Bash started the interview by asking Scott why he selected to again Trump as an alternative of fellow South Carolinian and former Governor Nikki Haley.
The senator responded by saying that he knowledgeable Haley of his determination earlier than asserting it publicly. Bash then referenced a quote from Scott’s personal presidential marketing campaign launch, by which he known as for supporters to reject concepts of “victimhood” and “grievance.”
The CNN host requested Scott if he had modified his thoughts, referring to the similarities between Trump’s marketing campaign and the concepts of “victimhood” and “grievance” that Scott had criticized.
Scott denied altering his thoughts and as an alternative accused President Joe Biden of destroying the economic system and making victims out of people that depend on the federal government. He additionally criticized Biden for allegedly weaponizing the Division of Justice in opposition to political adversaries.