The View\u2019 co-host Sunny Hostin after she referred to Black Republicans as an \u201coxymoron.\u201d A segment on the show this past Friday went off the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":505,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1471066","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1471066","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/505"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1471066"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1471066\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1471066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1471066"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1471066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}