Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) sparked scorn and mockery on social media on Sunday following his latest pandering to the former president. Donald Trump.
Scott, who is rumored to be a potential running mate for the presumptive GOP nominee, repeated on Fox News the baseless claim that President Joe Biden was “hacked” during his State of the Union address.
The senator then praised Trump, telling the host Maria Bartiromo he “doesn’t need a teleprompter, he doesn’t need notes, he’s as strong as he can be because he’s fighting for the American people and he knows it.”
“They can feel it and we can see it,” he added.
Tim Scott to Maria Bartiromo on Trump: “He doesn’t need a teleprompter!” (Complaining about his teleprompter is something Trump does almost every speech…) pic.twitter.com/XPy7QgNDGI
-Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 19, 2024
Critics on X (formerly Twitter) reminded Scott of the many times Trump used a teleprompter.
Scott’s claims “were approaching North Korea levels of ridiculous lies,” one commenter said. His “kowtowing to Trump is so embarrassing,” added another.
Since Scott withdrew from the GOP presidential primary race in November, he has become a sycophantic supporter of the four-times-indicted ex-POTUS.
In January, he told Trump on stage: “I love you.”
The following month, the lawmaker sidestepped a question about whether he would have certified President Joe Biden’s 2020 victory if he had been vice president.
And only earlier in May, Scott brushed off repeated questions from NBC anchor Kristen Welker about accepting the outcome of the 2024 election. Instead, he only committed to saying that Trump would win.
This is approaching North Korea’s ridiculous levels of lying to appease, dear leader.
Tim Scott took the stage several times with Trump while Trump was using a teleprompter.
– C-Bo the Eggman (@CBoTheEggman) May 19, 2024
Tim Scott, I’m sure, went into politics thinking he would do good… Well, that’s how he ended up. It’s quite sad to see this kind of sycophancy. I will never believe anything that comes out of his mouth. Will also not accept election results unless Trump wins… traitor to our… https://t.co/Xgma7sNj92
–Martina Navratilova (@Martina) May 19, 2024
Just look up “cringe” in the dictionary and you’ll find a picture of Tim Scott.
-Tardis_lass (@Heathfeath45) May 19, 2024
Trump uses a teleprompter. The other week he was complaining at one of his rallies that it wasn’t working.
– Jenny (@iienny0) May 19, 2024
He only uses one in every speech, looks at it all the time, and always has trouble reading it. But I cannot admit it because the dear leader must be infallible in all things. https://t.co/ll20jJw0AO
– Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) May 19, 2024
always the opposite
– Charleston Truth (@hi_hat_truth) May 20, 2024
Tim Scott is really trying to overtake Boebert as the stupidest Republican
– Renegade Cowboy🐾🐾 🌊⚓️🌊🐾🐾 (@Rene_gadeCowboy) May 19, 2024
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