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Watch: Tim Scott announces engagement after endorsing Trump for president

On this week’s edition of “The Hill with April Ryan,” theGrio’s Washington Bureau Chief and White House Correspondent, April D. Ryan, breaks down the results in the New Hampshire presidential primaries. Ryan also digs into the implications of the Republican presidential ticket amid a marriage proposal from Republican Senator Tim Scott to his girlfriend. “The Hill” also focuses on the “dire” housing situation for Black Americans and solutions for temporary and permanent housing for unhoused populations. Additionally, Africa is a […]

todayJanuary 27, 2024 1

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‘Humiliating’: Tim Scott slammed by Sharpton, others in Black community after telling Trump, ‘I love you’

After Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., professed his love for Donald Trump while stumping in New Hampshire, Black leaders say the Republican Party’s highest-ranking Black man is an embarrassment to the African-American community.  “There are few moments in my life I’ve been more embarrassed than to watch Tim Scott,” the Rev. Al Sharpton said on MSNBC of Scott’s remarks at a Tuesday night Trump campaign event. He added, “It was humiliating to watch what Tim Scott did as a sitting senator.” […]

todayJanuary 26, 2024 1

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Endorsement of Trump makes Tim Scott a contender to become Republican vice presidential nominee 

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Tim Scott of South Carolina, the only Black Republican in the U.S. Senate, is a realist. He knows Donald Trump is virtually certain to be the Republican presidential nominee this year. So endorsing the former president — as Scott did Friday — is politically advantageous and makes Scott a contender to become Trump’s vice presidential running mate. The withdrawal […]

todayJanuary 22, 2024

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Tim Scott dismissed as ‘GOP’s apologist on race’ ahead of Trump endorsement

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., will reportedly endorse Donald Trump for president, becoming the latest former GOP primary opponent of Trump to back his 2024 campaign to return to the White House. According to The New York Times, he will make the endorsement official during a Trump rally in New Hampshire on Friday night. Scott, who was the only Black candidate in the Republican presidential primary race, is the highest-ranking Black Republican in the United States.  Democrats and advocates swiftly dismissed […]

todayJanuary 19, 2024 1

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