{"id":2154796,"date":"2024-01-20T18:53:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-20T23:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-tim-scott-endorses-trump-ahead-of-new-hampshire-republican-primary\/"},"modified":"2024-01-20T18:56:14","modified_gmt":"2024-01-20T23:56:14","slug":"sen-tim-scott-endorses-trump-ahead-of-new-hampshire-republican-primary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-tim-scott-endorses-trump-ahead-of-new-hampshire-republican-primary\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Tim Scott backs Trump before NH GOP primary"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Fsen-tim-scott-endorses-trump-ahead-of-new-hampshire-republican-primary%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=2154796&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--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Republican Senator from South Carolina Tim \u200cScott speaks as Republican presidential hopeful and former US President Donald Trump listens during a campaign event in Concord, New Hampshire, on January 19, 2024. (Photo by\u200c TIMOTHY A. CLARY\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/abril-elfi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Abril Elfi<\/a><br \/>3:43 PM \u2013 Saturday, January\u200c 20, 2024<\/p>\n<p>Senator Tim Scott has officially endorsed former President Donald Trump ahead of the New Hampshire Republican primary.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, former GOP presidential\u2063 candidate Scott\u200d (R-S.C.) publicly endorsed the 45<sup>th<\/sup> \u200dpresident \u2064while sharing the stage with him at a \u2064campaign event in Concord, New Hampshire.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWe need a president who will close our southern border today. We need Donald Trump,\u201d Scott passionately declared. \u201cWe need a\u200b president who will unite\u2064 our country. We need Donald Trump. We need \u2064a president who will protect\u2064 your social \u2064security and \u200bmy mama\u2019s social security. We need Donald Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Trump proudly mentioned that Scott had endorsed \u2063him two days prior\u200c as he introduced the senator to the platform.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We need \u2064a president who will close\u200c our southern border. <\/p>\n<p>We need a president today who will stop the crime in\u2063 the streets. <\/p>\n<p>We need Donald Trump!<\/p>\n<p>That is why I am officially \u2062endorsing Donald J. Trump for President of the United States. \u200b <\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XTjbwn5SjS\">pic.twitter.com\/XTjbwn5SjS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tim\u2062 Scott (@votetimscott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/votetimscott\/status\/1748538432895230061?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Many viewed this endorsement \u200cas a direct challenge to Scott&#8217;s fellow South Carolinian,\u200c Nikki Haley (R-S.C.), who had nominated him \u200bto the Senate in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Scott and Haley \u200bhad been close\u200c friends and political allies for a long time leading up to the \u20642024 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>When the opportunity arose to fill Sen. Jim DeMint&#8217;s seat, Haley appointed Scott based on his impressive \u2062record \u200band likable personality.<\/p>\n<p>However, after Scott dropped out of the primary, several of \u200chis financial supporters quickly switched their allegiance to Haley.<\/p>\n<p>When\u200d asked about \u2064her thoughts on the endorsement, Haley remarked, &#8220;It&#8217;s interesting that \u200bTrump is\u2062 aligning himself with the \u200dWashington insiders he claimed to want to remove. But people will do what they want to do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Last\u200c year, Scott had announced his own bid to challenge Trump, but he eventually withdrew due to lack of support in the polls, despite receiving \u2063significant funding from prominent donors.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Subscribe here to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boston-mayor-sends-list-to-police-naming-protesters-and-critics-of-her-policies\/\" title=\"Boston mayor provides police with list of individuals who have expressed criticism or protested against her policies.\">receive breaking news blasts \u2062directly<\/a> \u200bto \u2062your inbox\u200b for free. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Open border becoming deadlier for U.S. Citizens. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Undeclared voters in New Hampshire could take up ballots on Tuesday changing the tide of New Hampshire\u2019s primary.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Despite \u200cheavy snowfall, many Pro-Life\u2063 Americans gathered in Washington D.C. to March For Life. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A Texas bus company has filed a lawsuit against\u2064 the City of Chicago over a new migrant drop-off ordinance. