South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott on Wednesday announced the launch of a presidential exploratory committee, laying the foundation for an eventual run against Donald Trump for the White House in 2024.
Scott, the only Black Republican in the Senate, attacked the “radical left” in a video announcing the fundraising vehicle, which will help him to step up his campaigning efforts before formally declaring a presidential bid.
The video invoked the memory of the Civil War and compared it to the current polarized climate in American society. “Today, our country is once again being tested,” Scott says in the clip as he walks around Fort Sumter off the coast of Charleston, where the war began. “Once again, our divisions run deep and the threat to our future is real.”
