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Tim Scott hits back at the Morning Joe prayer circle
A Fox News interview turned into a counterpunch after cable hosts mocked the senator's convention speech and prayed for him on air.
In brief
A Fox News interview turned into a counterpunch after cable hosts mocked the senator's convention speech and prayed for him on air. Scott is betting that being mocked by cable news makes his culture-war pitch land harder, not softer, going into November. Originally reported by Fox News.
Scott swings back
On "Saturday in America," Sen. Tim Scott answered the MS NOW panel that laughed at his convention speech, saying the show runs from what it does not want to hear.
“They will hide from the truth, and they will publicly endorse a lie”
He doubles down
Rather than soften the line that drew the mockery, Scott repeated his claim that Democrats despise American identity and are coming for the culture.
“I know they're coming for our culture.”
The Dallas speech
The speech came at the Republican Party's first midterm convention, held in Dallas to rally voters as the GOP fights to hold Congress in November.
Stand with Trump
From the stage Scott tied Senate control directly to party unity behind the president, calling the election a battle for the heart of the nation.
“The Democrats' extreme candidates won't rip that heart out of our chests!”
The prayer circle
Joe Scarborough called the speech "really weird" and joked Scott needed anti-seizure medication. The panel then joined hands with Al Sharpton for a mock prayer.
“Because he is really out there. Bring him back in, Lord!”
Sane and competent
Scott closed by arguing the country needs leaders who love America as it is, naming Democratic Senate candidates Abdul El-Sayed and Troy Jackson as the opposite.
“They're trying to change the very DNA of our country.”
In short
Scott is betting that being mocked by cable news makes his culture-war pitch land harder, not softer, going into November.
