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Republican South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott set a New Hampshire crowd alive Tuesday with a one-liner about GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley.
The second got here as former President Donald Trump celebrated his victory within the Granite State’s Republican major, and mentioned Scott “should actually hate” Haley, who served as governor of South Carolina and appointed Scott to the Senate in 2012 to fill a emptiness.
“We do go to South Carolina, the place we have now accomplished rather well, the place I’ve accomplished properly. We now have an incredible governor and lieutenant governor, nice all the things as a result of nearly each one in every of them have endorsed me — Two nice senators, which is tough. I imply, did you ever suppose that she would truly appoint you, Tim?” Trump mentioned as Scott stood behind him on the stage.
TRUMP ‘HONORED’ BY NEW HAMPSHIRE WIN, SAYS REPUBLICAN PARTY IS ‘VERY UNITED’
Senator Tim Scott, a Republican from South Carolina, middle, speaks throughout a marketing campaign occasion with former US President Donald Trump, left, and Doug Burgum, governor of North Dakota, proper, in Laconia, New Hampshire, US, on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. (Al Drago/Bloomberg through Getty Photographs)
Trump famous Scott’s latest endorsement of him somewhat than Haley regardless of her appointing him to the Senate, and added, “You need to actually hate her.”
The gang started laughing earlier than Trump added, “No, it’s a disgrace. It is a disgrace.”
Scott then approached the microphone as Trump mentioned, “Uh-oh!”
TRUMP DOMINATES AGAIN AS FORMER PRESIDENT EASILY BEATS NIKKI HALEY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE GOP PRIMARY
Republican presidential hopeful and former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks after outcomes got here in for the New Hampshire primaries throughout a watch get together in Harmony, New Hampshire, on January 23, 2024. (JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP through Getty Photographs)
“I simply love you!” Scott mentioned to extra laughter from the gang!
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“That’s why he’s an incredible politician!” Trump joked.
Trump holds a commanding lead in South Carolina polls forward of the Feb. 24 major. Regardless of that, Haley vowed Tuesday that her marketing campaign would proceed.
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Brandon Gillespie is an affiliate editor at Fox Information. Observe him on X at @BGillespieAL.
