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FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., is moving to pb the Senate Republican run limb successful the adjacent predetermination cycle, sharing the announcement exclusively with Fox News Digital.
On Friday, Scott launched his bid to pb the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) for the 2026 midterm cycle, aft speculation past month that helium planned to bash so.
"Let’s bash this! I’m moving for NRSC Chair due to the fact that 2 years of a Republican docket is good, but 4 years of occurrence nether Donald J. Trump is adjacent better," helium told Fox News Digital successful a statement.
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Scott is hoping to pb Republicans successful the adjacent rhythm of Senate elections. (Reuters)
"That means the full 4 years of his presidency volition make debased inflation, unafraid borders and harmless streets, starring to a procreation of American prosperity! With Donald J. Trump successful the White House and Republicans starring the U.S. Senate, we volition support our bulk successful 2026 and make opportunities for each Americans."
The South Carolina legislator ran for president successful the 2024 Republican superior earlier dropping retired and endorsing Trump. He was besides considered a contender to beryllium Trump's moving mate earlier Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, was chosen.
Former President Trump, the Republican statesmanlike nominee, arrives to talk during an predetermination nighttime lawsuit astatine the Palm Beach Convention Center Nov. 6, 2024, successful West Palm Beach, Fla. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Scott additionally rolled retired 3 high-profile endorsements to spell with his run announcement.
Current NRSC Chairman Steve Daines, R-Mont., who conscionable successfully led the run limb successful helping Republicans instrumentality backmost the majority, has thrown his enactment down Scott.
"We took backmost the U.S. Senate successful 2024, and determination is nary 1 I spot much to support the bulk successful 2026 than Tim Scott," Daines said successful a statement.
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Sen. Tim Scott spoke astatine a South Carolina GOP delegation meal Wednesday (Getty Images)
The South Carolina Republican was besides endorsed by Senate Republican Conference Chairman John Barrasso, R-Wyo.
"Tim’s inspiring message, grounds of fundraising and imaginativeness for the enactment makes him the cleanable spouse for President Trump," Barrasso said. "Together, they volition support and turn the Republican majority. There’s cipher amended than Tim Scott."
"Protecting the bulk and increasing the enactment starts with a imaginativeness and the resources to vie anywhere. That is wherefore I’m assured successful Tim starring the NRSC into 2026," Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said successful his ain connection backing Scott.
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Minority voters shifted toward Trump successful 2024. (iStock)
The predetermination volition beryllium held connected Nov. 13 and decided via a concealed ballot on with different Senate GOP enactment races.
Scott's bid for the apical NRSC relation comes connected the heels of the Republican Party and Trump seeing important gains crossed the state with minorities successful the 2024 elections.
As 1 of lone 4 Black senators successful the 118th Congress and the lone Black Republican senator, Scott has made a assortment of efforts to scope number voters connected behalf of the GOP.
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In the past 3 months, helium held a Black fiscal literacy lawsuit successful North Carolina, an lawsuit connected Black Opportunity Zones successful Wisconsin, a Black pastor lawsuit successful Michigan and schoolhouse prime events successful Wisconsin, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Chicago.
He besides joined chap Black Republican representatives Burgess Owens, R-Utah; Byron Donalds, R-Fla.; John James, R-Mich.; and Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, earlier successful the twelvemonth to launch a play video series dedicated to the voices of Black members of the GOP. The bid was called "America's Starting Five."
Julia Johnson is simply a authorities writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business, starring sum of the U.S. Senate. She was antecedently a authorities newsman astatine the Washington Examiner.
Follow Julia's reporting connected X astatine @JuliaaJohnson_ and nonstop tips to [email protected].
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