{"id":1935561,"date":"2023-05-22T09:40:42","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T13:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-praises-tim-scotts-political-ad-ahead-of-senators-announcement-monday\/"},"modified":"2023-05-22T09:42:42","modified_gmt":"2023-05-22T13:42:42","slug":"elon-musk-praises-tim-scotts-political-ad-ahead-of-senators-announcement-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-praises-tim-scotts-political-ad-ahead-of-senators-announcement-monday\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk lauds Tim Scott&#8217;s political ad before his announcement on Monday."},"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\">24<\/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%2Felon-musk-praises-tim-scotts-political-ad-ahead-of-senators-announcement-monday%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=1935561&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--><h2>Elon Musk Praises Sen. Tim Scott for His Message of &#8220;Simple Truths&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>Twitter and Tesla owner Elon Musk recently praised Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) for his message of &#8220;simple truths&#8221; after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-praises-tim-scotts-political-ad-ahead-of-senators-announcement-monday\/\" title=\"Elon Musk lauds Tim Scott's political ad before his announcement on Monday.\">senator filed paperwork<\/a> to run for president in 2024. In a 30-second video released on May 19, Scott warned how children are growing up in a culture where &#8220;everyone&#8217;s a victim&#8221; and youngsters need to be taught the importance of &#8220;individual responsibility.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Scott&#8217;s Powerful Message<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;If you are able-bodied, you work. If you take out a loan, you pay it back. If you commit a violent crime, you go to jail,&#8221; Scott said to an audience in the video. &#8220;Can I get an amen? I&#8217;m telling you the truth.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Musk shared the video in a Twitter post on Friday and wrote, &#8220;Great statement by @votetimscott!&#8221; The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/neb-republican-party-calls-to-censure-sen-sasse\/\" title=\"Neb. Republican Party calls to censure Sen. Sasse\">senator responded<\/a> to Musk&#8217;s post by writing &#8220;This is our mission!&#8221; and told the Twitter chief that &#8220;we&#8217;ll save you a seat on Monday!&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Scott&#8217;s 2024 White House Bid<\/h3>\n<p>On Monday, Scott is expected to formally announce his 2024 White House bid in a rally at his alma mater Charleston Southern University in North Charleston, South Carolina. In a statement late Sunday, Scott asked people to tune in to his Monday event, which will be broadcast online, during which he will make a &#8220;special announcement.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Tomorrow&#8217;s the big day, y&#8217;all,&#8221; Scott wrote on Twitter. &#8220;I&#8217;m living proof that America is the land of opportunity, not a land of oppression. But that&#8217;s not just my story, it&#8217;s all of our stories. I&#8217;m ready to get to work, will you join me?&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Scott&#8217;s Conservative Values<\/h3>\n<p>Last month, Scott formed an exploratory committee, which allowed him to raise money while weighing a White House bid. In a video announcing the committee, Scott said he would &#8220;never back down in defense of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-vowed-to-elect-more-women-they-did-just-that\/\" title=\"Republicans Vowed To Elect More Women...They Did Just That\">conservative values<\/a> that make America exceptional.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;[President] Joe Biden and the radical left have chosen a culture of grievance over greatness. They&#8217;re promoting victimhood instead of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-dakota-lowers-unemployment-to-pre-pandemic-levels-after-state-rejected-lockdowns\/\" title=\"South Dakota Lowers Unemployment to Pre-Pandemic Levels After State Rejected Lockdowns\">personal responsibility<\/a> and they&#8217;re indoctrinating our children to believe we live in an evil country,&#8221; Scott added. &#8220;When I fought back against their liberal agenda, they called me a prop, a token, because I disrupt their narrative. I threaten their control.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Other Republican Challengers<\/h3>\n<p>If Scott enters the 2024 race, he would be the second Republican presidential hopeful from South Carolina, following former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley. Other major Republican 2024 challengers include former President Donald Trump, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, biotechnology entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, and conservative radio host Larry Elder.<\/p>\n<p>Other potential GOP candidates include Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former Vice President Mike Pence, and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. At least one GOP senator has chosen to endorse Scott for president. In an interview with Washington Examiner last week, Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) said he has a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-republicans-rumored-to-jump-into-2024-presidential-race\/\" title=\"More Republicans Rumored to Jump Into 2024 Presidential Race\">great personal story<\/a>&#8221; and is &#8220;a very articulate spokesman for conservative values.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elon Musk praised Sen. Tim Scott for his message of &#8220;simple truths&#8221; after the senator filed paperwork to run for president in 2024. 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