Tim Scott to unveil 2024 White House Exploratory Committee

COLUMBIA, SC — Republican Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina is taking the next official step toward running for president in 2024.

Scott is set to announce the formation of an exploratory committee, according to a person familiar with his plans who spoke on condition of anonymity on Tuesday evening before the official announcement.

In an email to supporters, Scott teased he would be making a “major announcement” during an appearance on Fox News on Wednesday morning.

“I’ve been thinking a lot over the past few months,” Scott wrote. “I reflected on my faith. I thought about the future of our country. And I thought about the left’s plan to ruin America.

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For months, Scott developed the infrastructure to support a White House bid, built his political action committee, and visited early voting states. This week, Scott is returning to New Hampshire and Iowa for roundtables and meetings with voters, before returning to South Carolina for “breakfast, political talks and a political update” with the donors.

If he enters the field, Scott will join fellow South Carolinian, former Governor Nikki Haley, as well as former President Donald Trump, former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson and biotech entrepreneur “anti -awakening” Vivek Ramaswamy.

If elected, Scott, the only black Republican senator, would be the nation’s first black Republican president.

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Scott indicated how he could set himself apart from others in the race by leaning into a more optimistic message than the grievance-based politics advocated by others.

During a February visit to Iowa, home to the first GOP presidential caucuses, Scott spoke of a “new American sunrise” rooted in collaboration.

“I see a future where common sense has rebuilt common ground, where we have created true unity, not by compromising our conservatism, but by winning converts to our conservatism,” he said.

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