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Binance is set to face the SEC next \u2063week in another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/atlas-airs-boeing-cargo-plane-makes-emergency-landing-after-engine-malfunction\/\" title=\"Atlas Air's Boeing cargo plane makes emergency landing due to engine malfunction\">high-profile hearing involving<\/a> a crypto exchange that could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-hampshire-primary-next-tuesday\/\" title=\"NH Primary Next Tuesday\">shape cryptocurrency regulations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Executives at the WEF are grappling with how to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rachel-maddow-defends-msnbcs-choice-not-to-broadcast-trump-victory-speech-we-cannot-knowingly-broadcast-untrue-things\/\" title=\"Rachel Maddow supports MSNBC's decision to not air Trump's victory speech, citing the importance of not disseminating false information\">turn early demos<\/a> into profitable ventures.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Apple has ended Samsung Electronics&#8217;\u2062 12-year reign as the largest seller \u2062of smartphones \u2064in the \u200bworld.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Tesla CEO Elon Musk \u2064expressed discomfort with growing the automaker to be a leader in AI and robotics without having \u2063at least 25% voting control of\u200c the company.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> How might Senator Scott&#8217;s endorsement influence the opinions and\u2062 decisions of Republican voters in the New Hampshire \u200bprimary race<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Senator Tim Scott&#8217;s \u200dofficial endorsement of former President Donald Trump ahead of the New Hampshire \u200bRepublican primary has caused\u2062 quite \u200da\u2062 stir in political\u2064 circles.\u2063 Scott, a \u200dprominent Republican senator \u200cfrom South Carolina, made his endorsement public\u2062 during a campaign event in Concord, New Hampshire,\u2064 where he shared the stage with Trump.<\/p>\n<p>In his endorsement\u2063 speech, \u200dScott passionately \u200cdeclared his support for Trump, stating that the \u200dcountry needs a\u2064 president who will close the southern border, unite the\u2064 country, and \u200bprotect social security. Trump, pleased with the \u2062endorsement, proudly mentioned it during his introduction of Scott to the platform.<\/p>\n<p>The timing of Scott&#8217;s endorsement\u200d is significant, as it comes just\u200c days before the New Hampshire Republican primary. Many see this endorsement as a direct challenge to fellow South Carolinian and former UN\u200c Ambassador Nikki Haley, who had nominated Scott to the\u200d Senate in 2012. Scott and Haley had been \u200cclose friends and political allies for a long time leading up\u2063 to the 2024 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>However, the dynamics \u2064changed when Scott\u2064 dropped out of the primary race \u2064and some of his financial\u2062 supporters quickly switched their allegiance to Haley. This endorsement may be seen as a way for Scott to regain his political\u2064 footing and solidify \u2063his standing within the Republican Party.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the\u200c endorsement, \u2064Haley commented that it is interesting that Trump is aligning himself with the &#8220;Washington insiders&#8221; he claimed to want to remove.\u2062 It remains\u2062 to be seen how this endorsement \u200dwill impact the primary\u200c race and the broader dynamics within the\u200b Republican\u200d Party.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, Scott&#8217;s endorsement of Trump \u2064carries significant implications for the Republican primary race in New\u200d Hampshire and the future of the party. It\u200d highlights the alliances and divisions within the party and\u200b showcases\u200b the \u200ccomplex dynamics\u2062 of \u2062contemporary American politics. As the primary race progresses, it will \u200dbe interesting to see how this endorsement influences\u200d the\u200d opinions and decisions of Republican voters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Tim Scott endorses former President Donald Trump during a campaign event in Concord, New Hampshire<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2196,"featured_media":2154797,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[542],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2154796","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oann"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2154796","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\/2196"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2154796"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2154796\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2154797"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2154796"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2154796"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2154796"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}